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: .

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:

Main
Network ID — network name of the server;
Status — activity status of the server;
Synchronize — flag of synchronization of the manager station server with the cash server;
Backup
Number of Copies — how many recent backup versions to keep;
Backup Path — path to the folder for saving the backup copy;
Number of Shifts — How many backup shift files to keep. Backup shift files are created before closing the common shift with the name SH****.udb, where **** is the shift number;
Frequency — frequency of performing backup (in minutes);
Number of Receipts — frequency of performing backup (after how many printed receipts);
Perform Backup — whether to perform backup;
Licensing — Common
Protection Key
License Number — hardware number of the protection key for which the current license was generated;
Protection Key — Physical Number — hardware number of the protection key physically installed (or to be installed later) on this cash server. Used for license generation;
License Request Data — request for license generation in the program LM.
Licensing — Cash Stations
License Key — license key for this cash server;
Expiration Date — license expiration date;
Number of Stations — maximum number of simultaneously connected stations (excluding print stations);
Licensing — Pocket Devices
PDA License Key — license key for older versions of handheld stations (kds term);
Validity Period — License expiration date;
Number of Pocket Devices — number of used handheld stations.
Printing
Print Log Path — path where print logs will be stored. If empty — logging is not performed. File name: "PRN%d.txt", where %d means the code of the logical printer. See the property "Logging" of the logical printer.
Basic
Time Sync Server — Network name of the time synchronization server. Servers must be in the same time zone.
Data Gathering
Reference Server — Date and time of last data processing.
Online Data Gathering
Online Data Export Frequency — Maximum time for the frequency of online data exports.

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 .

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.