Food Service Archive

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Configure Point of Sale System Preferences - Video
The Point of Sale preferences set options of how accounts are created, how PIN numbers are controlled, if eligibility information is viewable, and whether to backdate household applications. This video demonstrates how to set Point of Sale preferences.
Configure Point of Sale Payment Locations - Video
The Payment Location list provides a way to list where a patron made payment to their Point of Sale account. This lesson demonstrates how to define locations at which food service account deposits are accepted.
 Configure Point of Sale PIN formats - Video
The PIN Auto Generate tool allows users to set constraints for how PIN numbers are automatically generated for food service administrators, cashiers and student or staff members. This video demonstrates how to configure point of sale PIN formats.
Copy Point of Sale menus - Video
The Service Layout Copy Wizard can be used to copy services and service layouts to other applications. This video describes how to copy an existing menu layout from one school to another in the Service Layout Copy Wizard.
 Manage Point of Sale Menus - Video
The Application Manager tool is used to define the point of sale service locations and the menu layouts.
 Manage Point of Sale terminals - Video
This video demonstrates how to name terminals, assign them to a school, and install the POS terminal software.
 Manage Purchasable Items - Video
Purchasable items are food items that can be purchased during a meal transaction. This video demonstrates how to define, categorize, and price purchasable items as well as generate a report of these food items.
 Purchasable Item Categories - Video
Item Categories are used for reporting and processing purposes. This lesson demonstrates how to define categories to which meal or ala carte items will be assigned.
Display Patron Balance and Total Options - Video
The Display Patron Balance option is used to determine what information a food service cashier can see or not see.
IBM Cash Drawer Installation
Installation instructions for district's that use IBM Cash Drawers.