Settings 3

1. Open the Back Office.
2. Click Settings.
3. Select System Settings.
4. Click the Settings tab.
5. Click the Settings 3 tab.
   

Default Min's to Hold Table Reservation
The default number of minutes, prior to the reservation's scheduled time, to hold the table. Users can change this value when creating the reservation either on the Front End or in the Back Office.

 

Default Min's for Reservation Duration
The default number of minutes the reservation is scheduled to last. Users can change this value when creating the reservation either on the Front End or in the Back Office.

 

Gratuity Description
On reports, receipts, and the Recall Closed Check prompt on the Front End, the gratuities line description.

 

Subtotal Description
On reports, receipts, and the Recall Closed Check prompt on the Front End, the sale subtotal line description.

 

Tax Description
On reports, receipts, and the Recall Closed Check prompt on the Front End, the total sale tax line description.

 

Sub w/ Tax Description
On receipts and the Recall Closed Check prompt on the Front End, the subtotal including tax line description.

 

Total Description
On reports, receipts, and the Recall Closed Check prompt on the Front End, the total sale amount line description.

 

Alt. Total Description
On a receipt, the credit card surcharges line description. See Credit Card Surcharge for more information on configuring a credit card surcharge.

 

Partial Order Message
On an order printer chit, the message text that will appear at the top of orders when not all items in the sale went to this printer.

 

Tips Description
This is the text that appears on the “Tips” line of receipts and the Electronic Journal Report.

 

Pickup Description
On reports and pickup chit, the “PickUp” line description.

 

No Due Rounding Desc.
On receipts, allows the user to enter a line description when no due rounding is used.

 

Customer Meal Item Mask
This is used to identify item(s) that are considered a “Customer Meal”. When one of these items is sold on the Front End, a customer with a sufficient number of “Meals Remaining” must be selected, and their meal counts will be decremented. This is useful for situations where employees get their meals from a limited menu and are only entitled to a set number per week/month.

 

Allow Multiple Customer Meal Items per Check
This allows the user to have more than one customer meal item per check.

 

Allow Negative Customer Meal Counts
This allows the customer to have a meal count less than zero. When enabled, the Front End will not prevent a check from being settled if the resulting meal count would be less than zero and Customer Maintenance > Adjust Meal Count dialog will allow entry of negative numbers.

 

Handheld Settings

The Handheld Settings will only be used if a handheld device has been configured.

 

Default Terminal Screen
The default screen that load when FPOS is run on the handheld device.

 

Use Section
The Signed On Terminal Screen, Home Menu, and Common Menu that load when FPOS is run on the handheld device, based on the user's section. If this option is selected, the Signed On Terminal Screen, Home Menu, and Common Menu options below will be disabled for manual configuration.

 

Signed On Terminal Screen
The Signed On Terminal Screen that loads when FPOS is run on the handheld device.

 

Home Menu
The Home Menu that loads when FPOS is run on the handheld device.

 

Common Menu
The Common Menu that loads when FPOS is run on the handheld device.

 

International Settings
Allows the user to set the international phone numbers and currency descriptions.

 

Phone Descriptions
The labels for the phone fields in Customer Maintenance. For example, Phone 1 as Cell, Phone 2 as Home, Phone 3 as Work, etc. Note: If using the Mercury Loyalty program, you must use Phone 1 for cell phone numbers for text message notifications to be received.

 

Customer Defaults
The default values for a customer's city, state, and zip which populate the City, State, and Zip Code fields when creating a new customer in Customer Maintenance or on the Front End.

 

Expected Tips Percent to Declare
The default percentage of tips to be declared when an employee declares tips on the Front End.

 

Desired Food Cost %
The default “Desired Food Cost” percentage used by the cost calculator that is found in Item Maintenance. The maximum value is 300 percent.

 

VAT Tax/Gratuity Calculation

Select a gratuity option for VAT taxes.

Calculate Gratuity on the GROSS Price of the Item (Vat Included)
Calculates gratuities based on the price of the item, tax included.

 

Calculate Gratuity on the Net Price of the Item (Vat Excluded)
Calculates gratuities based on the price of the item, tax excluded.