Polygon POS Management allows finite control, at floor level, for the amount of kitchen stock or portions per PLU item available. This is commonly known as the ‘specials countdown’ feature. It means that at the start of a trading session, the number of serves available for a particular item can be programmed, and this item will ‘countdown’ each time it is recorded as sold.
If you choose to use POS PLU Levels, the Enable PLU level tracking setting must be enabled from POS Location Settings > PLU Level Tracking. You may also choose to enable the Deny sales if PLU level balance is zero setting which will not allow further sales of PLUs if the level reaches zero.
To set the POS PLU Levels:
•Log on to the POS terminal
•If table floorplans are used, click the Over The Counter Sale button;
•Press the Set POS PLU Levels button. Note: This button needs to be added onto the Product Keypad using a Set POS PLU Levels keypad button. See section Polygon POS Management > Product Keypad Details > Keypad Button Details > Other Keys > Set POS PLU Levels for more information about adding this button to the product keypad.
•Enter your Password. Note: This feature is only available to staff members who have been granted the Set POS PLU Levels privilege. See section Polygon POS Management > POS Staff Details > Privileges for more information about granting this privilege to POS Staff.
The POS Levels file will be displayed:
Handy Hint: Use the fast find letters at the top of the page, or type a name into the Find Item field. The browse box 
at the end of the find fields may be used to narrow your search to either one specific PLU class, or only the PLUs that have already been assigned a level (‘tracked’).
•Use the page up 
and page down 
arrow buttons to scroll through the list by item or by page.
•Highlight the PLU for which you wish to set a level for.
•Now use the + and – buttons to set the level for that PLU in the ‘Available’ column.
•Alternatively place a cursor in the Quantity box to enter the level manually (the keyboard button 
can be used to activate an on-screen keyboard).
•Press the Close button to save your levels.
•If you wish to remove the PLU level, highlight the item and press Clear
•The PLU button for that particular item will now display with 6@ as the prefix to the PLU name, where 6 is the number of portions available.
As the portions are sold or saved to an open table, the number will decrease thereby making the staff aware of the availability of the item. If you have programmed the Location System Setting, ‘Deny sales if PLU level is zero’, the user cannot save a sale containing an item that has reached zero. If this setting is not enabled, the level number can go into negative value – depicted in brackets in the PLU Levels File, and as -2@ on the keypad button.
See Also:
POS Location Settings > PLU Level Tracking
FOH > Entering a Sale - The Product Keypad Screen
FOH > Finalising a Sale - The Bill Settlement Screen
FOH > Closing Procedure - Reconciling and Resetting the Terminal
Polygon POS Management Introduction
Polygon Back Office Introduction