Redundant systems for restaurants and .Net

Question

How would I programmatically connect to an existing restaurant server system using, say, Micros POS, with a web application created with .Net and C #. Thanks.

Update: Sorry for the ambiguity, but I would like to create an online ordering system that takes user orders and sends them to the reverse restaurant system for processing and printing in the kitchen for viewing cooks.

There is no particular reason for choosing .Net, except that I am most familiar with it. I am open to other options.

In general, I am looking for information about the possibility of this and how to do this programmatically. How will my application send orders for kitchen printers? Do server-side server systems support a .NET application (or any other) with it? Do they provide an API?

Answer 1

I currently work at ISV, which mainly works with the other of the three major sales systems.

First of all, get the Micros environment in a virtual machine.

Further, most of these back-office systems work either in Windows 2000 or in Windows XP (depending on the age of the system), so be very careful with the version of .Net that you choose.

Now, with regard to architecture, start the service in the back office, which regularly contacts the centralized web service (the website the client is ordering for) after the order is available, after which you can insert it into the <insert pos type here>.

You will also find in most cases, especially with Micros, the largest selling point on the market for restaurants, they will not be very useful with documentation and will help you integrate into your software.

In addition, I think My Micros (their enterprise application) already supports this type of function.

Answer 2

Another opinion, log in to FSTech this year and view all the competitions, there are tons for online ordering so you can familiarize yourself with the competition features.

Answer 3

What you need to know is to determine what you want to do with POS before choosing a technology, if all you want to do is show some data / reports from the POS system, you will need to connect to any other -end database into which POS devices are included.

If you need to do something, you need to look for any relevant documentation.

This will help you to ask a more specific question more.

Answer 4

I'll probably start by determining if Micros has a POS API. If so, are the systems in individual restaurants even connected to the network? Try talking to the manager in a place where one of these systems is used, or just check the documentation on your website.