POS Items Pick Categories

Point of Sale (POS) Pick Categories are utilized to quickly filter items, and are a way of organizing your items.

Categories are simply used to group the menu items, making the list that staff needs to choose from shorter and therefore easier to navigate quickly.

The POS Item Pick Categories command allows you to add or edit the Fast Pick categories available. The Fast Pick button on various pages opens a separate screen listing all configured items for that field and provides checkboxes that allow you to easily select (and deselect) multiple options for the field.

 

The Point of Sale (POS) Pick Categories command may be found in the Menu Item Set Up section of the POS Configuration Menu, or 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.

 

 

From the quick menu (left) choose Manager's Screen to be taken to the MANAGER'S COMMANDS screen.

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected

Select Configuration to be taken to the PROPERTY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen.

Manager's Commands Menu with Configuration option selected

Select Point of Sale (POS) Configuration from the Sub-Systems area of the screen.

Property and System Configuration menu with Point of Sale (POS) Configuration option selected

This will take you to the POINT OF SALE (POS) CONFIGURATION screen.

POS Configuration menu

Select POS Item Pick Categories from the Menu Item Set-up section of the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu.

Menu Item Setup section of the POS configuration menu with POS Item Pick Categories command selected

 


Select Managers Screen from the Quick Menu on the left side of the screen, then select Configuration > Sales and Catering =>.

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected

Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the MANAGER'S COMMANDS screen.

Manager's Commands Menu

Select Configuration to be taken to the PROPERTY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen.

Manager's Commands Menu with Configuration option selected

Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option.

This will take you to The Property System Configuration Menu.

Property and System Configuraion Menu

The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

Select Sales and Catering => from the Sub-Systems section.

Sub-Systems section of the Property System Configuration menu with Sales and Catering Configuration menu command selected

The Sales and Catering Configuration Menu has four sections: Sales, Catering, Menus and Inventory.

Sales and Catering Configuration Menu screen

Select POS Item Pick Categories from the Menus section.

Menus section of Sales and Catering Configuration menu with POS Item Pick Categories command selected

 

POS Items Pick Categories screen example

The screen display is split into two frames, with the left side of the screen listing any already configured categories for the property and the right side containing the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit a category for the Property. Any changes made on the right, once saved, will be updated in the listings to the left.

 

 

POS Item Pick Categories screen, left side detail showing configured pick categories

The currently configured Category options can be displayed by:

List Order: This determines where the Category appears listed in the interface.

Name: The name of the Category can be sorted alphabetically or a particular Category searched for manually.

Selecting any Category Name displays the details on the right. The right side contains the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit a Category for the outlets on your property.

Pick Category screen, right side detail showing editing options

Your options include the following:

Generate a new entry:

Click the New Generate New Entry button button from the toolbar to add a new Category.

Complete the fields described below.

OR:

Select an existing Category from the list on the left, and click the Replicate Replicate Current Entry button button from the toolbar.

Then change the field information as described below.

Edit the current selection:

Change the field information described below.

 

List Order: This determines in what order the pick category appears listed in the interface.

Enter a number into the List Order field.

This field is optional. If no order is specified, the categories are listed in alphabetical order in the Point of Sale (POS) interface.

Category Description: This is the name that appears for the Category in the interface.

Be sure to use a label that staff can easily associate with those types of menu items.

This field is required. Use a label that will be easy for staff to identify and select.

 

When you are finished adding or editing Pick Categories, click the Save Save button button to save the changes.

To view any changes made, click the Activity log Activity Log button button in the local tool bar.

 

Date Updated February 18, 2021