At this stage, create an ID group and add the IDs that employees will use to get their free meals to this group.

To add an ID group, select the Add group command from the context menu of the IDs directory. An entry window will open. Fill out the fields in the Properties panel.

Press OK. The entry window will close, and the new regular customer group will be added to the directory.

To speed up the creation of a large number of IDs, use the sequential entry feature. To do so, add the ID reader to the device specification for the computer on which Tillypad XL Manager has been launched.

In the Computers directory, select the desired computer and open the computer editor window by using the Edit command. Then click on the Input devices panel to expand it. To add a new input device to the computer specification, select the Add command. An entry window will open. Fill out the fields in the Properties panel.

Press OK. The entry window will close, and the new input device will be added to the computer specification.

To close the editor window and save your changes, press OK.

To add the IDs that will be used by employees to receive free meals, select the Add sequentially command from the IDs directory context menu.

This will open the Add IDs sequentially window. Fill out the fields in the Properties panel.

Select the Code field and read the ID code using the input device.

To add an ID to the directory, press the Add > button. The program will open another entry window and wait for you to add the next ID. After all necessary IDs have been added, press the Close button. The sequential entry window will close, and all IDs will be added to the directory.