Creating merchandise menus

To create a merchandise menu, follow these tasks, in this order:

Creating a merchandise menu

To create a merchandise menu, create a new record In the Merchandise Menus parameter group in the EOM WebOffice. Use the following table to determine the appropriate action for each option.

Option name Required Action Sample value
Menu ID Yes Enter a numeric ID for the merchandise menu, between two and 99999, as preferred.
Note
  • This option cannot be modified after the record is created.
  • The value for this option does not follow any form of sequence. Enter a unique numeric value as preferred.
2110
Menu Name Yes Enter the name of the merchandise menu. Books
Button Columns Yes Enter a numeric value, between one and eight, to specify the number of button columns the merchandise menu will display. 4
Button Rows Yes Enter a numeric value, between one to eight, to specify the number of button rows the merchandise menu will display. 4
Grid Style Yes Select one of the following:
  • None (Display Image or Label)—this option displays either the image or the label of the merchandise menu on its assigned POS button. If the image is not available, the label is displayed.
  • Thirds (Display Image, Label and 2nd Line of Text)—this option displays the image, label, and a second line of text of the merchandise menu on its assign POS button.
 Thirds (Display Image, Label and 2nd Line of Text)
Active Yes Select Yes from the drop-down list of options to activate the merchandise menu in the store. Yes

Creating a POS button for a merchandise menu

This task creates a POS button to a merchandise menu which enables the menu to be accessed from the POS application. The following is a sample image that specifies the parts of a button for a merchandise menu. Use the image to determine the button parts indicated in each option.

To create and assign a POS button to a merchandise menu, create a new record in the Merchandise Menu Buttons group. Use the following table to apply the appropriate action for each option.

Option name Required Action Sample value
Button ID Yes Enter the numeric ID of the button, between two and 999999, as preferred.
Note
  • This option cannot be modified after the record is created.
  • The value for this option does not follow any form of sequence. Enter a unique numeric value as preferred.
2
Parent Menu Name Yes This option determines in which merchandise menu the POS button will display. Do one of the following:
  • If creating a first-level merchandise menu, enter Main Menu to display the menu POS button on the main Merchandise Menu screen.
  • If creating a sub-level merchandise menu, enter the name of a first-level or a sub-level merchandise menu defined in the Merchandise Menus parameter group.
    Example

    For example, the parent menu value of a third-level merchandise menu should be the name of its direct upper-level menu, a second-level merchandise menu. This indicates that the POS button will be displayed on the second-level menu on the POS application.

    Important

    The name of the parent merchandise menu must be identical to its name defined in its record in the Merchandise Menus parameter group.

Note

Do not enter the name of the designated merchandise menu for the POS button. This may cause the button to not function properly when pressed on the POS application.

 Main Menu
Labels No Enter the title text of the POS button. Books
Additional Text No Enter a second line of text for the button. This text will be displayed below the label of the button.
Note
  • Leave this option blank to display the item price as the second line of text on the POS button.
  • The POS application uses #0BFCF1 (cyan) as the color for this text. The color of this text cannot be configured.
 Classic, Fiction, and Non-fiction
Background Color No Enter the hexadecimal code of the color to be used as the background color of the button.
Note

If left blank, the POS application uses #374350 (oxford blue) as the default color.

 #240A40 (violet)
Foreground Color No Enter the hexadecimal code of the color to be used as the color of the label text of the button.
Note

If left blank, the POS application uses #FFFFFF (white) as the default color.

 #FFE5B4 (peach)
Background Color Pressing No Enter the hexadecimal code of the color to be used as the background color of the button when pressed on the POS application.
Note

If left blank, the POS application uses #374350 (oxford blue) as the default color.

 #0000FF (blue)
Foreground Color Pressing No Enter the hexadecimal code of the color to be used as the color of the label text when the button is pressed on the POS application.
Note

If left blank, the POS application uses #FFFFFF (white) as the default color.

 #808080 (grey)
Action Type Yes Select Open Menu to enable the button to open its assigned menu. Open Menu
Action Data Yes Enter the exact name of the merchandise menu the POS button is created for.
Note

The name of the merchandise menu must be identical to its name defined in its record in the Merchandise Menus parameter group.

 Books
Action Termination Key Yes Select None from the drop-down list of options. This option classifies the POS button as an accessible merchandise menu on the POS application. None
Image Location No Enter the URL location of the image that will be used as the display image of the button on the POS application. https://upd.com/books.jpg

Sample merchandise menu

The sample configuration provided in the tables create the highlighted merchandise menu in the image below.