What this page is for
This page writes a choice group: its name, how many alternatives may be picked, and the list of alternatives themselves. Each alternative is an item variant, so whichever one the guest picks depletes and prints on the kitchen docket exactly like a fixed ingredient. A price supplement for an alternative is set by a price change, not here; a draft price change can change a supplement already on it, but a new one cannot be added here yet.
Only people whose role can manage the catalogue see this page.
Fields
Name
What the choice is called when you point a recipe line at it. Not shown to the guest directly; it is the combo's own recipe line that is guest-facing.
Example: Any side
Fewest answers
The smallest number of alternatives that must be picked.
Example: 1
Most answers
The largest number of alternatives that may be picked.
Example: 1
Item
The variant this alternative is. Required for each one.
Example: Chips — Portion
Chosen by default
Shown already picked on the till; staff can untick it.
Example: off, so the guest is always asked which side they want.
How to…
How to write a choice group
- On Catalogue → Choice groups, press New choice group.
- Fill in Name, Fewest answers and Most answers.
- Press Add alternative for each one, choosing the Item it depletes.
- Press Create choice group.
How to use it in a combo
On the combo's recipe, add a line and choose this choice group as its component instead of a fixed one. See New recipe version.
Worked examples
Restaurant and bar
The Acacia Grill & Bar writes Any side: Fewest answers 1, Most answers 1. Alternatives Chips — Portion, Rice — Portion and Ugali — Portion (maize meal), none chosen by default. Its combo recipes each carry one line pointing at this group.