The Amigo Point Of Sale bar menu is similar in structure to the regular menu with the exception that item optionals are assigned to bar categories and that tax rates are assigned to an entire menu category. Similar to regular menu optional price levels, up to 6 bar menu upcharge levels are available for each bar category, with the price for each upcharge defined per bar menu item, for a possible total of 7 price definitions per bar menu item (1 regular price + 6 upcharge prices).
Most users will find it useful to modify the existing bar menu included with Amigo Point Of Sale . The default menu includes most common bar menu categories and items with various combinations of upcharge levels, special pricing, button sizes, images, and other customizations that demonstrate most common features.
Bar Menu Categories
An unlimited number of bar menu categories are available, with 12 category buttons per screen. Category buttons are assigned a fixed position and the button can be made invisible by setting the Disable field to True to a less cluttered user interface.
Categories are stored in groups of 12, each group corresponds to a bar screen; i.e. 1-12 corresponds to screen 1, 13-24 corresponds to screen 2, etc. Care should be taken to enable categories so that no more than 12 category buttons of a single group are disabled when category buttons with a higher category id are enabled, resulting in a blank category screen. For example, if categories 1-36 are enabled, categories 37-48 are disabled and category 49 is enabled, the 4th screen will have no visible category buttons, while the fifth screen will contain one active button (category 49).
Each bar category definition contains the following fields:
| • | Bar Category Name: The text that appears on the bar category button |
| • | Bar Category Id: A unique numeric identifier that determines the bar category's button position. Up to 12 categories are available per screen, and each category button may act as a normal or hidden category. |
| • | Large Buttons: When set to True, 6 bar menu item buttons per screen are used, 24 are used when this value is False |
| • | Visibility: A category button can be hidden, visible or set to act as a spacer between the previous and next category |
| • | Background Color: The background color of the bar menu item screen and optional screen when the category is selected |
| • | Tax Rate Id: The tax rate id used to calculate taxes for every item assigned to this category |
| • | Upcharge (1-6): When set to true, the upcharge button will appear when this category is chosen. Each item in this category must have a price defined for the upcharge level |
| • | Upcharge (1-6) Description: A brief description of the upcharge to appear on the button |
| • | Upcharge (1-6) Prefix: The text to print before the menu item name when the upcharge is selected (i.e. DBL) |
| • | Upcharge (1-6) Suffix: The text to print after the menu item name when the upcharge is selected (i.e. UP) |
| • | Time On: Enable this bar menu category after the specified time |
| • | Time Off: Disable this bar menu category after the specified time |
| • | Day (1-7): Enable this bar menu category on the specified day of the week |
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Bar menu categories
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Check the box next to Large Buttons to show 6 bar menu items per screen. The following example also has the value of Show Caption unchecked to suppress the button text.
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Bar menu category with large buttons
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Set the value of Large Buttons to False (unchecked) to show 24 bar menu buttons per screen.
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Bar menu category with regular buttons
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Select a custom background color for the bar category by using the color picker to select a background color next to the Background Color field. The following example uses a red background. The category has no upcharge assignments; a category description header is shown instead. In addition, since the bar category has no optionals, the Optionals button is suppressed.
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Bar menu category with custom background color
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Bar Menu Items
An unlimited number of menu items are available for each bar category. Up to 7 prices are available for each item if upcharge levels are enabled for the bar menu category. Each menu item's button appearance can be fully customized with colors. font and a bitmap image. In addition, points can be assigned to the item for use by the loyalty card program.
Occasionally, it may be desirable to move a category to a higher screen, such as seasonal bar menu items. Since each bar menu item is assigned to a bar category id, not a bar category name, the bar menu item category assignment must be updated when moving a bar category to a different button. The update can be performed easily by clicking the Change Category button, selecting both the existing and new categories. All bar menu items in the existing category are moved to the new category.
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Bar menu items
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Each bar menu item definition contains the following fields:
| • | Bar Menu Item Name: The text that appears on the bar menu item button and the custom receipt |
| • | Prep Text: The text to print on remote prep tickets and that appears on remote displays |
| • | Visibility: The button may be visible, hidden (disabled), or act as a spacer for less cluttered screens |
| • | Button Position: The button's relative position in relation to other bar menu item buttons (hidden buttons are ignored) |
| • | Bar Category: The bar menu item's category assignment |
| • | Price: The bar menu item's price |
| • | Upcharge (1-6): When the category has Upcharge 1-6 enabled, specify the price to use for each enabled upcharge |
| • | Prep (1-10): Specifies which remote printers and displays to send this bar menu item |
| • | Label (1-5): Specifies which label printers to send this bar menu item |
| • | Button Appearance: Specify the gradient or theme for the bar menu item button |
| • | Button Color: The bar menu item's background color |
| • | Border Color: The bar menu item's border color |
| • | Font Color: The bar menu item's text color |
| • | Mask Color: The bar menu item's image transparency color |
| • | Show Caption: Specify whether the item name is visible on the button |
| • | Text Align: Specify the button's horizontal text alignment |
| • | Text Position: Specify the button's text alignment in relation to the button image, if used |
| • | Image Alignment: Specify the button's image position |
| • | Font Name: Select the Windows font to use for the bar menu item button text |
| • | Font Size: Select the font size (points) to use for the bar menu item button text |
| • | Font Bold: Select whether to use bold font for the bar menu item button text |
| • | Font Italic: Select whether to use italic font for the bar menu item button text |
| • | Button Image: Select the bitmap image to use as the button background image, if any. This image must already exist in the database. To use a new image, open the image management utility and import the image into the Bar images category |
| • | Recipe Image: Reserved for future use; select the recipe image to use on remote displays and the recipe detail screen. This image must already exist in the database. To use a new image, open the image management utility and import the image into the Bar images category |
| • | Bar Recipe: Reserved for future use; select the recipe to use when viewing the recipe on remote displays. This recipe must already exist in the database. Use the bar recipe editor to add new or edit existing recipes. |
| • | Loyalty Point Value: Specify the number of loyalty points awarded when this bar menu item is added to the ticket. |
| • | Loyalty Point Redemption: Specify the number of loyalty points required for the customer to obtain this item using a loyalty card |
Bar Item Optionals
An unlimited number of menu item optionals are available for each bar category.
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Bar menu optionals
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Each bar optional item definition contains the following fields:
| • | Bar Optional Name: The text that appears on the optional item button and the custom receipt |
| • | Prep Text: The text to print on remote prep tickets and that appears on remote displays |
| • | Visibility: The button may be visible, hidden (disabled), or act as a spacer for less cluttered screens |
| • | Button Position: The button's relative position in relation to other bar menu item buttons (hidden buttons are ignored) |
| • | Price: The bar optional item's price |
| • | All Categories: Specify whether this optional item should be active for all bar menu categories |
| • | Category (1-5): Specify the individual categories (up to 5) for which this optional item should be active |
| • | Button Appearance: Specify the gradient or theme for the bar optional item button |
| • | Button Color: The bar optional item's background color |
| • | Border Color: The bar optional item's border color |
| • | Font Color: The bar optional item's text color |
| • | Mask Color: The bar optional item's image transparency color |
| • | Show Caption: Specify whether the optional item name is visible on the button |
| • | Text Align: Specify the optional item button's horizontal text alignment |
| • | Text Position: Specify the optional item button's text alignment in relation to the button image, if used |
| • | Image Alignment: Specify the optional item button's image position |
| • | Font Name: Select the Windows font to use for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Size: Select the font size (points) to use for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Bold: Select whether to use bold font for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Italic: Select whether to use italic font for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Button Image: Select the bitmap image to use as the button background image, if any. This image must already exist in the database. To use a new image, open the image management utility and import the image into the Bar images category |
Bar Prep Instructions
Bar prep instructions are used to add a prefix to a optional. For example, the optional name may be ICE, and the optional prefix may be NO or EXTRA.
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Bar menu prep items
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Each bar prep instruction definition contains the following fields:
| • | Bar Instruction Name: The text that appears on the optional item button and the custom receipt |
| • | Prep Text: The text to print on remote prep tickets and that appears on remote displays |
| • | Visibility: The button may be visible, hidden (disabled), or act as a spacer for less cluttered screens |
| • | Button Appearance: Specify the gradient or theme for the bar optional item button |
| • | Button Color: The bar optional item's background color |
| • | Border Color: The bar optional item's border color |
| • | Font Color: The bar optional item's text color |
| • | Mask Color: The bar optional item's image transparency color |
| • | Show Caption: Specify whether the optional item name is visible on the button |
| • | Text Align: Specify the optional item button's horizontal text alignment |
| • | Text Position: Specify the optional item button's text alignment in relation to the button image, if used |
| • | Image Alignment: Reserved for future use; specify the optional item button's image position |
| • | Font Name: Select the Windows font to use for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Size: Select the font size (points) to use for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Bold: Select whether to use bold font for the bar optional item button text |
| • | Font Italic: Select whether to use italic font for the bar optional item button text |
Bar Item Special Pricing
Special pricing based on time and/or day can be applied to individual bar menu items or entire bar menu categories.
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Bar menu specials
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Each bar special price definition contains the following fields:
| • | Special Name: A user friendly name to appear on the order entry screen specials list |
| • | Special Type: Specify the scope or the special, i.e. bar item or bar category |
| • | Bar Category: If it is a category special, select the category |
| • | Bar Menu Item: If it is an individual item special, select the item from the list |
| • | Start Time: The time that the special becomes active |
| • | End Time: Time that the special becomes inactive. If the End Time is less than the Start Time, it is considered to be the next calendar day, allowing time ranges such as 11:00PM - 2:00AM |
| • | Day Of Week: The special may apply to all days or any single day. If more than 1 day and less than 7 days are required, enter the identical special multiple times, selecting a different day each time. |
| • | Price Method: Specify whether this is a fixed or percentage off discount. |
| • | Amount: Enter the discount amount, (use a decimal when percentage discounts are in use) |
| • | Apply Discount To Optionals: Specify whether to apply the discount to the bar item's optionals (percentage discount only) |
| • | Show On List: When the discount is active, show this discount on the order entry screen Bar Specials screen |
| • | Disable: Set to True to temporarily disable this discount |
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Add a new bar menu specials (Enter a new bar special definition on the top line of the grid when in List View mode)
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Bar Menu Preferences
Many bar menu preferences are defined under the preferences tab. Other preferences are also available in Back Office · Program Setup · Main Settings · User Interface.
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Bar menu preferences
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The bar menu preferences grid contains the following fields:
| • | Bar Menu Image Category Id: The image category id used to filter the image lists displayed on the bar menu categories grid, bar menu items grid and bar menu optionals grid drop-down lists for the Button Image column |
| • | Bar Menu Tax Rate Id: Enter the tax rate to use for all bar menu items. Note, this value has been replaced by the tax rate id assigned to individual bar menu categories |
| • | Order Bar Menu Items Alphabetically: Set to False to use button position value to order bar menu items on the order entry screen |
| • | Bar Menu Enabled: Set to False to hide the bar menu button on the order entry screen. The Bar order type should be disabled if the bar menu is not in use. |
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