User`s manual

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Post Menu Items
Post Menu Item by Weight
Notes
General
Information
The weight of the container in which the item is sold, called the tare weight, is
automatically subtracted.
Example
At Samantha’s restaurant, Maine lobster is sold by the pound. When her customer
orders the 6 lb, 8 oz. lobster, Samantha enters the order by pressing the following
key sequence: [6.5] [Item Weight] [Lobster/lb]
Note that in her entry, “.5” is the decimal fraction for 1/2 pound, and does not
indicate ounces.
The item’s weight, price, quantity, and name post to the check detail as shown
below:
Reports
Menu items priced by weight post to the same reports as regular menu items. Refer
to “Reports” on page 5-10. The count is considered 1, no matter the weight entered.
Related
“Post Open Price Menu Item” on page 5-15
6.50 LB @ 3.50/LB
1 Lobster
22.75