The biggest new feature is the ability to bar code receipts and kitchen chits with the table number. The receipt or chit can then be scanned at the Active Check screen on the cashier terminal and up pops the check. If more than one server has the same table ID open, the cashier will be prompted to select which server to retrieve the check for. If you do not want this action to transfer the check from the server to the cashier you can use the shared tabs feature and the check will remain with the originating server (that way if the cashier pulls the wrong check, pressing Exit is all that is required to cancel the operation as opposed to doing a Give Back).
Another set of great new features revolves around the ability to merge several checks into one so that a single person can pay for multiple tickets. This can now be accomplished several ways:
- Using Move / Merge Check on the Check Options screen. This will allow you to send the check currently open to the check which you select. The target check must be already under the cashier's ID or you have to be using shared tabs. Once the merge operation is complete, the final merged check is displayed on the screen allowing you to merge another check or take payment right away. Because there is no security risk in allowing a server to merge their own checks, this option is turned on by default.
- Scanning the bar code on the bottom of the next check to merge onto the check currently on the screen. Simply open the first check and then scan the bar code for each additional check to merge onto the first check. There is no way to quickly undo this operation, so be sure to scan the correct checks. Because any bar code not programmed into the system for an item is checked to match the bar code on a guest check (the last 3 digits not including the final UPC check digit is checked against any open Table ID numbers) random / unknown bar code scanning could transfer checks unknowingly this feature is defaulted off.
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