Settings Editor Guide

Menus, Menu Categories & Menu Items

Menus

Menus are used to present categorized menu items to the employee on the Register, or to the customer on the Customer Portal.

Edit Menu dialog showing Name field and Menu Categories tab with Filter, Add Menu Category, and Delete controls

  • Name: Name of the menu.

  • Menu Categories: Menu categories included on the menu, sorted in the order the categories are to be displayed.

  • Register tab:
    Edit Menu dialog, Register tab, showing the Hide Unavailable Items checkbox

    • Hide Unavailable Items: Check this box to have the register hide ordering controls for items that are not currently available.

Menu Categories

Menu categories are used to group menu item within one or more menus.

Edit Menu Category dialog showing Name field and Description tab with an empty text area
  • Name: Name of the menu category.
  • Description tab: Description that appears above the menu items in Customer Portal.
  • Menu Items tab: Menu items in the menu category, sorted in the order in which they are to be displayed.
Edit Menu Category dialog, Menu Items tab, showing Filter, Add Menu Item, and Delete controls with a Select All list

Menu Items

Menu items are used in menu based ordering, and allow for offering alternate price and modifier groups.

Edit Menu Item dialog for ALC Sirloin showing Item, Name, Modifier Method, Price Method fields, a Select Image placeholder, and Description, Categories, Modifier Groups, and Item Options tabs
  • Item: Item to be ordered when menu item is selected.
  • Name: Name of the menu item.
  • Modifier Method:
    • Menu Modifiers: Use the modifier groups defined on the Menu Item.
    • Item Modifiers: Use the modifier groups defined on the Item.
  • Price Method:
    • Menu Price: Use the price defined on the Menu Item.
    • Item Price: Use the price defined on the Item.
  • Image: Image that is displayed in Customer Portal.
  • Description tab: Description that is displayed in Customer Portal below the name.
  • Categories tab: Menu categories that the menu item belongs to.
  • Modifier Groups tab: Modifier groups to be used when the Modifier Method is set to Menu Modifiers.
  • Item Options tab: Provides the ability to select from a list of items to order in Customer Portal.
    • Item: Item to be ordered.
    • Display Name: Label to be displayed beside the radio button.
    • Position: Sort position of the item option.
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