What is a PLU?
PLU stands for price look-up code and is a unique identifier of a product. These are usually 4 or 5 digit numbers and are used by the POS (Point of Sale) to read a product. The POS will hold information associated to each PLU, such as price, or stock, and that is why we need to digitally link each product to its PLU 
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Vendor Configs is the section in Sanity that allows us to configure the PLU for the different items, combos, etc.
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Without setting Vendor Configs, you won’t be able to inject orders in your POS or Tablet |
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Note that Vendor Configs are POS-specific and market-specific, so please make sure to consult with your POS provider what the exact PLU configuration should be |
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Vendor Configs are still needed, even if you do not have POS integration and instead operate with a Tablet |
PLUs/ Vendor Configs - POS look up codes
There are seven different types of PLUs in Sanity. We use these to match the structure at the POS and ensure successful injection .
Constant
Constant PLU is the most frequently used PLU Type
Exactly how it sounds, it is injected as a constant
Parent-Child
Used for Drinks and Toys in BK NCR
Injects a Child PLU nested inside a Parent PLU
Parent – Small Drink, Child – Coke = Small Coke
Size Based
Used for Combos in BK NCR since they only have one PLU for all sizes, this is how we differentiate
PLU: will be the plu PLU for the general combo
Size: Will be the size of the combo
Ignore
Second most frequently used PLU Type
Used where a structure is needed, yet the PLU lives on a deeper different (sometimes lower or higher) level
E.g. Combo Item for NCR
Quantity Based
Used for Pies and Biscuits in PLK NCR
Injects a different PLU depending on the Quantity ordered
Multi-Constant
Used for certain quantities of Tenders in PLK SICOM
Injects multiple quantities of a PLU
12 X x 1 Mild Tender PLU = 12 Mild Tenders
Empty
Used when a vendor doesn’t have available a PLU but we need to fulfill the Vendor Config validation. No plu PLU will ever be here - dont don't show anything.
Empty is the same as constant plu blank ( current hack and created empty plu to eliminate the hack)
Per Vendor Guide
Item | Combo | Offer | Modifier | Special cases | |
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rPOS | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | None |
Sicom | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | Constant PLU | None |
NCR | Constant PLU | Sized Based PLU | Sized Based PLU | Constant PLU | Combo Item: Ignore |
Tablet | Constant PLU matches Sanity ID | Constant PLU matches Sanity ID | Constant PLU matches Sanity ID | Constant PLU matches Sanity ID | Comboslots: Ignore |
Simply Delivery | Constant PLU matches the digital id | Constant PLU matches the digital id | Constant PLU matches the digital id | Constant PLU matches the digital id | None |
Country Specific Cases
NCR: Offers will need to be set up as Sized Based PLU Medium
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