If you no longer want to have a certain choice appear on the Order Entry screen with a particular item, you may remove it from the Choice Set linked to that Menu Item.
To remove a Choice from a Choice Set 1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choices.
3. Select the Choice you want to remove from the Choice Set.
4. Choose Edit.
5. Under ―Is part of these Choice Sets,‖ and/or ―Has these Sub-Choice Sets‖ de-select the Choice Sets with which you no longer want the Choice to be linked.
6. Touch OK to return to the Choices screen.
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1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choice Sets.
3. Select the Choice Set from which you want to remove the Choice.
4. Choose Choices in Set.
5. Select the Choice you want to remove from the ―Items in (Choice Set)‖
list.
6. Add to ―Items not in (Choice Set)‖ list by select the left arrow located in between the two lists.
If you no longer want to offer the Choice at all, you can remove it from all Choice Lists.
To remove a Choice from the Choice List 1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choices.
3. Select the Choice you want to stop using.
4. Choose the ―Deactivate‖ button on the right side of the screen.
The Choice will now no longer appear on the Active Choices list, but it will still remain on the ―View All‖ list.
Example: Use Choices for Pizza Crusts
Certain Menu Items require only a single choice, such as thick or thin crust on a pizza. Dinerware allows you to set up these choices as mandatory. In other words, the order cannot be placed unless the user has entered the required choice.
If a choice is required, a right arrow and a will appear on the Choices box.
The user will not be allowed to continue adding items to the ticket until the required choice is made.
To set up a choice of crust thickness 1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choice Sets.
3. Choose New.
4. Create a Choice Set named ―Crust Thickness.‖
Select the toggle box next to ―This is an optional choice set.‖ (If the choice is mandatory, the box will not be checked).
Select Allow Only One Choice.
5. Choose OK to return to the Choice Sets screen.
6. Choose Choices.
7. Choose New.
8. Create ―Thick Crust‖ and ―Thin Crust‖ Choices.
Under ―Comes with these Choice Sets,‖ select ―Crust Thickness‖
Example: Require a Choice of Salad Dressings
Certain Menu Items require a single choice, such as doneness on a steak or what kind of dressing on a salad. Dinerware allows you to set up these choices as mandatory. In other words, the order cannot be placed unless the user has entered the required choice.
If a choice is required, a red question mark will appear on the Choices box.
The user will not be allowed to continue adding items to the ticket until the required choice is made.
You can link the salad Menu Items to a ―Dressings‖ Choice Set, so that the dressings appear automatically when a salad Menu Item is selected. Let‘s assume that you have already created several salads as Menu Items. (For instructions, see Create a Menu Item).
Now, you are ready to set up a requirement that a dressing be chosen before a salad order can be placed.
To set up a required choice of salad dressings 1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choices.
3. Choose New.
4. Create Choices for salad dressings (e.g., Ranch, Thousand Island, dressing on the side, etc).
5. Choose OK.
6. Choose Choice Sets.
7. Choose New.
8. Create a Dressings Choice Set:
a. Name the Choice Set ―Dressings.‖
b. Select Multiple Choice (because there are several dressing options).
c. Click on the box marked ―This is an optional choice set‖ to remove the checkmark, because you do not want the salad ordered without a dressing choice.
d. Make sure there is a checkmark in the ―Active‖ box.
9. Choose OK to return to the Choice Sets screen.
10. Select ―Dressings‖ on the Choice Sets list.
11. Choose Choices in Set.
Select choices to be included in the Choice Set (i.e., Ranch, Thousand Island, dressing on the side, etc.‖ from Step 5).
Use the scroll arrows to move up and down the list.
12. Choose OK.
13. Choose Menu Items.
14. Select a salad Menu Item.
15. Choose Edit.
16. Under Choice Sets, select Dressing.
17. Choose OK.
18. Repeat Steps 14 – 17 for each type of salad.
19. Choose OK to return to the Manager screen.
Now, every time ―Salad‖ is selected on the Order Entry menu, dressing choices will be required to place the salad order.
Example: Use Choices for Meat Temperature
Remember, for a Choice to appear with a Menu Item, you must assign a Choice Set to that Menu Item. You can set up a series of mandatory meat temperature choices for a steak by creating a ―Meat Temperature‖ Choice Set, creating meat temperature Choices, and assigning the Meat Temperature Choice Set to the ―Steak‖ Menu Item.
To set up required meat temperature choices for steak orders 1. From the Manager screen, choose Menu.
2. Choose Choices.
3. Choose New.
4. Create Choices for meat temperature, such as ―Rare,‖ ―Medium,‖ and
―Well Done.‖
5. Choose OK.
6. Choose Choice Sets.
7. Choose New.
8. Enter information about Meat Temperature options:
a. Name the Choice Set ―Meat Temperature.‖
b. Select Allow Only One Choice (because you may only select one doneness option).
c. Click on the box marked ―This is an optional choice set‖ to remove the checkmark.
d. Make sure there is a checkmark in the ―Active‖ box.
9. Choose OK to return to the Choice Sets screen.
10. Select ―Meat Temperature‖ on the Choice Sets list.
11. Choose Choices in Set.
12. Select choices to be included in the Choice Set (i.e., ―Rare,‖ ―Medium,‖
and ―Well Done.‖ From Step 5).
Use scroll arrows to move up and down the list.
13. Choose OK.
14. Choose Menu Items.
15. Choose New.
16. Create a ―Steak‖ Menu Item.
17. Under ―Choice Sets,‖ select ―Meat Temperature.‖
Now, every time ―Steak‖ is selected on the Order Entry menu, Meat Temperature choices will be required to place the steak order.