Reminders
The reminders area of Kitchen iQ is an optional section used to manage and create "reminder pop-up notifications" that appear on screens.
Reminders Topics
Adding Reminder Groups
Reminder groups are a template of reminders that can hold each of the three reminder types, the group is assigned to the site in the General settings area.
Follow these steps to add a new reminder groups:
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Click Add
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Enter the following details, Name | Group Name (optional)
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Click Save
Adding Recurrent Reminders
Recurrent reminders are sent out once a day, week or month during a defined date range.
Follow these steps to add new recurrent reminders:
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Click Add
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Enter the following details, Name | Display Text | Description (optional)
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Select the check box Show When Busy (optional) if the reminder should be displayed
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Select the check box Must Bump at All Stations (optional) if the reminder should be bumped at all stations configured with the order stage selected in step 6
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Select the Priority from the drop down
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Select the Order Stages from the drop down that will display the reminder
Any channel that has a station configured with the stage type selected will show the reminder -
Set the Start Date | and End Date (optional)
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Set the Scheduled Time that the reminder will be displayed to the operator, HH:MM
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Select the Recurrence from the drop down
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Daily
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Weekly
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Monthly
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Click Save
Adding Periodic Reminders
Periodic reminders are sent out multiple times during a defined date range and time period.
Follow these steps to add new periodic reminders:
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Click Add
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Enter the following details, Name | Display Text | Description (optional)
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Select the check box Show When Busy (optional) if the reminder should be displayed
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Select the check box Must Bump at All Stations (optional) if the reminder should be bumped at all stations configured with the order stage selected in step 6
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Select the Priority from the drop down
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Select the Order Stages from the drop down that will display the reminder
Any channel that has a station configured with the stage type selected will show the reminder -
Set the Start Date | and End Date (optional)
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Set the Time Range to display the notification, HH:MM
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Enter the Frequency in minutes of how often the reminder should be displayed
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Click Save
Adding One-Off Reminders
One-Off reminders are sent out once on a specified date at a specified time.
Follow these steps to add new one-off reminders:
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Click Add
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Enter the following details, Name | Display Text | Description (optional)
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Select the check box Show When Busy (optional) if the reminder should be displayed
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Select the check box Must Bump at All Stations (optional) if the reminder should be bumped at all stations configured with the order stage selected in step 6
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Select the Priority from the drop down
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Select the Order Stages from the drop down that will display the reminder
Any channel that has a station configured with the stage type selected will show the reminder -
Set the Date of the reminder
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Enter the Scheduled Time for the reminder to be displayed
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Click Save
Field Settings & Information
Reminder Groups
Reminder groups are the template that hold all reminders.

Field | Description |
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Name | The name given to the group of reminders |
Group Name | An optional group name to sort reminders into logical groups which could by brand / concept |
Estate | The display name of the Estate configured by Zonal on initial setup |
Recurrent Reminders
Recurrent reminders are sent out once a day, week or month during a defined date range.

Field | Description |
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Name |
Name of the reminder |
Display Text |
Input to define the text displayed to the screen operator, up to 16 characters |
Description |
Input to define a more detailed description, displayed to the operator in the "detail view" |
Show When Busy |
Check box to define if the reminder is displayed when there are orders on screen, if checked reminder notifications will stack in the bottom right corner of the screen |
Must Bump at All Stations |
Check box to define if the reminder has to be bumped at all station sharing the same stage as configured in the Order Stages section |
Priority |
Drop down to the define the priority of the reminder, high level priority reminders will appear at the top of the list |
Order Stages |
Drop down to define the Kitchen iQ order stages where the reminder will be displayed, any channel that has a station with that order stage defined against it will display the reminder, one or more stage can be added |
Start Date |
Date picker to define the start date of the reminder period |
End Date |
Date picker to define the end date of the reminder period, the end date is optional |
Scheduled Time | Input to define the scheduled time the reminder will appear, HH:MM |
Recurrence |
Drop down to define the recurrence of the reminder:
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Periodic Reminders
Periodic reminders are sent out multiple times during a defined date range and time period.

Field | Description |
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Name |
Name of the reminder |
Display Text |
Input to define the text displayed to the screen operator, up to 16 characters |
Description |
Input to define a more detailed description, displayed to the operator in the "detail view" |
Show When Busy |
Check box to define if the reminder is displayed when there are orders on screen, if checked reminder notifications will stack in the bottom right corner of the screen |
Must Bump at All Stations |
Check box to define if the reminder has to be bumped at all station sharing the same stage as configured in the Order Stages section |
Priority |
Drop down to the define the priority of the reminder, high level priority reminders will appear at the top of the list |
Order Stages |
Drop down to define the Kitchen iQ order stages where the reminder will be displayed, any channel that has a station with that order stage defined against it will display the reminder, one or more stage can be added |
Start Date |
Date picker to define the start date of the reminder period |
End Date |
Date picker to define the end date of the reminder period, the end date is optional |
Time Range | Input to define the time ranges of when the reminders will be shown |
Frequency |
Input to define the frequency in minutes, for example 60 minutes would ensure that during the time range the reminder would be display every hour |
One-Off Reminders
One-Off reminders are sent out once on a specified date at a specified time.

Field | Description |
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Name |
Name of the reminder |
Display Text |
Input to define the text displayed to the screen operator, up to 16 characters |
Description |
Input to define a more detailed description, displayed to the operator in the "detail view" |
Show When Busy |
Check box to define if the reminder is displayed when there are orders on screen, if checked reminder notifications will stack in the bottom right corner of the screen |
Must Bump at All Stations |
Check box to define if the reminder has to be bumped at all station sharing the same stage as configured in the Order Stages section |
Priority |
Drop down to the define the priority of the reminder, high level priority reminders will appear at the top of the list |
Order Stages |
Drop down to define the Kitchen iQ order stages where the reminder will be displayed, any channel that has a station with that order stage defined against it will display the reminder, one or more stage can be added |
Date |
Date picker to define the date of the reminder |
Scheduled Time |
Input to define the scheduled time the reminder will appear, HH:MM |