Focus Setup
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EDC, PCI and Interfaces
100
Considered by many to be the secret to Focus' versatility. Brandon and Julie make Focus dance with this.
What are Packages?
100
Used to evenly divide a check, this function is useful for large groups.
What is the Share command?
100
This report is helpful for calculating your day-to-day payroll.
What is the Labor Percentage Report?
100
This function is used to add money to a gift card.
What is Gift Card Increment?
100
Name 6 of the 10 supported credit card processors.
Mercury, Sterling, DataTran, Net ePay, SecureNet, TSYS/Vital, Paymentech, Heartland, WorldPay, First Data
200
This function is most commonly used for drilling down reports and restricting discounts.
What are Menu Item Filters?
200
This function is used to charge a credit card that has been accidentally voided.
What is the Payment Reapply or Reapply Payment command?
200
In Menu Item programming, this field must always be unique.
What is the ID field?
200
This discount is applicable to the check as a whole.
What is a Subtotal Discount?
200
This module allows for an export of the Focus database.
What is the XML Module?
300
*****DAILY DOUBLE***** This allows for items to print at all kitchen stations, but only when an item on the order is destined for that station.
What is Chase Printing?
300
This order access method can show 96 checks and can show both the check start time and check owner.
What is the Tab List?
300
This customizable report can provide details about an employee's sales, discounts, voids, error corrects & drawer opens. This is also one of the fully customizable reports in Focus.
What is the Employee Performance Report?
300
This function is used to pay down a customers house account balance.
What is a Paid In?
300
Name 4 of the 11 gift card processors
Givex, Mercury, Sterling, Gift ePay, Focus Local, ValueLink, Aristocrat, Valuetech, myFocus, First Data & Paymentech
400
This "charge" can be calculated based on a fixed check amount, percentage check amount, fixed item amount or item percentage amount.
What is an Order Type Charge?
400
Used to ease searching for transactions with specific characteristics, this tool gives you micro-control over check data.
What is a Check Filter?
400
Originally designed in The Right Touch (DOS) to organize menu item screens. This field has become a minor report group.
What is the Sort Code?
400
While a very easy to program and useful function, these are the two downsides to Focus Menu Item Price Levels.
What are Discounts and Price Times?
400
This module is required for processing gift card transactions with Mercury Payment Systems, especially when Mercury is the credit card processor.
What is the Mercury EDC
500
Originally designed for corporate reporting, this field has become another way to filter menu items.
What is the Concept Field?
500
Typically a manager function, this command allows you to move cash accountability from one employee to another.
What are Drops?
500
Used to input both physical counts and product received. This report is the backbone of Focus Inventory
What is the Inventory Worksheet Report?
500
This station is responsible for generating blackboard reports and triggering the creation of automatic emails.
What is the Event Station.
500
Originally created for a potential customer, this feature allows you to print a coupon only if specific items are rang on the guest check.
What are Smart Coupons?