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2025-03-12 | 3.8.31-9 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

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

Refer to Change Ticket: CHANGE-11696 when speaking with a ¶¶ÒõTeam Member about this release.

Improvements

XKM-7911

Upgrade Installation

Updated database migration to allow for a successful XKM upgrade installation.

XKM-8850

Datasync

Technical improvement to address connectivity timeout with IRIS POS.

2023-10-26 | 3.8.31-7 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

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

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-7780

Order-Level Comments

If all order items are filtered by their respective routing category resulting in an empty order cell, any order-level comments associated with the order are suppressed and not displayed in the cell.

XKM-7782

POS Datasync

Updated Event Message logging to address the generation of an unusually large number of log files that was reported after an XKM upgrade.

2023-10-18 | 3.8.31-5 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

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

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-7759

Split Orders and Modifiers

If modifiers are added to order items after the order is split, the modifiers are now displayed with the related item on the kitchen ticket as expected.

XKM-7760

Split Orders

Resolved an issue that occurred in kitchen session environments with the following XKM configuration:

  • Display Split Orders Method: Fixed

The user is now able to manually bump orders after the orders are split and items are moved between them.

XKM-7761

Claim Item and Modifiers

If modifiers are added to order items after the items are claimed via the Claim Item function, these modifiers are not highlighted as "claimed".

This indicates to the user that these modifiers were added after the related items were claimed.

2023-08-30 | 3.8.31-4 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

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

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-7352, XKM-7628

Order Watermarks

The order sequence numbers and watermarks no longer flash on subsequent pages when an order is bumped.

2023-08-25 | 3.8.31-3 ¶¶ÒõKitchen Management

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

Supplemental Information

This release is not dependent on another release.

Improvements

XKM-6400

Ingredient Summary Pane

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

XKM-6680

Kitchen Sessions

When an order-level comment is added to an order, the comment is displayed on all the associated kitchen sessions.

XKM-6706

Paid Time Sorting Rule

Kitchen screens can now be configured to sort orders by their respective Paid Time.

For more information about configuring sorting rules for a kitchen screen, see Sorting Rules.

XKM-7064

Combined Orders

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Display Combined Orders Method: Labeled

When orders entered at different POS terminals are combined, the orders are now updated and labeled as expected on the XKM.

XKM-7170

Child Item Update on Order Resume

When a saved order is resumed at the POS and the user updates the identical child items on the order, the order items are now updated appropriately on the XKM.

XKM-7213

Quick Builds

The following is related to the Quick Builds feature.

With this update, XKM can now be configured to display and print negative quantities, build-inclusive quantities, and build-inclusive fractional quantities for item modifiers.

It may be necessary for the kitchen staff to see the quantity of build-inclusive modifiers to prepare the order items correctly.

The following identifies the related Data Management setting.

Configuration Setting

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

  • Include Build Modifiers in Quantity - If selected, build modifiers are included in the modifier quantity that is specified on the kitchen display and printed from the kitchen printer.

    The modifier quantity is the same on the order ticket, the kitchen display, and the kitchen printer.

    If this option is NOT selected, then only modifiers that are manually added to the parent item are included in the quantity specified on the kitchen display and printed from the kitchen printer. The default build modifiers are NOT included in this quantity.

Negative modifier quantities and quantities of 0 are NOT displayed on the Ingredient Panel. However, ingredients with a negative quantity are factored into the total ingredient count.

Build-inclusive and negative quantities are not factored into the total item count when Total of All Items is selected for Total Items.

XKM-7298

Combined Orders

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Display Combined Orders Method: Fixed

If new items are added to the first tray of a combined order, any items that were previously bumped from that tray are no longer automatically recalled to the display.

XKM-7337

Combined Orders

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Display Combined Orders Method: Labelled

  • Display Split Orders Method: Labelled

When orders are combined, the original orders are marked as "Deleted," and a new order is displayed with the combined items.

XKM-7350

Receipt Templates

Optionally print item-level and order-level user comments on kitchen chits, labels, and receipts.

Receipt Template Configuration

From the Options and Sorts section of the Receipt Templates editor, define optional elements for a print template.

From the Extra Print Elements field, select Item Comments and Order Comments to print item-level and order-level user comments on the printout.

XKM-7353

Column View Scrollbar

The scrollbar at the bottom of the screen in column view now remains stationary when updates are received.

XKM-7356

Hold Timer

After the user refreshes configuration data from the ¶¶ÒõCloud Portal, the Hold Timer does not appear until the user bumps an order from the upstream displays.

XKM-7366

Order Ready Screen

Updated the Order Ready screen to respect the Order Overdue After setting that is defined for the screen in Data Management.

This setting specifies the number of seconds that must pass after an order appears in the Ready column before it is removed.

XKM-7374

Order Ready Screen

Updated the Order Ready Screen to respect the order destination filters defined for the display.

Prior to this update, orders were not properly filtered if the order destination was changed for the order at the POS after the order was sent to the kitchen.

XKM-7378

Prep Instructions

Resolved an issue that prevented the application from loading properly if the prep instructions for an item included a PNG image file.

XKM-7384

Order Ready Screen

Updated the Order Ready screen to not remove the previous order from the screen after a new order is added.

This update resolves an issue with orders not consistently appearing on the Order Ready screen, which was encountered when the Orientation setting for the screen was set to "Side by Side".

XKM-7405

Consolidate Like Items

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Show Children as Parent: Yes

  • Show Deleted Items: Yes

  • Group by Segment: Yes

  • Identical Items Display Method: Consolidate Like Items

If order items that are already sent to the XKM are updated at the POS, the order state now transitions as expected and any subsequent updates are received and updated on the kitchen display.

XKM-7406

Autobump Timer

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Show Children as Parent: Yes

  • Show Deleted Items: Yes

  • Group by Segment: Yes

  • Identical Items Display Method: Consolidate Like Items

An order is now autobumped in its entirety if there are no updates to the order before the Autobump timer expires.

XKM-7408

Consolidate Like Items

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Show Children as Parent: Yes

  • Show Deleted Items: Yes

  • Group by Segment: Yes

  • Identical Items Display Method: Consolidate Like Items

Consolidated like items now remain consolidated if the order is recalled.

XKM-7409

Consolidate Like Items

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Show Children as Parent: Yes

  • Show Deleted Items: Yes

  • Group by Segment: Yes

  • Identical Items Display Method: Consolidate Like Items

Consolidated like items now remain consolidated if a modifier is added to the consolidated items at the POS.

XKM-7412

Sorting Rules

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Show Deleted Items: Yes

Deleted items no longer affect the initial sorting of the order items in the kitchen screen cell.

XKM-7417

Duplicated Station Message

The user is now prompted with a "Duplicated Station" message in the event an XKM station is installed on more than one (1) device at a site.

In the event of a duplicated station, now only the most recently installed station sends its status message to the Cloud.

XKM-7420

Order Ready Screen

Basic and/or advanced order filters can now be defined for Order Ready Screens.

From the Filters page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor in Data Management, define the filters for the Order Ready Screen. These filters determine the type of orders to route to the screen.

For instructions, see Kitchen Screen Filters.

XKM-7446

Print Templates

Updated the Print on Bump process to ensure the appropriate print template is used for bump chits.

XKM-7473

Bump Bars

XKM now supports bump bars with a serial connection.

Bump Bars Configuration

From the General page of the Bump Bars editor in Data Management, configure the following:

  • From the Connection Type dropdown, select Serial.

  • From the Peripheral Configuration section, select the applicable vendor and model.

  • From the Connection Configuration section, define connection settings, including the serial port and baud rate.

XKM-7480

Shared Items

Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:

  • Display Combined Orders Method: Labelled

  • Display Split Orders Method: Labelled

When order items are shared at the POS, each related order ticket on the kitchen display is now appropriately labelled.

XKM-7509

Audio Playback

Implemented cached audio file retrieval for improved audio playback performance.

XKM-7526

Bump Events

Addressed situation where the respective BumpfromAll time was overwritten when the order was filtered from a screen where autobump was executed.

With this update, XKM now only sends events for active items on online screens (excluding the Order Ready screen).

XKM-7584, XKM-7593, XKM-7594

Bump Upstream - Bump Events

Resolved an issue where the 'bumpedFromAll' event was sent with a 'bumped: false' value when:

  • An order with modifiers was manually bumped from all active kitchen screens.

  • An order moved from "In Progress" to "Ready" on the Order Ready screen.

XKM-7597, XKM-7606

Order Retention Timer

After upgrading XKM to a new version, any orders that were created with the previous version are now purged from the database in accordance with the defined Order Retention Timer settings.

XKM-7600, XKM-7617

Item Names with Special Characters

XKM now supports order item names that include an apostrophe (').