Message Center
Message Center
You can schedule internal communications to make sure that employees get important messages pertaining to the restaurant's operations. The workstation displays the message the first time the employee accesses the order, punch clock, and/or reading screen.
NOTE: The employee can touch the PRINT button to get a physical copy of the message.
Title
Short description of message content.
Date
Date when to start displaying the message.
Completed On
Date when everyone targeted by the message has read it.
Message Overview
To
Employees who will receive the message.
Event
Functions that will display the message.
Message
Actual message text to display.
Message Editor
Title
Enter a short description of the message content.
Activated
Select the date when to start displaying the message.
To
Click this button to select employees who will receive the message.
Event
Sign In
Enable to display the message the first time the Employee accesses the order screen.
Reading
Enable to display the message the first time the Employee accesses the reading screen.
Punch
Enable to display the message the first time the Employee access the punch clock screen.
Message
Add Schedule to the Message
Enable to display the employee's schedule along with the message.
Continuous
Enable this option to display this messages every time an employee signs in, punches in, or prints a reading.
Once Per Day
Enable this option so that the message is displayed only once per day, the first time the employee logs on to a POS workstation.
Call External Command
Enable this option to call an external executable program instead of displaying a message.
Command
This field becomes available only if the Call External Command option is enabled. Type the path to the executable file, or click the (...) button to browse for it.
Arguments
Type any command line arguments that may be required when the external command is executed.
Message
Enter the actual text of the message to display.
Recipient(s)
List
Click the type of List to choose from, and double click on a choice within the list to add it to the users' list on the right. The four available list types are:
Employee Point of Sale
Double-click on an individual employee from the POS Control module.
Employee Time and Attendance
Double-click on an individual employee from the Time & Attendance module.
Function Point of Sale
Double-click on an employee Configuration from the POS Control module.
Task Time and Attendance
Double-click on an employee Task from the Time & Attendance module.
Users
Chosen list type.
Recipients
Selected choices within the list type.
Message/Employee(s)
Users
Individual employee from the POS Control or Time & Attendance module.
Date
Date when the individual employee has read the message.
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