Technical Note: 20050331122

Variable Lists

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

P.O.S. Control / Screens / Variable List Setup

Groups no longer exist. Instead, use Variable Lists to group Sales Items together and link them to buttons on Preferential Screens.
Note: An upgrade from Maitre'D 2003 copies former Groups into new Variable Lists.
Click on Modify to edit a Variable List.

Description:

Enter a name for the variable list.

Use Fix Layout:

Enable this option so that your variable list remains on screen to order multiple sales items from it. Disable this option to return to the preferential screen after selecting a single sales item. Click on any Button to choose a Sales Item,..
...or click on the ADD button to use a wizard that helps you add sales items from a division to the variable list.

Division:

Select the division containing the sales items to add to the variable list.

Item:

Select the first sales item from the division list to add to the variable list.

Number:

Enter the number of sales items from the division list to add to the variable list.

Remove Existing Items:

Enable this option to overwrite the existing sales items from the variable list with the new sales items selected from the division. If this option is disabled, the wizard adds the new sales items at the end of the list.