Kitchen Display System General Setup

In order to use the KDS system, the following needs to be set up within Hospitality (see table below).

See How to: Set Up Kitchen Printing for Store With Retail POS on how to use the KDS printing for a non-hospitality store.

See Dining Table Management for a detailed description of the setup of restaurant and hospitality types.

To See
Install the KDS system. KDS Installation
Insert KDS Default Data Insert Default Data
Learn about the KDS specific fields in Hospitality Setup. Hospitality Setup
See how the restaurant needs to be set up. Restaurant Setup
Learn what is controlled by the hospitality type. Hospitality Type Setup
Adjust the service flow to use kitchen status and set possible alerts. Service Flow Setup
Learn about an important field that controls the flow for printer KOTs. POS Terminal Setup
Learn about which POS commands there are to use within the POS panels (such as viewing the KOTs). POS Commands
Get information on how to configure the KDS system to get the data from LS Central. Covers OAuth SaaS settings. KDS Utility
Get information on how to configure the Display Stations' startup on the computers they are to run on. Display Station Utility
Learn about which Scheduler jobs you need to run for the KDS system. Scheduler Jobs
Learn how to print KOTs with the Kitchen Service. Printing KOTs in the KDS