KDS POS Commands

The following POS commands are available for use with the KDS:

Command Parameter Description Where Used
BOMMENTYPE MULTSEL - Allows multi selection of Menu Types. If you select more than one menu type, one KOT is created per menu type if possible.

ALL - Sends lines with or without menu types.

The lines end up in one KOT if possible. If printed, they are organized by menu type.

Menu Type - Code on POS

If the command is used with a menu type Parameter (Code on POS), the pop-up window does not come up. The kitchen printing process prints the order lines with the menu type selected as Parameter.
Prints the order lines with the selected menu type (such as starter, main course, dessert) on the kitchen printers and the KDS.

Populates the POS Pop-up panel with the menu types of the restaurant. When you select the menu type you want to print, the kitchen printing process prints the order lines with that type.

Note: If Menu Type Usage of the Hospitality Type in question is Coursing Menu Types, this command cannot be used.

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HOSP_KOTCOMMENT Text.

If parameter is blank, type in text (max. 100 characters) via alphabetic keyboard

Sends comment (the parameter or what has been typed in) for the selected order to the kitchen via KOTs. A KOT must exist for the order before the comment is sent. This applies only to KOTs not yet served.

For display stations: The comment appears on all chit displays on the KOTs associated with the order.

For printer stations marked as showing KOT comments: The KOTs associated with the order are printed again with the comment at the top of the printout.

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Dining Table Pop-up menu (Occupied, Occupied-Paid)

Coursing Overview Panel

KDS-COURSE-FIRENEXT   Fires the next course to be fired manually. The caption of the function is displayed in the <#COURSE-FIRENEXT> tag. If blank, there is no course that is next to be fired manually. Sales POS menu

Dining Table Pop-up menu (Occupied, Occupied-Paid)

Coursing Overview Panel

KDS-COURSE-OVERV-COU POS Panel Shows the Coursing Overview panel for a coursing KOT.

A coursing KOT is created when you send a coursing overview to the kitchen. The current order then contains item lines with coursing menu types (menu types linked to menu courses in the restaurant).

The caption of the function is displayed in the <#COURSE-OVERVIEW> tag. If blank, a Coursing KOT does not exist for the dining table in question.

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Dining Table Pop-up menu (Occupied, Occupied-Paid)

KDS-COURSE-OVERV-SEL   Selects a menu course in the Coursing Overview panel. Used internally by the program.  
KDS-COURSE-OVERV-SEN   This command is obsolete. Use KITCHEN_SENDTOKDS instead.  
KDS-COURSE-OVERV-TAS   Selects a course task in the Coursing Overview panel. Used internally by the program.  
KDS-COURSE-SERVENEXT   Serves the next course to be served. The caption of the function is displayed in the <#COURSE-SERVENEXT> tag. If blank, there is no course that is next to be served. Sales POS menu

Dining Table Pop-up menu (Occupied, Occupied-Paid)

Coursing Overview Panel

KDS-COURSTASK-FIRE   Fires the selected menu course in the Coursing Overview panel.

You assign this command to the coursing task Fired in the Coursing Tasks page (the task that is linked to the Fired coursing kitchen status). The program uses it internally when executing the corresponding task in the Coursing Overview panel.

 
KDS-COURSTASK-RUN   Runs the selected coursing task in the Coursing Overview panel.

You assign this command to any task in the Coursing Tasks page except for the coursing task Fired (the task that is linked to the Fired coursing kitchen status) and the coursing task Served (the task that is linked to the Served coursing kitchen status). The program uses it internally when executing the corresponding task in the Coursing Overview panel.

 
KDS-COURSTASK-SERVE   Served the selected menu course in the Coursing Overview panel.

You assign this command to the coursing task Served in the Coursing Tasks page (the task that is linked to the Served coursing kitchen status). The program uses it internally when executing the corresponding task in the Coursing Overview panel.

 
KITCHEN_HOLDINKDS 1. No parameter - Brings up the numpad where the waiter inserts the exact number of minutes he or she wants to hold the order. Maximum minutes to hold an order in the KDS is set in Hospitality Setup.

2. Positive number - The exact minutes the order will be held. When the button is pressed, HELD FOR # Min. appears in the header of the panel.

3. Negative number - Clears the minutes to hold.
You can send orders to the KDS and specify how many minutes they should be held before displaying them on the display stations. For example, if you select 20 minutes to hold the main courses (after you have sent the starters right away to the KDS), the main courses will appear on the KDS after 20 minutes, just as if they would if the staff manually sent them 20 minutes after the starters.

In the same manner you can rush the order to the KDS and then it goes in front of the line. If the Display Station is a printer then the text ** RUSH ORDER ** is printed on the chit.
 
KITCHEN_MYKOTS ALL - Shows all KOTs, no filters.

NOTSENT - Shows KOTs not sent.

SENT - Shows sent KOTs.

STARTED - Shows started KOTs.

FINISHED - Shows finished KOTs.

SERVED - Shows served KOTs.

ERROR - Shows KOTs with Error.

BILLPRINTED - Shows KOTs for orders with bill printed.

PAIDNOTSERVED - Shows KOTs for paid orders.

VOIDED - Shows voided KOTs.
Opens up the MY KOTS panel, showing the status of the KOTs for orders that belong to the staff member selected. For each KOT, it displays a list of the items included. Dining Table Pop-up menus

Layout Function menus
KITCHEN_ORDERSTATUS   Opens up the Kitchen Status panel showing the kitchen status of the selected order and the KOTs that belong to it. For each KOT, it displays a list of the items included. Dining Table Pop-up menus

Direct Edit menus
KITCHEN_RUSHINKDS No parameter For the selected KOT, marks it with status RUSH and pushes it in front of the other KOTs in the KDS.  
KITCHEN_SENDTOKDS   For the selected order, sends items to the kitchen according to the item display station routing. The On Send to KDS field for the current hospitality type controls which items are sent to the kitchen:
  • Sends all items that have no menu type to the KDS (the hospitality type has Menu Type Usage Yes-Sent Manually to KDS).

  • Sends all items to the KDS regardless of the Menu Type Usage  (the hospitality type has Menu Type Usage Yes-For Info Only, or No).

  • Sends coursing items (with menu types linked to menu courses in the restaurant). Creates a Coursing KOT that can be viewed in the Coursing Overview panel. The hospitality type has Menu Type Usage Coursing Menu Types.

  • Sends coursing items and non-coursing items. Creates a coursing KOT for coursing items and a normal KOT for other items. The hospitality type has Menu Type Usage Coursing Menu Types.

Function menus within Sales POS
KOT_RESEND No parameter - the KOT is resent to the KDS.

RUSH - The KOT is resent to the KDS with top priority.
For the selected KOT, resends it to the KDS (if the KOT is for a printer, a new slip is printed out with * in front of items that have already been printed) The MY KOTS panel

The Kitchen Status panel
SHOW_KITCHEN_STAT   Opens up the Item Kitchen Status panel showing for each item its status in the kitchen.

This POS command displays the Kitchen Status window for the selected order. The Kitchen Status window allows waiters to keep track of the kitchen process for individual order lines. The window shows how many minutes ago order lines were last printed to a printer station.

If you are using a kitchen monitor, the window also shows for each line the quantity that has been sent to kitchen or is waiting to be sent, the quantity that has been started, and the quantity that has been finished in the kitchen.

For each status it shows the minutes that have passed since the order line received the status. The window also shows the quantity that is marked as “waiter confirmed”.
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