Once you have a complete list of the button functions your employees need to access using the buttons on the lower right portion of the order entry screen, use Panel Editor to create the custom panel. You must use the Order Entry panel type to create this panel. Refer to the button function definitions in the NCR Table Service Screen Designer Guide for how to configure the standard buttons you need to retain.

To create a custom panel:

• Select Maintenance > Screen Designer > Table Service Screen Designer.
• Select Work with Panels.
• Select Panel > New Order Entry Panel. The Table Service Order Entry Panel Properties dialog box appears to the right with a blank panel located in the lower right portion of the screen.
• Under the ‘Identification’ group bar, click the ellipsis (...) next to ‘Number’ to display the Number Assignment dialog box from which you can choose a number, and click OK.
• Type a descriptive name for the new custom panel, such as Server OE Screen. This helps you identify it when assigning the panel to a job code in Events.
• Type a brief description of the panel.
• Continue with the next procedure.

You can link multiple custom panels together with the ‘Chain’ button. By linking panels together, you can add more functions, such as a Gift Card Query button, Get Check button, or Print Receipt button. If you link to another panel, remember to provide a way back to the first panel.

To add a button to a custom panel:

• Right-click in the blank panel located in the lower right portion of the screen and select New Button from the menu that appears. The Button Properties dialog box appears in place of the Order Entry Panel dialog box.
• Under the ‘Function’ group bar, select the button function to add to the panel from the ‘Action’ drop-down list. When you select a function, the function name sometimes appears as the default text for that button under the ‘Appearance’ group bar in ‘Text.’ For example, when you select ‘Delete,’ the default name in ‘Text’ changes to ‘Delete.’
• Complete the options under the ‘Functions’ group bar based on the action you select.
• Under the ‘Appearance’ group bar, type the text to appear on the button, if different from the default text, and complete the font, color, background, and bitmap options. To display text on multiple lines, insert \n without spaces for line breaks.
• Repeat steps 1 through 4 until you add each required button, such as Delete, Modify, Hold, Quantity, Recipe, Item Lookup, Print Receipt, Reprint Check, and Repeat, the panel. You can click and drag each button on the panel to align the buttons, being careful not to overlap any buttons. If you need to add more buttons than can fit on the custom panel, use ‘Chain’ to link to another custom panel. Refer to the Table Service Screen Designer Guide for the requirements for configuring each button function, including the Chain button function.
• Select Panel > Save Panel.
• Select Panel > Close Panel.
• Select File > Exit to exit Table Service Screen Designer.

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