How to control placement and availability of main action buttons via .INI settings:
Up to twelve “action” buttons (those selections available from the Tools > Action menu at the salespoint) can be configured to appear on the main dialog of the Sales screen, at the bottom. It is helpful to make the most popular selections available on the main dialog and to arrange them in such a way that their placement corresponds with the most likely consecutive order of their use. Again, spending time to configure these buttons so that they are easily selected by the operators’, results in time saved as they use the salespoint on a daily basis.
To control placement and availability of main action buttons via .INI settings:
1. Go to SysManager > Preferences > Miscellaneous > Global Salespoint .INI.
2. Find the section designating the Table Service Food and Beverage or Quick Service Food and Beverage salespoint group (e.g., <FineDining> or <Cafeteria>).
3. Go to the [Interface] section
4. Determine which of the action buttons you wish to be available on the main dialog for the salespoint. Common Table Service Food and Beverage and Quick Service Food and Beverage main action button configurations are detailed here, but your selections can be customized to meet your specific needs.
5. Configure the main action buttons in the [Interface] in the following manner:
6. Determine which actions you wish to appear at which location on the screen. Refer to the Salesware .INI Settings Reference if needed.
• Up to twelve buttons can be specified, but you need not use all.
• Setting MainButton#=xxx specifies a blank space on the screen and disables that button, while assigning a number (1-12) along with an action places it on the main dialog in the designated order.
7. MainButton1=The button on the upper row at the bottom of the screen at the far left-hand side.
8. MainButton7=The button on the lower row at the bottom of the screen at the far left-hand side.
9. MainButton6=The button on the upper row at the bottom of the screen at the far right-hand side.
10. MainButton12=The button on the lower row at the bottom of the screen at the far right-hand side.
Note: Order the main buttons on the screen in a method that corresponds with their use to help speed sales. Creating a main button order that follows the flow of a Table Service Food and Beverage sale end-to-end (for example, configuring the buttons for Order, Print Sale, Pay and Finalize from left to right on the screen) can help an operator navigate through the sale in a more intuitive fashion.
Suggested configuration for the main buttons on a Table Service Food and Beverage module interface:
MainButton1=ORD
MainButton2=PRN
MainButton3=TSP
MainButton4=TRF
MainButton5=F11
MainButton6=CLR
MainButton7=SAV
MainButton8=FIN
MainButton9=GST
MainButton10=TLS
MainButton11=CLS
MainButton12=LOG
;MainButtonX=ONP = Order and Print with just pressing the Order button (good for bar settings)
Note: The semi-colon in front of this setting means it is “commented out” (is ignored by the application unless the semicolon is removed). This leaves the setting there as informational if you decide to employ it later without having the program apply it for use.
Suggested configuration for the main buttons on a Quick Service Food and Beverage module interface:
MainButton1=FIN
MainButton2=PRN
MainButton3=CLR
MainButton4=XXX
MainButton5=F11
MainButton6=F12
MainButton7=SAV
MainButton8=DWR
MainButton9=XXX
MainButton10=TLS
MainButton11=CLS
MainButton12=LOG
;MainButtonX=ONP = Order and Print with just pressing the Order button (good for bar settings)
Note: The semi-colon in front of this setting means it is “commented out” (is ignored by the application unless the semicolon is removed). This leaves the setting there as informational if you decide to employ it later without having the program apply it for use.
Exercise:
1. Make the Drawer button appear as the very last selection on the far right.
2. Disable the Guest Lookup button as a main button.
See the Salesware .INI Settings Reference for more information regarding main action button settings available.