Sub Items

Modified on Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 3:13 PM

What are Sub Items and when should they be used?

A Sub Item group is a different way to present choices while ordering a Menu Item. Modifiers are generally easier for order entry, and they tend to create more readable kitchen tickets. If it’s possible to meet a requirement with Modifiers, they are the preferred choice.

If a choice requires modifier options (i.e. No, Lite, Onside, 2x), use modifiers. Sub item groups have no prefixes or modifier options. A possible workaround is to create items with names like No Onions and add them to the sub item group, but this is not ideal.

Sub items are choices that pop up after ordering a menu item, but they use a Menu Item Group instead of a Modifier Group. The Menu Items in this group are the choices. If a menu item group exists only to provide sub items, consider hiding the group and/or items from search and online ordering. A group like this should probably not be added to any Menu Screens. If the intent is to allow make half-and-half pizzas, it should not be possible to order half of a pizza.

1. Create or find the appropriate Menu Item Group.

2. Ensure that this group contains the correct Menu Items. These items will appear as choices after ordering the parent item and selecting its Modifiers.

If a menu item group exists only to provide sub items, consider hiding the group and/or items from search and online ordering. A group like this should probably not be added to any Menu Screens.

3. Find the parent item. This is the item that the sub item group attaches to.

4. Select New Linkage and choose the appropriate Menu Group in the list.

5. Determine the Min and Max based on what the guest should be allowed to have and what information is necessary to make the order.

If Min is blank, the order flow can proceed without selecting any sub items. If Max is blank, an unlimited number of sub items can be added.

6. Choose a Price Level in the Pricing drop-down. If the price of the sub items is included in the parent item, select None. Current uses the Standard price of the menu item. Other price levels are created in the Price Levels section of the back office and set for each menu item. Rollup Pricing adds the price of the sub item to the parent item instead of displaying it on a different line. The best practice is to make this match the menu that is shown to guests.

If the parent item includes one sub item, but additional sub items can be added for a price, consider attaching the sub item group twice:
Once with Max: 1 and Pricing: None
And again with no Max and a different Price Level.