Understand the MiniTill menu structure

Overview

• MiniTill uses one core Business catalogue for categories, products, modifier groups, and modifier options. Stores do not need separate copies of the same menu.
• The Business catalogue defines what an item is: its name, base price, category, description, tax treatment, modifier groups, images, and default visibility.
• Each Store then controls how that catalogue is used locally, including store-specific prices, visibility, availability, marketplace pricing, POS layout, and other store-level settings.
• The same catalogue can feed POS, MiniTill Online Ordering, and supported marketplace publishing. This avoids rebuilding the same menu independently for each channel.

When to use this

• Read this before creating a menu, especially if you have more than one store or sell through more than one channel.
• Use this structure to decide whether a change belongs at Business level or Store level.

Step-by-step

1. Create Business-level Categories, Modifier Groups, and Products.
2. Assign each product to a category and link the modifier groups that customers or staff should choose from.
3. Set default POS/online visibility and a base price on the product.
4. For each Store, review local product visibility, store price overrides, marketplace prices, and current availability.
5. Arrange products in POS Layouts for fast counter entry.
6. When Online Ordering or a supported marketplace is enabled, review the channel-specific presentation and pricing rather than creating duplicate products.

Common mistakes

• Do not duplicate the same product just because two stores charge different prices; use store price overrides.
• Do not create a second product just to charge a different marketplace price; use marketplace pricing.
• Do not delete and recreate a product merely because it is temporarily unavailable; use availability controls.
• Do not assume changing a Business-level default will always overwrite an existing Store override.

Troubleshooting

• If a product exists but cannot be sold in one store, check the Store-level enablement/visibility and availability.
• If a price looks different between POS and a marketplace order, review base, store, and marketplace price overrides.
• If an item appears online but not on POS, compare the separate POS and Online visibility settings.
• If a product is difficult for staff to find on POS, check the POS Layout rather than changing catalogue order alone.