Technical Note: 20021031001

North American Berg Interface

(Maitre'D 2002, from Service Pack 8 and later versions of 2002)

North American protocol forbids the bartender from pouring a drink without ordering it first.

Server Control / View / Options / Bar

Interface:

Berg

North American Protocol:

Enable this option so that the bar dispenser allows the bartender to pour drinks only after they have been ordered in Maitre'D.

P.O.S. Control / Workstation / Option / Devices

Bar Dispenser

Type:

Select Serial

Port:

Select the physical serial port where the bar dispenser is connected.

Section:

Enter the section of the bar dispenser, to allow separation of sales for each bar dispenser.

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Employees / POS Operation

Electronic bar Interface

Section:

Set the section where this employee's transaction will be reported. Each order by this employee will be reported in the programmed section, regardless on which workstation the order is placed.

Bar Interface Report:

When this field is enabled, the bar interface report becomes available to the server. This report will give the difference between sold quantities in Maitre'D and poured quantities in Berg. This report is available under the reading button.
Note: The Bar Order report shows what was ordered but not poured

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Configuration / POS Report

Report selection

Bar order:

When this field is enabled, the bartender can then use the "Bar Order" report to view what is currently ordered in Maitre'D but still not poured by Berg. This report is available from the detailed reports under the function button.

Bar Dispenser Override for Manager

A bar dispenser override function, under manager authority, allows the bartender to pour drinks without the need to send an order from Maitre'D. For example, a drink might have been dropped, and this function will allow to pour it again without having to order it again on the workstation.
To do so, use the Bar Dispenser Override function under the Manager menu.
This function remains available as long as this message is displayed on the workstation's screen. To exit this function, simply touch OK. Note: This function must be used on the workstation unto which the bar dispenser is physically connected.

Cumulate orders from other workstations to the same bar dispenser

Instead of programming your employees to order from a preset bar dispenser section, you can program other workstations by section, to order from a workstation where a bar dispenser is physically connected, as defined previously, at the bottom of the 1st page of this document.
To enable this option, there are 3 more steps to take.

Server Control / View / Options / Bar

Cumulate per Workstation:

Check the Cumulate per Workstation box, so that the bar dispenser can allow the bartender
to pour drinks that have been ordered from another workstation then the workstation where the bar dispenser is physically connected.

Separate the Restaurant into Separate Sections

Under POSERA\MAITRED\DATA in the Bo.ini in the [Miscellaneous] section, add the following line:

PourBySection=True

Assign other workstation to same section as bar dispenser

P.O.S. Control / Workstation / Option / Devices

For each workstation in the same section, other then the workstation where the bar dispenser is physically connected.

Bar Dispenser

Type:

Select Serial

Port:

Select Null, to tell this workstation to send it's orders to the bar dispenser connected to another workstation in the same section.

Section:

Enter the section of the bar dispenser, to cumulate orders toward the bar dispenser physically connected to another workstation in the same section.

Match PLU codes with the Berg system

P.O.S. Control / Revenue Center / PLU

Setup

PLU:

Enter the Price Look Up number that normally matches the PLU number used in the Berg system.
See "Use PluList" below for exceptions.
There is no limit on the quantity of PLUs that you can create in Maitre'D,

Description:

Enter a full description for the PLU, with a maximum of 20 characters.

Electronic Bar Interface

Used for bar Interface:
You must enable this option.

Use PluList:

With the Berg interface, this allows to include a sub-recipe for some items, such as cocktails. This sub-recipe is configured in a file named PluList.Xml saved in C:\Posera\MaitreD\DData
An example of that file is shown on the last page of the current document.
IMPORTANT: This file must be saved with UTF-8 encoding, not with ANSI encoding.

Default Price:

Enter the default price of this PLU. That price will be used in the variance report.

Link PLU codes to Sales Items

P.O.S. Control / Revenue Center / Items setup / Links

PLU Number:

From the drop-down list, select the PLU code corresponding to this sales item.

<!-- 

Example of file PluList.Xml

Cocktail Id:  Maitre'D's PLU code 

Cocktail Desc: Description of this cocktail

PLU Desc: Description of this PLU

PLU:  Each Berg PLU included in this cocktail 

-->

<PLU_LIST Version="1.0">

  <Cocktail Id="5012" Desc="Cafe Amaretto" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5013" Desc="Cafe French" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5018" Desc="Italian Coffee" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5019" Desc="Long Island Ice Tea" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5026" Desc="Belgian Coffee" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5028" Desc="Irish Coffee" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5035" Desc="Cafe Royal" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5037" Desc="Sangria" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5039" Desc="Spanish Coffee" / >

 <Cocktail Id="5041" Desc="Mimosa" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5046" Desc="Kir" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5047" Desc="Kir Royal" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5052" Desc="Gimlet" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5053" Desc="Martini" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5055" Desc="Tom Collins" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5064" Desc="Rob Roy" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5065" Desc="Sloe Gin Fizz" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5066" Desc="Vodka Martini" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5069" Desc="Whiskey Sour" / >

  <Cocktail Id="5050" Desc="Alabama Slammer">

  <PLU Desc="Pineau des Charentes">1016< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Curacao">1024< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Pineau des Charentes">1016< /PLU>

  < /Cocktail>

  <Cocktail Id="5004" Desc="Amaretto Sour">

  <PLU Desc="Curacao">1024< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Calva DOS ">1021< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Grand-Marnier">1015< /PLU>

  < /Cocktail>

  <Cocktail Id="5005" Desc="B-52">

  <PLU Desc="Tequilla Sauza">1000< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Drambuie">1025< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Galiano">1027< /PLU>

  <PLU Desc="Amaretto">1019< /PLU>

  < /Cocktail>

  <Cocktail Id="5031" Desc="Black Velvet">

 <PLU Desc="Tequilla Sauza">1000< / PLU> 

  <PLU Desc="Tanqueray">1001< /PLU>

  < /Cocktail>

  < /PLU_LIST>

Note: The Auper bar system that emulates Berg is not compatible with the North American protocol.