Creating quick menu items

Retailers can add a store product to a quick menu by creating an item button for the product. Items assigned to quick menus retain their tax properties defined in the store’s database.

Note

The following steps describe creating a quick menu button for the sample store item Roman Necklace.

To create an item button for a store product, follow these steps:

  1. On the Menu Maintenance screen, select Add/Edit Menu Buttons. The POS application displays the Add/Edit Menu Buttons screen.

  2. Select Add Item. The POS application displays the Add Item Details screen.

  3. Enter the required information. Use the following table to understand the fields on the screen.
    Field nameDescriptionSample value
    Button ID

    Specifies the unique ID of the item button.

    Note

    By default, the POS generates the button ID. This field cannot be modified.

    		2
    Parent Menu Name

    Determines the item button’s parent menu, or in which quick menu the item button is displayed.

    Note

    The field’s drop-down list of options reflects the existing quick menu styles. Enter or select the name of the quick menu to which the item will be added to.

    		Fashion Accessories
    Display OrderDetermines the order in which the button is displayed on the Menu Maintenance screen and Quick Menu screen.4
    LabelDefines the primary line of text displayed inside the button.Roman Necklace
    Additional TextDefines the secondary line of text displayed inside the button.(None)
    Background ColorSpecifies the color code for the background of the button.#F78181
    Foreground ColorSpecifies the color code for the label text displayed inside the button.#FAFAFA
    Background Color PressingSpecifies the color code for the background of the button when selected.#B45F04
    Foreground Color PressingSpecifies the color code for the label text displayed inside the button when the button is selected.#F2F2F2
    Action Type

    For item buttons, the POS displays Add Item as the field’s value by default.

    Note

    This field cannot be modified.

    		Add Item
    Action DataSpecifies the bar code of the item.00006220987862
    Image Location

    Specifies the URL path of the image to be displayed on the item button.

    Note

    For POS terminals accessing an image URL, add the image URL to the browser’s list of trusted sites within the Internet option settings to avoid error messages and to properly load the images.

    		https://upload.romannecklace.png
    Item DescriptionDefines the item description to be displayed on the POS application and POSLog, as well as printed on the transaction receipts and chits.Roman Necklace
    Item PriceSpecifies the price of the item.120.00
    Note

    Item details can be validated with the store’s database using the Validate Item function. For more information, refer to Validating details of quick menu items.

  4. Select Save. The POS application displays the item button on the Add/Edit Menu Buttons screen.

    Note

    In the sample image above, the quick menu button for the item Roman Necklace is added to the Fashion Accessories menu.