Configuring a High Amount Lockout (HALO) for Tenders
High Amount Lockout (HALO) is a set limit on the dollar amount of menu items or tenders that may be entered by the workstation operator. A HALO is used to filter out erroneously high entries.
When a Tender/Media HALO is active, dollar amount entries are compared to the HALO amount. The HALO may be configured to limit either the tender amount entered or the amount over tendered.
Authority to override a Tender/Media HALO may be restricted to certain employees.
When a menu item HALO is active, the quantity of the item ordered times the item price is compared to the HALO amount. For example, if a menu item is priced at $3.00, and the HALO for this menu item class is set at $30.00, then ordering 11 of these menu items would exceed the HALO amount (11 x $3.00 > $30.00).
If the HALO is exceeded in an entry, the workstation prompts “AMOUNT TOO LARGE- CONTINUE?”. The operator may then change the entry or continue with the large amount.
Parent topic: Payments and Currency