Station Header Profile

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Example

The Station Header Profile defines what information is displayed in the station's header, for example the name of the station and the time of day. The fields in the station header are organized in a grid similar to other Web KDS components.

In the Kitchen Station Header Profile Card you enter the ID and the Description of the station header profile, and define the number of columns and rows in the grid.

Kitchen Header Fields FastTab

In the Kitchen Header Fields list enter all the fields you want to be displayed in the header of your station.

Field Description
Field ID Select one of the following fields to be displayed:
  • Time – Displays the date and time of day.
  • Number of Items – Shows the count of items currently on the station.
  • Number of Orders –Show the count of orders currently on the station.
  • Production Time Last – Displays the average production time of items or orders for the last X minutes. The time frame is configured in the functional profile.
    Note: Chit displays show the average production time per orders, but line displays show the average production time per item.
  • Production Time Today – Displays the average production time of items or orders for all orders today. Chit displays show the average production time per orders, but line displays show the average production time per item.
  • Station Name – Displays the ID of the station.
  • Description – Displays the description of the station.
  • Display Letter – Displays the station letter for this station.
  • Station Group ID – Displays the ID of the station group this station belongs to.
  • Next Station ID – Displays the ID of the next station if a specific station has been selected as the next station.
  • Next Station Group ID –Displays which station group this station sends to next.
  • Station Group to Ghost – If the station is a ghost station, this is the station group it would show all orders for.
Caption A caption can be added to some of the fields. The following fields can have a caption: 
  • Number of Items
  • Number of Orders
  • Production Time Last
  • Production Time Today

Captions for other fields are not displayed.
Station Font Code Leave this field empty to use the default style set in the style profile. The default style profile font settings can be overridden per field, for example if you want one field to attract more attention than other information. The font includes font, size, weight, and style.
Station Skin Code Leave empty to use the default style set in the style profile. The default style profile skin settings can be overridden per field, for example if you want one field to attract more attention than other information. The skin includes the background color of the field.
Column No. Enter the number of the column this field should appear in.
Column Span Enter how many columns this field should span.
Row No. Enter the number of the row this field should appear in.
Row Span Enter how many rows this field should span.
Alignment You can override per field the default alignment set in the style profile for the station header. Select which alignment the column should have, left, right, or centered.
Example

This header has eight columns and two rows:

The following lines were added to the columns:

  1. Time
    • Column 1, Column span 1, Row 1, Row span 2.
  2. Description
    • Column 2, Column span 6, Row 1, Row span 2.
      Note: This field has a font style specifically set to override the style from the style profile.
  3. Order count
    • Column 8, Column span 1, Row 1, Row span 1.
  4. Item count
    • Column 8, Column span 1, Row 2, Row span1.

See also

Kitchen Station