Product combos¶

The Product Combos feature allows users to define and manage combination options for a single product.

In the context of a restaurant, the feature enables users to create multiple-choice menus. For example, a user can define a main dish and specify various options for sides, drinks, or desserts that customers can combine with the main dish.

In retail, this feature allows you to create a product set with multiple products to choose from and combine.

Configuration¶

First, you need to create combination choices. To do so:

Go to Point of Sale ‣ Products ‣ Product Combos and click New.
Name your combo and add the products you want customers to choose from by clicking Add a line. You can also include an extra price for each option in the Extra Price column.

Note

As a reference, the selected product’s original price is displayed in the Original Price column.

screenshot: pos-combos-choice-form

menu: Point of Sale ‣ Products ‣ Combo Choices ‣ New
shows: A combo choice form named "Main Course" listing three products, one of them with an extra price in the "Extra Price" column.
data: Combo choice "Main Course" with "Burger", "Pasta" and "Steak (+3.00)".
module: point_of_sale
notes: English UI, light theme, 1440px width; scale down to about 75 % of the page width.

Second, you need to create a specific product to gather combo choices. To do this:

Go to Point of Sale ‣ Products ‣ Products and click New.
Set the Product Type to Combo and fill in the General Information tab.

Note
The sales price of the combo product is fixed and does not vary based on the individual prices of included items or the quantity of items in the combo. The combo product price is only affected by the extra price optionally defined at the combo choice creation or if a variant of one of the items has a specified extra price.
Go to the Combo Choices tab, click Add a line, and select the combinations to add. You can also create a new combination at this step by clicking New on the popup window.

screenshot: pos-combos-product-form

menu: Point of Sale ‣ Products ‣ Products ‣ New
shows: A product form with "Product Type" set to "Combo" and the "Combo Choices" tab listing the combo choices that make up the menu.
highlight: The "Combo Choices" tab (red frame).
data: Product "Lunch Menu" with the combo choices "Starter", "Main Course" and "Dessert".
module: point_of_sale
notes: English UI, light theme, 1440px width; scale down to about 75 % of the page width.

Once you have created and added the combo choices into a product, you can sell combos in your retail store or restaurant.

Practical application¶

Open a POS session and select the combo product. Choose the options and click Add to order. As a reminder, the extra price appears under the related choices.

screenshot: pos-combos-selection-popup

menu: (POS interface) ‣ (a combo product)
shows: The combo selection popup in the POS, with one product picked per choice and the extra price shown under the related choice.
module: point_of_sale
notes: English UI, light theme; scale down to about 75 % of the page width.