A modifier prompt is a pop-up (screenshot below) containing extras or add-ons that can be added to a menu item or product when that menu item or product is added to an order by a POS user.
A modifier prompt is called such because it automatically appears onscreen when a menu item or product is added to an order, forcing the POS user to make a selection (i.e., it "prompts" the user).
Modifier prompts are created by a POS operator via the POS Manager module (see Creating Modifier Prompts (via the POS Manager Module)). Part of creating a modifier prompt is also assigning it to an individual menu item.
However, for expediency, in Touch Admin there is the means to associate a category with a created modifier prompt. Therefore the modifier prompt is assigned to each item in the category. In POS, when an item is selected by the order taker and that item belongs to a category with an associated modifier prompt, the modifier prompt will appear for that item.
To associate a category with a modifier prompt, see the steps below.
- In Touch Admin, select POS Settings > Categories.
- Select the desired meal period tab (Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner) at the top.
- Click the Edit button you want to associate with a modifier prompt.
- At the bottom of the screen, click the Add Another Modifier Prompt button. The screen refreshes accordingly.
- From the Modifier Prompt, select the modifier prompt to assign to the item.
- In the Min Choices field, select if there is a minimum number of modifiers that must be selected by the POS user. For example, if the modifier prompt is "Meat Temperature", you would want a minimum of one selection to be made by the POS user (i.e., a meat temperature needs to be selected).
- In the Max Choices field, select if there is maximum number of modifiers that the POS user cannot exceed for the item. For example, if the modifier prompt is "Meat Temperature" you would want a maximum of one selection to be made by the POS user (i.e., more than one temperature cannot be selected).
- To associate another modifier prompt with the category, repeat steps 4 to 7.
- Click Update to apply your changes.