Quantity Countdowns

Effortlessly Manage Orders with MicroSale's Countdown

MicroSale’s countdown feature simplifies complex order management, making it perfect for items like wing flavors, bagels, and beer buckets.

Key Benefits:

• Quick Entry: Easily split orders with just a few taps, ensuring accurate math every time.
• Simple Quantity Management: Tap to select quantities and flavors; the remaining count updates automatically, eliminating manual calculations.
• Customizable Orders: Mix and match flavors effortlessly, and assign quantities like “half mild” or specific numbers.
• Flexible Pricing Options: Charge a flat rate or price per item, tailored to your needs—e.g., $5 for all drums or $0.10 each.
• Error Reduction: Streamline operations and minimize mistakes, enabling staff to serve customers faster and more accurately.

How to create a count down item:

Part 1 - Create the menu item

1. Go to Managers Menu > Menu Maintenance > Menu Items and Pricing
2. Type in the menu item name (with the quantity) such as "12 Wings"
3. Choose the appropriate category and department
4. Add in the price for the 12 Wings
5. Select the appropriate kitchen printers, if applicable
   1. Your screen should look similar to this:
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6. In the upper right corner of the screen, select Goto Modifier Screen
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7. Create a modifier title such as Wing Sauces
   1. Under modifier name, type in each sauce name
      1. Such as; mild, medium, hot, bbq, also add a "Plain" option.
      2. Add a modifier called Half and add it to the top of the list (this works as a function with "Set as Countdown").
         1. Do not add other modifications to this list such as "crispy", "Extra sauce", etc. You will add those in a separate modifier group.
      3. Select the check option, "Set as Count Down"
      4. The check option, Print in Color (prints modifiers in red on remote printers), is selected by default
         
         1. Your screen should look like this:
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         2. When you exit, you should be back at your menu item, 12 Wings.
         3. In the upper right corner in yellow, select the option, "Turn on modifiers"
         4. In the field, "Modifier #1", select the Wing Sauces modifier title.
         5. Select the option, "Enable "Min/Max Choices".
         6. To the right of Modifier #1 with Wing Sauces, type in 12 for the Min and 12 for the Max.
            1. Do NOT check the option to the right (the checkbox means that the modifier group will only appear when you select Modify Item. When you are using the countdown feature, the modifier group must immediately prompt.
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         7. Select Save (lower right corner of screen) when completed
         8. Add the menu item to a button and test your item.

Additional Options:

Creating a modifier for Mix Sauces (if a customer can mix two sauces together such as "Mix Medium and BBQ together")

1. Create a new modifier title called "Mixed Sauces"
2. Add modifier names such as "Mix Mild", "Mix Medium", "Mix Hot", "Mix BBQ", plus all available sauces.
3. Set the Selection Qty to 2. The selection qty will allow the user to select two sauces. After the second modifier is chosen, the screen will close and the user will be placed back on the original Wing Sauces modifier screen.
4. Set the option "Mandatory Selection"
   1. Your screen should look like this:
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   3. Go back to the modifier group, "Wing Sauces"
   4. Under Wing Sauces, add a modifier name called Mix or Mix Sauces
   5. Select the dropdown arrow by Modify this Modifier with" and select "Mixed Sauces"
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      2. Select Add/Update (green button) <<dont forget to select Add/Update so that your modifier is added to the list!
      3. And then select Save

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