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Modifying Modifiers and Substitution Modifiers

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The most common use for Modifying Modifiers is for items such as a side salad or baked potato that need additional modifications. The Side Salad is in the Sides choice, so you can choose fries, chips or a side salad.  Once you choose one side, the screen goes away. With this feature, a side salad will prompt a list of salad dressings (QTY: 1). To stay on the modifying modifier screen, set the Selection QTY to 0.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Create a Modifier Title
  2. Add a Modifier Name such as Side Salad
  3. Use the dropdown and select a modifier group that will attach to the modifier name, such as Salad Dressing
  4. The Salad Dressing or other modifier group MUST be created before you can link it to a modifier name. If you have not already created the modifier group, save your current screen and create a salad dressing modifier group.

If you need to be able to add multiple salad dressings or multiple modifiers that is attached to the modifier name, Side Salad, you must change the Selection QTY to the maximum allowed choices, if there is no max, use the quantity of 10

  1. Select Add/Update
  2. Select Save when you are finished

Substitution Modifiers

The substitution modifier function is used to only allow a cashier to sub out an equal or less expensive modifier choice. You must use prefixes for this function to activate.  After the user selects No – Bacon, for example, it will prompt the modifier group that is attached to the bacon.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Create a Modifier Title
  2. Add a Modifier Name such as Bacon
  3. Use the dropdown and select a modifier group that will attach to the modifier name, such as Proteins under .50 in the Substitution Modifier
  4. Select Add/Update
  5. Select Save when you are finished

 

Included Modifiers “Green Buttons”

 

This functionality is beneficial mainly for quick service restaurants; however any restaurant establishment may use it. It was originally designed for quick service restaurants to help cashiers read off included ingredients such as Lettuce, Tomato, and Onion.

The “Green Button” screen is a single layer modifier group.   Meaning, you cannot ‘modify the modifier’ or use substitution modifiers. Checking only ONE modifier in the list turns on the functionality for the whole modifier list.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Create a Modifier Title
  2. Add a Modifier Name such as Lettuce
  3. Select the checkbox Included In Menu Item
  4. Select Add/Update
  5. Add other modifiers that do not come on the item such as specialty upcharges or other options such as Mayo, Bacon $.50, Toasted Bun, etc. The more options listed, the less time it will take for the cashier/server to flip through multiple modifier pages.

 

Modifying Modifiers Using the “Green Buttons”

You CANNOT link off to a “modifying modifier”. The purpose of the Green Buttons is to create a quick and visual way to add, delete, and sub out items.

You can only use Modify this Modifier With to create a Pop Up Prefix.  A Pop Up Prefix is programmed as “Modifying a Modifier” but instead of the item linking to another modifier list, it will prompt a prefix choice. You could use this for wings, salad dressings, or anything that could use further modifications for the Green Button modifiers. The prefix list is created from a regular modifier list. The prefix list may include Crispy, XSauce, Dry, etc.

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