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Venue Connect Settings for Appetize

Description: Review how to configure Venue settings in Connect below.  


Venue 

General

  • Venue Image: An image can be uploaded here for the Venue's Mobile Ordering section. (Optional)
  • Venue Name: The name of the Venue that will be displayed on all Reports and the Mobile App if applicable.
  • Region: State where the venue is located.
  • Venue Status: The venue must be open to take and complete orders. When the venue is closed, orders can not be taken.
  • Time Zone: The time zone of the Venue.
  • Training Mode: Enable to simulate real scenarios without charging credit cards for sales. 
  • Is Test Venue: If the Venue is a Test Venue, Set it to "Yes."
  • Currency: The currency the Venue accepts.
  • Is Campus: If the Venue is on a College Campus, set it to 'Yes.'
  • Tax Per Item: Enable if the venue will calculate tax by the value of each item.
  • Enable Printing: Enable options for printing.
  • Check Syncing: If the Venue will need to Check Syncing, set it to "Enabled."
  • Allow Partial Tip Refund: If the Venue will need to allow partial tip refunds, set it to "Yes."
  • Rounding Type: Use Price Rounding Methods to round sale prices to convenient numbers, such as Round up, Round down, Commercial, or Round up for charity/donation.
  • Rounding Precision: Select the increment amounts for rounding price.
  • Rounding Allowed Payment Type: Select the payment type used to round the amounts.
  • Restaurant: If the venue is used as a Restaurant, Set it to "Enable."
  • Event Based: Enable if the venue will use Events with Cash Management; Disable if Cash will be tracked without events.
  • Enable Order Status Board: Enable if the venue will use Order Status Board; set it to "Yes."
  • Address: Enter the physical address of the venue. 
  • Phone Number: Enter a contact number for the venue.
  • Display Name: Enter a display name if it differs from the Venue name.

Note for Training Mode: Turning Training Mode Off at the event's start is important. If any orders are taken in Training Mode during a live event, transactions will NOT be recorded.


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Venue Inventory
  • Track Inventory: If this venue will track inventory, Set it to "Yes."
  • Add Inventory back on Refund: Enable if the stock should be added back to Inventory when processing a Refund.
  • Cost After Receiving: Set the Cost of Goods to show the last price paid or the weighted average of the cost for past purchases.
  • Auto-Calculate COGS: This will calculate the cost of goods for inventory automatically.
  • Advance Feature: If this venue needs advanced features, Set it to "Enable."
  • Disable Standsheet Adjustment (aka Perpetual Inventory)Enable to add an adjustment column within Stand sheets.
  • True Up Default:  This will determine the default count value setting within the true-up module.
    • Current: This will pull the current on-hand values for the items at each location.
    • Required: Each item will require an inputted value before completing the True-Up
    • Zero: All on-hand counts will be reset to zero for the locations included in the True-Up event.
  • Supplier Number: Determine if a Supplier Number is required when creating new Inventory items. 
  • DUPLICATE TRANSFER DOCKET: This will determine if the Transfer docket will be duplicated.

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Item Countdown

Item Countdown: Enable users to see sold-out items updated in real-time.

Bring Items to Par: If the venue needs to set a minimum amount of ingredients needed to meet the demand, Set it to "Yes."

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Alcohol
  • Alcohol Cutoff Time: The time alcohol should be cut off for all Vendors in the Venue.
    • It helps to automate the process but should not be relied upon exclusively.
  • Alcohol: Disable to immediately cut off alcohol sales for all Vendors in the Venue.
    • Enable to allow Alcohol sales at all locations.

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Reports
  • Reports Based: Determine how Transactions uploaded after the event's day will be pulled into reports.
    • Date Taken: The transactions uploaded after the date of the sale will be reported on the date the transaction took place.
    • Date Completed: The transactions uploaded after the date of the sale will be reported on the date the transaction was completed.
  • Analytics by Layout: Allows reports to reflect sales based on selected layout.
  • Report Refund: This will determine how refunds will be reported within Connect. 
    • Date Refund: Refunds will be reported by the date the order was refunded. 
    • Date Order: Refunds will be reported by the order's date. 
  • Ledger Reporting: Refunds will be reflected within the server totals for the day they are returned when enabled. 


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User
  • Username: The admin username that has access to the main Connect account for the venue.
  • Email Address: The admin email address that has access to the main Connect account for the venue
  • Old Password: The old password that was used. 
  • Password: Enter a new password along with the old one to change the current.

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Financial
  • Please get in touch with your Account Manager or Appetize Support to edit Financial or Gateway information.
Skidata
  • Skidata refers to the loyalty points feature that differs from venue to venue. 

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Timeclock
  • Appetize integrates directly with Humanity for employee time clock functionality. Please get in touch with your Account Manager for more information.

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Twitter

This feature is no longer supported.

Items
  • Required Tax For Item: If the venue wants the tax to be required, Set it to "Yes."

Extras

  • Wristband PIN required: Enable if wristbands will require a PIN to process transactions.
  • Use Loaded Ticket: Enable or disable the use of loaded tickets within the system. Please contact the Account Manager to input the loaded ticket information. 
  • Complete Pending Orders: Select to complete any Pending Orders.
    • Note: This will only close Pending Orders at the KDS. It will not close Restaurant Mode orders that are pending awaiting the Tip entry.
  • Support Email Address: When customers receive emailed receipts or place mobile orders, those emails will be routed to this email address. 
  • Control PHP Mode: This feature is no longer supported.
  • Day Start Time: Default reporting start time.
  • Day End Time: Default reporting end time.
  • Trim Alpha Characters From Stored QR Codes: It makes the QR code concise and delete extra characters from QR codes saved in the system. 
  • Tip Tender Toggles: All of these toggles can determine if a tip method is available or not. 
  • Blacklist Credit Cards: Cards can be blacklisted in the system and never be accepted due to declines, fraud, etc. 
  • Interact Theme: Relates to the Interact Kiosk application. 

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