Using the KDS Toolbar and Bump Bar

  1. To select a chit on the current page, press one of the following buttons:
    • Select Previous: Select the previous order on the display.

    • Select Next: Select the next order on the display.

  2. To claim an order, select the chit, and then press one of the Claim Order buttons.
  3. To move focus between the panels in a split screen KDS Display, press Panel Swap.
  4. To select the next unstarted order, press Select Next Unstarted.
  5. To select the first unstarted order on the display, press Select First Unstarted.
  6. To start the current order and select the next unstarted order, press Start and Select First Unstarted.
  7. To select an item on the chit, select a chit, and then select the item you want using the Select Next Item or the Select Previous Item button.
  8. To view the next chit on the current page, press Arrow Left and Arrow Right.

    If you are in chit mode, the KDS moves one chit at a time to the left or right to display the next chit.

    If you are in list mode, the KDS moves up or down to the next line.

  9. To send an item on hold because of prep timing to the Prep Station, select the item on the chit from the Expo Display, and then press Fire Item.
  10. To send all items on hold in an order because of prep timing to the Prep Stations, select the chit from the Expo Display, and then press Fire All.
  11. To move to the first page of the display, press Home.
  12. To move to the last page of the display, press End.
  13. To move between pages, press Page Left, Page Right, Page Up or Page Down.
  14. To assign a priority to an order, select the chit, and then press any button from Priority 1 through Priority 8.

    Priority 1 has the highest priority and Priority 8 has the lowest priority. The priority shows on the top right corner of the order in chit mode and on the Attn column in list mode.

  15. To print the guest check corresponding to a chit, select the chit, and then press Print Check.
  16. To print the selected chit, press Print Order Chit.
  17. To mark an order as complete and remove the chit from the screen, select a chit, and then press Done.
  18. To mark the first order on the display as complete, press Select and Done.
  19. To mark the first order on the display as complete and select the next order, press Done and Select First.
  20. To mark an item on the chit as complete, select the chit, select the item you want to mark as complete, and then press Done Item.
  21. To exit the transaction, press Cancel.
  22. To recall the last order that you marked as complete and restart the timer, press Recall Last.
  23. To review the last order that you marked as complete, without restarting the timer, press Review Last.
  24. To review an order from the 50 orders that you marked as complete in the last 15 minutes, without restarting the timer, press Review with Panel, and then select the order you want to view.

    This function only works in chit mode.

  25. To recall an order from the 50 orders that you marked as complete during the last 15 minutes and restart the timer:
    • To view the orders as order chits, press Recall with Panel, select the order you want to recall, and then press OK.

    • To view an order list, press Recall, select the order you want to recall, and then press OK.

  26. To recall an order from the 50 orders that you marked as complete during the last 15 minutes, without restarting the timer, press Review, select the order you want to recall, and then press OK.
  27. To recall an item that you marked as complete, select a chit, press Recall Item, select the item you want to recall, and then press Recall Item again.
  28. To recall the last item that you marked as complete, press Recall Last Item.
  29. To view a list of all production items in the kitchen, press Production Summary.
  30. To view a consolidated list of active orders for the display station (without condiments), press Summary Condensed.
  31. To view a consolidated list of active orders for the display station (including condiment items), press Summary Expanded.
  32. To remotely view orders on another display:
    • To select the display from a list, press Remote View List, select a KDS Display from the list, and then press Done.

    • To view orders on the first available KDS Display by record number, press Remote View Next.

    • To go through KDS Displays that allow remote viewing by record number, press Remote View Next, and then press Next on the remote toolbar to move to the next display.

    You can review, recall, and mark orders as done on other KDS Displays through remote viewing.

  33. To mark an order as started, select a chit, and then press Order Started.
  34. To mark the first order on the current page as started, press Order Started First.
  35. To change an item’s status to start for the Prep Station on a Prep Display (only for single item per suborder chits (SIPS)):
    1. Select a chit with a single item, select the item you want to mark, and then press Prep Start/Stop.
    2. To change the status back to fired, press Prep Start/Stop again.
  36. To view menu items sorted by status, press Cook Summary.

    The Cook Summary window shows only menu items and not condiments. On Prep Displays, Fired items appear first followed by Started items. On Expo displays, Sent items appear first, followed by Fired items, then Started items, and finally Done items.

  37. To keep an order on the KDS Display and prevent kitchen staff from bumping it, select a chit, and then press Mark.
  38. To prevent kitchen staff from bumping the first order on the display, press Mark First.

    If an order is already selected on the display prior to using this function, the system marks that order and keeps it from being bumped.

  39. To keep an item in an order on the KDS and prevent kitchen staff from bumping it, select the chit, select the item you want to hold, and then press Mark Item.
  40. To push an order to another KDS Prep Station in the revenue center using a Prep Display:
    1. Select a chit, press Push Order, and then select the KDS Prep Station.
    2. Press OK to confirm, or press Cancel to exit without pushing the order.
  41. To pull an order from another KDS Prep Station in the Prep Station’s primary distribution group using a Prep Display, press Pull Order.
  42. To view table details for checks you begin by table using an SOS Display, select a chit, and then press Table Detail.
  43. To view media files on recipe preparations or other work-related tasks, press Media Viewer, and then select the file you want to view.
    If the file name is longer than the width of the list box, use one of the following methods to view the entire file name:
    • If you are using a touchscreen device or mouse, move the horizontal scroll bar left or right

    • If you are using a device without a touchscreen or mouse, press Arrow Left or Arrow Right on the bump bar

    • If you are using a Win32 device with a mouse, hover over the file to view the entire file name in a tooltip

  44. To view media files related to the items in an order, select a chit, and then press Media Viewer.
  45. To minimize the KDS application to the toolbar (Microsoft Windows 32-bit displays), press Minimize.
  46. To close the KDS application, press Close.