Concepts
Get to know the building blocks behind your menu, from catalogues and categories to items and choices.
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Catalogues
A catalogue is a collection of menus and reusable menu components. You can assign one catalogue to multiple locations so they use the same contents.
Menus and categories
Menus organize your items into categories. For example, a dinner menu might contain Starters, Mains and Desserts. Subcategories add another level within a category.
An item can appear in several categories without becoming a separate product. Where it appears and its position in a list are separate from the item itself.
Items
An item is a product you sell, such as a cheeseburger or a soft drink. It has its own name, price, status and other settings.
Items can also be offered as choices inside other products. For example, your existing soft drink can be a drink option in a burger meal.
Choices and variations
Modifiers are selectable choices, such as a side or extra cheese. Modifier groups collect those choices and set the selection rules.
Variations are named versions of an item, such as Small and Large. Each item has its own prices for those variations.
Quick modifiers let staff add customizations and preparation instructions during POS ordering.
Shared components
Reusing an item or group keeps it connected wherever it is used. Editing it can affect other menus or items that share it.
Adding something to another menu is different from making an independent copy. Removing it from one menu is also different from deleting the product.
Glossary
| Product term | Meaning in this guide |
|---|---|
| Location | A restaurant location using a catalogue |
| Catalogue | A collection of menus and reusable menu components, shareable between locations |
| Menu | A menu placed within a catalogue |
| Category | A section organizing menu items |
| Subcategory | A further grouping within a category |
| Item / product | A reusable product that can appear in multiple categories |
| Modifier | A selectable choice, which may be backed by an item |
| Modifier group | A collection of choices with selection rules |
| Variation group / variation | A set of named variants, such as sizes, with item-specific pricing where applicable |
| Quick modifiers | Keyword-based order modifications |
| Assignment / placement | A link reusing something in a location, catalogue, menu or category, rather than creating a copy |