Creating a Forced Modifier with an Extra Charge
- Click Admin
- Click Items and Departments
- Select the department or sub-department the item is being added to.
- Click Add Item
- Type a Name for the Item. Press Tab three times to copy the Name to Button Text,Receipt Description and Label Text.
- Set the Accounting Reference
- Set the Tax
- Check the box for Set Item as a Forced Modifier
- Check the box for Add Extra Charge, this box has to be checked if a Retail value has been entered, if not checked and a value has been entered the customer will not be charged the extra value.
- Set the Item Type – Modifier. You can click either Modifier Item type, once saved can be switched to the other Modifier Item Type if needed.
- Add a Price in the Retail Pricing area. If no price, must still add "0".
- Click Save
Forced modifiers with a price can be included in modifier categories that include forced modifiers without an extra charge. For example, a side options modifier category could include soup, salad and fries without a price and caesar salad and sweet potato fries with an extra charge.