In this article, we will take a quick tour of the Food & Beverage Module of Alliance WebPOS.
This module is designed to handle restaurant operations. And it supports touch panel operation.
Note: Please go through Step by Step Demonstration of Alliance WebPOS before proceeding with this.
Create Floor
First step is to create a floor layout.
Login to you headquarter system and navigate to Branch Master as shown below.
Open a branch record and hit the shop floor button.
This will open the floor list for a particular branch. A branch can have multiple floors (ie. 1st floor, 2nd floor, etc.). You can further subdivide sections of a floor to function room 1, 2 and so on.
Let's try to create a shop floor, and populate it with tables. Click "New" in the floor list screen and you will be presented with a layout of the floor as shown below.
Fill up the following fields:
Name: Any name like 1st floor
Active: Leave as default, this is an active record
Background: You can change the background of your floor for easy identification
Width and Height: Dimension of your floor. Each unit represents one table. So 10x10 can hold up to 100 tables.
To add table, make sure the "Add/Remove Table" is selected, and click on the floor layout to place the position of each table.
To edit the information of a table (name and # of pax), make sure "Add/Remove Table" is not selected and double click on the table to show the property.
To arrange the table, make sure "Arrange Table" is selected, then drag and drop each table to their desired location.
Product Menu
This option allows you to group products to locate them easily. It's like creating your "Menu" book. You can separate it by page or category (ie. dessert, main dishes, drinks, etc).
From the branch detail, select "Product Menu".
This will open the product menu record.
Here are the basic navigation and controls:
Show Headers: Click to show the different categories during product browsing.
Main Menu Header: Any label for header (ie. My Menu, Main Menu, etc)
Page Name: this will be the different groupings that will be shown under Main Menu
Product Line, Division, Brand: these are the default product hierarchies. You can toggle them if you want to show them or not.
Scroll up and down the page name to show the products associated with each grouping.
Adding products to a group
First, select the appropriate grouping (in this case, "Appetizers")
Use the following options to add/remove products
Batch Select - select this if you want to add products by batch.
Select/Unselect All - this toggles the checkbox for the listed products
Add - select this if you want to add single product at a time
Remove - select this to remove the selected product (checkbox is marked)
Hit save when you're done with editing.
The result will be something like this when you browse your product.
Install F&B Module
Next, we need to install the F&B module. Let's open our browser and navigate to Alliance WebPOS.
Go to Step 4, and click on F&B Module.
This will download the F&B Module and install it in your computer. The following shows the step by step installation process.
Click "Install" in the first screen as shown below.
Click Continue on the next screen, accept if there are any security popup screen.
That's it! It will automatically run the application once the installation is done.
(If prompted with registration key, follow the registration process described in this blog :
To execute F&B Module, just click on the WebPOS FB icon.
F&B - Dine In
This is the main screen of F&B module.
This tab shows you that you are in the "Dine In" section. You can switch to different sections by clicking on the labels.
This shows you which floor is selected. The arrow keys allow you to navigate through different floors.
There are 2 types of images that can be seen here. One for occupied, and another for vacant table. This allows you to identify them easily. Another type would be "RESERVED", which will be labeled in place of table name.
To add orders, select any table and hit "Add Orders" on the lower right pane. This will bring up the product browsing window.
To locate a product, choose the "Product Hierarchy" then "Product Groupings". The actual product is located in the middle pane.
Product Hierarchy (top pane) > Product Group (left pane) > Product (middle pane)
Click the product to select and add to the basket in the right pane.
After the selection, hit "Add Products" to add the products in the basket to the actual order. The resulting screen will show something like this.
You can click on this pane if you want to edit some of the products.
To print the bill that will be presented to the customers, click "Print Bill". This will not settle the order yet.
Note: You must setup printer (HQ > POS Terminal) correctly.
After receiving the payment, click settle.
Enter the received amount (usually cash or credit card), and hit "Settle" button. You will be prompted with confirmation - click "Yes". This is the resulting screen after it is posted.
Try to explore other options such as Group Table and Reserve. In table grouping, you can join, break or transfer tables located in different floors.
F&B - Individual
This is designed to take orders from individual person (ie. bars).
Click "New Customers" in the lower right pane to create an order.
This will bring up the a new popup window.
You can select from your old records, or create new one (F11-Add Customer). Alternatively, you can also enter the name only.
Click OK and it will be presented per individual as shown below.
The rest of the operation is pretty similar to Dine in operation.
F&B - Pickup
Pickup is designed for those calling to place order in advance and personally come to pick it up. You can easily see the pickup time and the status of each order.
F&B - Delivery
Delivery is designed to take orders for delivery. It can show you the time that the order has been placed, its status and location.
F&B - Queue
This screen allows you to manage the waiting area. It can give you a quick glance on the available tables as soon as they are updated.
F&B - Counter
This is similar to over the counter POS. It gives you options to sell things like souvenirs or cigarettes.
F&B - Options
This section allows you to perform basic housekeeping operations such as X/Z reading. Use this section to sign off.
That's it. Try to explore the different options available.
The system is free to try for 60 days. Once you're satisfied, you can create a new terminal or contact Alliance Sales to clean up your terminal data and start using it for commercial purpose.
