Technical Note: 20050331071

Message Center

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

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Message Center

You can schedule internal communications to make sure that employees get important messages pertaining to the restaurant's operations.

Title:

Short description of message content.

Date:

Date when to start displaying the message.

Completed On:

Date when everyone concerned has read the message.

To:

Employees who will receive the message.

Event:

Function that will display the message.

Message:

Actual message text to display.

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Message Center / Add or Modify

Title:

Enter a short description of the message content.

Activated:

Select the date when to start displaying the message.

To:

Click this button to select employees who will receive the message.

Event

Sign In:

Enable to display the message the first time the Employee accesses the order screen.

Reading:

Enable to display the message the first time the Employee accesses the reading screen.

Punch:

Enable to display the message the first time the Employee access the punch clock screen.

Add Schedule to the Message:

Enable to display the employee's schedule along with the message.

Message:

Enter the actual text of the message to display.

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Message Center / Add or Modify / To

List:

Click the type of List to choose from, and double click on a choice within the list to add it to the users' list on the right.
The four available list types are:

Employee Point of Sale:

Double-click on an individual employee from the P.O.S. Control module.

Employee Time and Attendance:

Double-click on an individual employee from the Time and Attendance module.

Function Point of Sale:

Double-click on an employee Configuration from the P.O.S. Control module.

Task Time and Attendance:

Double-click on an employee Task from the Time and Attendance module.

Users:

Chosen list type.

Recipients:

Selected choices within the list type.

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Message Center / Add or Modify / Preview

Users:

Individual employee from the POS Control or Time and Attendance module.

Date:

Date when the individual employee has read the message.

Server Control / View / Options / Advanced / Miscellaneous

Use Message Center:

Enable this option to allow employees to view these messages.
The workstation displays the message the first time the employee accesses the order, punch clock, and/or reading screen. The employee can touch the PRINT button to get a physical copy of the message.