Items the require preparing can be configured so that when they are sold at POS, a Prepare Slip is printed in the appropriate Service Area. This can be achieved in two main ways:

• Items can be configured with a Default Prepare Area.
  For example: Cooked food may be prepared in the Hot station area of a kitchen, while other food like salads and desserts may be prepared in the Cold station area.
• Items can be sent to a prepare area based on the Workstation at which the order was placed.
  For example: Some workstations may have their orders prepared in the Kitchen 1 area, but other workstations use Kitchen 2 because it is closer.

Configuring the default prepare area

The Default Prepare Area for Items can be configured in two ways:

• Item Classes can be configured with a Default Prepare Area.
  By default, all Items in the class inherit the Default Prepare Area.
• This can be overridden by manually specifying the Default Prepare Area for an item on the Service Areas tab.

When an item that requires preparing is sold at POS, a Prepare Slip is printed in the Default Prepare Area.

Configuring sold by workstation

An item's Default Prepare Area can be overridden to print the Prepare Slip in a specific Prepare Area depending on the Workstation or Workstation Group at which the order is placed.

1. On the Service Areas tab in Item maintenance, select a Workstation Group.
2. Select a Workstation, or leave the setting as All Workstations.
   It is also possible to select a Workstation first, which automatically selects the Workstation Group.
3. Select the Prepare Area that the item should be sent to when sold at the corresponding Workstation(s).
4. Repeat steps 1–3 for any other Workstations required.

See also:

• Printer routing
• Setting up items for printer routing
• Setting up workstations for printer routing
• Setting up service areas for printer routing
• Setting up network printers for printer routing
• Printer routing from POS
• Printer routing based on check IDs