Screen Look Up (SLU)

26 Screen Look Up (SLU)

A screen look up (SLU) is used to organize items, making it easier for workstation operators to find specific items on the workstation. A SLU is a system-generated screen that is created when a workstation operator selects a SLU button.

The following figure shows an example of a menu item touchscreen without SLUs.

Figure 26-1 Menu Item Touchscreen Without SLUs

This figure shows a workstation touchscreen without SLUs. The screen has many buttons.

The next figure shows an example of a menu item touchscreen with SLUs. After selecting Apps, only the menu items associated with appetizers appear on the screen.

Figure 26-2 Menu Item Touchscreen With Appetizer SLUs

This figure shows a workstation touchscreen with SLUs, showing fewer buttons that are organized in groups (Apps with red outline).

The third example shows a menu item touchscreen with Soup and Salad SLUs. After selecting Soup and Salad, only the menu items associated with soup or salad appear on the screen.

Figure 26-3 Menu Item Touchscreen With Soup and Salad SLUs

This figure shows a workstation touchscreen with SLUs, showing fewer buttons that are organized in groups (Soup and Salad with red outline).

Typically menu item buttons are not added directly to a touchscreen, but instead menu items are usually linked to SLUs.

SLUs are efficient; after setup, there is no need to go to the Page Design module to link new items as all linking is done at the item level. SLUs also manage screen paging automatically; if the SLU items exceed the space allotted on a touchscreen display, up and down navigation keys automatically appear. You can define the sort method (alphabetical or by object number, or an optional sort priority can advance an item to the top of the list), background and font color, font size, and grid layout (number of columns and rows).

You can configure screen look ups for the following:

Menu Items
Discounts
Service Charges
Family Groups
Major Groups
Custom Reports
Open Checks