The Point of Sale (POS) Control module allows restaurants to manage their day-to-day operations from one central location. It is installed with the Maitre'D Back-Office Suite and is accessed through the Maitre'D Back-Office main window. All modules such as the Inventory Management module and the Time and Attendance module are linked to the POS Control module and require the POS Control module to function. The POS Control module allows restaurants to configure and manage the following tasks:
Sales item management tasks such as creating and modifying sales items, divisions, categories, revenue centers and modifier lists are done through the POS Control.
Several employee management tasks such as creating and modifying employees are done through the POS Control module. Roles can be assigned to employees as well as screen access and other options. For more advanced features, the Time and Attendance module can be used to manage employees.
Frequent Diners and Frequent Diner Promotions are configured through the POS Control module. This allows loyal customers to be rewarded for their patronage by offering them discounts on featured items and special offers.
Tracking Frequent Diners also allows restaurants to create a valuable guest database that can be used to advertise special events or the launch of new products, and print mailing labels.
Frequent Diner Promotions allow restaurants to reward their guests with points that can be used for future purchases. A frequent diner promotion is set up so that when guests spend a certain amount of money, they receive a number amount of points based on the purchase amount. For example, a customer may receive 5 points for every $100.00 they spend. Points can later be converted into dollar discounts, which are available to the returning guest.
Maitre'D can also print Rewards Coupons when guests settle their checks. Rewards Coupons are discounts that guests can apply towards future purchases. Restaurants can create multiple different Rewards and the system can select which Rewards Coupon to print based on the amount spent, the revenue center, or the mode.
The POS Control module is used to create backups of checks and also to retrieve checks from previous backups. This allows an exact copy of a check from any past transaction to be viewed and reprinted.
The POS Control is used to configure the workstation screens such as preferential screens and screen layouts, and other general workstation options.
The POS Control module is used to configure printers such as POS workstation printers, bar printers and kitchen printers. Redirection tables can also be configured through the POS Control module. Redirection tables determine where requisition coupons such as kitchen and bar printouts will be printed, and can be configured based on the time of the day, the POS workstation that is accessed, the role of the employee, or the revenue center. Configuring printers and redirection tables are explained in more detail in Chapter 5: Configuring and Managing POS Workstations.
All information about taxes, media types such as credit cards, and void reasons are configured through the POS Control module.
The POS Control module is used to generate Sales reports allowing the restaurant to analyze past and current sales data.