20 Menu Item Classes

A menu item class consists of a set of options that apply to similar menu items in a revenue center. A menu item class specifies information, including:

• The tax class associated with the menu items

• The two types of menu items: Regular and Condiments

• Active menu levels after ordering an item from the class

• The order devices to which the items output

You can configure similar menu items into a class rather than individually setting each menu item’s order device output or condiment settings. For example, the menu items Cola, Diet Cola, and Root Beer all share the following characteristics:

• Receive the same tax rates

• Do not require condiments

• Output to the same order device

Therefore, you can create one menu item class called Soda and make all soda menu items a part of this class.