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- | Resource term is a general name for things we assign to tickets such as Tables or Customers. You can create new resource types and create tickets by choosing a resource from ''Resource Selection Screen'' (e.g. table selection screen) or ''Resource Search Screen'' (e.g. customer selection screen). When SambaPOS V3 first installs it automatically creates two Resource Types named ''Tables'' and ''Customers''. In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a new Resource Type. In this example we'll create ''Waiter'' Resource Type. | + | ====== How to use Resources ====== |
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+ | Resource term is a general name for things we assign to tickets such as Tables or Customers. You can create new resource types and create tickets by choosing a resource from a ''Resource Selection Screen'' (e.g. table selection screen) or from a ''Resource Search Screen'' (e.g. customer selection screen). When SambaPOS V3 first installs it automatically creates two Resource Types named ''Tables'' and ''Customers''. In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a new Resource Type. We'll create a new Resource Type for ''Waiters''. | ||
Click ''Management > Resources > Resource Types > Add Resource Type'' for creating a new Resource Type. | Click ''Management > Resources > Resource Types > Add Resource Type'' for creating a new Resource Type. | ||
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When done click ''Save''. | When done click ''Save''. | ||
- | Now we have a new resource type called ''Waiters'' | + | Let's create some Resources (Waiters). Click Resources for displaying Resource list. |
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- | Now we'll create some Resources (Waiters). Click Resources for displaying Resource list. | + | |
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- | Now we should think how we want to choose a waiter. To be able to choose a waiter we'll create a ''Resource Screen''. Click ''Resource Screens'' link for adding a new resource screen. | + | On this step we should think how we want to choose a waiter. To be able to choose a waiter we'll create a ''Resource Screen''. Click ''Resource Screens'' link for adding a new resource screen. |
This is the first tab of the ''Resource Screen'' configuration screen. | This is the first tab of the ''Resource Screen'' configuration screen. | ||
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- | Did you noticed the red error message at the bottom of the screen? We need to choose a resource type for this screen. We'll set it on the ''Resource List'' tab. | + | Did you noticed the red error message at the bottom of the screen? We need to choose a ''Resource Type'' for this screen. We'll set it on the ''Resource List'' tab. |
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- | Clicking ''Mike Walker'' button will create a new ticket and assing "Mike Walker" waiter to the ticket. | + | Clicking ''Mike Walker'' button will create a new ticket and assign "Mike Walker" to the ticket. |
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- | ''Mike Walker'' now displayed in Orange color like Tables displayed. Do you remember we entered ''Status'' setting to the ''Display State'' of the resource screen. Since Table screen and Waiter screen shares the same state information they'll display same colors. If a waiter have open tickets it will displayed orange and if not it will displayed in white. Similar to table selection screen. | + | ''Mike Walker'' now displayed in Orange color like Tables displayed. If you remember we entered ''Status'' setting to the ''Display State'' of the resource screen. Since Table screen and Waiter screen shares the same state information they'll display same colors. If a waiter have open tickets it will displayed orange and if not it will displayed in white. Similar to table selection screen. |
- | But how we closed the Ticket without selecting a Table? Is it a Bug? No. It is possible to create tickets and choosing a single Resource Type will be enough to be able to create the ticket. It will be assigned to the waiter instead of a table. It is useful for some cases but we'll see how we can configure it for better usage shortly. | + | But how we closed the Ticket without selecting a Table? Is it a Bug? No. Choosing a single Resource Type will be enough to be able to create the ticket. It will be assigned to the waiter instead of a table. It is useful for some cases but we'll see how we can configure it for better usage shortly. |
Now click ''All Tables'', Choose ''B10'' table, enter some orders to the ticket and close it. Now we have two tickets. One of them assigned to a ''Waiter'' and the other one assigned to a ''Table''. Click ''B10'' table again, click ''Select Waiter''. Now SambaPOS will displays only ''Waiters'' screen. Click ''Mike Walker'' again and assign this ticket to him. | Now click ''All Tables'', Choose ''B10'' table, enter some orders to the ticket and close it. Now we have two tickets. One of them assigned to a ''Waiter'' and the other one assigned to a ''Table''. Click ''B10'' table again, click ''Select Waiter''. Now SambaPOS will displays only ''Waiters'' screen. Click ''Mike Walker'' again and assign this ticket to him. |