Configuring Menu Item Definitions

The Major and Family Groups assigned to the corresponding Master are shown here for reference and are generally used for filtering purposes.

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Menu Item Maintenance.
2. Double-click the menu item master record corresponding to the definition to open it.
3. Click the General tab, and then configure the following information:

   • Def Sequence #: If more than one definition exists for this item, select the Menu Item Definition number to change to another definition of this item. For example, a Vodka menu item can have two definitions: one appears on a SLU and prompts for a modifier; and another as the item that is prompted for, for instance, if a Martini requires the type of Vodka. The definition sequence number is the number of the definition in the revenue center for the master record. Up to 64 definitions can exist in one revenue center for a single Menu Item Master.

   • (Optional) First Name: Enter the name for the Menu Item Definition, which appears on the workstation, KDS Displays, guest checks, customer receipts, and order device output.

   • (Optional) Second Name: Enter an alternate second name for the menu item to use on touchscreen keys or order device output depending on Menu Item Classes options 18 - Print Name 2 on Order Output instead of Name 1 and 19 - Use Name 2 on Touchscreens instead of Name 1. Leave this field blank to use the First Name by default.

     The output to order device printers appears double wide, showing fewer characters than single wide output. Oracle recommends enabling option 18 - Print Name 2 on Order Output instead of Name 1, because only 12 characters print to order devices, but 16 are allowed as the Definition Name.

     Second Name is sometimes used when the kitchen staff does not use the native language. This field is also used when Order Devices option 11 - Print Both Menu Item Names is set for a wine order device. This allows the First Name of the wine, while the Second Name represents the Bin number and type of wine.

   • (Optional) Third Name: Enter the third name for a definition to use for search operations with the Order Menu Item By Name 3 function key.

   • (Optional) Long Descriptor: Enter the descriptor to print on guest checks and receipts, below the menu item and price.

   • Menu Item Class: Select the Menu Item Class to assign to this definition.

   • Print Class Override: Select the Print Class for the menu item definition to override its menu item class setting. Select option 0 to use the menu item class setting.

   • Mobile MICROS SLU: Select the MMH SLU key to which the definition belongs. When the operator presses a SLU button on the Mobile MICROS device, all menu items belonging to that SLU appear. Do not link more than 1,024 menu items to a single MMH SLU.

   • (Optional) Icon: Select the icon to assign to the menu item as it appears on SLU screens. Use of icons may slow workstation performance.

   • (Optional) NLU Group: Select the number of the NLU Group to assign to this menu item.

   • (Optional) NLU Number: Enter a unique NLU number for the menu item. Up to 12 digits are allowed.

   • (Optional) Surcharge: Enter the surcharge for the menu item, if 4 - Surcharge is enabled in the Tax Rates module.

   • Guest Count: Enter the guest count for the menu item to increment the check guest count when added. For example, if a catering order consists of 2 Catering Appetizer Platters, each representing 10 guests as defined here, the guest count on the check will be 20. You must select 11 - Add to Guest Count in the Menu Item Class module.

     This value does not affect the guest count when 8 - Use Number of Seats for Guest Count is set in the Revenue Center Parameters module. If the workstation operator presses the Number of Guests key during a transaction, the guest count no longer increments when menu items are added to the check.

   • Main Level Link: Select the Main Levels on which the definition is active. Click All to make the definition active on all Main Levels. Click None to deselect all Main Levels.

   • Sub Level Link: Select the Sub Levels on which the definition is active. Click All to make the definition active on all Sub Levels. Click None to deselect all Sub Levels.

   • Prefix Level Override: Select to allow the condiment prefix to override the price level of the item it modifies. You must select 65 - Support Enhanced Prefix Mode (Parent Only) in the Menu Item Class module.

4. Click Save.