Add New Menu Item in CCS

A new item is a new product that needs to be added to CCS. This document will explain on how to add a new menu item and assign a specific price in CCS.

Add a new item

To add your new item in the POS system :

Go to CCS Office Touch » Menu Center » Menu Layout
To add a new item from the menu grid; Double click on a blank grid slot and enter new item and press Enter. The New Product Wizard will appear

Note: You can also select a grid slot and press the insert new item button to add a new item.

A snapshot of the menu layout screen is shown in Fig 1 below :

Fig 1: Menu Layout Grid in CCS

New Product Wizard

The new product wizard has the following options. You would need to choose the options based on your requirements:

Choose a Product Type

Products: Products are items that are not usually used as modifiers. They can be modifiers, but are more likely they are not. Products must have unique names.
Modifiers: Modifiers are generally not independent of an product. If tied to a product from the terminal, they will be deleted if the main item is deleted. Modifiers are displayes in a different font if set through System Setup.
Text Input: Text input would be used for non tracked modification of items, such as hot, cold, iced, lite etc.
Pizza: Is a product designation for pizzas, this item gets special properties that force the menu to prompt for pizza toppings and sizes
Pizza Topping: This is a product modifier designation for pizza toppings that help pizza toppings use multiple prices and assign themselves to the right section of the pizza.

Select if the item is inventoried
Set the Tax
Select the Printer if the item should be printed

Assign Price to Item

The pricing is set in the select category or enter prices section of the add new product wizard.

To assign a price :

Enter a name for your Price Category and press enter
Click on Add line
Enter the unit/size (i.e. 1 oz or 1 bottle) and assign a price for the item
Follow the above steps to add additional items and their corresponding prices in CCS

A snapshot of the new product wizard window is shown Fig 3 below: