Configure Kitchens for Point of Sale (POS)

The Kitchens command on the POS Configuration Menu allows you to associate an Outlet with a particular Kitchen. This is important if you have multiple kitchens, especially if each kitchen provides different menu options. For example, you can have a Bar Kitchen station configured, and then associate all beer or wine or other beverages with the Bar station. This allows the system to send the beverage order to the bar printer, so that the bartender can fill the order and have it waiting for the staff to pick up.

NOTE: Kitchen stations are NOT required for your POS in the Skyware system. You do NOT need to configure these if they do not apply to your restaurant(s). However, if you ARE using kitchen stations, like with the other Point of Sale (POS) item setup options, all available kitchen stations for all restaurants must be added to this list. You will associate the stations with specific menu items when you configure the POS Items for the system.

 

 

Select Kitchens from the Restaurant section of the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu.

 

 

 

From the quick menu (left) choose Manager's Screen to be taken to the Manager's Commands menu.

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected OR Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected, NEW look

OR Click the icon on the left for the Full Menu.

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This will display the Full menu in a tabular form, with four sections, Registration, Status, Cashier and Other.

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Select Other from the Other section.

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This will take you to the Other Front Desk Tasks Menu, which has four sections, Other List 1, Other List 2, Documents and Web.

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From the Other List 2 section, select Manager's Screen => to be taken to the Manager's Commands menu.

 

The Manager's Commands menu has two sections, Manager's Configuration and Manager's Maintenance.

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Select Configuration => from the Manager's Maintenance section.

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This will open the Property and Configuration Menu screen. The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

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Note: Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option. This will also take you to The Property and System Configuration Menu.

 

Select Point of Sale (POS) Configuration => from the Sub-Systems area of the screen.

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This will take you to the POS Configuration Menu.

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The commands are divided into four sections: Restaurants, Menu Items Setup, Other and Inventory Items.

 

Select Kitchens from the Restaurant section of the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu.

Restaurant section of the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration Menu with Kitchens command selected, NEW look for Skyware

 

Kitchens Maintenance screen example

The Kitchens Maintenance screen display is split into two frames, with the left side of the screen listing any already configured kitchens for the property and the right side containing the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit a kitchen for the property. Any changes made on the right, once saved, will be updated in the listings to the left.

 

The currently configured Kitchen options can be displayed by:

Order: This determines where the kitchen appears listed in the interface.

Name: The names of the kitchens can be sorted alphabetically or a particular kitchen searched for manually.

 

Selecting any kitchen will display the details on the right.

 

Your options include the following:

Generate a new entry:

Click the New Generate New Entry button button from the toolbar to add a new Kitchen.

Complete the fields described below.

OR:

Select an existing Kitchen from the list on the left, and click the Replicate Replicate Current Entry button button from the toolbar.

Then change the field information as described below.

Edit the current selection:

Change the field information described below.

 

Kitchens Maintenance screen example, right side detail for editing purposes

List Order: This determines in what order the kitchen section appears listed in the interface. Enter a number into the List Order field.

This field is optional, If no order is specified, the kitchens are listed in alphabetical order in the Point of Sale (POS) interface. Keep in mind also that only the specified stations will appear for each menu item during configuration. For example, the Bar station may only appear for beverages.

Kitchen: This is the label that appears for the kitchen in the interface. Be sure to use a label that staff can easily identify to select for the specified menu items, especially if you have multiple kitchen stations in multiple restaurants on your property.

This field is required.

Not Active?: This box may be checked or unchecked. By default, it is unchecked.

It should only be checked if the kitchen is no longer in use.

Once a kitchen has been added to the list on the left, it will remain in the list (cannot be deleted) if there has been any checks created for it. Once a check is created, it exists in several places in the system, and therefore there cannot be a check for somewhere that does not exist.

 

When you are finished adding or editing Kitchens, click the Save Save button button to save the changes.

To view any changes made, click the Activity logActivity Log button button in the local tool bar.

 

Date Updated December 24, 2024