Overview: Creating a new product for your Sephona kiosk is quick and easy! You will use your central dashboard to add new items (like a new drink or burger) so they can automatically appear on your kiosk screens. This guide is perfect for staff who need to update menus quickly and ensure accurate pricing and product details.
Follow the step-by-step guide below to add a new product to your menu.
Phase 1: Accessing the Product Menu
Log In: Navigate to https://sephona.sodaclick.com/login and log in to your account.
Open Menu Management: On your dashboard, click on Menu Management in the navigation area.
Go to Products: Select Products from the menu options.
Start a New Product: Click the Add New Product button to begin building your item.
Phase 2: Categorizing Your Item
Select Your Dataset: Click the Select a Dataset dropdown and choose the appropriate dataset for your store (e.g., "Test Data").
Assign a Category: Click Choose category to decide where this item will live on your menu. In this example, we will select Drinks. Note: Sephona uses this category to organize your menu perfectly on the kiosk screen.
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| Category | Which menu section the item belongs to (e.g., "Burgers" or "Drinks"). Sephona relies on this to organize its lightning-fast lookup dictionaries. |
Phase 3: Adding Product Details & Images
Upload an Image: Click the image upload box to add an appetizing photo of your product. You can use SVG, PNG, JPG, or GIF files.
Enter the Internal Name: Click the Internal Name* field and type your backend tracking name (e.g., "NTRL Water"). Customers will not see this.
Enter the Display Name: Click the Display Name* field and type the name your customers will see on the kiosk (e.g., "Natural Water").
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Add Inventory Codes: * Click the SKU field and type your Stock Keeping Unit (e.g., "123").
Click the PLU Code field and type your Price Look-Up code (e.g., "456").
| Internal Name | A private name used only for your own backend organization and reporting (customers will not see this). |
| Display Name | What the customer will actually see on the kiosk screen. Make this clear and appetizing! |
| SKU Code | Your Stock Keeping Unit code for internal inventory tracking. |
| PLU Code | Your Price Look-Up code used to map the item to your main point-of-sale system. |
| Description | The details or ingredients of the item shown to the customer when they tap on it. |
Phase 4: Setting the Price and Saving
If your product has a specific size (like a standard bottle of water), you will finalize the price here.
Set the Variant Names: In the lower section, make sure your specific variant has its Internal Name and Display Name filled out.
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Set the Size and Price:
Click the Size* field if you need to specify the volume (e.g., 500ml).
Click the Price* field and type in the cost of the item (e.g., "3.99").
Confirm Variant Inventory Codes: Enter the SKU and PLU for this specific size in the bottom row fields.
Save Your Product: Once all your information looks correct, click the final Add New Product button at the bottom of the screen to save!
| Internal Name | A private backend name for this specific size variant (e.g., "Latte-Med-Internal"). |
| Display Name | The specific size name the customer sees on the kiosk (e.g., "Medium"). |
| Size | Your Stock Keeping Unit code for internal inventory tracking. |
| Price | The specific cost for this size variant. This ensures the Sephona kiosk engine calculates the final price perfectly. |
Success! Because Sephona updates in real-time, the moment you click save, your dashboard sends a signal to your kiosks to automatically update their menus. You do not need to reboot your screens!