Cafeteria Template

• • POSID Assignment - Select the method of assigning POS IDs.
  • • District Assigned
    • Grade-Range
    • Student Number
    • SIS Data
    • Legacy System
    • Random
    • Last Part of Student Number

• • Last Part of Student Number for POSIDs - Set the amount of digits used from the student number.
  • POSID Assignment Range Minimum - Enter the minimum number used for POSIDs when randomly assigned.
  • POSID Assignment Range Maximum - Enter the maximum number used for POSIDs when randomly assigned.

• • Offline Data Path - Enter the path used when the network is unavailable. The District can use alternative options such as a floppy disk or jump drive to store data.
  • Regular Subscription Expiration Dates - Enter the default number of days a regular subscription remains valid (0 = never expires).
  • Guest Subscription Expiration Dates - Enter the default number of days a guest subscription remains valid (0 = never expires).
  • Include Letters for automatic feeder rules customers - Determine whether or not to include letters to POS customers who are subscribed to a cafeteria using automatic feeder rules.
  • Include Letters for feeder group customers - Determine whether or not to include letters to POS customers who are subscribed to a cafeteria using feeder groups.
  • Include Letters for regular subscribers - Determine whether or not to include letters to POS customers who are subscribed to a cafeteria using manual subscriptions.
  • Estimate Cost per Labor Hour - Enter the amount to multiply labor hours when estimating a cost for the profit and loss report.
  • Default to Print Receipts - Determine whether or not to print a receipt preview when entering a correction, payment, or refund from POS customer maintenance.

• • Provision 2 Breakfast Mode - Use the drop-down arrow to choose the provision 2 mode in which to operate breakfast.
    • None
    • Base Year
    • Second + Year
    • Second + Year (assume at cost)

• • Provision 2 Lunch Mode - Use the drop-down arrow to choose the provision 2 mode (if any) in which to operate lunch. (The same options are available as in Provision 2 Breakfast Mode.)
  • Barcode Lookup Mode - Use the drop-down arrow to determine the search field when a barcode is scanned.
  • • POSID
    • Student Number
    • SIS Data

• • Barcode Regex Pattern - Enter a regular expression (javascript/ECMA) pattern to search for and replace with the Barcode Regex Replacement string when scanning barcode data on the serving line.
  • Barcode Regex Replacement - Enter a regular expression (javascript/ECMA) replacement string to replace every occurrence of the Barcode Regex Pattern found when scanning barcode data on the serving line.
  • Manager Password - Enter the password or password prefix for manager overrides on the serving line.
  • Manager Password Type - Use the drop-down arrow to select the method used when calculating the daily password for manager overrides on the serving line.
  • • Manager Password Only
    • Password + Day of Month
    • Password + Day of Month + Day of Week
    • Use Login Credentials

• • Include Inactives on Serving Line Days - Enter the number of days after a POS customer becomes inactive to continue to be included on the serving line (0 = never include inactives).
  • Maximum number of offer-vs-serve itemized meals - Determine how to limit the number of offer vs. serve meals sold to a customer by clicking the drop-down arrow.
  • • One Per Transaction
    • One Per Meal
    • No Limit

• • Account balance change Polling Interval - Enter the number of minutes to wait between polling the central office server for account balance changes (used as a failsafe in case the real-time UDP notification from the agent is not working). Set to 0 to disable polling.
  • Fingerprint Threshold - Set and adjust the fingerprint threshold so aid in false acceptance issues. Setting a higher value will lower the False Acceptance Rate (FAR) for fingerprint scanning. Setting a lower value will decrease the False Rejection rate (FRR). A value of 45 typically works well for GrFinger. A value of 25 typically works well for AFIS. A value of 0 will use the default for whichever recognition engine you use.
  • Fingerprint Rotational Tolerance - Set the maximum number of degree (0 to 180) to allow a fingerprint to be rotated when identifying customers on the serving line. Specifying a higher value may decrease performance and increase False Acceptance Rate (FAR). Specifying a lower value may increase the False Rejection Rate (FRR). 180 is a typical value.
  • Allocate Overpayments to Reimbursable Only - By default, allocated overpayments are applied to reimbursable meals only instead of unallocated cash. This can be overridden on a per-customer basis.
  • Require Cash for Student a lá carte Sales - Require cash to be tendered by students when purchasing a lá carte items. If this is checked, the corresponding customer-level setting is ignored. If unchecked, the customer-level setting is honored.
  • Require Cash for Adult a lá carte Sales - Require cash to be tendered by adults when purchasing a lá carte items. If this is checked, the corresponding customer-level setting is ignored. If unchecked, the customer-level setting is honored.
  • Allow Biometric Enrollment when Not Specified - Select whether or not to allow biometric enrollment on students whose 'Allow Biometric Enrollment' option is not specified. Note that enrollment is always allowed on adults who have not specified an option.
  • Allow Main-Machine to Operate Independently - Select whether or not to allow Newton main machine to continue operating independently of the main machine serving line. Enabling this option will allow users to press Alt-Tab to switch back and forth between the serving line and the main machine operating modes. Disabling this option will cause Newton to display 'Application Paused' and prompt to return to the serving line if the user attempts to switch between applications.

• • Use Attendance Factor when Posting - Determine whether to use attendance factors instead of manually entering attendance when posting.
  • • Yes
    • No
    • Prompt
  • Attendance Factor - Set the attendance factor to use for the cafeteria or school.

• • Multi-Day Deposits - Determine whether the cafeteria makes bank deposits for multiple operating days.
  • Blind Deposits - Determine whether the cafeteria makes blind deposits (entering a deposit amount before being able to review daily reports).
  • Require Labor Hours when Posting - Determine whether the cafeteria is required to enter labor hours when posting an operating day.
  • Require Deposit Slip Number when Posting - Determine whether the cafeteria is required to enter a deposit slip number when posting an operating day.
  • Manual Meal Count Fields - Determine which manual meal count fields to enable when posting.
    • Select All
    • PV2 Breakfast
    • PV2 Lunch
    • PV2 Snack
    • Headstart Breakfast
    • Headstart Lunch
    • Headstart Snack
    • Free Snacks
    • Special Milk Count
    • Supper Count

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  • Maximum Posting Variance - Set the maximum amount of variance allowed when posting.

• • Default Maximum Charge Balance (Free Students) - Enter the maximum charge balance a free student may have, unless set manually on a per-customer basis.
  • Default Maximum Charge Balance (Reduced Students) - Enter the maximum charge balance a reduced student may have, unless set manually on a per-customer basis.
  • Default Maximum Charge Balance (Paying Students) - Enter the maximum charge balance a paying student may have, unless set manually on a per-customer basis.
  • Default Maximum Charge Balance (Adults) - Enter the maximum charge balance an adult may have, unless set manually on a per-customer basis.
  • Disallow Charges for Students - Select charge types not allowed for students. This is in addition to any per-customer disallowed charge types that may be defined.
  • • Select All
    • Breakfast Reimbursable
    • Breakfast a lá carte
    • Breakfast At Cost
    • Lunch Reimbursable
    • Lunch a lá carte
    • Lunch at Cost
    • Snack Immeasurable
    • Snack a lá carte
    • Snack at Cost

• • Disallow Charges for Adult - Select charge types not allowed for adults. This is in addition to any per-customer disallowed charge types that may be defined. (The same options are available as in Disallow Charges for Students.)

Establish a new task. Then, click Ok.

Action

• • System Defined
  • • Start Operating Day
    • Start Meal (Breakfast)
    • Main Machine (Breakfast)
    • Create Line Disks (Breakfast)
    • Stop Meal (Breakfast)
    • Start meal (Lunch)
    • Main Machine (Lunch)
    • Create Line Disks (Lunch)
    • Stop Meal (Lunch)
    • Start Meal (Snack)
    • Main Machine (Snack)
    • Create Line Disks (Snack)
    • Stop Meal (Snack)
    • Print Before-Posting Reports
    • Post Operating Day
    • Print After-Posting Reports
    • Check Double Card Usage
    • Retrieve Offline Batches
    • Enter Incomes and Expenses
    • Edit After-School Counts
  • User-Defined - Enter a description. Enter a hyperlink if needed. (The link can point to locations offering information or detailed instructions.) Enter any additional comments necessary for those completing the task.

Recurrence

• • Daily - The task will occur on a daily basis.
  • Weekly - The task will occur weekly on the specific day(s) chosen. Choose one or more days by placing a checkmark next to the day of the week.
  • Monthly (1) - The item will occur monthly on a chosen day during a specific week of the month (e.g. The 3rd Monday of every month). Choose which week by using the drop-down arrow. Then, choose the day of the week by using the drop-down arrow.
  • Monthly (2) - The task will occur on a specific day of the month (e.g. The 12th day of every month). Choose a specific day of the month by using the drop-down arrow.
  • Annually - The task will occur annually on a specific day and month (e.g. the 15th of September). Choose a day of the month by using the drop-down arrow. Then, choose the month by using the drop-down arrow.
  • One Time - The task will only occur once on the set date. Choose a specific date the task should occur by selecting it from the calendar or entering the date.

Warn on program close if overdue - Prompts a warning when closing Newton that a task has not been completed.