4.1.2 Item menu
Item menus are superordinate groups. Items are assigned to these, creating a systematic structure in the checkout. For example, an item menu could be called Stationery. Here all items are added that are in the context of stationery. The number of item menus that can be created is unlimited.
1 You can import your own item menus, thus no need to create them separately
Click Import.
Drag and drop your item menu list file into the object import field
Click on Import
2 You also can download all your item menus from the RETAIL7 system
Click on Download
Choose the preferred file type (json or csv)
Click on Export
3 Actualize the view of your item menu list
4 Number of your item menus
5 Search your item menus
Enter the desired search term in the search.
Click on the magnifying glass.
Wait for the result and select the desired item.
6 Information about item menu list
4.1.2.1 Add item menu
All fields marked with * are mandatory fields. This means that they must be filled in for the item menu to be saved successfully.
With Add further item menus can be created. Subsequently, individual or several menus can be filtered out with the help of the search function, e.g. by entering the name of the item menu and starting the search.
Open the Menu → Masterdata → Item menu.
Click Add.
Open the Overview submenu.
4. Create a name for an item menu.
Mandatory fields are marked with a * and must always be filled in so that the entry can be saved successfully.
With the help of the name the item menu can be filtered out by the search function. It is important to assign the name uniquely, so that an optimal search result is achieved.
5. Optionally create a number as sorting for the item menu list.
The item menus in the list are sorted according to this number. Each number can only be assigned once. The number is not assigned more than once, because only one item menu can be on one position. All item menus without sorting are added to the end of the list.
6. Open the Main button menu.
7. Check the box if you want the button to be loaded automatically.
The button is displayed directly in the app as soon as the menu is opened. Buttons are the user interfaces of the cash register. For example, a Button Total is the button that triggers the transaction completion.
8. insert an image with a maximum size of 520 x 150 pixels by dragging and dropping it into the image area.
The image can also be inserted by clicking on the cloud. The image is then uploaded to the system. After this process is successfully completed, it will be available for the button.
9. Click on the main button Color and enter the hexadecimal code for the color.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. In addition, a color can be created using the color sliders if no hexadecimal code is available as default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
10. Select the Font Color button and enter the hexadecimal code for the desired color.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. In addition, a color can be created using the color sliders if no hexadecimal code is available as default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
11. Open the Item Buttons menu.
12. Click on Color for all buttons and enter the hexadecimal code for the color.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. You can also use the color sliders to create a color if no hexadecimal code is available by default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
13. Select the font color and enter the hexadecimal code for the color.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. In addition, a color can be created using the color sliders if no hexadecimal code is available as default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
14. Define the type for the item buttons.
For the item button you can display Text only, Image only and Image with text. Text only means that only the name is displayed on the button. For example, the button for transaction completion will have the word Total on it. If Image Only is active, only the image of the item is shown. For example, an apple can be displayed, but no description is shown. When Image with Text is combined, both the image and the associated text are displayed. Thus, in this case, the image of the apple is shown and below it the description Corn Apple.
15. Open the translation menu.
16. Select the desired item number from the list.
tems are configured via the Menu → Master data → Items → Item list. The instructions for this can be found in the section Items. At this point it is important that the item number is assigned only once per item. Thus, two items cannot have the same number. This ensures that the items can be assigned uniquely in the system.
17. insert the item name.
Items are configured from the Menu → Master data → Items → Item list. The instructions for this can be found in the section Items. It is important to use a unique name so that there is no confusion and a search query filters out the correct item.
18. Set the button color with the corresponding hexadecimal code.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. In addition, a color can be created here using the color sliders if no hexadecimal code is available as default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
19. Enter the font color over the desired hexadecimal code.
Select the color pipette at the end of the line. Here you can enter the hexadecimal code of the color and make a detailed adjustment using color sliders. In addition, a color can be created here using the color sliders if no hexadecimal code is available as default. Click on Save when all entries have been made.
The hexadecimal code of the color is composed of the basic colors red, green and blue. The mixing ratio of the colors to each other is described by the numerical ratio of the individual areas.
20. Click on the Add button so that further translation menus can be created.
The RETAIL7 POS software is a multilingual software and can therefore be defined country and language specific.
4.1.2.2 Edit and delete item menu
After an item menu has been successfully saved, it can be edited or deleted from the overview at any time. This keeps the system up to date, since unnecessary elements are deleted. When configuring an item menu, re-saving is especially important, so not to loose the updated information.
In case of editing an item menu:
Select the desired item menu from the list.
Click on Edit.
Make all necessary changes.
Click Save.
In case of deleting an item menu:
Select the desired item menu from the list.
Click on Delete.
Confirm the dialog box with Yes.
Select No to cancel the deletion process.