12 Workstation Touchscreen Pages

Page templates allow you to customize a workstation touchscreen page in various ways. Page templates are categorized into the following types:
  • Classic templates – These templates are similar to Simphony First Edition touchscreen templates

  • Blank templates – These templates are used for customized pages or a Log In page

  • Tabbed templates – These templates are used for Sign In and Transaction pages

Tabbed templates allow the greatest functionality. With a tabbed template, you can configure multiple tabs on the page. Approximately 50 tabs and sub tabs can appear on a page, and each tab and sub tab contain up to 50 buttons. Having a large number of buttons on a single page allows you to configure a small number of pages for a revenue center. A tab is used for navigation. Navigation on a page is consistent from page to page (navigation bar and sub tabs).

Pages can contain buttons and more sophisticated content, such as dining tables, Screen Lookups (SLUs), numeric entry areas, and background panels for highlighted groups of controls. All buttons performs a function.

The content appearing on a page can be dynamic based on the menu levels, serving period, employee class, or other criteria. For example, you can show a Manager Functions tab only if the manager is assigned to one of three manager employee classes.

When editing pages in the Enterprise Management Console (EMC) Page Design module, what-you-see-is-what-you-get.