Configure Menu or POS Items - Overview

Any Menu or POS Item that you sell at your Property must be configured (added to the system) to be available for use. The POS Items Maintenance screen is where you can add or edit these items. Once added, the item will be listed in Skyware Systems for use as you wish.

All available Point of Sale (POS) items for all Outlets or Menus must be added to this list. You may associate each item with each Outlet using the Point of Sale (POS) tab after the item is configured in the General tab, and the items configured here may be used to build any menus to display on Banquet Event Orders to outline what meals will be served in a banquet room. The list of Menu Items generated is the same for both the Sales and Catering Module system in Skyware, AND for the POS system, allowing you to utilize your Menu/POS Items across Skyware Systems with just one item set up entry.

The Point of Sale (POS) Items command on the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu allows you to add or edit Point of Sale (POS) items from the system using the POS items Maintenance screen.

The POS items Maintenance screen can also be reached using the Menu/POS Item command, which is found in the Menus section of the Sales and Catering Configuration Menu if your Property uses Skyware Systems Sales and Catering Module.

If your Property does not currently have our Sales and Catering Module and you are interested in adding it, please contact us at  Sales@SkywareSystems.com.

 

Each Menu/POS Item has three sets of properties to configure and three different tabs for doing this:

 

When using either the Point of Sale (POS) Item command in the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu, or the Menu/POS Item command in the Sales and Catering Configuration Menu, by default the General tab appears when the POS items Maintenance screen is accessed. You MUST create and save each new Point of Sale (POS) item on this tab BEFORE continuing with other configuration. In addition, the top part of the General tab must be completed and saved before the bottom part of the tab can be edited.

This includes the name and code for the item, the price and posting type, and if necessary a Food Type or Unit of Measure to be associated with the item.

Note: Some of these properties are used for the Sales and Catering Module system in Skyware only, NOT for the POS system.

You can then move onto configuring the Point of Sale (POS) tab. This contains the commands where you configure the selections that coincide with the physical aspects of the restaurant

NOTE: None of the fields in the POS tab are required, to the extent that the system will let you move on without adding any options. However, you MUST configure at least one restaurant and at least one meal period for the item in order for the item to appear in the staff interface. This actually allows you to add things like seasonal items into the system but not have them appear in the interface except during times they are available.

The Inventory tab is where you can track your Inventory of a Point of Sale (POS) item and assign high and low order points; Inventory allows you to track your stocks, generate shopping lists and ensure you never run out of any Point of Sale (POS) Item.

 

Date Updated October 29, 2020