Introduction

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Audience

The Maitre'D Online User Manual is intended primarily for restaurant owners and managers, but it is equally suited for corporate IT departments, Maitre'D resellers and restaurant employees. This manual provides general information on the use of the Maitre'D Software Suite and introduces the reader to the many features of Maitre'D. It can be used by first time users to familiarize themselves with the Maitre'D Software Suite, or by seasoned users who want to learn more on how to apply the powerful features of Maitre'D to streamline their restaurant business.

Conventions

The following symbols are used throughout this manual to highlight a special section and to introduce the reader to new features in Maitre'D.

TIP: This symbol indicates a tip on how to use Maitre'D more efficiently.

IMPORTANT! This symbol emphasizes an important section.

NOTE: This symbol emphasizes useful complimentary information.

This symbol indicates that an optional Maitre'D module or Interface is being explained.

Sample Restaurant Database

The Maitre'D Installation DVD and downloaded files contains a sample database that can be installed with Maitre'D during installation. This database contains the necessary pre-configured information to have a Maitre'D system up and running such as employees, items and preferential screens. The sample database contains fictitious sales data that is installed for demo purposes only, and should not be installed in a live environment.

Examples used to illustrate topics in this manual are based on the data and configuration found in this sample database. It is important to note that most restaurant businesses will be configured differently, depending on their needs and the options they have selected. The examples presented in this manual are nevertheless easy to understand and can be transposed to most situations.

Help Topics

Maitre'D has a built-in context sensitive help feature that users can refer to when they need to find out more about a specific function or feature. Many Maitre'D Back-Office windows have a small question mark box on the top right hand corner of the screen. This question mark can be dragged and dropped on any element in a screen. If a help topic associated with this component exists, then a window will appear and the help information will be displayed to the user.

To display the entire help file, the Help Topics option is selected in the Help menu of any of the Back-Office applications.