As stated in the beginning of this chapter, the use of Simphony Transaction Services (STS) Gen 2 in conjunction with configuring consumer-facing content, is currently supported only for Oracle Hosting Center customers with Super Org (organization) logon credentials.
See Transaction Services for more details about STS Gen 2 support and setup requirements.
Enabling Consumer-Facing Content
To enable consumer-facing content in the Menu Item Definition, Family Groups, and Condiment Group Names modules, you must first enable STS Gen 2 on a revenue center.
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After enabling option 74 - Enable Simphony Transaction Services Gen 2 in a single revenue center, an Images tab shows in the Menu Item (MI) Definitions module for all of the RVCs assigned to the same Property. However, you can only add images to the MI Definitions module where the menu items used by the RVC are located. In other words, if a RVC uses menu items records originating from the enterprise or property levels, this is the MI Definition module location where the Images tab is configurable.Figure 54-1 Menu Item Definition - Images Tab
Adding Images to the MI Definitions and Family Groups Modules
Access to the Image tab differs between the MI Definitions and Family Groups modules. As noted before, the MI Definition module’s Image tab only shows upon enabling option 74 in the RVC Parameters module. Access to Family Groups is not determined in the same fashion. The Family Groups module is accessible to anyone who has access privileges to the module, but like the MI Definitions module, no images can be added to Family Groups unless the Oracle Hosting Center establishes an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) account with Oracle Cloud Object Storage access.
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If you want to add images to the Family Groups module, access the enterprise, property, or revenue center level, click the Configuration tab, select Family Groups, select the family group of your choice, and then toggle to Form view. The Images tab is available from there.Each menu item definition can have up to ten images associated with it.
Each individual image is restricted to no more than 1 MB in size.
Only *.JPG, *.PNG, and *.JPEG formatted image files are supported.
Each organization’s total Oracle Cloud Object Storage compartments are restricted to hold no more than 2 GB of image files.
The steps to add images to both the MI Definitions and Family Groups modules are exactly the same. The following steps and examples are shown from the MI Definitions module’s perspective.
The Upload link does not become active and ready for use until Oracle Hosting successfully creates your Oracle Cloud Object Storage account.
Click the Upload link.
Figure 54-2 Menu Item Definition - Images Tab Upload Link
You are prompted to select the image for the menu item you want to upload. When you first click the Upload link and select an image, if the image isn't already stored on the Oracle Cloud Object Storage site, it adds the image to a new bucket in your designated object storage compartment. If you want to replace an existing image, the same method applies by clicking the Upload link and configuring the section in the same manner as described below.
Figure 54-3 Images Tab - Image Handling Section
When an image is successfully uploaded to the cloud object storage site, the image is shown in the applicable image handling section. At the same time, several links become active and additional information auto-populates the form.
To configure an image section, see the instructions in this table:
Table 54-1 Image Handling Section
Fields and Links | Description |
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Paste (link) |
Used in tandem with the Copy link. First click Copy, and then click Paste on any available image configuration section to duplicate an existing image section. |
Title (field) |
Enter an image name, usually the menu item name. |
Comments (field) |
Enter a description of the item you are showing. |
Copy (link) |
Used in tandem with the Paste link. First click Copy, and then click Paste on any available image configuration section to duplicate an existing image section. |
Clear All (link) |
Clears all fields for the image, but does not delete the image from the cloud object storage website. |
Delete (link) |
If you click the Delete link, it deletes the contents of an entire image section and also removes the image from the cloud object storage website.
Note: If you delete a Menu Item Definition, Family Group Names record, or an entire RVC or Property with any associated images, all images are also deleted from the cloud object storage website. Deletion of unused images is one way to ensure your 2 GB total cloud object storage limit is not exceeded. |
Upload (link) |
Used to send new images to the cloud object storage website. If you want to replace an existing image, click the Upload link, select another image, and the previously used image file is overwritten. |
Download (link) |
Used to download an existing image from the cloud object storage website and save it to a local disk. |
URL (hyperlink to the cloud object storage website where each image is stored) |
This field auto-populates upon successfully uploading an image to the cloud object storage website. |
Size (field) |
Shows the size and dimensions of the uploaded image file. Image files cannot be larger than 1 MB in size. |
Configuring a Condiment Group Names Consumer Description
To add consumer-facing text to Condiment Groups:
Figure 54-4 Descriptors - Condiment Group Names Module
Note:
If you want to add consumer facing text to your required or allowed condiments, you can do so. For example, a common condiment menu item class (usually required for preparing steaks) is frequently called meat temps. These condiments provide the kitchen with a guest’s preferred steak “doneness”, such as rare, medium, medium well, and well done. You could add descriptive text to the meat temps condiment class like, “How would you like your steak cooked?”, and then guests can select from the available meat temps.