Creating Front of House Screens

Oracle Hospitality recommends that you create a page with tabs on which to place the ECM functions. Create and configure tabs to show operations by receptacle type. Create buttons on the page for the required ECM functions listed. The following figure shows an example of a page with ECM functions created in the Page Design module.

Figure 47-2 Front of House Screen in Page Design


This figure shows an example of a page with ECM functions created from the Page Design module.
  1. Create tabs for Safe, Bank Deposit, Till, Server Bank, Petty Cash, and General.
  2. On each tab, create buttons for each of the functions listed in the following table.

    Table 47-10 ECM Front of House Tabs and Buttons

    Tab Button Name Function

    Safe

    Add Funds

    Add money to the safe.

    Adjust Count

    Correct values from the previous count.

    Change Count Sheet

    Adjust the count sheet that workstations operators use to perform a count.

    Close Receptacle

    Close the safe’s tracking session.

    Count Receptacle

    Count the money in the safe.

    Deposit Cash

    Deposit cash into the safe.

    Open New Change Order Request

    Open a Change Order when a safe is low on a particular denomination or to stock up for an event.

    Open New Receptacle

    Open a new safe tracking session.

    Paid-In

    Accept funds for the safe outside of a guest check.

    Paid-Out

    Distribute funds from the safe outside of a guest check.

    Remove Funds

    Remove money from a safe session and from tracking.

    Transfer Funds

    Transfer money from the safe to another receptacle.

    Bank Deposit

    Adjust Bank Deposit Reference

    Change the reference of a bank deposit session.

    Adjust Cash Deposit

    Change the amount of a cash deposit that was placed into the bank deposit session.

    Open New Receptacle

    Open a new bank deposit tracking session.

    Reconcile Bank Deposit

    Close the bank deposit.

    Transfer Funds

    Transfer money from the bank deposit to another receptacle.

    Till

    Adjust Count

    Correct values from the previous count.

    Adjust Till Starting Amount

    Change the starting amount of a till session after opening it.

    Assign Till to Cash Drawer

    Assign a till to a cash drawer.

    Assign User(s) to Till

    Assign one or more operators to the till session on the workstation.

    Change Count Sheet

    Adjust the count sheet that workstations operators use to perform a count.

    Close Receptacle

    Close the till’s tracking session.

    Count Receptacle

    Count the money in the till.

    Deposit Cash

    Deposit cash into the till.

    Paid-In

    Accept funds for the till outside of a guest check.

    Paid-Out

    Distribute funds from the till outside of a guest check.

    Pull Cash

    Remove cash from the till session.

    Quick Start Till

    Quickly assign a workstation operator and till to a cash drawer on the workstation.

    Transfer Funds

    Transfer money from the till to another receptacle.

    Unassign Till from Cash Drawer

    Restrict the till to a limited number of operations. This function does not close the till.

    Unassign User(s) from Till

    Prevent the workstation operator from performing transactions on the till. This function does not close the till.

    Server Bank

    Adjust Count

    Correct values from the previous count.

    Adjust Server Bank Starting Amount

    Change the starting amount of a till session after opening it.

    Close Receptacle

    Close the server bank’s tracking session.

    Count Receptacle

    Count the money in the server bank.

    Deposit Cash

    Deposit cash into the server bank.

    Paid-In

    Accept funds for the server bank outside of a guest check.

    Paid-Out

    Distribute funds from the server bank outside of a guest check.

    Pull Cash

    Remove cash from the server bank session.

    Transfer Funds

    Transfer money from the server bank to another receptacle.

    Petty Cash

    Adjust Count

    Correct values from the previous count.

    Close Receptacle

    Close the petty cash tracking session.

    Count Receptacle

    Count the money in petty cash.

    Deposit Cash

    Deposit cash into the petty cash.

    Open New Receptacle

    Open a new petty cash tracking session.

    Paid-In

    Accept funds for petty cash outside of a guest check.

    Paid-Out

    Distribute funds from petty cash outside of a guest check.

    Transfer Funds

    Transfer money from petty cash to another receptacle.

    General

    View Receptacle Status

    Look at summary information for all receptacle sessions.

    Till Assignment Status (Smart Key)

    Determine whether a till is assigned to a cash drawer on the workstation.