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Pizza Menu - Setup

Pizza Menu - Setup

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Last updated: Jun 08, 2020 by Douglas Chow

Volanté can be used for creating complex Pizza Menus.  

This requires the InterfaceLink, PIZZAITEM, to be applied to a Menu Item.

It provides the following features:

  • Ability to segregate your pizza into halves or quarters for toppings
  • Ability to have multiple price points. For example, stores can set the price of the first 3 toppings as $1.00, and any toppings above that is $2.00
  • Ability to have unique price per topping.  For example, regular toppings are $2 but goat cheese may be 2.25 or 2.50.
  • Ability to have a certain topping count as 2 toppings or 3 toppings
  • Ability to have different pricing per toppings based on the size of the pizza
  • Ability to configure predefined pizza combos, such as Hawaiian or Meat Lovers
  • Ability to configure and sell predefined pizzas combo types as Halves.  For example, customers can order half-Hawaiian and half-Meat Lovers.

Example

For the following examples, we will use the following rules:

  • The first 3 toppings are free.  Any additional toppings are $1.50.
  • See Define Topping Choice for topping choices


1 Medium Pizza ($10.00)
    Chicken [Whole] <- counts 2 toppings
    Mushrooms [Whole]

    Green Peppers [1st Half]
    Tomatoes [1st Half]
    Double Cheese [2nd Half] <- counts as 2 toppings

    Pineapple [1st Quarter]
    Bacon [1st Quarter]
    Ham [2nd Quarter]

    Sub BBQ Sauce [1st Half]

    Dipping Sauce Cheddar ($0.99)
    Dipping Sauce Creamy Garlic ($0.99)

Calculations:

Total Toppings: 5.75 = $4.13

*Chicken and Mushrooms on Whole pizza = (2*1) + 1 = 3 toppings
*Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Double Cheese = 0.5 + 0.5 + (2*0.5) = 2 toppings

  • Pineapple + Bacon + Ham = 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 0.75 toppings
  • Sub BBQ Sauce = 0 toppings
  • The first 3 toppings are $0.00 and the 2.75 toppings are 2.75 * $1.50 = $4.125 = $4.13
  • If the item has roundToppings=TRUE then the number of toppings is rounded up to 6

Dipping Sauce 2 * $0.99 = $1.98

Total price of Pizza = $10.00 (pizza) + $4.13 (toppings) + $1.98 (dipping sauce) = $16.11

Setup

Setup is broken down into the following steps:

  • Define Pizza Menu Items
  • Define Topping Choices
  • Define Preset Toppings Pizzas
  • Create a Pizza Menu Set

Define Pizza Menu Items

The configuration of a Pizza Menu Item is done in the InterfaceLink field in the Menu Item Setup.

The format for this InterfaceLink is as follows:

PIZZAITEM:Min:Max:QuantityPt:QuantityPt1Price:QuantityPt2Price:RoundUpToppings:PizzaQuantity:HalfToppingPrice:SIZETYPE
  • PIZZAITEM - This indicates that this item is a Pizza Item and will display the special Pizza Screen when this item is ordered
  • Min - This in the minimal number of toppings required
  • Max - this is the maximum number of toppings allowed
  • QuantityPt- Threshold where the price changes with the toppings. (ie - 3 toppings free, anything over is 1.50 each. QtyPt = 3
  • QuantityPt1Price- Price before QtyPt. In the above example QtyPtPrice1 = $0.00
    • Alternately you can specify special topping prices, format below.
      • <defaultPrice>,SPT1-<price>,SPT2-<price>
      • ie 0.00 for regular, $1.00 for premium toppings
      • 0.00,SPT1-1.00
  • QuantityPt2Price - Price after QtyPt. In the above example QtyPtPrice2 = $1.50
    • Alternately you can specify special topping prices, format below.
      • <defaultPrice>,SPT1-<price>,SPT2-<price>
      • ie 1.50 for regular, $2.00 for premium toppings
      • 1.50,SPT1-2.00
  • RoundUpToppings - (TRUE/FALSE) If the toppings added are 3.5 then it will round it up to 4
  • PizzaQuantity- (SINGLE/DOUBLE) If this is a 2 for 1 pizza, Double will have the pizza dialog have options to setup 2 pizzas
  • HalfToppingPrice- This is for pizza nova, if the pizza is a double, each full topping has a price QuantityPtPrice but if it's half a topping it requires a different price. Default -999 if not used.
    • Alternately you can specify special topping prices, format below.
    • <defaultPrice>,SPT1-<price>,SPT2-<price>
    • ie 0.00 for regular, $1.00 for premium toppings
    • 0.00,SPT1-1.00
  • SizeType- You can specify size of pizza. Use A-Z for mapping. user defined: ie A-small B-med... etc. Right now it's only used for Pizza Nova's Nonane pizza, to print cheese requirments to kitchen, (see KitchenPrintFactory REFWIKI SIZETYPE)

Example: When creating this pizza, Minimal 1 toppings, max 10. 3 toppics are free, any additional is $1.50

PIZZAITEM:0:20:0:1.99:1.99:FALSE:SINGLE:-999:A

Example: With Premium toppings, reg toppings $1.99, premium, $2.99

PIZZAITEM:0:20:0:1.99,SPT1-2.99:1.99,SPT1-2.99:FALSE:SINGLE:-999:A

Define Topping Choices

Go to the Options Screen and define Pizza Options.

Format:

PIZZATOP:NumTopping:OptionPriority:SpecialToppingType
  • PIZZATOP - Indicates that this item is a Pizza Topping
  • NumTopping - This indicates the number of toppings this item counts for.
  • OptionPriority - This indicates the ordering of the pizza options. i.e. Thin Crust first
  • SpecialToppingType - Used to handle premium toppings. 
    • Values: REGT,SPT1,SPT2,SPT3,SPT4
  • See above PIZZAITEM - in the price field, you can define different prices for toppings.
  • I.e. Toppings are $1.00; premium toppings are $2.00 - 1.00,SPT1-2.00
    • Specify this topping as SPT1, it will get the premium topping price of $2.00
  • Handle backwards compatibility if field is not specified, then it will default to REGT

For example:

Veggie Options
    Tomatoes (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:5]
    Mushrooms (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:5]
    Pinapple (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:5]
    Green Peppers (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:5]
Cheese Options
    Double Cheese (2 toppings) [PIZZATOP:2:2]
    Extra Cheese (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:2]
    Chaddar Cheese (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:2]
    Feta Cheese (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:2]
Meat Options
    Ham (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:3]
    Chicken (2 toppings) [PIZZATOP:2:3]
    Bacon (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:3]
    Pepperoni (1 topping) [PIZZATOP:1:3]
Sauce Options
    Sub BBQ Sauce (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:2]
    BBQ Sause on Top (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:2]
    Classic Tomato (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:2]
    Hot Sause on Top (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:2]
    Tobasco Sause On Top (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:2]
Other Mods
    No Cheese (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:1]
    No Sauce (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:1]
    Diced Garlic (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:1]
    Cheese On Bottom (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:1]
    Cheese On Top (0 topping) [PIZZATOP:0:1]
Cooking Instructions
    Thick Crust $0.00
    Thin Crust $0.00
    Whole Wheat $0.00
Dipping Sauces
    Cheese $0.99
    Creamy Garlic $0.99

To let the system know which options are toppings, we use the following InterfaceLink to indicate this:

Options that do not have PIZZATOP will be added as normal options using the option price.

 

Define Preset Toppings Pizzas 

The system allows you to create preset toppings. Adding a preset topping will in fact add the number of toppings that it is mapped to.

For example:

Preset Toppings
    Hawaiian PIZZAPRESETTOP:1023241,324032,14358 
    Meat Lover PIZZAPRESETTOP:14358,35234,4946

NOTE:

The numbers above are the Menu Item (MI) numbers.  These menuItemIds represent pizza toppings that it maps to.

In this example:

  • 1023241 - Smoked Ham
  • 324032 - Pineapple
  • 14358 - Bacon
  • 35234 - Pepperoni
  • 946 - Spicy Sausage

Adding a Hawaiian Preset Topping will add the following toppings to the pizza:  

  • 1023241 - Smoked Ham
  • 324032 - Pineapple
  • 14358 - Bacon

IMPORTANT:

When entering this information, one must add the toppings in the order they are mapped.

Do NOT link the items.

Format:

PIZZAPRESETTOP:mid,mid...

PIZZAPRESETTOP - This indicates that this item is a Pizza Preset Topping

mid,mid,mid... - This is the MenuItemIds that the Preset Topping maps to.

Create a Pizza Menu Set

Follow the general instructions for creating menu sets for the pizzas and for the optional toppings: Menu Config

  • Menu Set: All pizza menu items on this menu set contain the pizza interface link.  When selected, this will pop-up the pizza ordering linked option screen.
  • Pop-up Pizza options screen can be configured similar to the following.

 

POS Pizza Ordering

When a Pizza Item is selected from the main menu set, the pizza screen will pop up on the POS.

  • Top Left (Whole, Left Half, Right Half):  Used to define where on the pizza a selected topping will be added
  • Middle Left: Pizza Quick Menu with the toppings and options.
  • Top Right: Visual picture of the pizza and the toppings added
  • Bottom Middle: List of other mods for you pizza that is not toppings. Any menu item dragged onto the main menu set without any interface link setup will be treated as an "Other Mod" for the pizza, and will show up as an Option in the Order Screen, Kitchen Ticket. - If configured prices will be charged for these items.
  • Remove a Topping = Highlight topping and pressing remove
    • When you remove a topping it will remove it how it was added. Ex. If it was added Whole Chicken, it will remove it on all 4 quarters.

Modifying an Ordered Pizza

If a pizza has been rung in and has not been printed to the kitchen, there is a feature to Modify and Change the toppings on the pizza. To set this up, in the Screen Configuration, add a button on the MainOptions or Secondary Options with the Action Command [Modify Pizza Item]. When this button is pressed with a pizza item that has not printed to the kitchen, it will pop up the modification screen and allow you to edit the selected pizza toppings.

 

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