Order Entry Account Feature Toggles

The CBS system administrator sets the account feature toggles in ECM's administrative area for each account. (Toggles have two state options: On or Off.) These toggles allow accounts to use features appropriate for their business. 

 - Default settings to be set for all accounts

 - Optional (not default) setting

Clients may request that any setting be turned on or off for their account. Please contact your NorthStar representative to set feature toggles for your account.  



Feature Code

Feature Name

Description

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Feature Code

Feature Name

Description

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1

iOS 7 Device Support

User can add iOS devices via ECM

 

2

Printer Redirection

Printers setting to configure failover settings to redirect print jobs 

 

3

Combos

Combo menu items configuration available

 

4

Mercury Credit Card

Mercury/Vantiv available as a credit card processor

 

5

Mercury Gift Card

Mercury/Vantiv available as a gift card processor

 

6

System Settings

Enables System Settings tab in Sites 

7

Display Checks on Expanded on Screen

Concept setting to display on-screen checks in expanded format 

8

Print components and serving options

Concept setting to print components and serving options on guest receipts

 

10

Multiple Taxes

Tax Types - allow multiple tax types to be configured

 

11

Tip Share

Job setting to set tip share percentage 

 

12

Copy From Site

Site can be created by copying existing site in ECM 

 

13

Suggested Gratuity

Receipts setting to set suggested gratuities displayed on receipt 

 

14

Games

Games can be configured at site level 

15

Limited User

Dashboard/Roles setting to set Acess Type for each ECM module (Limited or ViewEdit)

 

16

Multi-Site Support

Allows multiple sites to be selected in Menu Items to show Shared Properties view 

 

17

Gratuity

Gratuities can be created and configured (Financial tab) 

 

18

Offline Credit Card

Payment setting to configure offline credit card transactions limits

 

19

Guest Identifier

Area setting option to require guest identifiers (Setting: Guest identifier required)

 

20

Scales

Make Scales tab available in Sites/Peripherals

 

21

Reports

Reports can be accessed in ECM

 

22

Scanners

Make Scanners tab available in Sites/Peripherals

 

23

Pricing Override as Adjustments

Configure pricing overrides as adjustments (Financial tab) 

 

24

Meal Voucher

Time Clock setting for meal voucher



Media Sharing

Allow ECM Media to be shared to multiple 3rd Party Delivery Platforms

25

Print Route Override

Printer setting by area allows items to be routed to specified printers 

 

26

Payment Devices

Payment devices can be configured 

 

27

Sales and Labor Integration

Integrations setting to allow HotSchedules configuration 

28

Customer Display

Make Customer Displays tab available in Sites/Peripherals

 

29

4.0 G2e Training Mode

Training mode can be used at site 

 

31

Geocoding Address

Uses site address to display map of location on Sites/Site Info tab 

 

32

4.0 G0  PRE-REQ Job Permissions/Code based .sdf

Generate SDF via code rather than SSIS

 

33

4.0 G3c Free components

Menu item setting to specify the number of free components allowed 

 

34

Hide Menu Item customization per item

Menu item setting to Hide menu item customization on add 

35

4.0 G2d Labor Categories

Expose Labor Categories tab on Jobs; associate jobs with labor categories

 

36

4.0 G1e Adjustment reasons by site

Adjustment reason setting to specify sites allowed to use the adjustment reason 

 

37

Job Adjustment Reasons

Job setting to allow access to specified adjustment reasons 

 

38

Surveys

Add survey configuration to site (Sites/Surveys drop-down)

39

4.0 G1b Guest Facing Web Browsing

Guest-facing option to enable web browsing in guest-facing mode

 

40

Copy From Menu Item

Menu item option (on menu item grid) to copy existing menu item

 

41

4.0 G3a Featured Menu Categories (Guest  UI)

Menus option to select menu item categories as featured in guest UI 

 

42

4.0 G2a Disable Payment Types site wide

Sites/Payment settings to enable individual payment types 

 

43

4.0 G3d Menu Item Pricing, different price by menu

Menu Item Pricing (Products) option to allow users to override and define pricing by menu 

 

44

4.0 G4e Manual System Open/Close

Sites setting to require a user to manually open and close the site 

 

45

4.0 G4b Area Gratuities

Area setting to enable auto gratuities 

 

46

4.0 G4d Disable Email Receipt

Receipts setting to enable/disable email receipts

 

47

4.0 G4c Taxes by menu

Menu setting to specify menu tax types allowed 

 

48

4.0 G3e Make a menu item require staff to order it

Menu item setting to restrict ordering of specified menu items by job 

 

49

4.0 G3f Adjustments group on receipts and UI

Site setting to show adjustments by item or summarized by type on receipts and UI 

 

50

4.0 G2b Auto Gratuity Can use net or gross

Gratuity setting to set automatic gratuity calculation against net or gross sales

 

51

4.0 G3b Set Default Gratuity Choice for the Guest

Guest-facing setting to set default suggested gratuity 

 

52

4.0 G2c Alternate Payment option security by job

Job setting to specify alternate payments allowed for job 

 

53

4.0 G4a Menu Item Prefix will print in kitchen.

Menu setting to specify menu prefix to order items name on receipt (e.g., HH - Mini Tacos)

 

54

4.0 G1c Seat Numbers

Menu item setting for option to require seat number for item (Requires area setting "Enable seat number") 

 

55

4.0 G1d Combo First Ordering

Adds Menu Item Categories module to combo menu item to create combo first item 

 

57

Cover Count - Menu Items

Menu item option to set Cover Count 

 

58

4.0 G0a  PRE-REQ JSON publish improvement

Enable JSON publishing 

 

59

4.0 G0b PRE-REQ Consolidate like items in kitchen

Kitchen setting to allow like items to be consolidated on kitchen output

 

60

4.0 G4f PMS Integration for FCUI

Alternate Payment setting allowing Posting Interface to be set to PMS 

 

61

4.1 PAX Devices

Sites/Peripherals setting option to include PAX Terminal as payment device type 

 

62

4.1 Guest Receipt Consolidate Items

Receipts setting to consolidate like order items on guest receipt 

 

63

Expand time clock overtime rules

Time clock setting enabling display and configuration of overtime rules 

64

4.1 Payment Listing on DSR/Cashout

Site/Reports setting - Option to print payment listing on cashout 

 

65

Show new Payment UI

Site/s Payments option to show expanded payment options

 

66

4.1 Multiple Gift Card Providers

Payment setting adding gift card option to multiple gift card processors

 

67

Enable Micros 8700 PMS Interface

Allows the user to configure Micros 8700 as PMS - setting? 

 

68

4.2 Multiple Language for Guest UI Modes

Guest-facing setting to enable multiple language configuration in guest UI

 

69

4.2 Slipstream Gift Cards

Payment setting adding Slipstream as a gift card processor

 

70

4.3 Real Time Data to Data Services

Concept setting for check updates to be sent to data services in real time

 

71

Enable combo taxes

Combo menu item tax setting for prevailing priced combos 

 

72

Enable Alternate Payment Requires Member

Alternate payment setting to require member account for use 

 

73

Enable Site Time Clock Breaks

Enables Breaks and Break Permissions settings for Time Clock 

 

74

Enable Tax Inclusive

Allow the user to indicate if a menu item is tax inclusive or not. (Area setting deployment needed)



75

HeartlandService Credit Card

Payment setting adding Heartland as a credit card processor 

76

4.4 Reset Totals when Staff Finalizes Cashout

Reports setting option to automatically reset totals when a server finalizes a cashout 

 

77

Enable ECM Web Ordering

Integrations/Web Ordering API setting to enable web ordering 

78

Magensa Credit Card

Payment setting adding Magensa as a credit card processor

 

79

WorldPay Credit Card

Payment setting adding WorldPay as a credit card processor

 

80

Start and end dates

Allow users to set start and end dates for menu items and components

 

81

Enable Component Serving Option pricing

Component/Serving Options setting allowing users to set price for component serving option 

 

82

TSYS Credit Card

Payment setting adding TSYS as a credit card processor

 

83

Menu Item(s) Category to Print check

Area setting to require item from selected category per guest (Setting: Item required from selected category per guest) 

 

84

User Key Codes

Time Clock setting to show user key codes on time clock adjustment screen 

85

OLO delivery locations

Online Ordering (Sites) setting to specify delivery locations

88

Enable Fiscal Calendar

NOT SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME - Financial setting to specify fiscal calendar 

90

Sales Category Tip Share

Sales Category option to exclude specified sales category from tip share calculations 

 

92

Print Bar Codes on Receipt

Receipts setting adding options for printing bar codes on receipt

 

93

Staff Facing

Staff Facing (Site) tab added to configure staff-facing settings 

 

94

Components Print Routing

Print Routing tab added to Components for configuration

 

95

Adjustment Reason Single Discount

Adjustment Reason setting to allow discount to be applied multiple times to a single item or check

 

96

Logic Control Item Display

Kitchen setting - Logic Control option to add new items to existing check on kitchen output 

 

98

Schedule Jobs and Rates

Add/Edit User - When enabled, allows admin to set an activation date for a user's job(s) and rate(s) 

99

One-week Pay Period

Store Hours option to set pay period to one week 

 

100

4.6 Enforce Labor Schedule

Job setting to enforce labor schedule and set grace periods

 

101

Short Location Description

Area/Location option to set short location description for QSR display

 

102

Default to Location Keypad

Sites/Layouts option to default to location keypad (location list) on login 

 

103

Restricted items

Menu item option to make individual item "restricted; requires job permission to order" 

 

104

Third Party Offers

Sites/Integrations - Adds Offer Provider tab for third-party offer providers 

105

4.5 PLU/Barcode search

Menu item option to add PLU/Barcode as menu item type

 

106

4.5 Location Map Background Images

Sites/Layouts option to add background image to location map

 

107

4.5 Suggested Gratuity Numeric Keypad

Guest-Facing option to display keypad for gratuity instead of suggested gratuity amounts 

 

108

4.6 Require Tips Declaration Rule

Sites/Time Clock option to require declared tips 

 

109

4.5 MSR MiFare/Swipe for Areas

Areas setting to define MSR default behavior (swipe or RFID) 

 

110

4.5 Menu item coursing on the Staff UI

Staff Facing setting to allow menu item coursing 

 

112

Display some components in expanded check format

Component category setting appears with options to show all components or only added/removed components

 

114

Allowed Menu Item Categories in Adjustment Reason

Adjustment Reasons setting to select menu item categories allowed to use reason 

 

115

Reporting Categories

Enable Reporting Categories under Categories 

 

116

Local printing of remote items to a local Printer

Device Peripherals option to print items to specified printer. (Overrides printer setting for location.) 

 

117

Upcharges on prevailing priced combo

Menu item/Combo Qualifiers - Add Upcharge Criteria tab to prevailing price combo menu item to set upcharge on qualifiers 

 

118

Labor enforcement

Integrations option to Pull schedules from HotSchedules 

 

120

PLU/Barcode Module

Sites/Receipts setting to add Bar Codes tab with print options for bar code

 

121

Memo on adjustment reason

Adjustment reason option to allow and configure memo requirement 

 

122

Charged tips can be included or excluded from cash

Sites/Reports option to deduct charged tips from cash owed when a staff member finalizes a cashout 

 

123

Print BIN number prior to the prep description

Kitchen setting option to print BIN number prior to prep description 

 

124

Opt in to receive emails or marketing materials

Guest-facing setting option to allow email opt-in to receive emails or marketing materials

125

4.7 Enhanced check search

Area setting allowing enhanced check search (by alternate locations) for counter service

 

126

4.7 Area icons

Area setting allowing user to select representative icons for alternate locations (e.g., take-out, phone order, delivery services, etc.) 

 

127

4.7 Easy Access (Alternate Locations)

Sites/Devices - Add Alternate Location tab to configure alternate locations for the device

 

128

Current business day HotSchedules sync

Sales, volume and timecard data sent to HotSchedules every two hours for the current business day when enabled

 

129

Alternate payments controlled by site 

Enables Site Availability tab in Alternate Payments configuration; allows admins to specify alternate payments available by site 

130

Quantity on Combos

Area setting to allow quantity orders of combo qualifiers

131

4.7 Menu Item Button Label

Menu item setting option for button label; label name prints on receipt (staff-facing)

 

132

4.7 Enhanced start tab

Area setting to prompt for CC pre-authorization to start a tab 

 

133

Hide combo child items on receipt

Receipts setting option to show combo child items on receipt 

 

134

Text messaging on ready orders

Area setting to enable text messaging 

 

135

4.7 Show location numbers in check search

Area setting to show location numbers in check search after session is finalized 

 

136

4.7 Enable drawer assignment (dual drawers)

Device/Device Peripherals setting to enable drawer assignment

 

137

ECM API

Sites/Integrations setting to add ECM API tab with option to enable schedule API 

 

138

Send to kitchen when finalized

Enables Area setting to send to kitchen when finalized (counter service only) 

 

139

4.7 Customer account required on advance orders

Enable Staff Facing setting "Customer account required on advance orders" 

 

140

Mobile Notifications

Enables Adjustment Reasons setting to send mobile alert when adjustment is greater or equal to [options for Dollar amount or Percentage of check total]   

141

4.7 No signature required on payment processing

Enables Site/Payment setting option "Signature is required"; options to select Chit or Screen 

142

4.7 Print menu item button name on receipt

Enables Sites/Receipts option to Print button name on receipt 

 

143

Display all checks from location map

Enables Sites/Staff Facing option to Display all checks from location map (Check Search)

144

4.7d IDScan.net VeriScan Online ID Scanner

Enables Age Verification tab (Sites/Integrations) with option to enable IDScan.net VeriScan Online ID Scanner 

145

4.7 Print check items to additional printers

Kitchen setting: When Kitchen Printing is selected, enables option to Notify other printers of check items 

 

146

ECM Access tab under Dashboard -> Roles -> Edit

Adds ECM Access tab to Roles under Dashboard/Users

147

4.7 Time - Rounding rules for clock-in/clock-out

Time Clock setting for Time Rounding Rules 

 

148

Prompt for phone number on payment terminal

Staff Facing option to Prompt for account phone number on payment terminal 

149

Paytronix loyalty using phone number only 4.7 RELEASE

Payment setting for Paytronix processor to select New account registration requirement (options: Name, Email, Phone Number or only Phone Number) 

150

Allow reduced price percentage on combos

Menu item setting for reduced price combo with options for dollars or percentage reduction 

 

151

4.8 Enable quick-pay buttons by area

Area setting to Show payment buttons on order screen 

152

4.8 GC tip on PAX device

Adds GC Tip (PAX Only) column to Peripherals/Payment Devices 

153

4.8 Component print routing options

Components/General tab setting to add Print Routing Option with dropdown options to route Component Only or Menu Item and Component (ECM 5/21/19)

154

4.8 print priced components and serving options

Concept setting to print priced/non-priced components and serving options with/without prices OE-12553 

155

Print member info on kitchen chit 

Area setting to print member name, phone and/or address on kitchen chit OE-12972

156

Set component/serving option kitchen time

Component setting to make Prep Time tab and page available OE-12386

157

Print items by course (staff facing)

Kitchen setting option to print items by course in the kitchen OE-10176

159

Show Data View on ECM Welcome page

Option to show Data Processing Time on ECM Welcome page OE-12743

160

Receipts: Display footer messages option

Receipts setting option to allow user to configure footer messages OE-13166

161

4.8 Override site payment signature setting

Area setting to configure payment signature requirement by area (If yes to override site by area, options are to sign on chit or screen)

162

4.8 Menu item: Checkbox modifications setting

Menu item setting to use the checkbox view in guest-facing mode when customizing an item

163

Item Reporting Categories

Categories: Adds Item Reporting Categories to menu with ability to configure reporting categories by item 

164

4.8 Enhanced adjustment, combo, coupon parsing 

  • Concept setting: Internal parsing engine code. Admin can specify an internal coupon parsing engine allowing complex adjustments such as BOGO, minSpend, exclusive, and lesser to be built. Enable coupon parsing. (Client specific)

  • Adjustment reason setting: When selected, displays setting: Apply discount to the entire check during coupon scan. 

165

Finalize unfinished transactions to payment type

Site > Reports setting. Admin can specify to:

  • Finalize unfinished transactions at the end of the next business date

  • Finalize unfinished transactions to payment type

166

Tax Calculation at the Check Level

Site > Tax Rates setting. Allow users to configure tax calculation at either item (default) or check level

167

Allow user to leverage NorthStar coupon services

When enabled, NorthStar Coupon Services is available from Financial dropdown; coupon services pages become available: 

  • NorthStar Coupon Services Batch Management

  • NorthStar Coupon Services Offers 

168

Combos - Set default menu items

Products > Menu Items > combo menu items > Qualifiers tab

When toggle setting is enabled, the Qualifiers tab has a Default column to select default items. When ordering a combo in the app, these items will be selected by default for the qualifying menu item category. 

169 

4.8 Compulsory cash drawer  

Sites > Printers >Add/Edit Printer

When enabled, a setting is shown on the printer page: Compulsory cash drawer. 
When setting is selected, the cash drawer must be closed for the POS app to function.  (Only one cash drawer can be selected.) 

170

Key Code Editor

When enabled, displays Key Code link in Users dropdown. Allows user (with permission to access module) to make key code changes and publish the change. 

171

Allow customer details to be masked

Sites > Staff Facing > Settings
When enabled, an option will display to allow customer details to be masked on the Customer Details pop-up in the loyalty process of the app. 

172

Print duplicate receipt  

Sites > Printers >Add/Edit Printer

When enabled, a setting allows the user to select a printer to print a duplicate receipt: Duplicate Receipt Printer 

173

Allow import/export of Users file

Import and export buttons on Users page (ECM > Order Entry > Users > Users) allows site to import or export CSV file.

174

Allow import/export of Menu Items file 

Import and export buttons on Menu Items grid page (Products> Menu Items) allows site to import or export CSV file.

175

4.8 Allow NorthStar Pay

Sites > Receipts > Bar/QR Codes 

When enabled, the Bar/QR Codes page will show settings to print QR code on receipt.



176

Allow to configure guest identifier kiosk prompt

Guest Facing setting with label "Kiosk Prompt" and text box to enter text for prompt. Prompt will appear on Guest Facing UI. 

178 

4.8 Schedule menu item price changes

Products > Menu items > General tab

When enabled, a link is shown below the price: Schedule price change
The link opens a new window where the user can schedule a price change with effective date and expiration date  

179

4.7 Vantiv Encryption Type

Site and Groups > edit a site > Payment 

When enabled, adds Gift Card Encryption Type to Vantiv card processor configuration. This allows Vantiv gift cards to be decrypted by either Vantiv or Magensa swipe. 

180 

Shift4 Credit Card

Sites > Payment > Card Processors 

When enabled, Shift 4 appears as a card processor option in the list of processors. 

OE-14755



181

4.8 Enable “Link to” menu item type

Products > Menu Items > Add menu item 

New menu item type that allows menu item to be used as a navigational shortcut. 

 OE-14884

182

Enable UltiPro API integration 

Import and export buttons on Users page (ECM > Order Entry > Users > Users) allows site to import or export CSV file via UltiPro's API. 

OE-14918

183

4.8 Allow out-of-stock items in advance orders

Staff-facing setting. When enabled, out-of-stock items can be ordered for advance orders. 

184

4.8 Fresh KDS Kitchen System

Enables kitchen configuration settings to appear for Fresh KDS 

(OE-14939)

185 

Text to pay 

Enables text-to-pay payment setting in Area settings. 



(OE-15252)

186 

Time records: Staff must acknowledge adjustment 

Enables settings on Time Clock (from Sites) to require staff members to acknowledge time record adjustments with option to exclude time record adjustments from labor reports and data outputs if not acknowledged. 

(OE-15394)

187

Allow Guest Identifier Categories 

Enables Guest Identifier Categories and Guest Identifiers pages (accessed from Categories dropdown in ECM navigation bar) 

188 

Payroll Tip Distribution 

Enables Payroll Tip Distribution process (accessed from Users dropdown in ECM navigation bar) 

189

Set number of decimal places to round hours worked

Allows site to select the number of decimal places to round hours worked



190

Enable TruCommerce Integration 

Enables ECM pages for TruCommerce to be enabled and configured 

191

Print survey code on receipt

Enable Survey code settings on ECM > Edit Site > Receipts > Codes > Survey Code

OE-16052

192

Enable banks and drops

Enables site(s) to use banks and drops and set limits. Activates Banks/Drops settings on Sites > Staff Facing page. 

193

Text to join loyalty program

Enables sites to configure text to join loyalty program on the Sites > Staff Facing page 

194

Enable multiple loyalty providers

Enables site(s) to use multiple loyalty providers. Loyalty providers are set on the Sites > Payment page. 

195 

Enable loyalty card BIN ranges 

Provides ability for site to enter BIN ranges for loyalty providers. Membership service will use the BIN ranges to determine which loyalty provider to attempt to process a transaction.

196

Mask loyalty member info by area (app/receipt)

Area setting to mask specified personally identifiable information on the guest receipt, kitchen chit and app. Doc: Add an Area

197

Enable Wisely integration 

Allows site to integrate Wisely table management. To enable on site, go to Sites > Table and select Wisely in Table Management Engine.  

198

Adyen Devices

Allows site to use Adyen as a payment processor and Adyen Terminal for payment device. Enables selection on Payment page and also on the Peripheral > Payment Device > Type. 

199

2 or 3 digit check number prints

Prints the last 2 or 3 digits from the check number on the top of the receipt: 


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