Vectron - Program Departments

Vectron - Program Departments

Number Reference for linking to PLUs and other areas Name Only seen through reporting tools. Keep descriptive Icon Unused Main group 1 Main Group report is handy for reporting specific departments. E.g Open food, tobacco, deposits. Set the number to the group you want the department to report to. Make sure Main group report is added to the Chain report Price type Sets whether PLUs in the department will allow the price to be adjusted.
Default is 1 - No Overwrite. 3 - Overwrite allowed is used for Misc Food/Drink or any PLU with an undefined price. Negative Unused Print Amount of printers can be changed in the config. Handles order printing so drink departments should print to the Bar printer, food departments print to the kitchen. Set the values to 0 to stop order printing for the department.
Printer 1,2,3 are useful, the other areas (Receipt type, ticket control etc) are unused. Condiments do not need this set as they follow the rules of the PLU they were attached to. Multiplier type Handles how the PLU reacts to multiply function. Different types can be configured in Multiplier types. Tax 1 Changes which tax group the department reports to. Used for food/drink breakdown Sort group receipt/invoice This will sort the departments so when they print, they print in predefined sections. Group receipt is usually used for kitchen prints and sorting courses. Group invoice is typically for sorting for the customers bill. Which group is used for which is configured in the Output Formats PLU type Unused For sale Self explanatory; 0 = not for sale, 1 = for sale Discount allowed Lets you select which discounts work per department. Useful for configuring a discount that only work on food or a specific department Condiment A condiment is a PLU that attaches to another PLU functioning as a customer choice or extra info. Generally used to tell the kitchen about the meal ordered, e.g Steak cooking time, optional side order chosen, allergy requirements. Condiments cannot be booked on their own so they require a PLU to attach to. Condiments are mostly used with PLU selections to create menu options Modifier Lets you select which modifiers work per department. Similar to discounts allowed.