User Designed Point Of Sale (“U-POS”)

Front Till Features

• Touch Screen Based Order Entry
o Designed especially for touch screen operations. Large display. Virtually unlimited number of items; items are grouped by subcategory.

• Barcode Based Order Entry
o Ability to scan UPC barcode information. Especially useful for prepackaged goods in quick service or for quick payment in cashier based restaurants.

• Dine In Order Type Support
o Table selection with guest count tracking and separate billing selectable.

• Drag and Drop Table Layout
o You can design your on-screen table layout similar to your restaurant physical layout. Add or delete tables and easily re- arrange your layout depending on your shift or for special functions.

• Table Management Support
o View which tables are active, order status, total, payment status from table layout screen.
o Floor plan refreshes so hosts and servers always have up to date status.

• Section Management
o Completely define the operation of your different sections (e.g. Lounge, Bar, Patio, Dining Room).
o Each section can have individual menus, table layouts, seating options.
o Shadow tables for lounge/holding areas.
o Tabs for bar only patrons
o Quick service setup for take-out and delivery.
o Revenue centers may be set up for different sections or combinations of sections.

• Daily Closing and Banking
o Cash denominations
o Set bank amount
o Sales summary

• Remote kitchen (order prep) & bar printer support
o Unlimited number of kitchen and bar printers in any combination. Assign each item to any combination of order printers.

• Price groups for Menu Item Pricing
o Allow you to specify up to 5 different menu item prices for different sections or events.

• Popup Modifier Screens
o Modifiers automatically pop up when the menu item is touched. Modifier grouping allows unlimited layers to be generated. Open modifier function to type in special requests “on the fly”.

• Item Sizes
o Item can be setup as sized: Large, Medium, Small, etc. Virtually unlimited.

• Discounts, Voids, Promotions
o Discounts definable by percentage or dollar amount.
o Discount, void or promo an item or the whole order, with reasons.
o Management controlled access to these functions, with a full audit trail.

• Customer tracking
o Mandatory or optional entry of customer information. Function button for entry after order taken.
o Management definable customer groups.
o Customer lists by group and spending reports by group.

• Quick Order Functions
o Large, convenient quantity buttons for multiples of items.
o Combo Items with or without substitutions.
o Order Card scanner

• Hold and Line Functions
o Hold function records order but does not send to kitchen until server requests.
o Special instructions pop up screen for server to tell kitchen: how long to hold, “make to go”, rush etc.

• Take Out and Delivery Functions
o Automatic delivery charge.
o Map and direction (Microsoft Map point required).
o Driver dispatch, delivery time, compensation tracking.

• Built-in Employee Clock In/Out
o Mandatory clock in can be selected for specific employees.
o Work hours can be verified and adjusted by manager.

• Payment Functionality
o Unlimited user definable payment types
o Quick cash and exact change buttons.

• Ingredient
o Track item sold out status.
o Ingredient receiving

• Frequent Diner (Customer host their own database)
o Track and reward regular or VIP customers.
o Set-up items with bonus points.
o Set-up items exempt from awards or redemption
o Manage direct mail campaigns

• Gift Card (Customer host their own database)
o Cards may be refilled at any store.
o Delete lost or stolen cards
o Reissue returned cards

• Integrated Credit & Debit Module
o Canadian debit card processing.
o Performs Pre-Authorization & Post-Authorization to handle tips more effectively.

U-POS Management Features

• Basic Management Features
o Easy to use, Menu Driven Front Office setup, activities, and maintenance screens.
o Crystal reports for clear, accurate and exportable report functions.
o Special quick edit functions for items and modifiers.

• Menu Maintenance
o Drag and drop menu creation and maintenance.
o Create menus in advance and activate on a preset date/time.
o Auto generates and duplicates menus for modification.
o Set-up Event Menus or Event prices as part of an existing Menu (e.g. Happy Hour or daily specials)

• Item Maintenance
o Five price groups including special event prices
o Open price for Special order or live seafood (minimum price may be assigned)
o Price by weight (with scale interface).
o Size pricing, fractional Quantities allowed
o Set item for inventory tracking (Future)
o Create Combo Items with or without substitutions
o Time Charge Items (Priced by hour or intervals for room rentals).

• Item Modifiers
o Group modifiers and link to individual items or groups of items.
o Set Min/Max selection for modifier groups
o Modifier prefixes (More, Less, Extra etc.)

• Basic Inventory Capability (for Piece by Piece items. To be implemented)
o Enter and adjust quantities for critical menu items like steaks, bottled beer or wine.
o Check quantities at day-end or at next delivery to see if on-hand quantity matches physical count.
o Automatic depletion of item quantities at daily close.
o Receiving by vendor for new stock.

• Optional Ingredient and Recipe Management Module (to be implemented)
o Optional module for full menu explosion and inventory control.
o Optional Purchase Order module.
o Also integrates with major third party inventory programs (Food Track & Optimum Control).

• Audit Trails
o Track bill adjustments including, voids, promos, zero prices or negative price, by server, or reason code.
o Management may select which functions will be tracked and logged; reporting by employee or function access.

• Built-In Reports (Selectable by date range)
o Sales Summary Report
o Item Sales Report
o Sales Report by Section, Revenue Center, Employee
o Work hours Report
o Function Access Log

Multi-Stores

• Centralize Menu, Price.
• Consolidate sales, work hours … to Head Office.

Multilingual Capabilities

• Multilingual Order Entry & Front Office
o Displays and Prints any two languages supported by Windows (e.g. English, French, Chinese)
o All screen interfaces from the Order Entry to the Front Office could display in any of the supported languages.
o User Programmable Primary & secondary menu item & menu modifier names.

• Printers
o Order Printing in either language.
o Invoice printing in either or both languages.

• Auto Language Recognition
o Individual server defaults allow POS System to open to the user’s preferred language on login.

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