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Restaurant App Item Setup

July 23, 2025

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How to add an item using the Restaurant App

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Solution: Restaurant

 

Adding items in the Back Office is the recommended method but, if needed, an item can also be added from the Restaurant App. A Restaurant App user must be assigned to a user role that has been granted access to the Category/Item Management feature to add a new category or item in the Restaurant App.

To add a category in the Restaurant App


  1. From the Restaurant App Ticket screen, click on + in the category section.
  2. Enter a category name.
  3. Click Save. 

To add an item in the Restaurant App


  1. From the app Ticket screen, tap the Category that you want to add an item to.
  2. Tap the plus button in the category to create a new item.
  3. Enter an item name. 
  4. Tap Each or Weight to indicate whether you sell the item by quantity or by weight. 
  5. Enter the price for the item, either per item or per unit of measure. 

    NOTE: Enable Prompt for Price at POS only if you want the POS device to prompt users to specify a price when they sell the item. 

  6. Tap Tax Category and then tap the appropriate tax category for the item.
  7. Tap Extended Item Setup to set up the following options:
  8. When finished, tap Save to add the item.

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