3.8.0
2024-05-31 | 3.8.62-13 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8239 | Kitchen Displays | This update addresses reported incidents at a site where orders were not appearing on the kitchen display and the bump bars were not responding as expected. This update improves the bump event handling process to resolve the reported display issues. |
XKM-8240 | Android MINIX Support | With this update, XKM is supported on Google Chrome version 66 (or greater) on Cordova devices. |
XKM-8246 | Device Power Failure | This update addresses the following conditions that were discovered after a kitchen device encountered a power failure. The user was required to sign back in to register the device.
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2024-04-30 | 3.8.62-11 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8221 | Kitchen Displays | This update improves order handling and payload processing to ensure orders received from the POS are displayed on the kitchen displays as expected. |
2024-04-24 | 3.8.62-10 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8171 | Bump Upstream - Bump Events | The bump upstream functionality is updated to ensure orders are bumped as expected in an upstream environment that includes three (3) or more upstream monitors. This update adds the following rules for bump priority:
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2024-03-22 | 3.8.62-9 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8135, XKM-8139 | DataSync and Vision Updates | This update optimizes DataSync processing of DTD Vision service point updates that XKM receives from the POS. With this update, there is no extended delay before new orders appear on the kitchen displays when there are 350+ orders with associated service points in the application database. |
2024-03-18 | 3.8.62-8 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8111, XKM-8113, XKM-8115 | DataSync and Vision Updates | This update optimizes DataSync processing of DTD Vision service point updates that XKM receives from the POS. With this update, there is no degradation in system performance when there are 100+ orders with associated service points in the application database. Kitchen cells are updated and populated as expected following bump operations, and bump upstream indicators are displayed appropriately following service point updates. |
2024-02-28 | 3.8.62-3 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-8046 | Split Orders | This update resolves an issue with child items from a previously bumped order reappearing on the kitchen display after a Split Order operation was performed on the order at the POS. This issue occurred when a combo meal with a quantity greater than one (1) with multiple identical child items was split or shared between multiple orders. With this update, the child items from a previously bumped order do not reappear on the kitchen display after a Split Order operation is performed on the order at the POS. |
2024-01-31 | 3.8.62-2 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7983 | Split Orders | When an order with like items is split at the POS, the XKM now displays the like item quantities for each split order as expected. |
2024-01-23 | 3.8.62-1 Kitchen Management
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New Features
XKM-5408 | Print Customer Receipt on Bump | Added ability to configure individual kitchen screens to print a detailed customer receipt when an order in a Saved, Paid, or Closed state is bumped. A receipt is printed for the entire order regardless of any defined kitchen screen filters. The following identifies the applicable bump events: Manual/Forced Bump, Auto Bump by Time, Auto Bump by Order State, Bump Recalled Orders, and Upstream Bump (when all items are bumped). The following configuration settings are located in the Print Customer Receipt On Bump section of the Printing page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor in Data Management.
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Improvements
XKM-7671 | Android (Esper) Devices | When running XKM on Android (Esper) devices in an IRIS - POS environment, orders are now sent from IRIS to XKM in accordance with the Send Orders to Kitchen Video setting defined in the Ordering Application → Kitchen Settings section of Company/Site Preferences. |
XKM-7677 | Vision Integration | The purpose of this XKM update is to communicate the fulfillment status of orders to the DTD Traffic Cop system via kitchen events. Communicating the fulfillment status enables the DTD Traffic Cop system to direct the guest to the appropriate pick up window for their order. |
XKM-7774 | Application Language Translation | With this update, the modifier "Plain Build" is now translated to the appropriate language on the kitchen display. |
XKM-7828 | Label Printing | When Print Item Label On Bump is toggled Yes, a label prints for order items when an order is bumped from the kitchen screen. With this update, when items are added to a recalled order, a label is only printed for the newly-added items. |
XKM-7832 | Battery Status | Improved the battery status indicator, which specifies the current battery life percentage for the device, and indicates whether the battery is currently being charged. |
XKM-7833 | Label Printing for Claimed Items | XKM can be configured to print a sticky label for an order item when the user initiates a Claim on the item. With this update, a sticky label is printed after each item claim regardless from which station the claim is initiated. |
XKM-7841 | Label Printing for Claimed Items | With this update, a sticky label is printed after each claim of an item with a fractional quantity. For example, if the user claims a fractional item quantity of 1/3, then one (1) label is printed. If the user claims a fractional item quantity of 2/3, then two (2) labels are printed. |
XKM-7889 | Autobump Timer | Updated the order bump queue to ensure orders are autobumped in accordance with the defined autobump timer after a configuration update/refresh. This ensures previously bumped orders do not reappear on the display after a configuration update. |
XKM-7898 | Event Sequencing | This update introduces a solution to ensure kitchen events (Bump, Claim Item, Complete) are communicated to the POS and Vision in the expected sequence. This eliminates any potential communication issues that could result from events being received out of sequence. |
XKM-7906 | Upgrade Installation | Updated database migration to allow for a successful XKM upgrade installation. |
2023-12-20 | 3.8.54-8 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-5408, XKM-7878 | Print Customer Receipt on Bump | Added ability to configure XKM to print a customer receipt when an order is bumped from a kitchen screen. Kitchen Configuration The configuration settings for this feature are located in the Print Customer Receipt On Bump section of the Printing page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor in Data Management. For configuration instructions, please see Printing Settings. |
XKM-7901 | Event Sequencing | This update introduces a solution to ensure kitchen events (Bump, Claim Item, Complete) are communicated to the POS and Vision in the expected sequence. This eliminates any potential communication issues that could result from events being received out of sequence. |
XKM-7922 | Upgrade Installation | Updated database migration to allow for a successful upgrade installation to XKM 3.8.54. |
2023-11-17 | 3.8.54 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7303 | Consolidate Like Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
If the user removes an item from the order, the Changed Item indicator is now displayed as expected. The changed quantity is displayed with a red background to notify the user of the update. |
XKM-7415 | Split Orders | Resolved an issue that occurred in IRIS - POS environments with the following XKM configuration:
Now when an order is split at the POS, the kitchen ticket is NOT split on the kitchen display. Order items remain on their original ticket as expected. |
XKM-7754 | Deleted Items | Updated how deleted items are processed in XKM in an IRIS - POS environment. This update resolves an issue for XKM with the following configuration:
Prior to this update, if an order containing only one (1) item was deleted, the deleted item was displayed on the kitchen with the "Deleted" label. |
2023-11-15 | 3.8.53 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-6820 | Print on Bump | Print on Bump settings are defined for a kitchen screen from the Printing page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor in Data Management. When the Print On Bump setting is enabled, a kitchen chit is printed when an order is bumped. From the Print Template dropdown, select the template to use for kitchen chits printed from this screen With this update:
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XKM-7029 | Split Screen Offset | The Split Offset setting is now only enforced when the screen is part of a split screen configuration. The Split Offset setting is defined in the Screen Layout section of the General page of the Kitchen Screen Settings徱ٴǰ. |
XKM-7158 | Forecaster | Forecaster data can be added and managed from the local machine on Windows devices. |
XKM-7465 | Order Ready Screen | With this update, the order timer is no longer reset for any displayed orders in the event a Refresh Config operation is initiated. |
XKM-7520 | Drive-Thru Service Point Details | The following service point details can now be optionally displayed in the kitchen cell header for an order:
Providing these details enables the kitchen staff to deliver the guest's order to the correct service point at the fulfillment time. Order API The Order API is extended to allow for the submission of the following service point details with an order:
Kitchen Configuration The following option is located in the Cell Header section of the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor.
The following items are now available for selection from the Layout section of the Header & Footer Templates editor.
When an order has an assigned fulfillment point:
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XKM-7599 | Label Printing for Claimed Items | XKM can now be configured to print a sticky label for an order item when the user initiates a Claim on the item. This ensures the label is ready to be attached to the item container when needed. When Claim All is performed, sticky labels are printed for each order item that was not previously claimed. Kitchen Configuration The following fields are located on the Print Item Label section of the Printing page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor in Data Management.
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XKM-7650 | Application Language Translation | System and user-defined string translations are now applied to print output. As a result, the text on printed items (e.g. bump chits, labels) appears in the site's preferred language. If any values are not defined for the site's preferred language, then the company's preferred language is used. |
XKM-7699 | Hold Timer | The Hold Timer now functions as expected in an environment where upstream indicators are enabled. |
XKM-7706 | Kitchen Sessions | Resolved an issue that occurred in Kitchen Session environments with the following configuration:
If a child item is deleted from the order, its modifiers now appear with the deleted item in the original Kitchen Session. |
XKM-7710 | Prep Instructions | Enlarged the long product name text on the Prep Instructions popup to improve usability. |
XKM-7721 | Item-Level Comments | This update includes the following improvements in relation to how item-level comments are printed on receipts:
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XKM-7727 | Order Timer for Recalled Orders | Resolved an issue that prevented the user from bumping recalled orders with a negative order timer value. |
XKM-7752 | XKM Connectivity | Addressed reported connectivity issues between the POS and XKM, which stemmed from the method at which configuration data was disseminated among XKM stations and POS terminals. The POS retains its current XKM settings when previously configured devices with different XKM settings are brought online. |
2023-09-22 | 3.8.43 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7352 | Order Watermarks | The order sequence numbers and watermarks no longer flash on subsequent pages when an order is bumped. |
XKM-7363 | Audio Settings | If the custom audio file for an XKM event is not able to be downloaded from the Cloud, then the default sound is now played for the event. |
XKM-7487 | Application Performance | Updated error handling on Electron to address reported issues with the HTTP file server. Implemented a mechanism to check the status of the file server and to restart the server if it is not active. |
XKM-7497 | Voided Items | Updated how Voided / Deleted items are displayed in XKM in an IRIS - POS environment. Voided items are now displayed in a Voided state as expected in accordance with the configuration settings. |
XKM-7559 | Advanced Filters | When product tags are identified in an Advanced filter for a kitchen screen, order items are now routed to the screen as expected. |
XKM-7576 | Consolidate Like Items | Like items are now consolidated on kitchen displays as expected regardless of the Keep Discounts setting value. |
XKM-7577 | Purged Orders | Update to suppress the display of orders with excessively large KitchenSendTime values. This update ensures order updates sent by the POS for purged orders do not appear as new orders on the kitchen display. |
XKM-7583, XKM-7584 | Bump Upstream - Bump Events | Resolved an issue where the 'bumpedFromAll' event was sent with a 'bumped: false' value when:
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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 ('). |
XKM-7608 | Kitchen Messages | Kitchen Messages added to item modifiers in an IRIS - POS environment are now displayed on the kitchen as expected. |
XKM-7664 | Claim Item Status | If modifiers are added to an order item at the POS after the item is claimed in the kitchen, the modifiers are not highlighted or identified as claimed. This makes it evident to the user that the modifiers were added after the user claimed the item. |
2023-10-26 | 3.8.31-7 Kitchen Management
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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 Kitchen Management
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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:
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 Kitchen Management
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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 Kitchen Management
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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:
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:
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:
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:
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 Cloud 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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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XKM-7480 | Shared Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
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:
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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 ('). |
2023-07-07 | 3.8.24-5 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7464 | Autobump Timer | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
An order is now autobumped in its entirety if there are no updates to the order before the Autobump timer expires. |
2023-06-23 | 3.8.24-4 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7444 | Consolidate Like Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
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. |
2023-06-21 | 3.8.24-3 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7239, XKM-7275 | Application Performance | Updated order item state saving operations for optimized performance. |
XKM-7296 | Consolidate Like Items | Updated the identical item consolidation feature to ensure identical items are combined as expected whether the items are Á La Carte or part of a combo meal. |
XKM-7302 | Recall Split Orders | Updated the Recall Order function to support the recalling of split orders via the Recall Last command. |
XKM-7349 | Item Priority Sorting | In an environment where Show Children as Parent is enabled, child items are detached from their parent item and displayed like parent items. With this update, if Item Priority is also enabled, the detached child items and the parent items on the order are sorted by their assigned priority as expected. |
XKM-7373 | Refresh Config | If the user removes the mapping for existing kitchen schemes and refreshes the configuration, the configuration is now refreshed and the app relaunches when the user selects Reset Terminal. |
XKM-7422 | Consolidate Like Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
Consolidated like items now remain consolidated if the order is recalled. |
XKM-7431 | Consolidate Like Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
Consolidated like items now remain consolidated if a modifier is added to the consolidated items at the POS. |
XKM-7432 | Consolidate Like Items | Resolved an issue for XKM environments with the following configuration:
Consolidated like items are now separated, and deleted items are displayed as expected, if modifiers are removed from the items and added to only a subset of the total quantity of items. |
2023-05-26 | 3.8.23 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-6607 | Order Ready Screen | If there is only one (1) page on a display, pagination controls are not displayed. This update addresses an issue where the pagination controls were displayed on the Order Ready Screen and on Closed station screens with only one (1) page. |
2023-05-18 | 3.8.22 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7299 | Deleted Modifiers | When a kitchen display is configured to Show Deleted Items, the deleted modifier quantity value and the quantity to add are both displayed when a modifier quantity is decreased. |
XKM-7333 | Kitchen Ticket Numbers | Resolved an issue where the sequence numbers for orders on the subsequent pages of a display changed when a new order arrived or when an order was bumped from the first page. |
XKM-7335 | Bump Upstream - Hold Timer | With this update, the Hold Timer does not start its timer for an order until all order items have been bumped from all upstream displays. |
2023-05-16 | 3.8.21 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-7326, XKM-7334 | Bump Upstream - Bump Events | Resolved an issue where the 'bumpedFromAll' event was sent with a 'bumped: false' value if an item was converted to a combo meal before it was bumped from an upstream display. This issue occurred when the configured bump behavior for the display is Matching Items Only. |
2023-05-15 | 3.8.20 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-6196 | XKM Station Status | The status of each XKM station at a site is now communicated to the Cloud Portal. From the Sites editor of the Portal, the administrator can access information about an XKM station that can be used to resolve any issues the station may be experiencing. |
XKM-6642 | Order Ready Screen | When all the items in an order are bumped from all upstream monitors either manually or automatically, the order now moves on the Order Ready screen from the In Progress column to the Ready column as expected. To eliminate any visible delay, make sure the time is synchronized on the kitchen stations. |
XKM-7134 | Claim Item Status | The Claim/Complete status of items that were split to a new order is now updated at the POS as expected. This update addresses an issue that was encountered in store environments where the Display Split Orders Method in General Kitchen Settings is set to Fixed. |
XKM-7231, XKM-7272 | Sorting Rules | When the Queue Time sort option is configured for a kitchen screen, the orders are now sorted on the display as expected. For more information about defining custom sorting rules, see Sorting Rules. |
XKM-7235 | Autobump Orders | When an order is automatically bumped, the autobump header is now immediately removed from the cell. |
XKM-7252 | Order Ready Screen | Updated the Order Ready Screen to respect the order destination filters defined for the display. |
XKM-7300 | Item Modifiers and Multi-Quantity Items | This update addresses an issue that was encountered in store environments where the Identical Items Display Method in Kitchen Screen Settings is set to As Received. With this update, item modifiers remain with their original parent item if an identical parent item is added with a quantity greater than one (1). |
XKM-7315 | Kitchen Sessions | With this update, it is now possible to recall any of the bumped kitchen sessions from the Recall Screen when multiple sessions are bumped from the same order. |
XKM-7323 | Upgrade for IRIS System | Resolved an issue that prevented upgrading XKM 3.6 to 3.8 on a system that included IRIS - POS orders in the database. |
2023-05-04 | 3.8.19 Kitchen Management
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Improvements
XKM-6385 | Split Orders | The original Vehicle Info and Expo Number values are now persisted on split orders as expected when the original order is split and served. |
XKM-6606 | Bump Upstream Screens | Resolved an issue with items from bumped orders appearing unexpectedly on an upstream screen when the bumped orders were combined at the POS. This issue occurred in environments where the Display Combined Orders Method setting was set to Labeled in the Kitchen Settings editor in Data Management. |
XKM-6627 | Product Names | Lengthy product names that do not fit on one line now wrap to the next line on the kitchen display cell. |
XKM-7253 | Ingredients Filter | Resolved an issue to ensure ingredients filters based on product tags are respected for the Ingredient Summary Pane. Ingredient filters are defined from the Ingredient Filters page of the Kitchen Settings editor in Data Management. |
2023-06-13 | 3.8.17-6 Kitchen 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.
Supplemental Information
This release is not dependent on another release.
Improvements
XKM-7252, XKM-7372 | Order Ready Screen | Updated the Order Ready Screen to respect the order destination filters defined for the display. |
XKM-7361 | Application Performance | Optimized the prepStartTime field for orders to improve performance speed during high volume periods. |
XKM-7390 | 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-7394 | 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-7403 | Consolidate Like Items | Updated the identical item consolidation feature to ensure identical items are combined as expected whether the items are Á La Carte or part of a combo meal. |
2023-05-22 | 3.8.17-4 Kitchen 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.
Supplemental Information
This release is not dependent on another release.
Improvements
XKM-7324 | Order Ready Screen | When all the items in an order are bumped from all upstream monitors either manually or automatically, the order now moves on the Order Ready screen from the In Progress column to the Ready column as expected. To eliminate any visible delay, make sure the time is synchronized on the kitchen stations. |
XKM-7326, XKM-7334 | Bump Upstream - Bump Events | Resolved an issue where the 'bumpedFromAll' event was sent with a 'bumped: false' value if an item was converted to a combo meal before it was bumped from an upstream display. This issue occurred when the configured bump behavior for the display is Matching Items Only. |
XKM-7333, XKM-7345 | Kitchen Ticket Numbers | Resolved an issue where the sequence numbers for orders on the subsequent pages of a display changed when a new order arrived or when an order was bumped from the first page. |
XKM-7339 | Bump Upstream - Hold Timer | With this update, the Hold Timer does not start its timer for an order until all order items have been bumped from all upstream displays. |
XKM-7343 | Kitchen Schemes | When the Kitchen Scheme is changed at a station, the Kitchen Scheme is automatically updated from the default scheme to the changed scheme when the kitchen station is restarted. |
2023-05-12 | 3.8.17-3 Kitchen 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.
Supplemental Information
This release is not dependent on another release.
Improvements
XKM-7231, XKM-7272 | Sorting Rules | When the Queue Time sort option is configured for a kitchen screen, the orders are now sorted on the display as expected. For more information about defining custom sorting rules, see Sorting Rules. |
XKM-7253 | Ingredients Filter | Resolved an issue to ensure ingredients filters based on product tags are respected for the Ingredient Summary Pane. Ingredient filters are defined from the Ingredient Filters page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor. |
XKM-7323, XKM-7325 | Upgrade for IRIS System | Resolved an issue that prevented upgrading XKM 3.6 to 3.8 on a system that included IRIS - POS orders in the database. |
2023-04-07 | 3.8.16 Kitchen 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.
Supplemental Information
This release is not dependent on another release.
New Features
XKM-650, XKM-6646 | Bump Bar 10+ Command | Added support for the 10+ command to enable the kitchen staff to use the bump bar to select and bump / recall / park / unpark orders that have double-digit cell numbers. The following identifies the related Data Management setting. Kitchen Screen Settings The following setting is located on the Popup Menu section of the General page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
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XKM-5567 | Label Printing | Added support for label printing to enable the kitchen staff to print sticky labels when order items are bumped from the kitchen display. The following identifies the related Data Management settings. Peripherals The following setting is located on the General page of the Peripherals editor when configuring a printer:
Kitchen Screen Settings The following settings are located on the Bumping Options section of the Bump page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
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XKM-6469 | Combine / Separate Item Quantities | Configure the kitchen display to either list identical items separately OR combined regardless of how the items are received from the POS. The following identifies the related Data Management setting. Kitchen Screen Settings The following setting is located in the Cell Body section of the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
The changed quantity of existing claimed / completed items are displayed as separate items to better enable the kitchen staff to quickly determine which items to prepare. |
XKM-6479 | Table / Item Source Ingredient Filters | Added ability to filter orders and order item ingredients on a kitchen display by the associated Table Tags and/or Item Source. Kitchen Screen Settings The following settings are located on the Filters page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
The following settings are located on the Ingredients Filters page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
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Improvements
XKM-5116 | Destination Filter | A Destination Filter option has been added to the kitchen screen popup menu to allow the user to enable / disable the defined order destination filter for a kitchen display. |
XKM-5289 | Claim Item | Update the Claim Item function to ensure item modifiers remain in a claimed state after a Split Order operation. |
XKM-5851 | Split / Combined Orders | When an order is Split / Combined, the order total cell now displays the "Total: Multiple Orders" informational text instead of the order total, regardless if any of the related Split / Combined orders are already served. This informational text is displayed when the following settings are set to Fixed:
The settings are configured in the Display section of the General Kitchen Settings editor in Data Management. |
XKM-5935 | Order Pickup Time | Update the application to display the appropriate AM / PM indicator when the defined Pickup Time for an order is during the hour of noon. |
XKM-5985 | Kitchen Display Panes | Updated the design of the Forecast and Summary panes to be consistent with the Ingredients pane. |
XKM-6259 | Combined Orders | The "Combined from" informational text is now displayed in the order footer of combined orders as expected. |
XKM-6418 | Item Modifier Options | The following Data Management setting has been updated to enable the user to filter item modifiers by routing category. Kitchen Screen Settings The following setting is located on the Cells page of the Kitchen Screen Settings editor:
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XKM-6568 | Kitchen Schemes | Updated the kitchen scheme change process to ensure any orders that were bumped while the previous scheme was active are not redisplayed. |
XKM-6574 | Prep Instructions | The ability to long-press an order item to open the Prep Instructions popup is now supported in Windows. |
XKM-6575 | Order Watermarks | Improved the coordination of the watermark that is assigned to an order with its respective arrival time when orders with different destinations are displayed on the same screen. |
XKM-6612 | Refresh Config | When the Refresh Config function is executed, any unmapped kitchen stations will now display the "Closed" indicator. |
XKM-6625 | Kitchen Sessions | Updated kitchen session time calculations to ensure item modifiers are displayed as expected after the order is updated at the POS. |
XKM-6766 | Split Screens | Updated the Park function to ensure it is consistently toggled on / off in split screen configurations. |
XKM-6997 | "Bumped from All" Event | A bumpedFromAll event is generated when an order is bumped from all active screens. To ensure bumpedFromAll events are appropriately generated, only active screens are tracked. |
XKM-7008 | Ingredient Summary Pane | Resolved an issue where filtered item ingredients were not cleared from the Ingredient Summary Pane as expected after an order was Voided. |
XKM-7013 | Quickbuilds | Resolved an issue where a Quickbuild that was deleted from an order item at the POS continued to display with the item on the kitchen display. |
XKM-7094 | Application Performance | Updated bump by order state operations for optimized performance. |
XKM-7096, XKM-7107 | Application Performance | Updated manual bump operations for optimized performance. |
XKM-7109 | Item-Level Comments | To improve usability, item-level comments now conform to the nesting levels of the respective order items. |