You can set the pace at which Simphony sends dining courses to the kitchen. This feature only works for menu items that have KDS prep times configured.
- In the EMC, select the Enterprise, or property, click Descriptors, and then click KDS/Dining Course.
- Insert a dining course record if it does not exist, and then enter the following information:
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Initial Course Min Prep Time: Enter the target done time for the course.
For example, if you enter 10 minutes and an item with a prep time of 6 minutes is sent to the kitchen, it will not fire to Prep Stations until 4 minutes have elapsed. If an item with a prep time of more than 10 minutes or without any prep time is sent to the kitchen, it will fire immediately. The timer for the next course does not start until this time is exceeded.
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Min Prep Time: Enter the minimum amount of time that the KDS Controller should wait before sending the next course to the kitchen after the current course is bumped from all Prep Stations. This option is not applicable to the first dining course.
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Max Prep Time: Enter the maximum amount of time that the KDS Controller should wait before sending the next course to the kitchen after the current course is bumped from all Prep Stations.
- Click Save.