Menu Programming is organized into four easy steps so that it can be done quickly and efficiently. All operations follow a tree-like structure and may be controlled using the simple drag and drop motion. The 4 easy steps required for menu programming include:

Previous Step:

1. Add Menu Items – Creating a master list of all Menu Items in the establishment.

2. Link Menu Item Options – Linking Menu Items to Options

3. O ption Item Setup – Creating a master list of Options defined under Menu Options. Options being the modifiers, supplementary items, or add-ons that get associated with specific menu items.

Current Step:

4. Menu Config – Designing menu sets buttons for use on POS Terminals

Data Synch:

After completing all Menu programming steps – data synchronization of the information from the BackOffice Server to the POS Terminals is required to view menu sets on the POS terminals.
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Menu Configuration

Menu configuration is the process of taking menu items and placing or configuring them together into menu sets for us on the POS Terminals.

Steps Required:

Select menu set
Select menu items to be used on menu sets
Create quick menu

Select Menu Set

There is a default menu set available to use but if preferred a new menu set can be created by selecting 'New' and entering in an appropriate name.

Select Menu Items for Menu Sets

Any item that is to be included in a menu set must be available for selection in the right panel on the menus tab.

Click or highlight a menu item(s), a group(s) or category in the left window panel that is to be included in the menu sets.
While highlighted drag items from left panel to right panel

Hint: Use the "Find Item" button on the bottom left panel to find menu item. To use -- click the "Find Item > a pop-up Find window will be displayed > type in the menu item (or part of the menu item) that you would like to find > to keep searching for the same menu item keep selecting the find button until the menu item required is displayed.

Create Quick Menu

To create a quick menu drag items listed in the right panel to the quick menu area creating buttons for use on the POS Terminals.

Tab Names

To change a tab name - double click the tab and rename

Colours

To add colours to quick menus items. Highlight the item or items and then right click with your mouse to display the colour listings

For more information on colour go to Menu Colours.

Link to Alternate Quick Menu via Button

To create a link from Quick Menu to another Quick Menu using menu buttons - right click the appropriate menu button and select "Add Menu Set". Next select the menu set to change to.

Searching for Menu Items

If necessary, it is possible to search for menu items associated to a Quick Menu button to determine their location in the menu tree (left pane). This is supported in Build 1756_0010.
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Schedule Menu Sets

Scheduling menu sets to display at specific times can be applicable in certain situations. For example, using a breakfast menu for the first part of the day or a bar menu for the last part of the day.

To schedule menu sets:

Select the appropriate menu set
Go to menu schedules area
Using the drop down times adjust the menu activation times.

Menu Sorting

Sorting menu items or options may be necessary to clean-up the displayed lists. For example, a pop-up option list containing drink options may need to be reordered for ease of usability.

To sort:

Select appropriate menu sets
Highlight folder requiring sorting
Highlight item(s) that requires moving and then use the bottom buttons to arrange the list

Hardware Setup

To ensure the menu set created will display on the POS terminal, the POS terminal must be correctly set in the hardware area of the BackOffice software.

From the BackOffice software open the hardware area
From within the Terminal Setup tab go to the Basic Settings area
Highlight the terminal requiring menu set adjustments
Click edit and then using the drop down box select the appropriate Menu Set
Optional: select alternative menu set – for more information on alternative menu sets please see Hardware Configuration - Choosing Menu Sets

Next to ensure the Menu Schedules switching actually runs, go to Advanced Options tab, same area as the Basic Settings tab.

Select the computer for your menu set's - Under Advanced Options Tab you will find a section called Automation with a three check boxes. Check off the check box named "Activate Automated Menu Set Switching (based on Menu Set Schedules)" Ensure that you save.

Data Synch

Menu programming is now complete – to view on POS terminals will require data synchronization of the information from the BackOffice Server to the POS Terminals.

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