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Bill configuration

To set up bill configuration click Configuration -> Bill Configuration. Note that you should have an administrator's access rights to access bill configuration.

If you want to configure your printer, pole or cash driver read How to set up OPOS Drivers for POS Printers, Poles and Cash Drawers

In Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale the layouts of the guest bill can be customized.

To adjust paper size for your bills, please use chars count parameter. It specifies number of chars in one line of paper-bill. You may print test bill and then count how many chars it can print. After that you may enter this number into chars count parameter.

Bill configuration is a bill's template where you can edit bill configuration using template syntax. Using syntax is the most powerful feature of bill configuration. Moreover you can use plain text in bill configuration.

Syntax:

<propertyname> - Property name, is a name of a restaurant.
<propertyaddress> - Property Address, is a street address of a restaurant.
<propertystate> - State, is a state, where a restaurant is situated.
<propertyzip> - Property ZIP, is a postal code.
<propertycity> - City, is a city where a restaurant is situated.
<propertycountry> - Property Country, is a country where a restaurant is situated.
<propertyphone> - Property Phone, is a phone number of a restaurant.
<propertyfax> - Property Fax, is a fax number of a restaurant.
<tableno> - Table code (number), is a code (number) of a table.
<orderno> - Order number.
<chitno> - Order chit number.
<date> - Date, is a current day, month, year (defined by Windows settings).
<time> - Time, is a current time (defined by Windows settings).
<orderdate> - Date, is order's day, month, year (defined by Windows settings) when order was started.
<ordertime> - Time, is order's time (defined by Windows settings) when order was started.
<orderdateclosed> - Date, is order's day, month, year (defined by Windows settings) when order was closed. Empty string will be printed for open orders.
<ordertimeclosed> - Time, is order's time (defined by Windows settings) when order was closed. Empty string will be printed for open orders.
<server> - User name (login), is a user name of a current worker.
<couverts> - Number of persons (couverts).
<address> - Delivery Address.
<itemscount> - Number of items in order.

Information about client:
<clientfirstname> - First name.
<clientlastname> - Last name.
<clientphone> - Phone.
<clientfax> - Fax.
<clientmobile> - Mobile.
<clientemail> - Email.
<clientstreet1> - Street 1.
<clientstreet2> - Street 2.
<clientcity> - City.
<clientzip> - ZIP.
<clientjobtitle> - Job Title.
<clientcompany> - Company.
<clientnote> - Note.

Information about waitress serving an order:
<waitressfirstname> - First name.
<waitresslastname> - Last name.
<waitresslogin> - Login (user name).
<waitressno> - Waitress's internal number (code).
<discname> - Discount name.
<discrate> - Discount rate.
<disctotal> - Discount total value.
<taxname> - Tax name.
<taxrate> - Tax rate.
<tipsname> - Tips name.
<tipsrate> - Tips rate.
<tipstotal> - Tips total value.
<partscount> - This parameter is used in Divide Order action. If an order was not divided then this parameter has value: 1. So line contained <partscount> will be removed.
<subtotal> - Sub total, is a total price of the menu items.
<totalnet> - Sub total, is a total price of the menu items without taxes and tips.
<total> - Total price, includes tax and tips.
<payment> - Information about payment methods (cash, credit card, check etc).

Additional settings:

Show Property logo - this feature allows to show restaurant's logo in bill. Check the show property logo box if you wish to include restaurant's logo in bill. Uncheck the box if you wish to exclude restaurant's logo from bill.

Calc Qty for Categories - by default ARPOS calculates number of items for category. If you want to calculate quantity of items for category check ON this parameter.

Examples of using template syntax:

By default you have the next bill's configuration:

<propertyname>
<propertyaddress>
<propertystate>
<propertyzip> <propertycity>
<propertycountry>
Phone: <propertyphone>
Fax: <propertyfax>

Table <tableno> <date>
Server <server> <couverts> couverts
--
Total net <totalnet>
<taxname> <taxrate> <taxtotal>
<tipsname> <tipsrate> <tipstotal>
Total <total>

When you click on Preview tab, you will see the next:

<propertylogo>
McDonalds
High Road, 57
New
73527 New York
United States
Phone: +1444555666
Fax: +1444555777

Table <tableno> 25/11/2007
Server A. Donalds <couverts> couverts
--
Total net <totalnet>
Sales tax <taxrate> <taxtotal>
Service charge <tipsrate> <tipstotal>
Total <total>

It means that all of syntax fields will be replaced by its values, for example syntax field <propertyname> will be replaced by its value "McDonalds". Note that syntax elements like <propertylogo> or <tableno> , <couverts> , <totalnet> , <taxrate> , <taxtotal> , <tipsrate> , <tipstotal> and <total> will be replaced by its values only when you print bill, but not in preview mode.

See also:

Pole Settings |Getting started

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