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    Create and Edit Menu Items

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    Menu items are the products in your menu. Manage them under Menu → Products.

    Create an item:

    1. Click + New item
    2. Fill in the fields (see table below)
    3. Click Save

    Tabs on the product page: the fields are split into Grund (basics), Pris (price), Tillval & recept (add-ons & recipe), Bongning (kitchen tickets) and Online & gäst (online & guest). Spara saves everything, whichever tab you're on. A red dot on a tab means something there must be filled in before you can save, for example the product group on Pris. A yellow dot means unsaved changes in variants, recipe or stock.

    Fields per item:

    FieldDescriptionRequired
    NameItem name (e.g. "Caesar Salad")Yes
    Product groupSets the accounting account and VAT rateYes
    Pris inkl. moms: Äta här (dine-in price incl. VAT)Regular price in SEK (e.g. 189). Applies to Äta här (dine in) and Bordsbeställning (table order)Yes, unless Open price
    Pris inkl. moms: Ta med (takeaway price incl. VAT)Separate price when the tab is Ta med (takeaway) or Utkörning (delivery), including pickup and delivery online. Empty = same as dine in. If the item has variants, both prices are set per variantNo
    Open priceThe POS asks for the amount at every saleNo
    VATInherited from the product group – not set per itemSet automatically
    Menu groupWhere the item appears in the POS and online. Main groups that have subgroups are listed but can't be selected – pick one of the subgroupsYes
    EmojiDisplayed on the product card in the POSNo
    ImageProduct image (shown in POS and guest ordering)No
    Cost priceYour cost – enables margin calculationNo
    Bong-destination (ticket destination)Where the ticket is sent (Kitchen, Bar, Dessert). On the Bongning tabNo
    Knappfärg i kassan (button colour in the POS)The colour of the item's button in the POSNo
    Intern kommentar (internal comment)Visible only to staff in the POS, in the item's product information. On the Bongning tabNo
    Gästbeskrivning (guest description)Shown to guests in online ordering, the guest menu and Express, and in the POS product information. On the Online & gäst tabNo
    Favoritartikel (favorite item)Shows the item on the Favorites tab in the POS. A new favorite is placed last – change the order under Meny → Menygrupper → Favoriter or with Ordna (arrange) in the POSNo
    Available onlineWhether the item may be sold in online orderingNo
    Kan beställas via (can be ordered via)På plats (on site: table and eat here), takeaway and/or home delivery. Alcohol defaults to on site onlyNo
    AllergensSelect allergens (see separate article)No

    The product group is required: it determines which account the sale is posted to and which VAT rate applies. You can't save an item without one, and you don't set VAT per product – VAT always follows the product group.

    The menu group is required too: it determines where the item appears in the POS and in online ordering. Without a menu group you get the message Välj vilken menygrupp artikeln hör till. (choose which menu group the item belongs to). If the restaurant has no menu groups yet, type the group's name in the field and the menu group is created when you save the item.

    Items without a fixed price: if you sell something whose price varies – a hotel night, the dish of the day, EV charging per kilowatt – turn on Open price. The price field locks and the POS asks for the amount at every sale instead. See the open price article for details.

    Edit an item:

    1. Click on the item in the list
    2. Change the desired fields
    3. Click Save

    Delete an item:

    1. Find the item under Meny → Produkter → Alla artiklar (menu → products → all items).
    2. Use the list’s removal action.
    3. Read the dialog and confirm Ta bort / arkivera (delete / archive). Used items may be archived to preserve sales history.

    Tips:

    • Set ticket destination right away – otherwise the item won't appear in the kitchen
    • Use emojis to make the POS more visual and faster to navigate
    • The internal comment suits cooking instructions and internal info. It shows in the product information in the POS, not on the kitchen ticket

    This feature is part of Vendion POS.

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