Discount/Supplements/automatic items

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This help will guide you through the setup and usage of our point of sale cash register software.

⚙️ Discount / Extras / Automatic Items

This feature allows you to automatically add discounts, surcharges or items to an order based on predefined conditions.

Activating the feature

To enable this option, go to: Configuration > General Options > Item Catalog Options

Enable the option to manage discounts, surcharges and automatic items.

Examples of use

  • Automatically add a delivery fee for takeout orders
  • Apply a discount to a specific customer group
  • Add a supplement for certain tables

Conditions available to trigger automatic addition

  • Delivery method
  • Client group
  • Minimum number of items
  • Table on site
  • Day of the week
  • Minimum item value
  • Minimum number of place settings
  • Cashier operating the sale
  • Minimum time of day
  • Maximum time of day

Multiple conditions can be combined. They must all be met to trigger the automatic action.

Configuring automatically added items

You can select both:

  • A discount or a supplement
  • A specific article

The automatically added article:

  • Applies the VAT defined for him
  • Can be debited from stock upon order validation
  • Is counted in reports as a manually added item

The selected discount is applied after the possible addition of the item and is applied to a subtotal.

⚠️ Automatic discounts cannot be of the “Menu / Fixed Price” type.
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