Printing Groups | Dokumentation

With printing groups, you organize how orders are distributed to the right stations – such as the kitchen, bar, or pickup area. A printing group acts as a virtual printer, which you later assign to a physical printer at the sales point.

What are Printing Groups?

Printing groups are logical groupings for order printing. They allow you to bundle orders by topic and route them to the appropriate preparation station:

Kitchen: All food items are printed here
Bar: Beverage orders automatically go to the counter

The advantage: You configure printing groups centrally in bessa Manager once. At each sales point, you then assign a physical printer to the printing group – this way, one printer can serve multiple printing groups.

Tip: You can later assign printing groups to Article Groups or Order Monitors. The physical printer assignment is done in the Printer Settings at the respective sales point.

Managing Printing Groups

You can find the overview of all printing groups in bessa Manager under Articles > Printing Groups.

The table displays all existing printing groups with the following columns:

Column	Description
Name	Name of the printing group (e.g., "Kitchen", "Bar")
Edit	Opens the edit dialog (pencil icon)
Delete	Removes the printing group after confirmation (trash icon)

You can also click directly on the name of a printing group to edit it.

Creating a New Printing Group

Click + New Printing Group (green button in the action bar).
In the "Create Group" dialog, enter a Name (e.g., "Kitchen", "Bar").
Click Save.

Note: The Save button is only active once you have entered a name.

Editing a Printing Group

Click the pencil icon in the corresponding row – or click directly on the printing group's name.
In the "Edit Group" dialog, you will see the current name as a subtitle.
Change the Name as needed.
Click Save to apply the change, or Cancel to close the dialog without making changes.

Deleting a Printing Group

Click the trash icon in the row of the printing group you want to delete.
In the confirmation dialog "Delete Printing Group?", the name of the affected group is displayed.
Click Delete to permanently remove the printing group, or Cancel to abort the process.

Warning: Before deleting, check whether the printing group is still assigned to article groups or other elements. These assignments will be lost when deleting.

Typical Use Cases

Restaurant with Kitchen and Bar

Create two printing groups:

Kitchen: For all food and hot dishes
Bar: For beverages and cocktails

Then assign your article groups accordingly: The article group "Main Courses" receives the printing group "Kitchen", while the article group "Beverages" gets the printing group "Bar".

Multiple Kitchen Stations

For larger operations with multiple preparation stations:

Cold Kitchen: Salads, cold appetizers
Hot Kitchen: Main courses, soups
Pastry: Desserts, cakes

Integration with Other Features

Feature	Description
Article Groups	Assign a printing group to article groups so orders automatically go to the right station
Order Monitors	Order monitors can use printing groups for printing the order when done or completing a step
Printer Settings	At the sales point, you assign a physical printer to each printing group

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can one physical printer serve multiple printing groups? Yes. In the printer settings at the sales point, you can assign one printer to multiple printing groups. For example, "Kitchen" and "Bar" can be output on the same printer.

What happens if I don't assign a printer to a printing group? Orders for this printing group will not be printed. Make sure that every printing group in use has a printer assigned at the sales point.

Can I rename printing groups without losing assignments? Yes. Renaming a printing group only changes its name – all assignments to article groups remain intact.

How many printing groups can I create? There is no fixed limit. Create as many printing groups as you need for your business.