Front End Menu Catagories

Front End Menu Catagories

Overview

This section of the system allows you to add, edit or delete categories straight from the POS without having to go to the back office. 

There are security settings that allow you to restrict access to this area

Security Settings

To restrict access to the Menu, edit or you need to turn on the override for that area and then set the employee or the job that the employee is using to deny them access to get past the override.


1) Go to Back Office > Settings > Overrides http://localhost/OCPOS/settings_overrides.php
2) Set "Menu" to "On"

3) Go to Employees > Employee Manager > Select Employee > Edit Privileges >
      Find "Edit Menu" and set it to "No"

Setting the Override makes the system ask for a passcode when you press the button related to that override. In this case it will ask for a passcode when you press control panel > Menu Management


Setting the employee privilege “Edit Menu” to “No” means that when you are asked for the passcode that employee’s passcode will not allow them to get past the override. At this point they could ask a manager to enter their code. 


     Setting an override will make it ask everyone for their passcode. This could get tedious for someone who does have access and accesses an area frequently. To avoid this, you can turn on “Auto Authorize”

4) Go to Back Office > Settings > Overrides
5) Set "Auto Authorize" to "On"
6) Save Settings.

Menu Categories

“Menu Categories” are groups that contain “Menu Items”, the buttons used to actually sell an item.


You can display up to sixteen categories at one time and you can switch between three sets using the “Menu categories” button on the front end.


The orange button at the bottom of the screen allows you to move a category.

Move Category

1) Select "Move Category". When selected (Highlighted blue), the system will stay in the "Move Category" mode until you de-select it.
2) Select a category you wish to move
3) Now select an empty location (grey) or an existing category for the two categories to switch positions
4) Repeat this until you are happy with the order of the categories

Creating A New Category

1) Select a Black Space (Grey Square)
2) You will be presented with the following screen

“Category Name” is what will appear on the button


“Description” will only show here. It is not available anywhere else


“Website Position” is no longer used


“Button Color” - The Color of the button graphic for the POS


“Font size” - size of the text on the button


“Text position” - location of the text on the button


“Timeset” – Timesets are objects that represent groups of time. They are created from Backoffice > Menu > Timesets

Once created they can be applied to multiple areas of the system. 

When applied to a “Menu Category” that Category will only available during the times defined in the “Timeset”


“Order Method Availability” – Determines if the category will show when using a particular order method. If it is ticked then it is available.

If Unavailable it will show as a blank square


“Category Image” – An image can be used instead of a name. This is where you would upload that image

3) Enter the details for the category. The minimum required is the "Category Name"
4) Press Save

Editing An Existing Category

1) Select an existing category
2) Edit the details as outlined above
3) Press "Save"


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