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Sec. 13b, Cafeteria Settings / Preferences Editor
 

The behavior of the Cafeteria module for each food line is determined by the Settings. The Settings menu contains the Preferences Editor for Cafeteria Audio, Policies and Workstation Settings for this cash drawer and Meal. Options may be turned on or off to adjust the performance of the Cafeteria module to meet the requirements of each food line **. Settings are associated with the Cash Drawer selected during Cafeteria login, and are unique for each Drawer. Settings may be changed at any time, including during line entry. Preference values may be available for editing at the cash drawer level (see Sec. 13b, Settings Editor), or may be controlled at a higher level (see Sec. 3, Preferences Manager).

** Note:

The Policies and Workstation Settings may be available for management at the Cash Drawer level, or some or all may be managed at the District level.  If the district has chosen to control a Cash Drawer level preference, it will be disabled in the Cafeteria Preferences Editor (See Workstation Settings, Fig. 6).

RED = The preference is present at this level and control is assigned to this level. The setting may be changed.
VIOLET = The preference is present at this level but the setting has been defined by a higher level. The setting may not be changed.
BLUE = The preference is not present at this level. This setting is controlled by a higher level, and may not be changed at this level.
 

  
Fig. 1 - Cafeteria screen, Settings menu
 

From the Food Service main menu, click on the Cafeteria menu button and complete Cafeteria login. From the Cafeteria screen, click on, then open the Settings menu (Fig. 1) for this Cash Drawer and Meal.
 

13b.1 Cafeteria Audio Settings
All Audio settings are initially disabled.  If you plan to include audio alerts in the cafeteria food line, first Enable the Preference Cafeteria Audio, then select a sound for each of the remaining Preferences that you wish to use.  These Preferences and Values pertain to this cash drawer and meal (food line) only, and are in addition to Balance and Restriction Values set in Cafeteria Policies.  The explanation for each Preference is shown in the text box at the bottom of the screen.

Fig. 2 - Cafeteria Audio Settings
 
 

13b.1.1 Set Cafeteria Audio Values -
Click directly on a Preference Value field to open the list of audio files, then highlight the audio file to use with the preference.  Save and Close when finished.


Fig. 3 - Select audio value

13b.2 Set Cafeteria Policies Values
The Cafeteria Policies Settings determine What Happens in the food line when a Cafeteria Policy Restriction or Alert (Sec. 2c, Cafeteria Policies/ Restrictions and Alerts) is encountered - how the Cafeteria module reacts.  Click directly on a Preference Value field to open the list, then highlight the Value to use with the preference.  Save and Close when finished.

Fig. 4 - Cafeteria Policies Settings
 
 

13b.2.1 Meal Line Alerts -
Meal Line Alerts are those Alerts that have been enabled in the Cafeteria Policies module (Fig. 5).  The Value for an Alert may be ALLOW or DENY.  Alerts are triggered when a consumer is loaded, before any transactions occur.  The exception is the Food Item Alert, which is examined each time a food item is added to a consumer transaction. Specific Food Item Alerts for a consumer are enabled in Accounts / Settings.  See Sec. 6e, Accounts, Settings.


Fig. 5 - Cafeteria Policies module, Alerts
 

 13b.2.2 Policy Balance Restrictions, ala Carte Qty/Spending, Meal Qty/Spending Restrictions
How the Cafeteria module reacts when a consumer is encountered who meets one or more of the above restrictions -

Policy Values may be STOP, ASK or DENY

If Auto Save = ON, the Save is halted and the following occurs:
 

STOP -
An Alert screen does not display.  The Audio Alarm is triggered, the Message button is enabled to allow optional display of alert. Evaluates accounts for funds sufficient to pay for this meal. If an account has insufficient funds for this meal, service is stopped but an alert is not displayed. Focus is placed on the Payment field with no payment amount assumed. You may elect to serve this meal without payment, or you may enter a payment.

ASK -
An Alert screen is displayed with ALLOW and DENY options.  The Audio alert is played, the Message button does not enable.

DENY -
An Alert screen is displayed stating service is denied.  The Audio alert is played, the Message button does not enable.
 
 

13b.2.3 Cafeteria Workstation Settings
 Workstation Preferences control the performance and appearance of the Cafeteria module.  These settings may be managed at a higher level - if control has been removed from this level the Preference is disabled.  The explanation for a selected preference is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Click directly on a Preference Value field to open the list, then select the Value for this preference.  Save and Close when finished.


Fig. 6 - Workstation Settings, Show Balance Fwd controlled at District level
 

Workstation Preferences -

Auto Save -
Auto Save may be ON only when an Auto Serve default meal item has been selected. Auto Save records the default meal for the consumer, automatically saves and clears the transaction, then stands ready to receive the next transaction.

Turn On for use with food lines that serve a single meal item and do not routinely accept payments inline.
Turn Off for food lines offering a variety of items. This allows you to make item selections and accept payments.
 
Auto Serve -
Auto Serve allows you to set a default meal item for a food line (Fig. 3). All Meal Items present in the Items module are available for selection, as per item effective/expire dates that may be in effect. When a meal item has been set as the Auto Serve meal, that specific meal is automatically served to each individual who goes through the food line. This setting is appropriate when a food line always serves a meal item -- such as the Salad Bar in a secondary cafeteria, or the main lunch line. This setting is most commonly used in conjunction with the Auto Save setting ON.

If Auto Save = OFF, the default meal is served but not automatically saved. The transaction remains on screen to allow sale of food items in addition to the default meal. Save must be selected to record the transaction and clear the screen in preparation for the next transaction.

Auto Serve = ON and Auto Save = OFF is appropriate for food lines selling a meal plus optional ala Carte items, and/or accept cash payment in line

Search Focus -
  Determines which control receives the focus in the Cafeteria Search screen. Default setting is Last = consumer last name.

Cafeteria Focus -
Specifies which control receives the focus after consumers are identified in the food line.  Values are PAYMENT and SAVE.  Default value is SAVE.

Show Balance -
Set to 'YES' to display the Ending Account Balance text box (Fig. 1), which is the Balance Forward - food items + payments. Set to 'NO' to remove this text box from the cafeteria screen. Does not affect the Meals Remaining text box.

Show Balance Fwd -
Set to 'YES' to display the Bal Fwd text box (Fig. 1). Set to 'NO' to remove this text box from the cafeteria screen. Does not affect the Meals Remaining text box.

Window Position Lock -
Set to 'LOCKED' for food lines that use a touchscreen POS terminal. The lock disables the ability to grab and move the Cafeteria window, and prevents the Cafeteria screen from being accidentally moved off-center on the touchscreen.

Low Balance Alarm -
The Low Balance Alarm offers the settings '1, 2, 3, and OFF' (Fig. 5).


Fig. 7 - Low Balance Alarm Values
 

When an account balance reaches the minimum amount (specified by the setting, and based upon the account balance divided by the meal cost for this person), an alert notifies that there is '1' (or 2, 3 etc.) meals remaining for this account (Fig. 6). The Low Balance Alarm does not apply to free students.

An alert consists of two parts -- the basic alert, and an expanded alert. Click on the Help button to expand (Fig. 7).


Fig. 7 - Low Balance Alert Detail, expanded

13b.3 Alert screens - Customized vs. Database-wide Restrictions

Alert Screens for customized Restrictions and Alerts


A Customized Restriction or Alert for a consumer may be identified in the food line by the appearance of the alert screen.  The difference is discreet to avoid publicly identifying an individual as having special circumstances. Observe the icons in the upper left corner - the addition of a 'person' icon indicates this consumer has triggered a customized restriction or alert.

Fig. 8 - Alert presented when a customized restriction or alert is present for a consumer
 
 

Alert Screens for Database-wide Restrictions and Alerts


The absence of a 'person' icon indicates this consumer has triggered a global, or database-wide restriction or alert.


Fig. 9 - Database-wide restriction or alert has been triggered