Administrator
Pages
  1. Staff dashboard, My account menu and Home icon
  2. Service: POS, guest approvals, phone orders, sold out and takeaway
  3. Orders: detail, payment and close, void, reopen and refund
  4. Menu items: add, edit prices, publish and archive
  5. Menu categories and option groups
  6. Tables and QR posters
  7. Opening hours, online ordering rules and booking rules
  8. Reservations: review, phone bookings and outcomes
  9. Gift cards: look up, amounts and redeem
  10. Reports and day close
  11. Staff accounts
  12. Website content
  13. Switch user: work as another account
  14. Screen reference
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Menu categories and option groups

Order the menu into categories, and give dishes priced choices such as the spice level or the pot type.

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Open Menu categories

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1Step 1 of 8

Menu categories sets the display order on the website and on the point of sale.

  1. Search a category, or click the pencil to edit and the bin to delete.
  2. Click + Add category for a new one; ← Back to dishes returns to Menu items.

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What you should see

Each row shows the number of dishes, the order, whether the category shows on the website and on the POS, and its POS colour.

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Add a category

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2Step 2 of 8

Add menu category has Category details, Visibility and Settings.

  1. Enter the Name and the Description.
  2. Tick Show on public menu, Show on POS and Published, pick a POS colour and set the Display order.
  3. Click Create category.

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What you should see

Lower display numbers come first, on the public menu and on the POS.

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Edit a category

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3Step 3 of 8

Edit menu category uses the same fields with the current values.

  1. Change the name, the description, the visibility, the colour or the order.
  2. Click Save.

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What you should see

The category's place and colour change on the menu and on the POS.

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Delete an empty category

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4Step 4 of 8

Deleting asks first and refuses while dishes are still in the category.

  1. Move or remove the dishes first, then come back and confirm.

This action cannot be undone.

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What you should see

For Signature Hotpot Broths and Soup Bases | 经典招牌锅底 the page says This category still holds 6 dishes. Move or remove them before deleting the category. and offers only Cancel.

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Open Option groups

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5Step 5 of 8

Option groups are priced options and the dishes they apply to.

  1. Click the pencil to edit or the bin to delete a group.
  2. Click + Add option group.

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What you should see

Each option group shows its choices, selection type and whether selection is required.

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Add an option group

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6Step 6 of 8

Add option group takes a name, the selection, the options with their prices and the dishes.

  1. Enter the Option group name, choose the Selection and tick Required if guests must choose.
  2. Click Add option for each choice, then pick the dishes in Applies to dishes.
  3. Click Save.

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What you should see

The group shows on every dish it applies to, on the website and on the POS.

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Edit the options and their prices

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7Step 7 of 8

Edit option group lists each option with its Price change, Default and Available.

  1. Change an Option name or its Price change, tick Default or Available, or remove an option with the bin.
  2. Click Save.

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What you should see

Extra charges are in Australian dollars; zero records a no-cost choice.

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Delete an unused option group

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8Step 8 of 8

Deleting an option group asks first and refuses while dishes still use it.

  1. Take the group off its dishes first, then confirm.

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What you should see

For Spice Level | 辣度选择 the page says the group is still on 3 dishes and offers only Cancel.

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  3. 3Order at your table with the QR code5 steps · Guest
  4. 4Book a table3 steps · Guest
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  3. 3Counter and phone takeaway orders3 steps · Waiter
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  6. 6Sold out board and pausing online orders4 steps · Waiter
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Manager 12 guides

  1. 1Staff dashboard, My account menu and Home icon5 steps · Manager
  2. 2Service: POS, guest approvals, phone orders, sold out and takeaway6 steps · Manager
  3. 3Orders: detail, payment and close, void, reopen and refund3 steps · Manager
  4. 4Menu items: add, edit prices, publish and archive6 steps · Manager
  5. 5Menu categories and option groups8 steps · Manager
  6. 6Tables and QR posters5 steps · Manager
  7. 7Opening hours, online ordering rules and booking rules5 steps · Manager
  8. 8Reservations: review, phone bookings and outcomes3 steps · Manager
  9. 9Gift cards and promotions5 steps · Manager
  10. 10Reports and day close8 steps · Manager
  11. 11Staff accounts4 steps · Manager
  12. 12Website content3 steps · Manager, Guest

Administrator 13 guides

  1. 1Staff dashboard, My account menu and Home icon5 steps · Administrator
  2. 2Service: POS, guest approvals, phone orders, sold out and takeaway6 steps · Administrator
  3. 3Orders: detail, payment and close, void, reopen and refund3 steps · Administrator
  4. 4Menu items: add, edit prices, publish and archive6 steps · Administrator
  5. 5Menu categories and option groups8 steps · Administrator
  6. 6Tables and QR posters5 steps · Administrator
  7. 7Opening hours, online ordering rules and booking rules5 steps · Administrator
  8. 8Reservations: review, phone bookings and outcomes3 steps · Administrator
  9. 9Gift cards: look up, amounts and redeem3 steps · Administrator
  10. 10Reports and day close8 steps · Administrator
  11. 11Staff accounts4 steps · Administrator
  12. 12Website content3 steps · Administrator, Guest
  13. 13Switch user: work as another account2 steps · Administrator
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