Vendor Config Plu Types

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

Vendor Configs is the section in Sanity that allows us to configure the PLU for the different items, combos, etc.

Without setting Vendor Configs, you won’t be able to inject orders in your POS or Tablet

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

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: the PLU for the general combo

      • Size: the size of the combo

  • Ignore

    • Second most frequently used PLU Type

    • Used where a structure is needed, yet the PLU lives on a different (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 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 will ever be here - don't show anything.

Per Vendor Guide

 

Item

Combo

Offer

Modifier

Special cases

 

Item

Combo

Offer

Modifier

Special cases

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

Combo Example (POS & Delivery)

 

Picker

Combo Item

ALC Plu

Plu Type

Plu Input

Plu Price

Sides

Drinks

Modifiers

 

Picker

Combo Item

ALC Plu

Plu Type

Plu Input

Plu Price

Sides

Drinks

Modifiers

SICOM

Whopper

Whopper with Cheese Meal Large

20200

Constant PLU

3020202

$7.59

Fries: Constant

Small: 50001

Medium: 50002

Large: 50003

Coke: Constant

Small: 80101

Medium: 80102

Large: 80103

Ex. Light Mayo

Plu: 9011300

SICOM Delivery

Whopper

Whopper with Cheese Meal Large

80020200

Constant PLU

83020202

$7.59

Fries: Constant

Medium: 80049999

Large: 80050000

Coke: Constant

Medium: 80080102

Large: 80080103

Ex. Light Mayo

Plu: 9011300

NCR

Whopper

Whopper with Cheese Meal Large

115

Sizebased PLU

Combo Plu: 101

Combo Size: Large

Small: 7:49

Medium: 7:49

Large: 7:49

Fries: Size Based Plu

Size Based

Small: 710

Medium: 715

Large: 720

Coke: Constant

Item: 5620

Ex. Light Mayo

Plu: 29052

NCR Delivery

Whopper

Whopper with Cheese Meal Large

45005

Sizebased PLU

Combo Plu: 4501

Combo Size: Large

Small: 5:39

Medium: 5:39

Large: 5:39

Fries: Constant

Size Based

Small: 45101

Medium: 45102

Large: 45103

Coke: Constant

Item: 5620

Ex. Light Mayo

Plu: 29052

 

Troubleshooting:

Product Number

  • Changed the setting to ignore + blank and then back to constant plu + blank and the bundles because items were display in different service mode

NCR

  • Combo item needs to have ignore plu as set up