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Selecting the KMS Location for Orders

Kevin U
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Selecting a KMS Location for Advanced Orders (i.e., Non-Paid Orders) from the Touch App and Portal App

Advanced orders (i.e., non-paid orders) placed from the Touch app and the Portal app must go to a KMS location for the order to be prepared.

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To select the KMS location that advanced orders are sent to, complete the following steps:

  1. In Touch Admin, select Ordering Settings, and then click the Meal Delivery Area Configuration tab. The Meal Delivery Area Configuration screen appears, listing the dining areas/residence area is enabled as a dining areas that have been ported over from the MealSuite core system. 

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  2. Click the Edit button of the meal delivery area you want to configure. The Edit Meal Delivery Area screen appears. 

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  3. In the Meal Assembly Location for all Advanced Orders field select the KMS location. 

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Selecting a KMS Location for Paid Orders from a POS Station and Portal App

For each POS location in a facility, it must be aligned with a KMS location to allow paid orders placed from a POS station and the Portal app to be prepared. Multiple POS locations can share the same KMS location. 

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To select a KMS location for a POS location, complete the following steps:

  1. In Touch Admin, click POS Settings > Locations.
  2. Click the Edit button of the POS location. 
  3. Scroll to the Service Configuration section. 

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  4. In the Meal Assembly Location field (screenshot below) select the KMS Location.

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FAQs:

When taking instant orders, how is the meal assembly location (KMS) selected?

The server taking instant orders will select the meal assembly location (KMS) on the Instant Ordering setup screen. See Instant Ordering (IO) Setup Screen for more information and instructions.