Disclaimer: This article is for Lunchbox 2.0 customers only. If your dashboard header looks the same as below, you are in the right place:
Locating the Menu ID Using the Inspect Tool
Step 1: Log in to ECM
Step 2: Go to Categories > Menus
Step 3: Locate the menu you are looking to gather the ID for and right click on the pencil icon.
Step 4: Click Inspect
Step 5: From the Elements Tab view the line directly above the highlighted line.
Step 6: Copy the value after onclick="ShowEditWindow(' this is your menu id. See the example below.
Step 7: This value will need to be added to the Configuration Workbook.
Note: Dragging the cursor over the line under Elements will highlight the corresponding Pencil that is associated to the menu you are locating to ensure you are grabbing the right menu id.
Add Area Day Part Menu to Area Setup
Add Area Day Part Menus to the Online Ordering Area in NorthStar:
Step 1: Log in to ECM
Step 2: Go to Sites > Sites and Groups
Step 3: Edit Site by clicking the pencil icon
Step 4: Click Areas Tab, then click the pencil icon next to the Area that you use for Online Ordering - this will bring up the Edit Area screen
Step 5: Click the Area Day Part Menus Tab, then click the Add Day Part Menu button
Step 6: Select the appropriate Day Part and the Menu that will be used for Online Ordering
Step 7: Click Save
Step 8: Repeat steps 5-7 for each Menu that is used for Online Ordering
Important:
For a chain to import menus from NorthStar, we'll first need to have development assign a location as a "Master Restaurant". This location will be responsible for importing the entire chain's menu from NorthStar into a global Lunchbox menu.
Menu Supported Features & Strategies
The following are a list of supported pricing strategies and menu functionalities that work with Lunchbox.
Modifier Defaults
Sales Price
Menu Item & Modifier Name & Description
Menu Item Active Checkbox - Marks the item as Inactive in Lunchbox
Modifier Min Max & Max Unique
Menu Unsupported Pricing Strategies
Combo Type Reduced Price
Images
Auto Combo Menu Items:
Building the Coupon in Northstar:
1.) Login to NorthStar (https://ecm-bethpage.cbsnorthstar.com/)
2.) Hover over "Financial" and click "Adjustment Reasons"
Here is an example of where the work was done to set this up.
Mike provided GUID = 4847c9c8-c0ed-4d9a-b250-186bb6b1f7d6
1.) "Inspect" the edit icon next to the adjustment reason that was created
2.) Search "adjustmentreasonid =
" in the "Find by string, selector, or XPath" field
The GUID should be the 2nd option (2 of 2):
^ This is used in the POS Reference of the manually created coupon
Set the Coupon up standard like any other:
Coupon
Name Coupon
CLU (won't be needed for Auto Apply)
Description/Disclaimer
POS Reference (pulled from Inspect tool on Adjustment Reason above)
Restrict to Location (set accordingly)
Start Date - ensure a date is set before your current date for this to be valid
Expiration Date - keep empty
Value
Coupon Type - set this to "Deduct Dollar Amount
Amount - set to amount discounted
Limits
Set Parameters based on the code - Ensure that "Use Limit per Order" is infinite or says "0"
Misc
Verify the order correctly hit the POS and pricing is correct:
Log into Northstar:
Click Reports>Check Listing>Select a Site (Biscuitville)> Refresh Report>Click the Order # Hyperlink to check the details
Here is an example of the order placed on LB and verifying after with Northstar that totals and pricing aligns (with discounts and taxes):
This one was order #1030
Note: Please see NorthStar documentation for additional POS Errors that are not listed above.