Glossary of Terms
Use this list to learn about Ambur terms and click the associated links for more information.
Table of Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
- Action Button
- Button that opens menus to begin operations.
- Activate
- Begin using your register by starting the hub.
- Ambur Cloud
- Manage your locations and access your reports and live sales anytime, anywhere, from any web browser.
- Auto Tip
- Tips applied to a transaction using presets created from the management menu.
- Backup
- Your point of sale information saved on our secured server for reporting and future needs.
- Banned User Groups
- A user group that cannot apply a particular discount or access a particular feature.
- Bridgepay
- A Payment Gateway, which allows for integration with a variety of different Platforms that a multitude of credit card processors use.
- Categories
- A grouping to organize menu items.
- Clients
- Register or mobile devices that are connected to the hub.
- Clock In / Clock Out
- Clock in and Clock out to record hours logged.
- Closed Order Devices
- Found in ticket settings, allows you to select a printer to print tickets when an order is closed.
- Coupons
- Used to apply a one-time discount.
- Coupon Code
- The system generated code used to apply discounts when using a coupon.
- Course Fires
- Send a ticket to the kitchen when the item should be prepared.
- Course Lines
- Used to differentiate between courses so that they may be prepared separately.
- Credit Adjustment
- Change a credit amount after the transaction has been authorized.
- Credit Batch
- The transactions to be submitted for funding.
- Customer
- Automatically apply discounts/fees to their orders, track additional reservation details, and see who stops by most frequently from your customer list.
- Customer Check
- A customer’s order.
- Customer Receipt Devices
- Found in kitchen ticket settings, select which printer prints customer receipts.
- Database
- A collection of your register data.
- Default Tax Rate
- The tax rate that is applied to all taxable items except where a different tax rate is specified.
- Description
- Note field that allows for server information about item/ingredients
- Device
- All connectable iOS equipment, e.g. iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
- Device Role
- Found in System Status, lists whether the device is the hub or a client.
- Discounts
- A deduction from the regular cost of something.
- Fees
- An additional charge to an order.
- Given Tip
- Tips manually applied to a transaction.
- Guests
- Number of people sitting at a given table or part of an order.
- Hidden
- When enabled, the item is not active.
- Hub
- The device all of your Ambur data is stored on. All changes and reports must be made on the hub.
- iDynamo
- Securely accept credit card payments through the charging port.
- Item Sales
- Items that were sold during a specified time, excluding discounts/fees applied to the sale.
- Kitchen Copy Devices
- Assign the kitchen printer to print a second kitchen ticket if sent from a certain device.
- Kitchen Copy Order Types
- Assign the kitchen printer to print a second kitchen ticket for selected order types.
- Kitchen Name
- The name of an item as it prints on the kitchen ticket.
- Kitchen Ticket
- Kitchen tickets tell prep staff what to make and how to make it.
- Location UID
- A unique identifier specific to each individual business location.
- Log In / Log Out
- Enter the register code to access the register. Double-tap the screen with two fingers to log out and allow another user to access the POS.
- Management
- Section of the app used to customize register settings and run reports (reports only available on the hub device).
- Menu
- List of items to be sold.
- Menu Items
- Items for sale at the restaurant.
- Modifiers
- Options for menu items.
- Name (Menu Item)
- What the item is called at your register.
- Options
- The different modifier choices.
- Order Type
- Class that orders are grouped into, such as Take-Out, Dine-In or Delivery.
- Orders
- A customer’s tab.
- Payment Count
- Number of separate payments accepted for the order.
- Payment Methods / Payment Type
- The different types of tenders that your business accepts.
- Payroll
- A User’s recorded shift details.
- Permissions
- Set which users have access to which actions and features within the POS.
- Prevents other discounts?
- When a discount is selected, no other discounts can be applied.
- Printer Groups
- A group of printers or a singular printer that specific menu items will print to. Both Printers and Menu Items must be in this group for Menu Items to print out successfully.
- Prompt for Name?
- Option to change the name of an item from the register screen.
- Prompt for Price?
- Option to change the price of an item from the register screen.
- Rank
- What place the category should appear on the menu.
- Receipt Format
- Use these settings to customize the receipts to your business.
- Refunds
- Return money back to the customer in their original form of payment.
- Reports
- Detailed information about your business’ operations.
- Reservations
- Reserved space at the restaurant.
- Saturation / Brightness
- Customize the look and feel of your color palette.
- Settings
- Customize how the register works for your business.
- Settle
- At the end of a business day, settle the batch to submit transactions for funding. This is found on the Credit Card Transactions screen.
- Shift Reports
- User sales for a specified time period.
- Shifts
- Track employee work hours.
- Split an Order
- Separate items between transactions.
- Split Payment
- The total split between more than one card and/or payment type.
- System Status
- Glimpse into Ambur account settings and system diagnostic information.
- Table
- A representation of seating.
- Table Layout
- Visual representation of your restaurant.
- Tax Rates
- Amount of taxes applied to particular items.
- Time Clock
- Tracks employee shifts.
- Tips
- Total amount of gratuity added to the order.
- Totals by Payment Type
- Sales totals based on payment type.
- Totals by User
- Order totals broken down by register user.
- Unit Price
- Cost of the item to the customer.
- Update
- Run the latest version of the app software.
- User
- Ambur term for employee.
- User Groups
- Used to manage settings for sets of employees.
- Void
- Items, payments and orders that are voided at the register, not deleted.
- Void
- Unit Price
- Table
- Saturation / Brightness
- Rank
- Payment Count
- Options
- Name (Menu Item)
- Management
- Location UID
- Kitchen Copy Devices
- iDynamo
- Hidden
- Given Tip
- Fees
- Database
- Categories
- Backup