Modifiers: optional and required

Also known as: modificadores, options, extras, toppings, sides, gluten-free toggle, steak doneness, choose sides, modifier groups.

Modifiers are the questions answered when adding a product to an order: how would you like it done?, gluten-free?, which sides?. They appear as a pop-up picker at point of sale.

Two types of modifier group

• Toggle (yes/no, optional): each option is on or off. Useful for extras like gluten-free, lactose-free, ice on the side. The server can tick several, or none.
• Quantity (sum to a target): you set a target total (for example, 2) and each option can take 0, 1 or N. The order is only accepted when the total matches the target. Useful for choose 2 sides, choose 3 toppings.

If a group is marked required, brasio will not let the product be added until the group's requirements are met.

How modifiers are set up

Open Admin → Catálogo → [your product] → Modificadores. The section is visible directly below the product's sizes editor in the product editor.

Add a new modifier group

1. Click + Add group.
2. Pick a name (e.g. Mixers).
3. Choose Required if staff must always pick one (e.g. spirits need a mixer choice), or Optional if it's a bonus add-on (e.g. Add egg, Upgrade to wedges).
4. Choose Single pick for one-of-N choices (most common) or Multi pick with a maximum if guests can pick several extras at once.
5. Save. The new group appears in the list, empty for now.

Add options to a group

Open the group's row and click + Add option. Each option needs a name and an optional surcharge in euros (use 0 if it's a free choice like Tonic Schweppes, or 2.00 if it's an upgrade like Cheese & jamón wedges). Each option can be deactivated without deleting — useful for seasonal items.

Apply a group to several products at once — "Duplicate"

Most groups apply to a whole product family (e.g. Mixers on all spirits). After setting up the group once on one product, click the Duplicate icon next to its row:

1. The target list pre-filters to the same category as the source product. You can switch categories or pick All categories.
2. Tick the products you want to copy the group to. Use Select all visible if you want every match.
3. Confirm. brasio copies the group and all its options to each target in one shot.

Each target gets its own independent copy. If you change an option later (e.g. raise the Coca-Cola surcharge from €0 to €0.50), the change only applies to that one product — duplicates are point-in-time copies, not links. If you need the change applied everywhere, duplicate again from the updated source, then delete the old groups on the targets.

If a target already has a group with the same name, it's skipped automatically (your existing group on that product isn't overwritten).

Advanced settings

Click Advanced in the group modal to expose:

• Quantity mode — for "pick 3 wing flavours, can repeat"-style pickers. When enabled, options act as a quantity grid summing to the size (e.g. a 6-piece wing portion can be 3 spicy + 2 honey + 1 salt-and-pepper). Min/Max are ignored in this mode.
• Min / Max — fine-grained selection bounds beyond the Single/Multi radio. Set Min ≥ 1 for "at least 2 toppings"-style requirements.
• Order — sort position when multiple groups exist on the same product.

How modifiers work at point of sale

When a server adds a product that has modifiers to an order:

1. A selector appears listing the options.
2. If it's a toggle group, the server ticks what applies (or none for optional groups).
3. If it's a quantity group (e.g. choose 2 sides), the server selects until the target is met.
4. For required groups, brasio won't let the server send the product until the group is answered.

The chosen options appear on both the kitchen ticket and the receipt, clearly listed under the product.

How modifier choices appear on tickets

Options are listed under their product on the kitchen ticket. Any extra price from a modifier option is added to the product's unit price automatically. Notes from the server's free-text field are printed highlighted — see Kitchen tickets and course grouping.

Not working?

• The modifier selector doesn't appear: the product doesn't have any modifier groups linked, or the group isn't active. Get in touch to check.
• The server is skipping a modifier: the group probably isn't marked as required. Contact us to adjust.
• The extra price isn't being added: confirm the option has the correct extra price configured. Get in touch and we'll check.