The Kitchens command on the Point of Sale (POS) Configuration menu allows you to associate an outlet with a particular kitchen. See Point of Sale (POS) Configuration Menu Overview. 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 the 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 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.
The Kitchens 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:
List 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 
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 
button from the toolbar.
Then change the field information as described below.
Edit the current selection:
Change the field information described below.
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 (as you configure it). For example, the Bar station may only appear for beverages.
Kitchen: This is the label that appears for the kitchen in the interface.
This field is required. 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.
Not Active?: This box may be checked or unchecked. By default, it is unchecked.
It should only be checked if the table 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 
button to save the changes.
To view any changes made, click the Activity log 
button in the local tool bar.
Date Updated August 11, 2020