The Cash Stations and Devices directory is used to create new restaurants, consisting of cash servers which in turn contain stations.
After installing cash servers and registers, various devices are added. System devices may include fiscal and non-fiscal printers, drawers, and raters.
When selecting a restaurant in the hierarchy tree, cash servers appear in the elements area.
When selecting a cash server, the directory displays the Devices and Cash Stations pages in addition to Properties.
When selecting a workstation, the directory shows Devices, Printers, and Drawers pages listing logical devices associated with the cash station.
For Printer logical device, you can configure redirection of paid menu item printing based on category. To prevent loops, redirection is only possible to printers without existing redirects. If the business has two legal entities (only one licensed for alcohol sales), printing can be directed to the licensed entity's fiscal registrar.
The Devices page related to the workstation shows drivers (physical devices) connected to the cash station, linked to logical devices via the Logical Device Module property.
Manager stations select the current restaurant via User > Current Restaurant directory. The current restaurant appears in document preview forms, report generation, and MCR algorithm verification.
Drivers Page
To add a driver, right-click the Elements area on the Drivers page and select Driver List. The window shows the list of driver types in the left area and specific drivers of the selected driver type in the right area.
Drivers added to the scheme can be selected in the Module field when creating logical devices on Printers, Raters, or Drawers pages. They serve to link the logical device on the corresponding page and the physical device on the Drivers page. To add a driver, select a port in the Cash Stations and Devices window, then drag the driver from Drivers window. Valid drop locations in the window will be marked with icons represented in area 1.
The replace icon appears when driver replacement is possible instead of adding:
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There exists a capability to save driver settings for cash register devices. To save the configured driver property values, select it and call the context menu, command "Save As Default Settings."
To apply saved settings to a driver, select it and use the command "Load Default Settings" in the context menu.
When opening the window "Cash Stations and Devices," the item "Drivers" appears in the main menu, duplicating the commands of the context menu called when selecting a device on the same-named page.
"Default settings" are saved to the file defparams.ini in the directory Base. This operation is convenient for, for example, once configuring printer driver properties, then using the saved settings when adding the same printer. For drivers in other languages, separate files defparams.ini can be saved for each language.
Reference information about driver parameters, .ini files, r_keeper system connection settings, and installation parameter values (parameters in the directory "Parameters" in the group "Installation") is located in the file ini.doc.
When selecting a cash server, interface drivers are placed on the "Drivers" page.
Printers Page
The page contains a list of logical devices connected to the cash station.
Main
Code — unique code of the directory element in the system. Assigned automatically but can be changed manually;
Name — name of the directory element;
Status — status of the directory element;
Capabilities
Credit Card Terminal — functions as a credit card terminal.
Printing
Logging — the entire print stream will be copied to a file on the cash server (see the property "Print Log Path" of the cash server).
Complementary (for printers only)
Classification — if a classification is selected in this property, when printing a receipt or guest bill (precheck), the receipt or guest bill (precheck) will be split into several receipts according to the categories of this classification property. Each receipt prints on the printer specified in the property "Category." Thus, each receipt in the system R-Keeper v7 corresponds to one receipt printed on a printer (it is impossible for one receipt in the system R-Keeper v7 to correspond to multiple receipts or guest bills (prechecks) printed on different printers).
Basic
Module — name of the physical device driver for linking with the described logical device.
- When using receipt or guest bill (precheck) splitting by categories, unallocated markups and menu items without a category (according to the selected classification for splitting) are printed as a separate receipt.
Properties of Cash Station
The window "Inspector" of the page contains the following properties of the cash station:
Main
Network ID — network name of the station;
OS Type — type of operating system of the cash station (win, dos). Verified when adding drivers;
Station Type — for a print server select "Print Station" in this property, for a cashier, waiter or bartender station — "Cash Station";
Reserve Cash Server — capability to connect a backup cash server (starting from r_keeper7.6.0).
Basic
Resolution — definition of station resolution;
Default Hall Plan — floor plan that will open by default on this station when opening the forms "Select Order for Editing" and "Select Table";
Colority — definition of color depth;
Graphic Parameters: Do not show mouse cursor; Do not use mouse/touchscreen; Simplified graphics mode;
Shutdown Computer — allow shutting down the computer after closing the general shift;
Remote Access
File Manager Path - Remote user can have access to files from this directory (this parameter is specified in the ini file in the field "filemanagerpath") use the symbol "*" to grant access to the entire (complete) file system.
Cashier Restrictions
Rights — Set of permissions for access to trade objects at the cash register. Having the access permission at the station does not grant access permission to protected objects for employees working at this station who do not have this access permission. In the opposite situation — the object will not be accessible to the employee if they have the access permission but the station does not have this access permission;
Printer Assignments
For printer assignments in this group of properties, the printers are defined.
Restrictions
Right Level — for differentiating access permissions by stations. Employees who do not have the right level selected in this property will not be able to work at the described station;
Influence of Station Colority on Display of Serving Positions
If the station has color depth defined as "Black and White," "16 colors" or "256 colors," the floor plan image may appear distorted when displayed. On such stations, regardless of the parameter "Use Serving Positions," serving positions will not be highlighted in color on the floor plan.
If stations have "Good Colority" or "Super Colority" defined, a full-color image will be loaded on the floor plan. Serving positions will be displayed when using the parameter "Use Serving Positions" with value "True," and will not be displayed when using this parameter with value "False."
Remote Monitoring
If you select a station in the left area of the screen and call the context menu, the command "Remote Monitoring" will be available. With proper system configuration, this command can display the screen of the selected cash register (if it is turned on), where the employee at the manager station can view the actions performed by the operator in ON LINE mode and perform operations on this cash register themselves.
Properties of Cash Server
The cash server is characterized by the following properties:
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editor of the Common Shifts directory is intended for performing operations of deleting data from the accumulative database ("database trimming") and changing the logical date of the common shift within permissible limits. Most often, it is required to delete data for an outdated period or data of a specific server.
To change the date, click on the arrow to the right in the Logical Date field and select a new shift date.
If the selected date is earlier than the date of the previous shift or later than the date of the next shift, when attempting to save the new date, an error message will be displayed,
In this case, enter a correct date or cancel the changes.
To "trim" the database, call the context menu from the row with the shift to be excluded, use the "Delete" command. If necessary to cancel the deletion of a shift, restore the required shifts in the "recycle bin" mode. When all shifts intended for "trimming" have been deleted, click the "Clear Database" button on the toolbar.
The execution of this operation is an irreversible system process
Sending Message to Waiter
From the cash server, you can send a message to an employee.
To do this, select the required cash server, from the context menu select the command "Send Waiter Message."
The window "Send Message to Waiter" will open. In the field "Message Text" enter the message that will be sent. In the field "Employee" select an employee from the list. Press the button 
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At the r_keeper station, the received message (transmitted to the cash server) will be available for viewing in the mode "Messages for Waiter."
Properties of Restaurant
The object "Restaurant" contains the following properties:
Basic
Address — Address of the restaurant;
Base Currency — value is automatically inserted according to the same-named flag set in the currency properties;
Conception — selection of value from the directory "Conception";
Enable finance transactions (date) — date of starting financial accounting. From this date, the formation of automatic postings will begin. Only shifts opened on this date are considered. If the parameter value is not filled, it is considered disabled. Cannot specify a date earlier than the current one.
National Currency — value is automatically inserted according to the flag set in the currency properties;
Owner — name of the restaurant owner;
Opening Date — date when the restaurant started operating;
Region — selection from the list of values in the directory "Region";
SH4 (SH5) Price — price type that will be used when exporting to Store House4, if export of one restaurant is configured in rk7tosh4.ini. If price type is not specified here, the price type for which the flag is set in the property "Price Store House4" will be used;
SH4 (SH5) Trade Group — trade group that will be used when exporting menu and modifiers to Store House4, if export of one restaurant is configured in rk7tosh4.ini. If not specified, all menu items and modifiers are switched.
At the cash register in the window "Stock Control" only those menu items that belong to the trade group specified in this property of the restaurant (directory "Cash Stations and Devices") are available.
Main
Code — unique code of the directory element in the system. Assigned automatically but can be changed manually;
Name — name of the directory element;
Status — status of the directory element;
Restrictions
Object Privilege — privilege associated with the element, restricts editing by employees without this privilege in the role;
Right Level — group of access permissions of the Restaurant is preset in the directory "Rights." In the directory, access permissions to trade objects at the cash register are created. The tree of right levels to trade objects is created by the user independently.
Printer Assignments
License Information
Web Monitoring — field for entering license key for Web monitoring;
Web Reports — field for entering license key for Web reports;
XML: Order Saving — field for entering license key for third-party programs working through XML;
Web Monitoring Date — license expiration date;
Web Reports Date — license expiration date;
XML: Order Saving Date — license expiration date.