Creating Combo Meal Groups

You can configure combo meals using two EMC modules: Combo Meal Groups and Combo Meals. Configure the Combo Meal Groups module first and then configure the Combo Meals module.

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Combo Meal Groups.
2. Insert a record for a new combo meal group, or double-click an existing record.
3. Select the appropriate combo group configuration options:

   • 1 - Allow Discounts: Select this option to apply discounts to items in the group. The discount being applied must have option 25 - Discount Combo Meal Group Items set from the Discounts module.

   • 2 - Substitution Group items use this sides price: Select this option to set the menu item price to the side’s combo meal price specified on the combo meal form. The price setting occurs when the workstation operator substitutes a combo meal side with a menu item from an alternate group. Deselect this option to set the menu item price in the alternate group.

4. (Optional) To allow swappable side items, add Alternate Groups using the Add link.

   • When Alternate Groups are present, workstation operators can substitute combo side items with other combo meal groups. For example, the customer might want to have an onion rings side item that is generally available in Combo Meal #2 with a Combo Meal #4. You can add a Combo Onion Rings alternate group that allows menu item substitution with a Combo Fries group. Configuring alternate side groups allows the application to substitute these side menu items. You must configure an Alternate Side button (using the Page Design module) to substitute items in the POS client.

   • If you are using Simphony version 2.7 MR3 or later, configure FPMs in the Alternate Groups field. Customers often want to substitute an appetizer or salad for the entrée portion of an FPM and this field accommodates these substitutions.

5. Click the Items tab to configure all menu items within a combo meal group.
6. Click the Add and Delete links to add or remove menu items from the combo meal group.
7. Enter or select information in the following fields for each item:

   Table 30-1 Combo Meal Group Fields

   Field or Option	Description
   Primary Menu Item	Select a menu item to use in the combo meal group. For example, if the combo group is called Combo Side Items, items in this group could be Small Fries, Medium Fries, Large Fries (if using the Size 1-4 Items), and Onion Rings (among others). This field shows all menu item master records that contain a definition in the revenue center.
   Quantity	Enter the number of times the menu item is needed in the combo group (for example, when a value meal consists of two burgers and a soda).
   1 - Default when no Order Type declared	Select this option to make the selected item the default item for the combo group without an Order Type.
   2 - 9 Default for Order Types 1-8	Select these options to make the selected item the default item when Order Type 1 (through 8) is active. Deselect these options to have the workstation operator select an item to fulfill the combo meal requirements.
   10 - Autofill	Select this option to change the quantity of the side item ordered to the number of remaining items to complete the side requirements when the workstation operator orders one of the combo meals and more than one remaining item is required.
   Size 1-4 Items	Select a menu item that will substitute for the Primary Menu Item when using the Combo Size Size 1 through Size 4 function keys (set in Page Design under Type). This list shows all menu items assigned to the combo group after saving the items to the database. In the database, the Size 1-4 fields of Combo Meal Group items are part of a self-referencing table. Because of this, EMC has two limitations: you cannot copy or paste combo meal groups, and the Size 1-4 Item fields populate only after you save items to the database. (For example, if you create a new combo group and add the items Soda and Large Soda, you must save these items before selecting either item in this field.)
   Size 1-4 Menu Levels	Select a menu level that can affect the price of the substituted Size 1-4 Items.

8. To set specific side items with a different price (upcharge), click the Prices subtab.

   For example, Fries cost $0.00, but there is an extra charge of $1.25 when the customer orders Onion Rings.

9. Click the Add and Delete links to add or remove prices for each item. You can configure up to 8 prices for a single item.
   Set the following fields when adding a price:

   • Price: Enter the price to charge for the item.

   • Prep Cost: Enter the à la carte price of the combo group item.

   • Active On Level: Select the menu level on which the price is active.

   • (Optional) Effectivity Group: Select the effectivity group for this price.

   • (Optional) Date Start and Date End: Enter start and end dates.

10. Click Save.