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📄Bepoz KMS Summary 

This is a summary for the latest version of Bepoz Kitchen management System.  

About

This is the Bepoz Kitchen Management System (Bepoz KMS) that helps to create increased operational efficiency and customer satisfaction through digital displays in service environments

Typically, KMS systems are used in a kitchen environment and offer a digital docket for chefs to work from instead of the traditional paper docket

It is designed to offer a visual / audio notification once an individual item or order is prepared and ready to be served

There are also built in warning stages that can be configured on setup to assist with cooking and wait times

Note. - From 4.7.x.x version, Bepoz KMS is no longer part of Bepoz and needs to be installed separately. It still uses some functionality from Bepoz, such as Printer Formats & Printer Channels

 

Prerequisites

  • Bepoz KMS requires Authorisation and activation. Contact Your Account Manager.
  • Minimum of Bepoz v4.7.2.7 + is required

 

Key Features

  • Bepoz KMS displays the orders received from SmartPOS and gives the operators the ability to work on the received order and close the order once it has been completed
  • The operator has the ability to download and update the Bepoz KMS version from Bepoz update program
  • Bepoz KMS is now a standalone product and can be upgraded independently from Bepoz 
  • Bepoz KMS utilises its own SQL database while running on the installed SQL instance 
  • The operator can set an individual item or the whole order to the following  statuses from within the Bepoz KMS Client
    • Preparing - Starts a timer for cooking times
    • Bumped - The item / order has been prepared and has left the preparation area
    • Cancelled - The item / order has been removed from the KDS station as it is no longer needed
  • Orders can be displayed on different KDS Workstation's based on individual configurations

 

Bepoz KMS Infrastructure Overview

There are multiple programs that must be configured & run to operate BepozKMS

Below is an overview of how these programs are connected and the flow of data between them

There are also potential failure points been highlighted - it's important to understand where these are to ensure an efficient and stable system


Bepoz KMS Server Configuration

  • Bepoz KMS setup starts with configuring the KMS server and creating a new database for KMS
  • Themes can be created which would be used at different workstations
    • Themes can be created with two different types of layouts
  • New Printer Formats are created for Bepoz KMS and are configured at KMS Server

 

KDSLink Setup

  • To make the connection between SmartPOS and KDS Server, KDSLink setup must be completed
    • KDSLink is configured by providing the server details 

 

BackOffice Setup

  • A new Printer Format needs to be configured for Bepoz KMS which will be configured in KMS Server and used to print the receipts for the orders received