Setting the Tare Weight for a Menu Item

1. In the EMC, select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration and Menu Item Maintenance.
2. Click Search to show all menu items, and double-click a menu item master record.
3. Click the Definition Records tab in the lower area of the screen.
4. In the Tare Weight field, enter the weight of the empty package for an item that is sold by weight.
5. Click Save to apply the changes.
6. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Setup and Control Parameters.
7. Click the Options tab and select 13 - Convert Weight to System Unit of Measure. Setting this option allows Ops to convert the item weight to the property’s UOM if the UOM received from a scale does not correspond to the UOM established by the Property Parameters module in the EMC.

   You must set this option in the United States to comply with the Department of Agriculture Weights and Measure requirements.

8. Click Save.