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Split Transactions
It’s been a long and
hard battle, but
finally split
payments are now
possible with the
DMS Series 660 and
above.
Previously, in DMS
659 and below,
orders could only
take a single credit
card or single
check. While adding
a check AND a credit
card was easy,
splitting a payment
up into two or more
credit cards
required some
‘original’ thinking
and workarounds.
Now, in 660 and
above, split
payments are now
possible.
Here is a quick
summary of how it
works: as items are
being added to an
order, a new value
called “Payments
left to apply”
accrues in the
lower-left hand
corner. This amount
is then debited by
adding a particular
transaction to the
order, in any
amount. You can see
in the lower
left-hand corner of
the screen that the
transactions for the
order that have been
applied are listed,
along with the
payment amounts.
This arrangement
makes it extremely
easy to break an
order up into as
many different
payment types and
amounts as you wish.
Driver Checklists-
Another nifty
feature in 660 is
the ability to
utilize Driver
Checklists. In
short, just like you
link a menu
option/choice to an
item, you can now
assign a “checklist”
line to a menu item.
For example, your
most commonly
forgotten item may
be the flour shells
that accompany
Mexican fajitas.
With a driver
checklist, you can
attach the line
“Don’t forget the
shells” to the menu
item in the menu
editing screen.
This will then
generate a “driver
checklist” which
optionally shows up
at the bottom
right-hand corner of
the driver page. In
this checklist, the
driver will see the
summary of all
checklist items that
have been attached
to the menu items,
giving him/her quick
overview to
double-check the
accuracy of the
order contents.
For more information
on how to upgrade to
the 660 series, or
for more information
on any of the other
goodies it contains,
don’t hesitate to
contact us.
GROUP ORDERING NOW
AVAILABLE
The ability to place
group orders can now
be optionally
activated on your
on-line order taking
engine. This
module will allow
your customers to
create colleague
lists, initiate a
luncheon (or group
order) and invite
colleagues to a
meal.
Once the user logs
into the engine with
a valid user
account, the option
to create a group
order appears on the
left hand side:
The user can then
create a group order
and invite members
of his or her
colleague list.
The manager can then
select the time for
delivery, the
restaurant, and
their own menu items
just like a normal
order. During
this time, an "order
threshold" time also
established as a
cut-off deadline for
persons adding items
to the order.
Each member from the
college list will
then receive an
email with a link to
the order waiting on
the web server,
inviting them to add
their individual
items to the order.
By clicking on the
link in the email
the invited users
can then add their
individual menu
items to the order.
When either the last
person has ordered,
or the order has
passed the ordering
deadline, the web
server submits the
order to your copy
of DMS for
processing.
Each item is then
marked with each
individual person's
name on the order,
just as if you had
taken the group
order in DMS.
For more information
on this feature, or
to have it activated
on your account,
please call our
office.
FAQ OF THE MONTH
Where is the updated
DMS Manual?
Finally.. it's here!
You can download the
660 manual in PDF
form from here
dms_660_Manual.pdf
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