Creating Combo Meals

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Combo Meals.
2. Insert a record for a new combo meal, or double-click an existing record.
3. Click the Select link next to the Menu Item Master field, select the menu item that represents the combo meal, and then click OK.
4. Click the ellipsis point button, select the Primary Combo Group, and then click OK.

   This is the combo meal group of the primary item for the combo meal. For example, if you have a Burger Combo, you might select a Burgers Combo Meal Group.

5. In the Priority field, enter the combo meal priority when workstation operators press the Auto Combo function key.
6. From the Auto Combo Algorithm drop-down list, select the setting for the application to use when the workstation operator creates a combo meal from menu items already listed on a check. When the workstation operator presses the Auto Combo function key, the application uses one of the following options to combine the combo meal items:

   • 0 - First Deal Found: Select this option to have the application use and combine the first items found.

   • 1 - Best Deal for Customer: Select this option to combine the most expensive items as a combo meal.

   • 2 - Best Deal for Merchant: Select this option to combine the least expensive items as a combo meal.

7. Select the appropriate options as described in the following table:

   Table 32-2 Combo Meal Options

   Option	Description
   1 - Disable Auto-Combo Recognition	Select this option to prevent the combo meal from being considered when the workstation operator presses the Auto Combo function key.
   2 - Allow Auto-Combo in Previous Round	Select this option to allow the combo meal to consider previous-round items when the workstation operator presses the Auto Combo function key.
   3 - Is Sized Combo Meal	Select this option to allow the combo meal to use Combo Size Size 1-4 function keys, changing the size of the items ordered.
   4 - Add Side Prices To Meal Price	Select this option to add the prices of the meal’s side items to the price of the meal on the Kitchen Display System (KDS) display and the customer receipt.
   5 - Only Print Priced Sides On Guest Check	Select this option to prevent the meal’s side items from printing on the customer receipt when they have no price, or when their price rolls into the price of the meal.
   6 - No Charge For Condiments	Select this option when added condiments (to the meal) are non-priced.
   7 - No Bulk Order With Quantity Order	Select this option to prompt the workstation operator for each non-default side item per meal. This option is used when a workstation operator adds more than one combo meal. Deselect this option to allow the workstation operator to specify a count when ordering non-default side items. When you deselect this option, the application does not continue to the next side item until all of the combo meals satisfy the side items requirement.
   8 - Allow Resizing of Individual Sides	Select this option to allow the workstation operator to change the size of one selected combo meal side item. Deselect this option to allow the workstation operator to resize the entire combo meal.
   9 - Do Not Show With Combo Meal Choices	If workstation operators can create multiple combo meals from the existing menu items listed on a check and you select this option, a system-generated list of available choices does not include the combo meal. This combo meal only appears in the list when no combo meals are found.
   10 - Keep Last Item Selected after Ordering a New Meal	Select this option if you expect modifications to the combo meal after adding the last side, keeping the combo meal selected. This is particularly useful if the last side is often modified.
   11 - Is Defined Combo Meal	Select this option to allow the application to incorporate the meal items in the combo as individual menu items in the Auto Combo On The Fly process. For example, you can configure a Donut 6 combo meal and set option 11. When a guest orders a Donut 6 combo and then adds one more donut, the option allows the application to handle the Donut 6 combo as six individual donuts. The auto combo procedure creates an auto combo meal from the menu items added to the check in the current round and initiates a Donut 7 combo instead of adding a seventh donut at full price. This results in a lower price for the customer.

8. To add a combo group:
   1. Cick the Add link in the Combo Groups section.
   2. Enter the Side Count.
   3. Click the ellipsis pint button in the Side Item Group column, select the side items for the combo meal, and then click OK.

      For example, if the combo meal is a Burger, Fries, and Soda, the side items include two Combo Meal Groups: Fries and Soda.

   4. To include only the menu items that are active at the menu level in the combo meal group SLU list, select the default size for a combo meal side item using the Default Menu Level drop-down arrow.

      The menu item’s active menu level needs to be configured in order to select the Default Menu Level. Configuring Active Menu Levels for Menu Item Definitions and Prices contains more information.

      The menu level availability is configured for each individual item in the Menu Item Maintenance module. The Main Level Link must be selected in the Menu Item Maintenance module. Configuring Menu Item Definitions contains more information.

      A workstation operator can select the menu items that appear on the page by switching between menu levels on the POS client. If the workstation operator uses a main or sub level button while this side item is active, the Menu Level Change dialog appears after adding the side item to the guest check.

      Using the example shown in the following table, you can have the SLU show only medium sized beverages by setting the side item’s Default Menu Level to 3 in the Combo Meals module. Workstation operators can use the Menu Level buttons to switch to the small and large size beverages. To have the SLU show all sizes of beverages in this example, set the Default Menu Level to 1.

      Table 32-3 Example of Menu Levels Used for Combo SLU Sizes

      Number	Default Menu Level
      1	Small Beverage Medium Beverage Large Beverage
      2	Large Beverage
      3	Medium Beverage
      4	Small Beverage

   5. To configure the SLU menu item sizes that appear on a workstation page, select the Menu Level.

      Selecting the Menu Level reduces the number of items shown in a SLU, making it easier for workstation operators to locate the right combination of menu items and sizes for a combo meal without scrolling through many lists. The list of items in the SLU changes based on the Menu Level. If there are no Menu Levels configured, all SLU items appear on the workstation.

9. Do not price items within the combo meal’s Combo Group Price field for combo size meals as this could cause issues with the Size 1-4 Items fields in the Combo Meal Groups module. See Creating Combo Meal Groups for more information.
10. Click Save.