Menu and Interface Profile setup overview
To set up the Reservation Desk on a dedicated POS terminal
To set up the Reservation Desk via POS command
The Dining Reservation Desk is a POS panel. You can set up the Dining Reservation Desk in two ways:
- On a dedicated POS terminal - the POS terminal opens up showing the Reservation Desk. Reservations can be taken for multiple dining areas in multiple restaurants.
- On the function menu (with a POS command) of the Dining Table Overview panel - with one button click, the reservation desk opens. Reservations can be taken for multiple dining areas within the restaurant.
Menu and Interface Profile setup overview
| Reservation Desk on a Dedicated POS Terminal
Reservation Desk panel within the #ACT-DR profiles
#DR-FUNCTIONS menu contains Logon and Logoff Menu #DR-DININGAREAS contains all dining areas that can be reserved |
The POS terminal has its own interface profile and menu profile. The interface profile has the #ACT-DIN-RESERV-DESK startup controller. The reservation desk panel is called #OFFLINE. All other controls and menus that belong to the panel have the #DR- prefix. In demo data: POS### is dedicated to the reservation desk. It belongs to restaurant S0005 but it takes reservations for the restaurant section of restaurants S0005 and S0010.It uses the #ACT-DR menu and interface profiles. All menus and controls that belong to the reservation desk panel exist within the #ACT-DR profiles. The #OFFLINE panel within interface profile #ACT-DR is the reservation desk panel. The #DR-FUNCTIONS menu contains both LOGON and LOGOFF POS commands to log the staff on and off.
The #DR-DININGAREAS menu contains buttons for S0005-RESTAURANT and S0010-RESTAURANT dining areas. |
| Reservation Desk via POS Command
Reservation Desk panel within the ##DEFAULT profiles
#DR-FUNCTIONS menu contains Logoff
Menu #DR-DININGAREAS within the menu profile used by the restaurant. Contains all dining areas that can be reserved within the restaurant |
The Layout function menu for the dining hospitality type contains a button with the POS command DR-SHOW_RESERV_PANEL with the reservation desk panel as a parameter - #DR-RESERV-DESK. The reservation desk panel is called #DR-RESERV-DESK. All other controls and menus that belong to the panel have the #DR- prefix. In demo data: The ##DEFAULT interface profile and menu profile include the #DR-RESERV-DESK panel and all controls and menus that belong to it.The #DR-FUNCTIONS menu contains only the LOGOFF POS commands (to close the reservation desk panel, does not log off the staff). The Layout function menu in S0005 for the RESTAURANT has a button, Reservation Desk, with the DR-SHOW_RESERV_PANEL command and the parameter #DR-RESERV-DESK. The #HOSP-FINE menu profile (used by S0005) contains the #DR-DININGAREAS menu which includes one button for the S0005-RESTAURANT dining area. The Layout function menu in S0010 for the RESTAURANT has a button, Reservation Desk, with the DR-SHOW_RESERV_PANEL command and the parameter #DR-RESERV-DESK. The #HOSP-COFF menu profile (used by S0010) contains the #DR-DININGAREAS menu which includes one button for the S0010-RESTAURANT dining area. |
To set up the Reservation Desk on a dedicated POS terminal
- If necessary, export the #ACT-DR interface and menu profiles in demo data and import the #ACT-DR interface and menu profiles into the desired database.
- Create a POS terminal with #ACT-DR interface and menu profiles.
- Adjust the #DR-DININGAREAS menu so that it has a button for each dining area that is taking reservations on this terminal.
To set up the Reservation Desk via POS command
- If the #DR- menus and controls do not exist in ##DEFAULT profiles:
- Export the #ACT-DR interface and menu profiles in demo data and import the #ACT-DR interface and menu profiles into the desired database.
- Delete any controls or menus within the #ACT-DR profiles that do not have the prefix #DR- (if you are also setting up the desk on a dedicated POS terminal, create new menu and interface profiles and copy the #ACT-DR profiles to them, then delete any controls or menus that do not have #DR- prefix from the new profiles).
- Specifically, delete the #OFFLINE panel from the interface profile.
- Copy the menus from the #ACT-DR into ##DEFAULT.
- Copy the controls from the #ACT-DR into ##DEFAULT.
- Check the #DR-FUNCTIONS menu in the ##DEFAULT menu profile. Make sure it only has a LOGOFF button, not a LOGON button.
- Copy the #DR-DININGAREAS menu from ##DEFAULT into the menu profile that the restaurant you are setting up reservations for is running.
- Adjust the #DR-DININGAREAS menu within the restaurant menu profile so that it has a button for each dining area in the restaurant that is taking reservations.
See also
How to: Set Up Dining Reservations for Restaurants
How to: Manage the Dining Reservation Desk
Attributes and Dining Preferences
How to: Track Comments and Special Requests for Dining Reservations
Setting Up Allergens as Item Attributes
Setting Up Attributes for Dining Preferences