Concatenation is an optional configuration used in Radar to assist with linking Modifiers to Recipes.
Modifiers in Radar act just like regular Menu Items for Recipe Linking. This means that a Modifier can only be linked to a single Recipe and will always deplete the ingredient (Inventory Item) by the set portioned amount of the linked Recipe.
Sometimes a generic Modifier that refers to multiple different ingredients and/or proportions is used at the POS level. For example, 'No Tomato' could have a different definition when applied to a salad than when it is applied to a sandwich or burger. Because generic Modifiers have multiple definitions, they cannot be linked to a single Recipe in Radar.
When generic Modifiers are present, either Concatenation in Radar or adding additional Modifiers in the POS is required.
- Note: Depending on the number of Modifiers added to the POS, this may range from simple to very cumbersome for POS users.
Concatenation in Radar creates new Modifier Menu Items that reference the Parent Menu Item. This allows different Recipes to be linked for each Menu Item/Modifier combination and ensures accurate depletion of the ingredient and portioned amounts.
Example:
Without Concatenation | |
Menu Item | Modifier |
Wedge Salad | No Tomato |
1/2 Wedge Salad | No Tomato |
Angel Hair Pasta | No Tomato |
Cheeseburger | No Tomato |
With Concatenation | |
Menu Item | New Modifier |
Wedge Salad | Wedge Salad - No Tomato |
1/2 Wedge Salad | 1/2 Wedge Salad - No Tomato |
Angel Hair Pasta | Angel Hair Pasta - No Tomato |
Cheeseburger | Cheeseburger - No Tomato |
Example: Concatenated Menu Item Recipe Linking
No Tomato applied to a Wedge Salad
- Parent Item: Wedge Salad
- Linked to the Recipe for Wedge Salad
- Affects Inventory for each sale of 'Wedge Salad'
- POS Modifier: No Tomato
- Modifier as listed by POS
- Concatenated with Parent Item to create a Radar-Concatenated Modifier
- Radar-Concatenated Modifier: Wedge Salad - No Tomato
- Linked to a unique Recipe for removing tomatoes from a Wedge Salad
- Affects Inventory for each instance of the of 'No Tomato' applied only to the Parent Item of 'Wedge Salad'
Parent Menu Item: 'Wedge Salad' will have the full recipe linked to it:
- Lettuce = 0.5 each
- Bacon = 4 oz
- Dressing = 4 fl oz
- Blue Cheese = 50 g
- Chives = 2 g
- Diced Tomato = 4 oz
Radar-Concatenated Menu Item: 'Wedge Salad – No Tomato' will have a Recipe for only the portion of diced tomato that will be removed from the Wedge Salad and left in inventory
- Diced Tomato = -4
No Tomato applied to a Cheeseburger
- Parent Item: Cheeseburger
- Linked to the Recipe for Cheeseburger
- Affects Inventory for each sale of ‘Cheeseburger’
- POS Modifier: No Tomato
- Modifier as listed by POS
- Concatenated with Parent Item to create a Radar-Concatenated Modifier
- Radar-Concatenated Modifier: Cheeseburger - No Tomato
- Linked to a unique Recipe for removing tomatoes from a Cheeseburger
- Affects Inventory for each instance of the of 'No Tomato' applied only to the Parent Item of 'Cheeseburger’
Parent Menu Item: ‘Cheeseburger’ will have the full Recipe linked to it:
- Burger Bun = 1 each
- Beef – Ground Chuck = 0.333 lb
- Butter Lettuce = 0.0125 lb
- Dairy – Cheddar Cheese = 2 each
- Sliced Tomato Portion = 2 each
Radar-Concatenated Menu Item: 'Cheeseburger – No Tomato' will have a Recipe for only the portion of sliced tomato that will be removed from the Cheeseburger and left in inventory
- Sliced Tomato Prep = -2