Configuring Menu Item Definitions

The Major and Family Groups assigned to the corresponding Master are shown here for reference and are generally used for filtering purposes.

1. Select the Enterprise, property, revenue center, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Menu Item Maintenance.
2. From the Search Criteria section, select Menu Item Definition from the Record Type field’s drop-down list, and then click Search. Double-click the desired record to open it to Form view.
3. Click the General tab, and then configure information for the fields described in the following table:

   Table 22-1 Menu Item Definition Fields

   Field	Description
   Def Sequence #	If more than one definition exists for this item, select the Menu Item (MI) Definition number to change to another definition of this item. For example, a Vodka menu item can have two definitions: one appears on a SLU and prompts for a modifier; and another as the item that is prompted for, for instance, if a Martini requires the type of Vodka. The definition sequence number is the number of the definition in the revenue center for the master record. Up to 64 definitions can exist in one revenue center for a single Menu Item Master record.
   (Optional) First Name	Enter the name for the MI Definition, which appears on the workstation, KDS Displays, guest checks, customer receipts, and order device output.
   (Optional) Second Name	Enter an alternate second name for the menu item to use on touchscreen keys or order device output depending on Menu Item Classes options 18 - Print Name 2 on Order Output instead of Name 1 and 19 - Use Name 2 on Touchscreens instead of Name 1. Leave this field blank to use the First Name by default. The output to order device printers appears double wide, showing fewer characters than single wide output. Oracle recommends enabling option 18 - Print Name 2 on Order Output instead of Name 1, because only 12 characters print to order devices, but 16 are allowed as the Definition Name. Second Name is sometimes used when the kitchen staff does not use the native language. This field is also used when Order Devices option 11 - Print Both Menu Item Names is set for a wine order device. This allows the First Name of the wine, while the Second Name represents the Bin number and type of wine.
   (Optional) Third Name	Enter the third name for a definition to use for search operations with the Order Menu Item By Name 3 function key.
   (Optional) Long Descriptor	Enter the descriptor to print on guest checks and receipts, below the menu item and price.
   Menu Item Class	Select the Menu Item Class to assign to this definition.
   Print Class Override	Select the Print Class for the menu item definition to override its menu item class setting. Select option 0 to use the menu item class setting.
   KDS Prep Time Minutes Seconds Negative	Enter the time it takes to prepare the menu item, in Minutes or Seconds. If the item has a negative prep time (for example, a condiment that changes the item’s prep time), select the Negative check box.
   SLU through SLU 8	Select the relevant SLU numbers.
   SLU Sort Priority	If you are using SLUs, enter a SLU sort priority number (between 1-99) for the menu item. Use this field when Touchscreen Style option Sort Screen Using Menu Item Sort Priorities is set. When configured, menu items with Sort Priority 1 appear on the screen first, followed by menu items with Sort priority 2, and so on up to Sort Priority 99, and then finally Sort Priority 0 items.
   (Optional) NLU Group	Select the number of the NLU Group to assign to this menu item.
   (Optional) NLU Number	Enter the NLU number for the menu item. Up to 12 digits are allowed.
   Main Level	Select the Main Levels on which the definition is active (for example, you can use this field for menu item sizes, such as Small, Medium and Large, or for serving periods, such as Happy Hour). Click All to make the definition active on all Main Levels. Click None to deselect all Main Levels.
   Sub Level	Select the Sub Levels on which the definition is active. Click All to make the definition active on all Sub Levels. Click None to deselect all Sub Levels.
   Prefix Level Override	Select to allow the condiment prefix to override the price level of the item it modifies. You must select 65 - Support Enhanced Prefix Mode (Parent Only) in the Menu Item Class module.
   (Optional) Surcharge	Enter the surcharge for the menu item, if 4 - Surcharge is enabled in the Tax Rates module.
   Tare Weight	Enter the weight of the empty package for an item that is sold by weight (for example, the weight of the salad container at a salad bar, where salad is sold by weight). The Tare Weight should not be more accurate than your scale can measure so that the application does not round. For kilograms this is to the thousandth 0.000, for pounds the hundredth 0.00, and for ounces the tenth 0.0.
   Guest Count	Enter the guest count for the menu item to increment the check guest count when added. For example, if a catering order consists of 2 Catering Appetizer Platters, each representing 10 guests as defined here, the guest count on the check will be 20. You must select 11 - Add to Guest Count in the Menu Item Class module. This value does not affect the guest count when 8 - Use Number of Seats for Guest Count is set in the Revenue Center Parameters module. If the workstation operator presses the Number of Guests key during a transaction, the guest count no longer increments when menu items are added to the check.
   (Optional) Quantity	For some menu items, you might want to assign a quantity (greater than one) to a single MI Definition record. For example, you could have one MI Definition record for ½ Dozen Donuts (whose assigned Quantity setting is 6). The default value of the Quantity field is one (1). The Quantity field is accessible from a MI Definition record and then switching to Table view. The MI Definition Quantity field also links to and enhances the Menu Item Tax Class Override feature. Configuring the Menu Item Tax Class Override contains more information about menu item tax class overriding.
   (Optional) Consumer Advisory Description	This field is meant for Simphony Transaction Services (STS) Gen 2 users who want to provide dietetic information to customers. Allergen, Nutrition and Consumer Advisory Information contains more information about configuring these fields.

4. Click Save.