POS Item Display Categories

Point of Sale (POS) Item Display Categories are the categories your menu items will be grouped and displayed in, on the POS interface screen for your Outlet(s). The POS Item Display Category command in the POS Configuration Menu allows you to add (and remove) any categories of menu items that are available at your outlets.

A "Suppress for Selection" has been added to this command screen so you can also have a display category for reporting purposes, but have it not appear on the POS screen used for selection of menu items in the outlet.

Note: Any Menu or POS Item that you sell at your Property must be configured (added to the system) to be available for use (see Configure Menu or POS Items - General for more information, or How to Configure a POS Item for a step by step guide to this process). Categories are simply used to group these menu items, making the list that staff needs to choose from shorter and therefore easier to navigate quickly. Categorizing menu items helps wait staff more easily find items in the interface because they can filter the list by category. However, any item not given a category will still appear in the -ALL- listing of menu items in the POS interface.

 

 

Select POS Item Display Categories from the Menu Item Set-up section of the POS Configuration Menu.

 

 

 

From the quick menu (left) choose Manager's Screen to be taken to the Manager's Commands menu.

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected OR Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected, NEW look

OR Click the icon on the left for the Full Menu.

Full Menu Icon OR Full Menu option when viewed using the modern light look of Skyware

This will display the Full menu in a tabular form, with four sections, Registration, Status, Cashier and Other.

Full Menu Table OR Full Menu popup version seen in Modern Light look of Skyware

Select Other from the Other section.

Other section of the Full Menu OR Other section of the Full Menu with Other => command selected, NEW look for Skyware

This will take you to the Other Front Desk Tasks Menu, which has four sections, Other List 1, Other List 2, Documents and Web.

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From the Other List 2 section, select Manager's Screen => to be taken to the Manager's Commands menu.

 

The Manager's Commands menu has two sections, Manager's Configuration and Manager's Maintenance.

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Select Configuration => from the Manager's Maintenance section.

Manager's Commands Menu with Configuration option selected ORManager's Commands Menu with Configuration => option selected, NEW look for Skyware

This will open the Property and Configuration Menu screen. The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

Property and System Configuraion Menu OR Property and System Configuraion Menu, NEW look for Skyware

Note: 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 also take you to The Property and System Configuration Menu.

 

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 OR Sub-systems section of the Property and Configurayion Menu with Point of Sale (POS) Configuration => command selected, NEW look for Skyware

This will take you to the POS Configuration Menu.

POS Configuration menu OR Point of Sale (POS) Configuration Menu, NEW look for Skyware

The commands are divided into four sections: Restaurants, Menu Items Setup, Other and Inventory Items.

 

Select POS Item Display Categories from the Menu Items Setup section of the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu.

Menu Items Setup section of the POS Configurantion Menu with POS Item Display Categories command selected, NEW look for Skyware

 

When selected, the POS Item Display Category Maintenance screen will open.

POS Item Display Category Maintenance 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 Display Categories screen, left side detail showing configured Category names

The currently configured Category options can be displayed by:

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.

Not Active: If the category has been marked as Not Active (Yes) or not (No, meaning currently active). Categories may be marked as not active if they contain items not currently available, for example seasonal options, or if the category has been removed from service.

 

Selecting any category displayed on the left the details on the right. The right side contains the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit a category for an Outlet on your Property.

 

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.

 

POS Item Display Category screen, right side detail showing editing options

List Order: This determines in what order the 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.

Not Active?: This box may be checked or unchecked. By default, it is unchecked.

It should only be checked if the Category is not currently in use.

Note: Once a Category has been added to the list on the left, it will remain in the list (cannot be deleted) if there has been any checks created for it. Once a check is created, it exists in several places in the system, and therefore there cannot be a check for something that does not exist.

Category Name: 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. You may want to use the same terms as appear on your restaurant menu, for consistency.

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

Category Color (text): This is the color option of the text in the category button as displayed on theRestaurant Check screen. Any color may be picked. Enter the color code for the desired color (for example #F0F5F5). Default text color is black.

Category Color (background): This is the color option of the Category button itself, as displayed on the Restaurant Check page. Any color may be picked. Enter the color code for the desired color (for example #F0F5F5). Default background color is white.

When choosing colors please choose options that will be easy for staff to identify and select.

Suppress for Selection: Suppress for Selection on the POS screen. This box may be checked or unchecked. By default, it is unchecked. If checked, the category will NOT appear on the POS interface but instead be marked as a display category for reporting purposes,.

 

When you are finished adding or editing 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 03, 2025