System: Oracle Simphony · KDS Difficulty: Beginner Paid solution — KES 200

Simphony KDS Not Displaying Kitchen Orders

Symptoms

  • Orders placed at the POS terminal do not appear on one or more kitchen display screens
  • Kitchen staff report missing or delayed orders during service
  • KDS screen may appear frozen, blank, or stuck on a previous order
  • Some order types (e.g. modifiers or specific menu categories) may route correctly while others do not

Possible Cause

This is commonly caused by a KDS routing/order-device configuration issue, a network connectivity problem between the POS workstation and the KDS controller, a KDS display service that has stopped responding, or a menu item that is not correctly linked to the expected kitchen display group.

Initial Checks

  1. Confirm whether the issue affects one KDS screen or all kitchen displays.
  2. Check the network connection and power status of the affected KDS unit.
  3. Test with a different menu item to see if the issue is item-specific or system-wide.
  4. Check whether the KDS controller/service is running on the back-office server.

Full Step-by-Step Solution

Learn exactly how the KDS routing was diagnosed and corrected, including the specific configuration screens and test order sequence used to confirm the fix.

KES 200

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