What is the info screen used for?
What all can be done within the Ticket Info screen in the Merchant App?
- ● Please note that these various actions have dependent permissions at the Staff(Location Setup → Permissions) and Job level(Location Setup → Job Types) that would need to be considered and are not noted here. There are links to more in depth Question\Answers where it is cited.
- ● Here is a list of available functions from the Info screen:
- ● Icons: At the top of the Ticket Info screen there are 5-6 icons that serve different functions if clicked on:
- ○ Guests in Range : This icon lets you see guests that are in range(via iBeacon) of the restaurant that use the Consumer App.
- Please note that this depends on the location permissions the customer gave to this application in there mobile device.
- If you select a Guest in the List it will populate available information automatically on the Ticket Info screen for the customer.
- ○ Credit Card Tab : When clicked this will show the Credit card information captured when opening a tab. This does not equate to a pre-auth. It just stores the information for use later.
- ○ SMS Notification : This appears only in the Tab Room Type. It will allow you to send a text notification that the customer’s order is ready. This will require a phone number to be entered and SMS Notifications to be enabled.
- ○ Recent Order History : If the customer’s phone number was added to the loyalty program, recent orders are listed here. You can tap on one from the menu to add it to the ticket.
○ Geocode : If you enter valid address information in the customer information window in the Ticket Info screen you can select this icon to show travel details from the restaurant location to the particular address. There is an option to Print this screen.
■ If a valid address is not entered this icon will show in red.
○ Caller ID : This must be enabled under Location Setup>Settings in the Admin Portal. Once enabled it requires the use of the CallerID.com WhozzCalling POS Caller ID box.
● Customer Information
- ○ Guest # – optional identifier to use(such as when calling out the order)
- ○ Guest Name - Name of Customer
- ○ Phone - If a phone number is added for a customer it effectively adds them to the loyalty program if it is enabled. This can allow other fields to auto populate based on past information if they were already a member in the Loyalty program.
- ○ Company - If you enter a company name here it will automatically search for and give you a selection window to select the desired company(example shown below).
- ○ Email - The Email Address of the customer. If they have entered it previously and are a member of the loyalty program there will be an option to auto-populate this field.
- ○ Credit Card Name - This is the name on the Credit Card if it is swiped into the system to save the card information.
- ○ Address Information - Various fields for the customer’s address. This will provide a selection window of addresses if valid information is entered to auto populate the remaining fields.
■ If entered, this will allow the geocode option to work.
○ Delivery Instructions - Special Instructions for the delivery driver. If SMS notifications are enabled and a
phone number is entered under the Staff Member these instructions can be sent in a text to the Assigned Driver.
■ An example of this is ‘doorbell broken’ or, ‘house with green door’
○ Alternate ID or Card Number - Used by some 3rd party and loyalty integrations. ■ For example, this is used with the Paytronix integration for Comp Cards.
- ● Room/Owner
- ○ Server- Used to transfer the ticket to yourself or another server.
- ○ Room/Table- Used to transfer the ticket to a different Table and/or Room.
- ○ Guest Count- This is something optional a restaurant can utilize for reporting purposes. Please note the Guest Count reports separately from Seats.
- ○ Driver- This field is only selectable in Delivery Rooms. It allows you to designate the driver to the order.
- ● Ticket Status
- ○ Hold Ticket- A time can be entered here to hold the ticket to. This is used to input future orders. This may populate automatically with online orders.
- ○ Promise Time- This time is displayed on receipts as ‘Order Due’ and indicates the time the customer was given to expect their food.
- ○ Ticket Status- Indicates the step the ticket is at in the order process(from open to closed)
- ○ Paid Status- Indicates what step in the payment process the ticket is in(from unpaid to Paid in Full)
- ○ Created By- Indicates the Staff member that first created the ticket.
- ○ Ordered- Indicates the date and time when the order was placed.
- ○ Closed- Indicates the date and time the ticket was closed.
● Ticket Actions
- ○ Retrieve Card Info- Used to transfer a credit card to another check. Here is the process for this:
- Select the ticket that the card needs to be moved to.
- Select the Retrieve Card Info option in the Ticket Info screen.
- Select the ticket or table where the credit card was charged originally.
- The card will be pulled into the new ticket and set as the card on file.
- To charge the card with a new total, go to the checkout screen and tap the Card button.
- ○ Combine Ticket- Used to combine this ticket with another available ticket.