# Categories and items

Products are organized in **categories**, the same as in PizzaGest: pizzas, salads, drinks, desserts…

<p><img src="https://pav-bookstack-docs-uploads.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/BEMsV78WpBWU3wkL-pda-en-09-familias.jpg" alt="Product categories with their photos" width="280" style="vertical-align: top;"> &nbsp; <img src="https://pav-bookstack-docs-uploads.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/QbNgfETmuwvjwZow-pda-en-10-articulos.jpg" alt="Items in the Salads category" width="280" style="vertical-align: top;"></p>

Tap a category and its **items** appear, each with its photo.

## Adding an item

**Tap the item** (or the **+** button) to add **one unit** to the order, just as it comes on the menu. There is nothing to confirm: the PDA shows a green message at the top and you can keep adding.

<p><img src="https://pav-bookstack-docs-uploads.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/Ql3DjVGx6CgME6Ue-pda-en-11-articulo-anadido.jpg" alt="Message that the item was added to the order" width="300" style="vertical-align: top;"></p>

*Example: go into **Salads** and tap the **César** salad. The message "Added: César" appears.*

If you need more than one unit, a change of ingredients or a cooking note, tap the **Options** button that every item has at the top right corner of its photo:

- If the item has ingredients, you go to the [ingredients](https://docs.pizzagest.com/books/pizzagest-pda-icL/page/changing-the-ingredients) screen.
- If it has none (a drink, a dessert), you go straight to the [quantity](https://docs.pizzagest.com/books/pizzagest-pda-icL/page/quantity-and-cooking-notes).

## Course

Above the items is the **Course** selector, which tells the kitchen in what order each product should come out:

**?**: not set.

**S**: starter.

**1st**: first course.

**2nd**: main course.

**D**: dessert.

Choose the course **before** adding the items. It stays selected for everything you add afterwards, until you change it.

<p><img src="https://pav-bookstack-docs-uploads.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/ULfVsKNYvQynNEx7-pda-en-12-articulos-pizzas.jpg" alt="Items in the Medium Pizzas category with the 2nd course selected" width="300" style="vertical-align: top;"></p>

*Example: before the salad tap **S**, and when you go into **Medium Pizzas** tap **2nd**. The salad will come out as a starter and the pizzas as the main course.*

If you make a mistake, you can change the course of each product later from the [order](https://docs.pizzagest.com/books/pizzagest-pda-icL/page/reviewing-the-order) screen.