In the item Item management » Categories click on the button + Add . If you have already added categories (for example by import), edit the category with the button and use the button to delete it. Only the category will be deleted, the products will remain intact. It will be automatically assigned to the system category All (special).

Using the appropriate buttons in the heading, the created categories can be exported or imported back . With the button you can adjust in bulk the properties of several categories.

In the section , you can search for categories or limit the display to only selected tags. Enabling the Deleted option will display the deleted categories in the list. To restore a deleted category, simply open it and use the save button in the header, see next image.

Now specify the properties of the new category such as its name, colour , margin and insert tags if necessary. Based on the tags, you can then hide the categories at cash register. Tags can also be added to multiple categories at once using bulk selection or by importing. You can also hide an individual category by deactivating the Display option in .

If you need to permanently sell all products in a given category on a proxy basis, first create subjects for sale by proxy, then enable sales in the section and select the appropriate subject.

You can select a default VAT rate for the products in the category in the  menu that draws on this tax rate setting. However, the Default VAT rate will only be applied in the case of Instant Sale.

In the section , the maximum discount amount can be activated and entered in the field below. This will be the maximum discount percentage the operator can apply to products in this category. The discount can also be set for a specific employee. Finally, save everything by clicking the SAVE button .

Only the name is required for the category. A full description of all category properties can be found below.

Name

Category name to be displayed on cash registers

Color

If you want to mark off the category, choose its color from the pattern.

Category ID

Internal category label (created automatically)

Margin

The value of the margin (in crowns or percentages) to be checked or calculated during the product stock in from the selected category.

External ID

Here choose any numeric category label.

Tags

You can add your own tags to a category. This is useful, for example, if you need to hide the selected categories on a given cash register. In the cash register display settings, you can then specify which categories will be hidden based on the tags.

Authorizing entity

Select the subject for sale by proxy. It will be applied to the whole category if you activated Enable sale on behalf.

Enable sale on behalf

Use the switch to activate the possibility to select the EET subject for sale by proxy. When activated, all products in the category will be sold by the chosen proxy.

Default VAT rate

The set VAT rate will be automatically applied to the used products from the given category for instant sale.

Default course

Products in the category can be assigned to the created course. Courses in the cash register can be then simply charged and the information on preparing each course will be sent to the kitchen.

Display

This switch indicates whether the category will be displayed on cash registers or hidden. Hiding a category is useful, such as when categories contain product ingredients.

Maximum discount

After activation, fill this field with the maximum discount value for products in this category that the crew will be able to grant.