If you have a generic retail category to which you assign all of your retail items, you can assign this generic category to the charitable donation item; however, you can also create a category of the Retail type specifically for charitable donations, which allows you to track donations separately for reporting and accounting purposes.

To create a Retail category specifically for charitable donations:

• Log in to Aloha Configuration Center (CFC) or Aloha Manager (AM).
• Select Maintenance > Menu > Categories.
• Click New, select Retail, and click OK.
• Accept the system assigned number or click the ellipsis button (...) next to ‘Number’ to display the Number Assignment dialog box from which you can choose an alternate number.
  
• Type a name, such as ‘Donations,’ for the category.
• Type a description to identify the category, such as ‘Donations for Charity.’
• Click Save and exit the Categories function.

Continue to "Creating the charitable donations revenue item."