# Options and choices

> Size, crust, extra toppings, sauces or a kids' portion: with options the customer orders a product the way they like it.

An **option** is a question that belongs to a product: *Which size?*, *Which sauce?*, *Extra toppings?*. The answers are the **choices**, each with its own **extra charge** (€ 0.00 is fine too).

## Setting up an option

Choose the option on the right of the menu and fill in:

| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Option** | The question as the customer sees it: *Size* |
| **Customer may** | **Choose one**: exactly one choice (size, crust). **Choose any**: as many as the customer likes (extra toppings, sauces). |
| **Required** | On: the customer has to choose before the product can be ordered. With *Choose any*, required means at least one. |
| **Price in %** | On: the extra charges of the choices are percentages of the product's price instead of amounts. |

Under **Choices for …** you add the answers with their **extra charge**. A negative extra charge is allowed: that is a discount.

## For the whole group or for one product

Above the options you choose where they apply:

[![Options for the whole Pizza group](https://kwikeat.com/images/manual/en/menu-groep.png)](https://kwikeat.com/images/manual/en/menu-groep.png)

- **Whole group**: the option applies to every product in the group. Ideal for *Size* and *Crust* on all pizzas.
- **This product**: the option applies to the chosen product only, like *Onions* on the Tonno pizza.

A product has both: first the group's options, then its own. Above a product's options you see which it gets from the group (*Also from group Pizza: Size, Crust*).

:::tip
Put an option that belongs to nearly all products on the group. If one product must not have it, put that product in a group of its own, or give the option to the products themselves.
:::

## Extra charge in percent

With **Price in %** the charges are percentages of the product's price. Handy when the surcharge or discount should scale with the price:

- Pasta, option *Portion*: Regular 0%, Kids **-25%**. A € 12.00 pasta costs € 9.00 as a kids' portion, a € 14.00 pasta € 10.50: one option for the whole group, and the discount is right for every price.

## What the customer and the crew see

When an order is taken, KwikEat asks the options in the order of the menu. With a required option the product can only be added once something is chosen; you skip the optional ones with **Add now**. Pick choices with the keys `1`, `2`, `3` … or by tapping.

The receipt and the kitchen ticket show the chosen choices under the product.

## Examples

:::example
**Pizza with size and crust (on the group)**

Group *Pizza*, **Whole group**:

- *Size*: Choose one, required. Small € 0.00 · Medium + € 2.00 · Large + € 4.00
- *Crust*: Choose one, not required. Classic € 0.00 · Thin € 0.00 · Stuffed + € 1.50
:::

:::example
**Extra toppings (on one product)**

Product *Margherita*, **This product**:

- *Extra toppings*: Choose any, not required. Extra cheese + € 1.00 · Mushrooms + € 0.75 · Salami + € 1.25 · Olives + € 0.75
:::

:::example
**Sauce with the fries**

Product *Fries*, **This product**:

- *Sauce*: Choose any, not required. Mayonnaise + € 0.50 · Ketchup + € 0.50 · Garlic sauce + € 0.75
:::

:::example
**A drink in two sizes (on the group)**

Group *Drinks*, **Whole group**:

- *Size*: Choose one, required. 33 cl € 0.00 · 50 cl + € 1.00
:::

## Option or combination?

An option adds something **to** a product. If the customer should pick **other products from the menu**, such as two pizzas and a drink for a fixed price, use a [combination](https://kwikeat.com/manual/menu-combinaties). The difference:

| | Option | Combination |
|---|---|---|
| Chooses from | choices you type with the option | products and groups of the menu |
| Price | product price + extra charges | its own price rule (fixed, or the dearest are paid) |
| Chosen product keeps its own options | n/a | yes: the pizza in a meal can get extra cheese |
| Reports | counts as the product itself | each chosen pizza counts as a pizza |
| VAT | the product's rate | each part its own rate |

Source: https://kwikeat.com/manual/menu-keuzes