How to assign items and categories to specific printers

Send only the items a station is responsible for to that station's printer, so the kitchen prints food and the bar prints drinks.

Before you start:

• Ensure your printer is set up and connected

• Create at least one Item Route

Choose which items print

To get started, open Zeller POS on your tablet:

1. Navigate to Settings > Printers.
2. Tap Manage on the printer you want to change.
3. Turn on Kitchen orders.
4. Under Item Routing, select Use item routing.
5. Tap Add Route.
6. Tap each route you want this printer to print.
7. Tap Confirm.
8. Tap Save.

This printer will now only print items in the routes you selected.

To go back to printing everything, select Print all items under Item Routing, then tap Save.

What each option does

Print all items is the default. Every item on the order prints on this printer.

• Unassigned items won't print: Items not included in a printer’s assigned route will be excluded. If an order contains no matching items for a specific printer, that printer will not print a docket. Make sure every menu category you want printed is assigned to a route.
• Applies only to kitchen dockets: Item routing rules affect preparation dockets only. Customer dockets and sales receipts will always print in full.
• Disabling resets assigned routes: Turning off Kitchen orders removes all saved routes from that printer. If you toggle it back on, you will need to re-add your routes.

Using one route in more than one place

A route can be used by as many printers as you like, and by a kitchen display at the same time. If you want a station's tickets to print on paper and appear on a screen, add the same route to both.

If you experience any difficulties with your printers, please get in touch with our Support team for assistance.