1. Configuration Guide
  2. Menu Items
  3. Adding Non-Revenue Menu Items

Adding Non-Revenue Menu Items

Non-revenue menu items on guest checks do not add to the net sales total amounts on financial reports. A typical use case for non-revenue menu items is to use them to enter the value of a gift card reload amount. Workstation operators can add the item to a check and then tender the transaction, causing the item's value to be added to a gift card. This value does not increment the system’s revenue because no physical product has been sold.

The following restrictions are enforced on checks, including non-revenue menu items on the point-of-sales (POS) system (and including Transaction Services Gen1):

  • Taxes and discounts are not applied to non-revenue menu items (even if they are configured in the EMC).

  • Non-revenue menu items cannot be included as a part of combo meals. If a combo meal is added containing non-revenue menu items, the POS generates an error message.

  • Non-revenue menu items can only be configured as condiments for non-revenue parent menu items. Non-revenue menu items cannot be configured as condiments (or combo meal sides) for conventional priced parent menu items, and vice versa. Incorrect configurations generate an error message.

  • For all workstation financial reports, the previously existing line Non Rev Svc has been changed to Non Rev Total. Non-revenue menu items sales are now posted on the Non Rev Total line on reports.

    Note:

    The existing Menu Item Sales and Menu Item Summary reports do not post non-revenue menu item sales totals. Two workstation reports track such totals:

    • Non Revenue Menu Item Sales

    • Non Revenue Menu Item Summary

Configuring Non-Revenue Menu Items

  1. Select the Enterprise, click Configuration, and then click Menu Item Maintenance.

  2. Click Insert on the toolbar.

  3. Add a master record using your preferred configuration method. See Configuring Master Records for Menu Items for more information.

  4. For each non-revenue menu item master record, enable the Non-Revenue checkbox, and then click Save.

    Figure 18-2 Menu Item Maintenance - Master Records


    This figure shows the Menu Item Maintenance module’s Master records section.

See List of Workstation PMC Reports for more information about the non-revenue menu item reports.

Parent topic: Menu Items