86 dishes and options on the POS

When the kitchen runs out of something, 86 it so customers can’t order it, and staff need a manager’s approval to sell it. You can 86 a whole dish, a modifier group such as Salsa, or one choice in a group, such as Guacamole. 86 Items is in Selflane POS 7.7.2 or later.

Open Make Order, tap the gear, then tap 86 Items. The gear isn’t there while you’re adding items to a sent order.

Staff without a manager role need a manager to sign in each time they open the screen. If your business has no manager roles, anyone can open it. See Job Roles.

86 a dish

1. Tap Items at the top.
2. Find the dish. Dishes are grouped by course, in course order. A dish on several menus is listed once. Type in Search items to search by name.
3. Turn off its In stock switch.

The dish shows a red 86'ed badge. Turn the switch back on when the dish is available again.

Each switch saves as soon as you flip it. A spinner shows while it saves. Every switch, and Done, waits until the save finishes. If the save fails, the switch stays as it was.

A dish isn’t listed when its course, or every menu it’s on, is 86’ed in the Back Office. Bring those back in the Back Office . See Menu. Dishes sold only in combos aren’t listed either, but their modifier groups are on Options.

Why a dish shows a note

A dish can be unavailable on the menu even though its own switch is on. One note under it says why. A blocked group comes first:

• Salsa is 86'ed, or Salsa is 86'ed +2 when two more groups are blocked — a required modifier group can’t be filled. Tap the note to jump to that group on Options, where it’s briefly highlighted.
• Today's limit is reached (20/20) · Resets tomorrow — the dish has hit its daily limit. The switch doesn’t change this. It clears the next day.

86 a modifier group or choice

1. Tap Options at the top.
2. Find the group. Type in Search options to search group and choice names. Groups with a matching choice open to show it.
3. To 86 the whole group, turn off the group’s In stock switch.
4. To 86 one choice, tap the group row to open it, then turn off that choice’s In stock switch.

Each group row shows:

• Required · pick 1 or Optional. For a required group, the number is how many choices the guest must pick.
• Used by and a dish name, such as Used by Taco +3 when four dishes use the group.

Each choice shows its price, or No charge when it’s free.

While a group is 86’ed, its choices are dimmed and show Group is 86'ed. You can still turn choices on or off. They keep their own setting when you turn the group back on.

What 86ing an option does to dishes

An 86’ed choice can still be added with a manager’s approval. See Edit a Dish.

A required group blocks every dish that uses it when:

• the group is 86’ed, or
• too few picks are left to meet pick. For example, a Required · pick 2 group with three choices is blocked once two of them are 86’ed, unless the last choice can be picked more than once.

A blocked dish shows the 86'ed badge on the menu and needs a manager’s approval to add. See Daily limits.

Show only what’s 86’ed

Tap the 86'ed chip next to the search box. It shows a count, such as 86'ed (3). Tap it again to show everything.

• On Items, the count and list are dishes whose own switch is off. Dishes blocked by a group or a daily limit aren’t counted.
• On Options, the count and list are groups that are 86’ed or have at least one 86’ed choice. A group that’s in stock shows only its 86’ed choices, but stays closed until you tap it.

With the chip on, when nothing is 86’ed, the screen says Nothing is 86'ed and Everything on this list can be ordered.

Items and Options each keep their own search and filter.

When you’re done

Tap Done in the upper-left corner. The menu reloads in place, with your changes. Your tab and any combo in progress stay as they were. Items already on the order keep the state they had when you added them. When you send, the POS asks about any dish 86’ed since you added it. See Daily limits.

86’ed items stay 86’ed until someone turns them back on. They don’t reset overnight.

The same setting shows in the Back Office, where it’s Run out (86'd) and the In stock chip. A change made on the POS reaches other iPads within about a minute. Online and third-party channels that are up to date get it within seconds. A channel that’s behind gets it at its next publish. See Menu.

What staff might see

Related links

• Make Order — how 86’ed dishes look on the menu.
• Daily limits — sell an 86’ed dish with a manager’s approval.
• Stock — track ingredient amounts.
• Menu — 86 menus and courses in the Back Office.
• Job Roles — who needs a manager’s approval.