Components (Menu Item)
- Rose Eliff (Unlicensed)
Owned by Rose Eliff (Unlicensed)
Summary
Menu items can be configured with components included in the configuration so the menu item can be customized from a selection of component choices.
- Example: For a Two-Egg Breakfast menu item, the following components might be available:
- Breakfast bread choice
- Breakfast meat
- Egg Prep
- Cheese
Component rules can be set to configure the menu item further, such as requiring a minimum/maximum number of components to be ordered from a component category or establishing a number of free component items. For example, the first 2 toppings on a pizza may have no charge, but every additional topping costs $1.00.
Configuration
Assign a component to an item
- To configure components on a menu item in ECM, go to Products > Menu Items.
- Find the menu item and click the edit (pencil) icon to open the edit window.
- Click the Components tab
- Selected Component Categories are listed in the display order set in Component Categories
- Add Component(s) to menu item
- Click the Available Component Categories drop-down and select a component category. The Components pane will populate with the components in that category.
- Components
- Select the components that will be available to be associated with the item.
- Select the components that will be default components associated with the item.
- Click Save Changes to save or Cancel Changes to discard changes.
- Selected Component Categories - The selected component category is shown after changes are saved.
- Components can be sorted by name by clicking the Name header
- Components
- Rules for components
- The rules provide a powerful level of configurability for users to apply to menu item components, such as minimums and maximums and free components based on how they're ordered (as in "first 3 toppings are free"); a maximum can be set for any one component (a guest can be barred from adding 20 servings of a component).
Select a component from Selected Component Categories. Set the rules for the selected component category at the right.
- Rules for components
| Rule | Description |
|---|---|
| Minimum Required | Minimum number of items from the selected component category that are required to place the order. A message will appear on the app if the minimum requirement is not met. |
| Maximum Allowed | Maximum number of total components from the category that can be ordered. A message will appear on the app if the maximum allowed is exceeded. |
| Maximum Unique | Maximum number of times an individual component can be ordered, e.g., components from the cheese category can only be ordered once. |
| First # components are free | Number of components that can be ordered at no cost before pricing applies. |
| Components after # are free | Components after a set quantity will not be charged; all previous components will be charged except those that qualify for first # components are free. |
| Default components are free | Any components marked as "Default" will not be charged. |
In the example below, the rules are configured as follows:
- Minimum Required - One item from the component category is required
- Maximum allowed - Two total items from the entire component category may be added, e.g., two total cheese components can be ordered from the category
- Maximum Unique - From any individual component (e.g., Cheese 1, Cheese 2, Cheese 3), a maximum of 1 unit of that individual component item may be added
- A maxmum of one unit of Cheese 1 may be ordered, for example
- None of the first components are free
- None of the remaining components are free
- Default components are free.
- Click Update to save rules as configured; click Remove to remove the configured rules.
- When component configuration is complete, click Save to save changes and close the screen, Cancel to discard changes or Apply to apply the changes and remain on the screen.
- Deploy changes to the site.
Operation
On the POS device:
- Order the item
- The components page for the item will display the components configured for the item. In this example, Cheese 1 and Cheese 2 have been configured for this item.
- Per the rules, the user can order a maximum of two cheese components, such as one of Cheese 1 and one of Cheese 2.
- The user could opt to order two of Cheese 2, which conforms with both the Maximum Allowed and the Maximum Unique setting of 2 items
- The ordered components will appear on the check panel below the menu item, slightly indented as shown:
