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2024-10-17 | 3.9.63-2 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

The information provided below includes the user experience, process workflow, and infrastructure improvements and updates for this production version of Kitchen Management (XKM) API and UI.

Refer to Change Ticket CHANGE-10794 when speaking with a ¶¶ÒõTeam Member about this release.

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-8599

Technical Improvement

Improved internal process to address application pause/resume events that interrupt file transfers and result in infinite spinner/throbber incidents.

2024-09-18 | 3.9.63-1 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

The information provided below includes the user experience, process workflow, and infrastructure improvements and updates for this production version of Kitchen Management (XKM) API and UI.

Refer to Change Tickets: CHANGE-10026, CHANGE-10028, CHANGE-10062, CHANGE-10102, CHANGE-10136, CHANGE-10145, CHANGE-10158, CHANGE-10179, CHANGE-10182, CHANGE-10208, CHANGE-10239, CHANGE-10256, CHANGE-10302, CHANGE-10306, CHANGE-10378, CHANGE-10390, and CHANGE-10430 when speaking with a ¶¶ÒõTeam Member about this release.

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-7124

Ingredient Summary Pane

Ingredients are now cleared from the Ingredient Summary Pane on all related upstream displays when an order is bumped.

Prior to this update, the Ingredient Summary Pane was not entirely cleared on kitchen screens where the Ingredients Filters is set to Any Screen.

XKM-7615

Order Sorting

When XKM is upgraded to a new version, orders that were entered on the previous version are sorted on the kitchen displays as expected.

XKM-8057, XKM-8414, XKM-8419, XKM-8420, XKM-8421, XKM-8422, XKM-8440

Consolidate Like Items

Configure the application to consolidate like order items on receipts and labels regardless of how the items are consolidated on the kitchen screens.

For configuration information, see the Identical Items Print Method area of the Ordering Application → Printing section of Company/Site Preferences.

This update includes the following:

  • Consume order item attributes from XPOS that are required for like item consolidation. These attributes are: Always Print in Red, Segment ID, Item Discount Name, Item Discount Amount, and Unit Price.

  • New print template fields added for Item Label and Bump Chit. These fields are: Alternate Kitchen Name, Item Discount, Unit Price and Product ID.

    For configuration information, see Identical Items Print Method in the Options and Sorts section of the Receipt Templates editor.

  • Internal improvements to support template content tags.

  • Internal improvements to support consolidation for print on bump.

  • Internal improvements to support consolidation for item level bumps.

  • Internal database improvements to support Consolidate Like Items feature.

XKM-8073, XKM-8459, XKM-8460

Receipt Templates

Configure the preferred sorting method for different order item types on receipt templates.

Receipt Template Settings

The Options and Sorts page of the Receipt Templates editor now includes a new Sorting section.

From the Sorting section, select the preferred sorting method for Parent Items, Child Items, and Modifiers.

The available sorting methods include: Display Priority, and As Added.

The new Sorting section is now available for the following receipt types: Bump Chit, Final Receipt, Guest Check, Receipt, Refund, TSR Receipt, and Waste.

XKM-8205, XKM-8455, XKM-8456

Sort Order for Kitchen Screens and Receipts

XKM consumes new Item Sort Order configuration from XDM providing the ability for:

  • Kitchen Screens to display Item Priority in ascending or descending order—default displays item priority in ascending order.

  • Receipts to print order items in a specific order. Eligible receipt types: Bump Chit, Item Label, Customer Receipt (Final Receipt, Receipt, TSR Receipt).

For kitchen screen configurations, see Company Preferences for Ordering, Site Preferences for Ordering, and Item Priority for Cells in Kitchen Screen Settings.

For receipt configurations, see Receipt Templates.

XKM-8227

Recall Order

With this update, recalled orders with a negative timer value are able to be bumped from the kitchen display.

XKM-8273

Separate child items from their parent

XKM has the ability to display all child items as separate from their parent or solely based on specific child item tags.

See the Cell Body section of Kitchen Screen Cell Settings, for configuration information.

XKM-8283

Order Ready Screen

With this update, if there is not enough space on the Orders Ready column to display an order in its entirety, the order is not displayed.

The order is displayed once there is enough space to display it in its entirety.

XKM-8294

Prep Instructions

This update allows the system administrator to enable / disable the preparation instructions that appear when the user long presses an order item on the kitchen display.

Company/Site Preferences

This feature is configurable at the company and site level.

The following setting is located on the Ordering Application → Kitchen Settings section of the Company/Site Preferences editors.

  • Display Preparation instructions - Toggle Yes to display Preparation Instructions when the user long presses an order item on the kitchen display.

    Toggle No to NOT display Preparation Instructions when the user long presses an order item on the kitchen display.

Kitchen Screen Setting

Configure this feature for individual kitchen screens.

The following setting is located on the General → Screen Layout section of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor.

  • Display Preparation Instructions - From the dropdown, select the preferred option.

XKM-8295

Indent Modifiers / Child Items

Optionally indent child items / modifiers beneath their respective parent item on kitchen tickets to make it easier for users to identify child items / modifiers.

Kitchen Screen Settings

The following setting is located in the Cell Body section of the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:

  • Show Indentation For Modifiers/Child Items - Toggle to the preferred setting:

    • Toggle Yes to indent modifiers/child items beneath their parent item within the cell.

      Up to three (3) indentation levels are supported.

    • Toggle No to NOT indent modifiers/child items and vertically align them beneath their parent item.

Important

If the Enable Hierarchy setting is disabled for the kitchen screen (Cell Body section), the Show Indentation For Modifiers/Child Items setting is ignored.

XKM-8297, XKM-8332, XKM-8344, XKM-8345, XKM-8346, XKM-8351, XKM-8353, XKM-8394

Ingredient Portions

This update adds the ability to view ingredient (modifier) portions on a kitchen screen.

Kitchen Screen Setting

The following setting is located on the Cell Body section of the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:

  • Show Portions - Toggle Yes to display ingredient (modifier) portions and their respective measurements with their parent items on the kitchen screen.

    Modifiers appear below their parent item, left-justified, with the portion(s) displayed to the right, right-justified.

XKM-8299, XKM-8377, XKM-8410

Upstream Screens and Item Bump Events

This update adds the ability to suppress the display of items on Upstream Screens until the item is bumped from the previous screen in the flow.

Kitchen Screen Settings

The following setting is located on the Upstream Screens section of the General page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:

  • Suppress Item Display - When enabled, an item in an upstream flow is NOT displayed on this screen until the item is bumped (order bump or item bump) from the previous upstream screen(s).

From the Item Events section of the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor, identify the events that define the lifecycle of an item on the screen.

This update adds the following Item Lifecycle Event:

  • Item Bump - When selected, items are NOT displayed on the next station until the item is bumped from the previous station.

The Print Item Label On Bump setting is updated to print an item label on Item Bump and Order Bump.

XKM-8317

Upgrade Installation

Technical improvements for internal processes and services.

XKM-8321

XKM API Encryption

This update adds the option to encrypt all XKM data that is sent to the POS via WebSocket channels, and decrypt data that comes from the POS via HTTP.

Encrypting data adds another level of security to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing the data.

¶¶ÒõPortal Company Setting

The Admin Options page of the Companies editor (Admin only) now includes the following toggle:

  • Allow XKM Encryption - Toggle Yes to encrypt all ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management (XKM) data that is sent to the POS.

    Toggle No to NOT encrypt ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management (XKM) data.

XKM-8328

Audible Alerts

When configured, a notification sounds when new orders appear on the screen.

This update ensures an audio alert is played regardless if order items are filtered from the new order.

See Audio Files and Audio Settings, for configuration information.

XKM-8337

Installation

This update includes the following changes:

  • XKM now starts successfully regardless if an inactive printer is configured for one or more screens.

  • If an issue occurs during initialization, XKM now sends log files before clearing the station and redirecting the user to the Shell.

XKM-8342

Kitchen Screens

Recall a bumped item by selecting the item on the recall screen. Use Recall Last to recall the entire last order.

Enabling Auto Recall Bumped Items recalls new or modified items to the screen.

XKM-8347

Kitchen Screens

Orders remain visible when drinks are claimed from a walkup station.

XKM-8352

Technical Improvement

Improved internal bump event process flow.

XKM-8362

Split Orders

XKM respects split orders and the order Total displays Multiple Orders message.

XKM-8385, XKM-8434, XKM-8435, XKM-8437

Item Sorting Rules

Define custom rules for how order items are sorted and prioritized on kitchen screens. The item sorting options include: Display Time and Item Priority.

Kitchen Screen Settings

For configuration instructions, see Item Sorting Rules on the Sorting Rules page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor.

XKM-8397

Item Lifecycle Events

When Claim and Complete are NOT added as Item Lifecycle Events for a kitchen screen:

  • The Claim indicator is not displayed in the upper-right of the station header.

  • The Claim indicator for items is not reserved on the screen.

  • ‘Making Order’ is not displayed in the footer.

XKM-8428

Upstream Displays

When an order is bumped from a display where bump upstream is not enabled, the order items on displays with upstream relations are flagged with upstream indicators as expected and are NOT bumped.

XKM-8452

Technical Improvement

Technical improvements for internal processes and services.