Settings Manual

Every KDS Setting, In One Place

A dedicated reference for the settings panel, organized by the same tabs your team sees inside MyODS. After changing settings, refresh the screen so the new settings activate.

Appearance

UI Scale
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Title: UI Scale

Explanation: Controls the text size and spacing throughout the ticket.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Show Item Category On Ticket Items
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Title: Show Item Category On Ticket Items

Explanation: Adds the category label alongside each item on the ticket.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Show Items Grouped Within Category
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Title: Show Items Grouped Within Category

Explanation: Keeps items organized by category on the ticket instead of showing them in one flat list.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Combine Modifiers Like "No" And "On The Side"
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Title: Combine Modifiers Like "No" And "On The Side"

Explanation: Combines prep phrases like "No" or "Extra" into one cleaner modifier line.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Enable Ticket Fire Timer
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Title: Enable Ticket Fire Timer

Explanation: Shows how long a ticket has been fired.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Show Detailed Timing Info
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Title: Show Detailed Timing Info

Explanation: Shows extra timing data such as received, fired, bumped, and duration details.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Summary Display
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Title: Summary Display

Explanation: Chooses how the summary combines prep options and modifiers.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Ticket Color Thresholds
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Title: Ticket Color Thresholds

Explanation: Sets when ticket backgrounds change from green to yellow to red based on ticket age.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Appearance tab.

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Coursing

Enable Coursing
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Title: Enable Coursing

Explanation: Enables course controls so a course can fire or bump all of its items together.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Hide Next Course
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Title: Hide Next Course

Explanation: Keeps the next course hidden until the previous course has been bumped.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Hide Bumped Courses
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Title: Hide Bumped Courses

Explanation: Hides a course after all of its bumped items are complete.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Ticket Color By Course
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Title: Ticket Color By Course

Explanation: Uses the current course timer instead of full ticket age for ticket color thresholds.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Course Color Thresholds
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Title: Course Color Thresholds

Explanation: Sets when course timers change from green to yellow to red, and also powers Ticket Color By Course.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Mode
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Title: Mode

Explanation: Chooses how courses are determined for tickets, such as Course Separator mode or Course Assignment mode.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Place Separator At The Top Of Each Course
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Title: Place Separator At The Top Of Each Course

Explanation: Renders the course separator banner above course items instead of below them.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab while using Course Separator mode.

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Display Course Labels
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Title: Display Course Labels

Explanation: Shows the course number by default and replaces it with an optional course label when one exists.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Setup Courses
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Title: Setup Courses

Explanation: Opens the course assignment workspace to manage courses and drag categories into their correct course groupings.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Coursing tab.

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Sync & Status

Sync Courses With Expo
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Title: Sync Courses With Expo

Explanation: Decides whether course behavior follows Expo across stations. The screen notes that this can be changed here, but it has no effect while this screen itself is Expo.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Firing Sync Method
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Title: Firing Sync Method

Explanation: Chooses whether item, course, and ticket fires stay local, follow Expo, or sync across all screens.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Bumping Sync Method
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Title: Bumping Sync Method

Explanation: Chooses whether bump events stay local, follow Expo, or sync across all screens.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Display Bump Status Of Other Units
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Title: Display Bump Status Of Other Units

Explanation: Shows status boxes from other units without changing the local bumped state.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Ticket Level
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Title: Ticket Level

Explanation: Shows other-unit bump status on tickets.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab under other-unit bump display options.

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Course Level
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Title: Course Level

Explanation: Shows other-unit bump status on courses.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab under other-unit bump display options.

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Item Level
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Title: Item Level

Explanation: Shows other-unit bump status on items.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab under other-unit bump display options.

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Parking Sync Method
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Title: Parking Sync Method

Explanation: Chooses whether parking changes stay local, follow Expo, or sync across all screens.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Ticket Location Sync Method
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Title: Ticket Location Sync Method

Explanation: Chooses whether ticket reordering stays local, follows Expo, or syncs across all screens.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Ticket Page Sync Method
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Title: Ticket Page Sync Method

Explanation: Chooses whether page changes stay local, follow Expo, or sync across all screens.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Setup Sync Groups
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Title: Setup Sync Groups

Explanation: Opens the sync group setup workflow so screens can be grouped together for shared sync behavior.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sync & Status tab.

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Printing

Enable Printing from ODS
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Title: Enable Printing from ODS

Explanation: Master toggle for ODS printing features on this station.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab.

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Print Ticket On Bump
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Title: Print Ticket On Bump

Explanation: Sends a print job when a full ticket is bumped. The UI notes this is currently a skeleton setting and fuller behavior will be added later.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab.

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Print Course On Bump
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Title: Print Course On Bump

Explanation: Sends a print job when a course is bumped. The UI notes this is currently a skeleton setting and fuller behavior will be added later.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab.

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Printer Selection
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Title: Printer Selection

Explanation: Chooses which printers this screen should print to, including sublocation printers and location-wide shared printers.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab.

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Sublocation Printers
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Title: Sublocation Printers

Explanation: Shows printers tied to the current sublocation, such as a break room or prep area, and lets you pick one for this screen.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab inside Printer Selection.

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Location Printers
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Title: Location Printers

Explanation: Shows printers shared across the full location and can be expanded or collapsed when choosing a destination printer.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Printing tab inside Printer Selection.

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Sound Notifications

New Ticket Received
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Title: New Ticket Received

Explanation: Controls which sound plays and for how long when a new ticket reaches this station.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sound Notifications tab.

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Course Fired
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Title: Course Fired

Explanation: Controls the sound and duration used when a course is fired.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sound Notifications tab.

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Course Bumped
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Title: Course Bumped

Explanation: Controls the sound and duration used when a course is bumped complete.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sound Notifications tab.

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Ticket Bumped
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Title: Ticket Bumped

Explanation: Controls the sound and duration used when a full ticket is bumped complete.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sound Notifications tab.

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Upload a New Sound
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Title: Upload a New Sound

Explanation: Lets you upload a custom sound file so it appears in the event dropdowns for alerts.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Sound Notifications tab near the bottom of the panel.

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Ticket Flow

Ticket Merge Behavior
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Title: Ticket Merge Behavior

Explanation: Decides how to handle new tickets that belong to the same order when they arrive.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Ticket Flow tab.

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Enable Encore-Specific Behavior
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Title: Enable Encore-Specific Behavior

Explanation: Turns on Encore-specific ticket logic.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Ticket Flow tab.

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Maximum Items Per Ticket Card
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Title: Maximum Items Per Ticket Card

Explanation: Sets the maximum number of items that may appear on a single ticket card. Any items over this number are split into a new ticket card.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Ticket Flow tab.

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Admin & Utilities

Send To All
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Title: Send To All

Explanation: Sends the last saved settings from this station to all other screens in the same sublocation.

Important note: After sending or changing settings, refresh the screens so the new settings activate.

Where to find the setting: Settings gear, then the Admin & Utilities tab.

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