Adding a Special Function button to a menu panel allows you to complete actions from the panel that you would otherwise have to complete from the Full Review screen.
For example, adding a Tender or Coupons button to a menu screen can improve the speed of order completion in situations where orders are taken primarily on one screen; typically at a front counter, bar, or buffet station.
To Add a Tender or Other Special Function Button:
1.Open an existing panel in the Panel Designer
2.Click the Special Functions button 
on the Components toolbar.
3.Press and drag in the Panel Designer workspace to add the button.
4.In the Components Property Editor, select a function from the Special Function list.
Special Function
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Typical Use
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Tender
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Bypasses Full Review and opens the Tender window from a menu panel to allow an amount and tender type to be entered.
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Quick Tender
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Bypasses Full Review and opens an Amount window from a menu panel to allow a payment amount to be entered. The tender type used will be the type set as quick tender in Store Manager. See Change Tender Types in Store Manager help for how to set the quick tender type.
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Exact Quick Tender
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Bypasses Full Review and tenders the ticket with the quick tender type set in Store Manager. Assumes that the amount tendered is the same as the amount owed. See Change Tender Types in Store Manager help for how to set the quick tender type.
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Complete Selection
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Complete Selection (or enter) buttons are used to manually complete a menu item selection after the required elements of the order (item, quantity, and size) have been specified. A complete selection button is not needed if the panel is set to Auto Complete (see Creating Menu Panels for information on Auto Complete).
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Misc Item Sale
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Miscellaneous sales function has been replaced by manual pricing on an open food item. See Price a Seasonal or Open Food Item.
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External Panel Link
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Links to a panel in another menu file. Enter the unique name of the panel you link are linking to in the Special Function Parameter field. See Link Panels for more information.
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Selection Note
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The selection note function has been replaced by a Note button that automatically appears on Terminal menu panel screens.
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Directed Entry Previous
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Allows selection or editing of the previous item in a value meal or suggestive selling script
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Directed Entry Next
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Allows selection or editing of the next item in a value meal or suggestive selling script
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Show Coupons
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Allows the coupons window to be opened from a menu panel. If you enter the name of a coupon group in the Special Function Parameter field, that group will be shown when the coupon window opens.
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Note Menu panel Tender, Quick Tender, and Exact Quick Tender buttons are only available for use in Terminal if an order type has been selected for the station in Store Manager. The Tender Station option must also be selected in the Store Manager Station Options> Register tab.
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5.If you are linking to another menu file or to a coupon group, in the Special Function Parameter field, enter the menu or coupon group name.
6.Click in the Caption and Button Style fields to enter the button text and select a style.
7.Use the Components Property Editor to edit the button properties, if required.
8.On the File menu, click Close to close the Panel Designer.
9.Run a Menu Check.
10.Save the menu file and refresh Terminal to see your changes.
See Also:
•Open a Panel in the Panel Designer
•Understanding Menu Panels
•Link Panels
•Price a Seasonal or Open Food Item
•About Editing Menu Panels
