Creating a New Menu Item

The steps to take in other to create a new menu item includes the following;

• Click on the “Add New” button on the menu page

• Clicking on the “Add New” button opens up a drawer containing fields to be updated with the menu information, these fields includes the following:

• Photo : This is where a picture of the menu being created would be uploaded. To upload a photo click on the “Add photo” button to upload an existing photo on the device being used.

• Name: This is where the name of the menu being created is updated

• Description: Describe what the menu being created is all about

• Category: This is where you group the menu being created, or you select a category from list of all existing menu categories created.

• Price: This is where the amount the menu would be sold for is updated

• Upsell item: Selecting the checkbox suggests that the menu being created should form as a featured image on the Microsite POS - Featured menu images on the microsite are seen before any other menu items that are available for sale on the microsite.

• Exclude from Tax: Selecting the checkbox suggests that the menu item should be excluded from being taxed. Hence tax won't be charged for that menu item.

• Special Prices: Setting a special price for a menu suggests that for the period of time selected, the menu item should be sold for a stipulated amount other than the one created, however, once the period of time set elapses, the price of the menu item returns back to the original price updated. To set a special price for a menu click on the “Add” button, this would popup a modal which displays a start date, end date and price field, select a start date and an end date from the calendar, proceed to update a special price and then finally click on the “set special price” button to save.

• Variations: These are used to provide different options for the menu item created. An example can be sizes like small, medium or large. To add variations to a menu, click on the “Add” button, fill the Variation name and Variation price, then save by clicking on the save button.

• Modifiers: Modifiers are assigned to a menu , it adds more details on an order, such as side dishes. Modifiers are created on the Modifiers page. To tie a modifier to a menu click on the “Add” button, this shows a new modifier search field, where modifiers existing on the modifiers page when searched for, appear with a checkbox, add a modifier by selecting the checkbox and clicking on the “Save Changes” button.

• Additions: These are add-ons to a menu item. Existing menu items can be added to the menu item created here. To add menu additions click on the “Add” button, clicking on the add button introducing a new additions search field where existing menu items when searched for, appear with a checkbox, add a menu addition by selecting the checkbox and clicking on the  “Save Changes” button.

• Click on the “Save Item” button to save the menu item created. Once the menu item is saved, it automatically appears on the menu page. 

To create a new menu, only three (3) fields are required to be updated  These fields include: Menu name, Menu Category and Menu Price.