Configure Point of Sale (POS) Items for POS - Overview

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. See Point of Sale (POS) Configuration Menu Overview.

Each Point of Sale (POS) item has three sets of properties to configure and three different tabs for doing this:

• General: 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. See POS Items Menu Item Set Up - General tab.
• Point of Sale (POS): This is where you associate the item with the appropriate Outlet(s), POS periods, Display categories or Pick categories, Preparations, Modifiers, and Kitchen stations you should already have configured within the system. See POS Items Menu Item Set Up - POS tab.
• Inventory: This is where you can track your Inventory of an item and assign high and low order points. See POS Items Menu Item Set Up - Inventory tab.

NOTE: All available Point of Sale (POS) items for all Outlets must be added to this list. You will associate each item with each Outlet using the Point of Sale (POS) tab after the item is configured in the General tab.

When using the Point of Sale (POS) Item command in the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu, by default, the General tab appears. 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.

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 August 12, 2020