Setup

All Menu Programming activities are performed in the Menu Setup module. To access select Menu Setup from the Volante BackOffice Software.

Create a timer menu item:

Setup a menu item in the standard menu item manner as per Add Menu Items

Select Timer Config tab
Click "Activate Timer for this Item"
Enter value of the Time Interval (in minutes) you wish the menu item to based on.
- For example,
  - Menu Item Price = $2.00
  - Time Interval = 10 minute
  - Price Calculated = $2.00 for every 10 minute the menu item is used

Optional Entries:

Minimum minutes charged : enter the minimum minutes that would be charged for menu item usage <default is 0>
Time Rounding (in minutes) : enter a rounding value which can be used for price calculation – for example if the price is calculated at 10 minute intervals the rounding value may be 10 mins. Meaning that the price is calculated to the closest 10 mins. <default is 1>
Rounding Method : choose rounding method
- Round Up = For example, If using 10 min rounding and the time used is 22 mins it will round the time used for price calculations to be 30 mins.
- Round Down = For example, If using 10 min rounding and the time used is 26 mins it will round the time used for price calculations to be 20 mins.
- Round to Nearest = For example, if using 10 mins rounding and time is used is between is less than 25 mins it will round to be 20 mins, however, if the time used greater 25 mins it will round to 30 mins.

Usage Example

After configuring the menu item and creating applicable menu sets / quick menus the item is ready for usage.

Option to "Save as Tab" to be retrieved later
Timer will start upon selecting menu item and will stop upon selecting the total button. If minimum time amounts and rounding have been added these values will then be added into the mix for price calculations.
Payment and closing of the transaction is done in the normal fashion

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