Setting Minimum and Maximum Order Limits
For a menu category of each meal period (breakfast, lunch, dinner), you can set the minimum amount of items that must be ordered and the maximum amount of menu items that can be ordered.
For example, for the vegetable menu category at dinner, a minimum of one vegetable item must be ordered and a maximum of three vegetable items can be ordered; whereas for the entrée category, a minimum of one must be ordered, but also a maximum of one. To set the order limits for menu items:
- In Touch Admin, select Ordering Settings > Category Settings. The Category Settings screen appears, listing the menu categories for each meal period. Note that menu categories are created in the MealSuite site; see Menu Categories for more information.
- Select the desired meal period (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) from the top row. The screen refreshes with the menu categories set up for that meal period.
- Select the Edit button of the menu category that you want to set order limits for. The Edit Category screen appears.
- In the Order minimum field, enter the minimum amount of items that must be ordered for the category/period.
- In the Order maximum field, enter the maximum amount of items that can be ordered for the category/period.
- Click the Update Category Meal button to apply your changes.
What Happens in the Touch App?
With minimum and maximum orders set up for a menu category, the following occurs in the Touch app:
- On the order screen for a diner, the minimum and maximum amounts are listed beside the category name.
- If attempting to add an item that exceeds the maximum, a prompt appears stating the maximum has already been reached, and the item will not be added.
- If saving the order when the minimum for one or more categories has not been met, a prompt appears stating such and gives you the option to return to the order to add the minimum items or to override the minimum limit and continue with the order.