Weight Modifiers

This section explains how to create weighted modifiers that will then be linked to a sales item.

A modifier can be:

An item that automatically comes with another item. In many cases the customer can choose the modifier, such as pasta salad or French fries.

A specification that the customer makes on the order, such as medium or rare for a steak.

An example of how you might use weighted modifier, suppose there is a choice of 2 free condiments out of list of 3 available with a Pizza.

Pepperoni, worth $1.00, has a weight of 1.

Green pepper, worth $1.00, has a weight of 1.

Shrimp, worth $2.00, has a weight of 2 because it is worth twice as much as other condiments.

In this situation, 1 shrimp has the same value as 1 pepperoni + 1 green pepper. A weighted modifier allows to note this equality between included food items of varying values. From the POS Control/Screens menu, select Weighted Modifier. Select the appropriate revenue center. The Weighted Modifiers screen displays.

Programming weighted modifiers

Assign the weighted sales items to a variable list, and program the weighted modifier sales items with a function of REMARK AND WEIGHT OF 1. If the weight is equal to zero, this item will not be counted in the free modifiers.

Reminder: All modifiers must be in a variable list and linked to a division.

Program the weighted modifier.

Enable the number of weighted modifier you wish to use.

Give the weighted modifier a description.

Enable the preferential preset screen you wish to use.

Preferential Preset Screen

A listing of the preferential preset buttons available for the chosen preferential preset screen.

NOTE: If you wish to create a WM using Preferential preset Screen, program the PP screen first.

Enable the Preferential Preset button to call.

Enable minimum, maximum, and free.

Assign the weighted modifier and a weight of one to the MAIN/REVENUE

Description

Type in a name for this modifier list.

Preferential

Enable one of the previously set preferential screens from which the server chooses a preferential preset button for selection in the next field of entry.

Key

Enable the button on the workstation screen who displays the modifiers when this sales item is selected.

Minimum

Type in the mandatory number of modifier item(s) that a server must select for this sales item.

Maximum

Type in the maximum number of modifier item(s) that a server can select for this sales item.

Free

Type in the maximum item weight for this modifier before the system will start to charge a price.

NOTE: The following example is provided to explain the proper settings for the " Free " field. For a sales item (such as a steak dinner), assume that a customer has a choice of either two side orders (such as vegetables) or a baked potato as the modifier. You could set the " Minimum " fields to 1 for this modifier because the server should choose at least one vegetable or the baked potato.

The " Free " field would be set to 2 because the item weight for each vegetable is one (2x1=2), and the item weight for the baked potato is two. The server can not exceed this maximum weight for free modifiers when choosing modifiers. Therefore, two vegetables or one baked potato may be selected, but if one vegetable and one baked potato are selected (1+2=3, which exceeds the maximum value of 2). The second modifiers price is no longer $0.00, and the customer is charged for the modifier.