Assigning, changing and cancelling promotion categories

Assigning, changing and cancelling promotion categories

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05.02.2015

A promotion category can be assigned to a guest tab, order, or order item. A promotion category assigned to a guest tab will apply to all the guest tab’s orders. A promotion category assigned to an order will apply to all the specification items in this order. However, a promotion category assigned to a specific order item will apply to this item only.

Guest tab promotion categories can be changed in FastFood , Restaurant waiter , Reservations , Club cashier , Club waiter , Delivery , and Administrator modes.

Changing guest tab promotion categories

To change a guest tab promotion category or to assign an initial category, select the guest tab from the list and choose the Change promotion command in the Change menu.

Figure 39.16. Changing the guest tab promotion category (Restaurant waiter operating mode)


This will open a dialog window where you can select another promotion category.

Changing the promotion category of an order

To change an order promotion category or to assign an initial category, select the order number and choose the Change promotion command in the order's context menu.

Figure 39.17. Changing the promotion category of an order (Restaurant waiter operating mode)


This will open a dialog window where you can select another promotion category.

Changing the promotion category of an order item

To change or assign an order item’s promotion category, select the desired order item and choose the Change promotion command in its context menu.

Figure 39.18. Changing the promotion category of an order item (Restaurant waiter operating mode)


This will open a dialog window where you can select another promotion category

Select promotion category dialog window

The Select promotion category dialog window allows you to select a promotion category or a customer authorisation device for use in the division. The window also contains the Use employee ID and No promotion category commands.

Figure 39.19. Select promotion category dialog window


Select the desired promotion category and press Next.

Figure 39.20. Confirming a promotion category change


Confirm that you want to change the promotion category and press Next.

Figure 39.21. Confirming a promotion category change


If necessary, indicate the reason for this operation.

Press OK. As a result, the selected promotion category will be assigned to the guest tab, order, or order item.

Figure 39.22. Assigned promotion category


If the Watch_ChangePrivilege parameter is set to SelectReason or True, information about the operation will be stored in the Restricted POS terminal operations log.

Changing promotion categories using authorisation devices

In the dialog window, if you have selected a customer authorisation device for use in the division, the program will prompt you to enter an ID.

Figure 39.23. Waiting for ID entry


After the customer logs in on the device, the same operations as when you select a promotion category from the list will be carried out.

If the client has not logged in by the end of the allotted time period, an error message appears.

Figure 39.24. Error message: waiting for ID entry


Changing promotion categories using employee IDs

If the AllowSetUserPrivilege parameter is set to True, employees can use their IDs to change promotion categories.

To assign a promotion category, select the Use employee ID command.

Figure 39.25. Changing promotion categories using employee IDs


The program will prompt you to authorise the employee whose ID will be used for assigning the promotion category.

Figure 39.26. Waiting for an employee to log in


After the employee has been authorised, a dialog window will open where you can select an authorisation device to verify the promotion category.

Figure 39.27. 


After you have selected the device, the promotion category linked to the scanned ID is verified.

Figure 39.28. Waiting for an employee to log in


After the employee successfully logs in, the same operations as when a promotion category is selected from the list will be carried out.

Figure 39.29. Changing the promotion category after the employee logs in


If the presented ID does not belong to any employee, an error message appears.

Figure 39.30. Error message: ID does not belong to any employee


If the presented ID is not linked to any promotion category, an error message will appear.

Figure 39.31. 


Cancelling promotion categories

To cancel a promotion category that has been assigned to a guest tab, order, or order item, select the No promotion category command in the dialog window. A confirmation window will open.

Figure 39.32. Cancelling the promotion category


After you confirm cancellation of the promotion category, the same operations as when you select a promotion category from the list will be carried out.