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Inserting lines on a Kitchen Docket using the Print Group Shift Function

Using either a stock item or a text line with a dashes, or equal signs in the description will not work correctly with the hold print function.

This is because the line will not be printed in the correct order once all the orders and printed together on the one kitchen docket. 

Instead, you can use the Print Group Shift function to insert the line in the order. 

There are two ways to use the Print Group Shift Function with Hold Print to insert a line/s into an order:

• Create a Print Group Shift button to insert all a line a sale. This will mark all the items above the line with a print group shift identifier to show these items have been moved to the top of the order.
• Create a Print Group Shift button to show a list of Print Groups to choose from. Once a print group is selected, all items above the line will be marked with a print group shift identifier to show these items have link to this print group.

Inserting only one line in a Sale

This method describes the process in setting up the Print Group Shift Function when inserting only one line into an order.

This would be used typically to separate Entrees from Main Meals.

Create Print Group Shift Button

To create a Print Group Shift button to insert only one line into a sale:

• Add a new button called Print Group Shift.
• Tick the ‘Can Shift Multiple Items’ option.
• Enter in the number 1 into the Print Groups in Menu field. Number 1 represents Print Group number 1, and when used, will mark all of the items above the line with print group 1. This will ensure these items remain at the top of the kitchen docket.
• You may decide to call the button something else, like ‘Print Line’. If so, change the Button Caption to your preferred description.

How to enter a sale with a single line to separate Entrée from the Main Meals

• Enter the Entrée items first.
• Press the Print Group Shift Function. You will notice that all the items above the line now show a ^1 at the end of the description. This is to indicate these items are now linked to Print Group 1.

• Press Hold Print and enter an order number.
• Finalise the sale.

Inserting multiple lines into a Sale

This method describes the process in setting up the Print Group Shift Function when inserting multiple lines into an order.

This would be used typically to separate Starters, Entrees, Mains, and Desserts etc.

This method works by showing a list of Print Groups to choose from, so the items above the line will be grouped with the appropriate print group number.

Create Print Group Shift Button

To create a Print Group Shift button to insert multiple lines into one sale:

• Add a new button called Print Group Shift.
• Tick the ‘Can Shift Multiple Items’ option.
• Enter in the Print Group numbers into the Print Group in Menu field. For example, if you have starters, entrée, main and dessert print groups numbered 4 to7, and then enter in 4,5,6,7 or 4-7. Either method can be used or a combination of both.

How to enter a Sale using multiple lines to separate Entrées, Mains and Desserts

• Enter the Entree Items first.

• Press the Print Group Shift Function and select the Print Group you wish to link the items to.

• Continue with sale entering the Mains and Desserts with each time selecting the appropriate print group in between each meal type.
• Press Hold Print and enter the order number.
• Finalise the sale.

Changing a Print Group after entering the items

If you have already entered items into the sale and chosen the print group, you can change the print group they are linked to by selecting the line, and then pressing the print group to reselect a new print group.

You will see the print group numbers on each line item change to the new print group.

Linking items to a print group after the items have been entered

If you have already entered your entrees and mains and forgot to assign the entrees to a print group, you can insert the link between the entrees and main meals.

In the example below, two entrees have been entered first, followed by two mains.

To assign the two entrees to the entrée print group, select the line below the last entrée entered, and then select the entrée print group.

The line selected will be moved down a line, and a print line will be inserted in between the entrée and main.

The entrees will have the print group number assigned to their line.

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