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Please Note: Background Images shown behind each menu location on the landing page can be selected from the back Office Software from a list of stock images. Please see the Club Admin Access via Back Office Software section for more detail.
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User will click activate your account link embedded in email.
User will establish Password, confirm Password, and click Activate to continue.
Once activated, user can log-in to Mobile POS.
Within the Mobile POS, users can view, print, edit order, and/or settle the ticket from the Mobile Ordering tab. When viewing Mobile Order Tickets, users will see the screen below. They will then be able to select an individual order for more actions by clicking on the order.
Once the order is selected the User can review the order, and make modifications as necessary.
Clicking the arrow next to the item expands an additional window to make modifications as required.
Additional items may be added to the order (if required) by using the Main order screen.
Once the order review and edits (if any) are complete, click Send to fire to the kitchen (if required), and await food preparation. If edits are made prior to the automatic firing to the kitchen, no additional Send will be required. If edits are made after initial ticket has fired to the kitchen, click Send to resend order to kitchen.
Once food is ready, send order notification to Member. Click box next to the member name, and then click Notify. Notification mechanism selected by Member when they ordered (SMS or email) will fire, and they will be alerted their order is ready.
Settle Order to the Member Account by selecting Charge, or Cash as applicable. If interested in Credit Card Payment option, please contact your Clubessential trainer for more information. If desired, receipt may also be printed. Staff may click Exit to return to main screen.
Mobile Ordering Configuration - Office
Enable Area for Mobile Ordering
Club Admins have full access to configure the mobile ordering experience for their members within the Clubessential Office software (CMA) via the Areas setup.
To configure Mobile Ordering for an area, go to Settings, Areas.
Then, choose the appropriate Area to configure. If a new area is desired, select an area with similar settings and then use the Save as New option create new area.
In the selected Area, go to POS options, and enable (check) the Mobile Menu setting.
Configure Mobile Menu Area Settings
Once enabled, go to the Mobile Menu tab, and configure the settings.
Name - Provide the Mobile Menu Ordering Location with a Name. This may be the same or different name as the Area, and is the name Members will see for the Area on the Mobile Ordering application.
Minutes after start time before first pickup - Enter the minutes after a location opens that the first pick-up time would be available. For instance, if an area opened at 9:00am, and the first pick-up time you wanted to be available was 9:30, enter 30 minutes here.
Pick Up Interval - This field determines how many times show in the available Pickup time for the order. If set at 5 minutes, available times will be 9:30, 9:35, 9:40, etc. If set at 15 minutes, available times will be 9:30, 9:45, 10:00, etc.
Server Employee - This will be the Employee responsible for the Mobile Orders. Choose an available employee from the list.
Please Note: Best practice is to create an account solely for this purpose.
Terminal Device - Set to the appropriate device that employees will sign in to view the Mobile Ordering tickets.
Allow Carry Out - Check this box to allow pickup from this location. If this box is not checked, option to select Pickup will not be provided to Members when placing their order.
Allow Delivery to Member Location - Check this box to allow delivery from this location. If this box is not checked, option to select Delivery will not be provided to Members when placing their order.
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Once basic settings have been established, create Menu(s) for this Area by clicking the New button.
A Menu configuration screen will appear.
Complete the screen as follows:
Name - Enter the name of the Menu (ie - Pool Shack) as you would like it to appear on the Mobile Ordering screen.
Start Time and End Time - Enter the appropriate start time and end times this menu will be available. Menu will not be available outside of the window specified here.
Days Available - Check the days of the week this menu will be available for ordering. If not checked, menu will not appear on that day.
Minutes before Pickup Time - This setting determines how soon before an order is to be picked up, that it will fire to the kitchen. For instance, if an order is placed at 11:20am, to be picked up at Noon, and this setting is set to 15 minutes, the order will auto-fire to the kitchen at 11:45am, 15 minutes before the time it is to be picked up.
Confirmation Email Ticket Template - If set to none, will default to the settings of the Settle Ticket associated with the Area. Option to choose a different template if desired. Template will feed the confirmation email sent to the Member, if Member chooses email notifications when ordering.
Background Image - Select an image from a list of available options to display on the home page of Mobile Ordering.
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Edit Modifiers
If an Item exists on the Mobile Menu, and you wish to override (perhaps to limit) the modifiers that appear on the Mobile Menu, go to Manage Items, select the Item with the Modifiers to edit, select Modifiers, and click the Override Mobile Ordering Modifier Groups option.
Construct new Modifier Group to show in the Mobile Ordering tool, by clicking the Lookup button, and selecting desired Modifier Groups to show. Once complete, the Modifier Groups showing on the right will be for Mobile Ordering only. All other dining options will display the Modifier Groups on the left (default).
Another way to edit the Modifier Groups attached to an Item is to go to Manage Item Modifier Groups. Select the Modifier Group to edit. Highlight the Modifier to hide, and uncheck Show in Mobile Ordering option. Option will no longer display for selection in the Mobile Ordering application.
Edit an Existing Menu
To edit an existing Menu, select the Menu to edit, and click the Edit icon.
Edit as required. If an Item on a menu needs deleted. Click on the Arrow next to the Item, and then click the Delete key on your keyboard.
Similarly, to delete an entire Category on the Menu, click on the arrow next to the Category, and then click Delete on your keyboard.
Confirm deletion.
When complete, click Save and Close.
Delete an Existing Menu
To delete an existing Menu, select the Menu to edit, and click the Delete icon.
Menu will no longer be available for selection on Mobile Ordering.
Finalize Configuration
When all settings have been configured for the area, click Save and Close to finalize configuration.
FAQs
Q: We are not equipped to provide delivery services at our Club. How can I prevent Members from choosing the delivery option?
A: Ensure the setting marked Allow Delivery to Member location is not checked in the Area’s mobile ordering setup screen.
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Q: How can I ensure Members are not able to select a time for pickup for the first 30 minutes after an area opens?
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A: Ensure the Minutes after start time before first pickup field is set to 30 in the Area’s mobile ordering Setup screen. If Area opens at 11:00am, and this setting is 30, first available pickup time would be 11:30am.
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Q: How can I ensure tickets fire to the kitchen appropriately (based on pickup time)?
A: Ensure the Minutes before pickup to send field is set to the appropriate time period desired in the Menu setup screen. If order is set for pick-up at 11:30am, and menu takes 15 minutes to prepare, set Minutes before pickup to send field to 15 to ensure ticket prints to kitchen at 11:15am for appropriate prep time.
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Q: Can my mobile ordering menu differ from my regular menus for the area?
A: Yes, mobile ordering menus may be customized to include different items and/or fewer items than the Area’s normal menu. Additionally, Items on the Menu may have custom names (overriding the default Item Name).
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Q: How long does it take for changes I make to setup/configuration (menus, etc) to show up in Mobile Ordering?
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A: The time it takes for changes in Office to show up in the cloud (whether in mobile POS or mobile ordering) depends upon the Sync Frequency setting in Office. If you run CMA and click System -> System Settings -> Web Site -> Office Cloud, above the endpoint listing you'll see a text box that says Sync Frequency. This is how often, in minutes, changes in Office are pushed to the cloud. Additional delay due to caching expiration could add an additional minute to the sync time designated in the previous setting. Therefore, if in Office Sync Frequency is set to 5, changes in Office to mobile menu configuration will show up in the cloud in, at most, six minutes.
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Q: What if I am in a different time zone than my Club, but want to place an order for later that day?
A: The menu start/end times and the pickup times you are allowed to choose are all based upon the timezone of the club, not your current local timezone. If you go to order food from your phone and you're standing in an Eastern time zone, but the club's CMA instance is set to the Pacific time zone, then the times you are allowed to pick from will be using a Pacific time zone.
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When creating Menus, add items that typically take approximately the same amount of time to prepare for smoother operation.
Ensure Member information is up to date within the back Office software to allow for a smooth and accurate order process for the member.
Clearly define all item descriptions, menu areas/locations, hours of operation, and settings.
Host an mobile ordering kick-off event to encourage Members to place their first order.
Track usage to validate your ROI.
Assign a ‘dummy’ or placeholder Employee Account to the mobile ordering system, that way no one employee is responsible for all orders.
Downloadable Guide
Mobile Ordering - Member Admin Guide