Amigo Point Of Sale includes support for an unlimited number of menu item optional groups and unlimited optionals per group. In addition, each group can be defined by 5 price levels in addition to the normal price. Each price level may be used to adjust the price up, down or no change. For example, Extra Cheese may add to the price of a menu item, while No Salad may decrease the price of the menu item. Other optional levels, such as Light Mustard, may not change the price of the item.

 

 

Optional groups may be either Mandatory, Exclusive, both Mandatory & Exclusive or neither Mandatory or Exclusive.

 

Exclusive optional groups are defined by checking the box next to the Exclusive field on the Optional Groups list. Only one item from this group may be selected for a single menu item, regardless of the number of optional items added to this group. An exclusive optional group is indicated by the red and gray icon on the order entry screen, as shown below. One example of an exclusive optional group is egg preparation option which may be either scrambled, fried or basted. The server should not be able to select more than one optional from the group.

 

 

 

Mandatory optional groups are defined at the menu item level. For example, the server may be required to specify whether the steak should be rare, medium or well, but may not be required to specify whether a hamburger should be prepared rare, medium or well. In the case, the optional group will be set to Mandatory & Exclusive for the steak but Exclusive for the hamburger. To define a optional group as mandatory for a specific menu item, check the box under the Mandatory column on the menu item editor.

 

 

Click the Optionals tab and select a group on the left hand side to view a list of optionals. Double-click on any group to edit the group settings or to assign optional levels.

To add optional items to an existing optional group, click the Optional Items tab, select the optional group and click the green Add New button above the optionals list. Enter the new item name at the prompt and click OK to save the item. After the item is saved to the database, enter any additional information such as prep text and price.

 

 

Optional item buttons are similar to menu item buttons with a wide range of customizable features including button color, button theme and button image.  If the optional group has associated price levels, enter the price level for each optional item in the group. Price levels that have a negative price (decrease the price of the menu item) will appear enclosed in parentheses. When entering a negative price, use the negative sign on the keyboard, i.e. -.50.

 

 

An unlimited number of optional items may be assigned to each optional group.If more than 5 items are added to a single group, an arrow button will appear on the order entry screen that allows the server to view all optional items in the group.

 

 

 

If a optional group has price levels, define the button text that should appear on the button by clicking the Optional Levels tab. Similar to the optional items grid, the optional levels grid should be in List View mode to add new optional levels. An unlimited number of optional levels may be defined, but only 5 may be assigned to a single optional group.

 

Refresh the optional groups list to see the new optional levels and define a new level for the selected group by selecting the new level from the drop-down list next to Optional Level fields 1-5. Click Enter or use the grid navigation buttons to change rows in order to update the database.

 

 

 

Optional level buttons appear above the optional item buttons on the order entry screen. To enable a different price level for a optional item, select the optional level button first, then select the optional item. If a mistake is made, press the Refresh button to deselect all optional levels.

 

 

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