A touchscreen page is a defined layout of functions and buttons that you configure in the EMC. The touchscreen page appears on the workstation, allowing workstation operators to perform operations and transactions on the POS client.
Classic templates: These templates are similar to Simphony First Edition touchscreen templates
Blank templates: These templates are used for customized pages or a Sign On page
Tabbed templates: These templates are used for Sign On 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 subtabs can appear on a page, and each tab and subtab 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 subtabs).
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 from the Page Design module, what-you-see-is-what-you-get.