Technical Note: 20011004017b

Modify Master vs. Working Database

(Maitre'D 2005, and later versions of Maitre'D)

Broadcaster / Data / Modify Master Databases

Instead of always working from the same database, you can create different Master Databases.

Note: This function is not to be confused with the former "Modify Master Data" function, which was renamed "Modify Working Data" as explained at the end of the current Technical Note.

Add

Click this button to create a new Master Database from an existing database.

Edit

Click this button to modify an existing Master Database.

Remove

Click this button to delete a Master Database.

Broadcaster / Data / Modify Data

Modify data option from the Data menu allows to modify the data of a restaurant set. The changes that will be added will be specific to this Restaurant set. Maitre'D Broadcaster bring to a restrain Back-Office application allowing to modify information from the menus or inventory module.

To modify a restaurant set data, select the profile that include the restaurant set.

ALL or CLEAR

From the list, select the restaurant set you want to modify data from and click on OK to reach the restaurant set database. Use the ALL Button to include all restaurant set or CLEAR buttons to unselect all restaurant set previously selected.

Broadcaster will create from the master database, a specific database for the restaurant set you select. Also, Broadcaster is creating local workstation data including the data information from this restaurant set.

From this Back-Office program, All change and modifications will be saved and keep for this restaurant set. You can use the local workstation application to look at and test the changes you did to the program.

From the POS Control, you can modify:

Sales items
PLU
Level modifier
Divisions
Division Categories
Ratio Report
Item Class
Sales Unit
Included Items
Combo Meal
Weight Modifier
Preferential screen description
Preferential screen setup
Variable List Description
Variable List setup
Mandatory Divisions
Logical Printers
Tax
Tax Category
Promotions
Sold item report
Report setup
Employees Configuration
Workstation Messages

From the inventory module, you can modify:

Group
Categories
Units
Inventory Items
Inventory Recipes
Inventory options
Product list setup

Broadcaster / Data / Prepare Data

When modifications are done for all restaurant set of the selected profile, use the Prepare Data option from the Data menu to create a file ready to be transmitted at the date specified in the profile propriety. When you are preparing Data, you are presented with this screen.

Add Custom File(s)

Destination set

Choose the Destination Set to include.

Files to Add

Select which additional files to include with the data. Available files are;

Custom Field

Custom fields used in custom reports and alerts of the Maitre'D Databoard.

Wks Screen

POS Screen Designer file, which can include your own custom icons and high resolution images for Screen Layout and Preferential Screens.

Small Wks Screen

POS Screen Designer file for Handheld workstations, with custom icons and images.

Text Recipe

Text edited through the Text Recipe function in P.O.S. Control / Revenue Center / Item Setup / Inventory .

Broadcaster / Data / Cancel prepared Data

When a profile data is created and ready to be transmitted, use Cancel prepared Data option to cancel the scheduled process.

Broadcaster / Data / Modify Working Data

Use the Modify Working Data option to access the working database. From the option you can add new menu items.