With printing groups you organise the distribution of your orders to the right stations – for example the kitchen, bar or pickup area. A printing group acts as a virtual printer to which you later assign a physical printer at the Sales Point.
What Are Printing Groups?
Printing groups are logical groupings for order printing. They make it possible to bundle orders thematically and route them to the corresponding preparation station:
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Kitchen: All food is printed here
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Bar: Drinks orders go automatically to the counter
The advantage: you configure the printing groups once centrally in bessa Manager. At each Sales Point you then assign a physical printer to the printing group – so a printer can also 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.
Manage Printing Groups
The overview of all printing groups can be found in bessa Manager under Articles > Printing Groups.
The table shows all existing printing groups with the following columns:
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Column |
Description |
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Name |
Name of the printing group (e.g. "Kitchen", "Bar") |
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Edit |
Opens the edit dialog (pencil icon) |
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Delete |
Removes the printing group after confirmation (trash icon) |
You can also click directly on the name of a printing group to edit it.
Create a New Printing Group
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Click + New Printing Group (green button on the action bar).
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In the "Create Group" dialog, enter a name (e.g. "Kitchen", "Bar").
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Click Save.
Note: The Save button is only active once you have entered a name.
Edit a Printing Group
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Click the pencil icon in the relevant row – or directly on the name of the printing group.
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In the "Edit Group" dialog, the current name is shown as the subtitle.
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Change the name as needed.
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Click Save to apply the change, or Cancel to close the dialog without changes.
Delete a Printing Group
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Click the trash icon in the row of the printing group to delete.
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The "Delete printing group?" confirmation dialog shows the name of the affected group.
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Click Delete to remove the printing group permanently, or Cancel to abort the operation.
Caution: Before deleting, check whether the printing group is still assigned to article groups or other elements. These assignments are lost when you delete it.
Typical Use Cases
Hospitality with kitchen and bar
Create two printing groups:
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Kitchen: For all food and warm dishes
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Bar: For drinks and cocktails
Then assign your article groups accordingly: the "Main courses" article group is assigned the "Kitchen" printing group, the "Drinks" article group the "Bar" printing group.
Multiple kitchen stations
For larger businesses with multiple preparation stations:
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Cold kitchen: Salads, cold starters
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Warm kitchen: Main courses, soups
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Patisserie: Desserts, cakes
Interaction with Other Functions
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Function |
Description |
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Article Groups |
Assign a printing group to article groups so that orders are automatically routed to the right station |
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Order Monitors |
Order monitors can be assigned printing groups for ticket printing on completion or at intermediate steps |
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Printer Settings |
At the Sales Point you assign a physical printer to each printing group |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can a physical printer serve multiple printing groups? Yes. In the printer settings at the Sales Point, you can assign a printer to multiple printing groups. So, 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 that printing group are not printed. Make sure that every printing group used 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 upper limit. Create as many printing groups as you need for your business.