Toast POS app version 2.86

The following sections describe updates included in the Toast POS app release version 2.86.

Employee name now matches the Kiosk configuration

The Toast Kiosk employee name configured in Toast Web at Kiosk Setup > Kiosk Server, now displays as expected on Kiosk orders. Previously, the employee name did not match what was shown on orders, which caused order confusion.

For more information about Toast Kiosk, see this Toast Central article.

Availability 

This change is available at all Toast POS locations.

Countries affected 

All

Toast Kiosk promo codes now apply to all eligible items

Promotional discount codes for Toast Kiosk orders now apply to all eligible items in the cart. Previously, a promo code configured for multiple items only applied to one item in the cart.

For more information about Toast Kiosk, see this Toast Central article.

Availability 

This change is available at all Toast POS locations.

Countries affected 

All

Items with descriptions now display correctly in Kiosk portrait mode

Menu items with descriptions now display correctly when Toast Kiosk devices are in portrait mode. Previously, menu items with descriptions placed at the very top of the menu were clipped, and only half of the menu item and description were visible.

For more information about Toast Kiosk, see this Toast Central article.

Availability 

This change is available at all Toast POS locations.

Countries affected 

All

Hidden subgroups no longer display on Toast Kiosk devices

The Toast Kiosk menu no longer shows subgroup menu items if the subgroup’s Visible to configuration is disabled in Toast Web under the menu subgroup’s settings. Previously, if a subgroup’s menu visibility was disabled for Toast Kiosk, the Toast Kiosk menu still showed the subgroup’s menu items.

For more information about Toast Kiosk, see this Toast Central article.

Availability 

This change is available at all Toast POS locations.

Countries affected 

All

Expediter KDS devices using individual item tickets can now print individual item or order tickets

If the Individual Item Tickets > KDS Settings is set to Display each item on individual item tickets at both prep stations and expos, when you print a ticket on an expediter kitchen display system (KDS) device, you can now choose to print item or order tickets from that KDS expediter device. The order ticket option is Expediter / food runner ticket and the individual item ticket option is Individual item ticket(s).

For more information, see Configuring individual item tickets.

Availability 

This update is in limited release. Not all Toast POS locations have access to this feature.

Countries affected 

All

Item fire by prep time is now fully supported on KDS grid view

Item fire by prep time is now fully supported on the kitchen display system (KDS) grid view, featuring an updated ticket UI that better displays a ticket's held status and includes the fire timer.

For more information, see Firing by item prep time.

Availability 

This change is available at all Toast POS locations.

Countries affected 

All

Multiple Barcodes Per Item

You can configure multiple stock keeping units (SKUs) for a menu item in the Toast Web menu editor. For example, you might use multiple SKUs to support an item with multiple barcodes.

You can configure multiple SKUs for a menu item in the classic menu workflow accessed in Toast Web at Menus > Menu management > Edit menus. Other Toast platform menu configuration tools do not support multiple SKUs.

For more information about menu management, see Menu manager overview.

Availability 

This update is in limited release. Not all Toast POS locations have access to this feature.

Countries affected 

All

Menu item modifiers can override parent menu item tax rate

You can now control the tax rate behavior for menu item modifiers. Modifier tax behavior settings control whether a modifier will:

  • Be taxed at its own, unique rate.

  • Override the the parent menu item tax rate.

  • Inherit the parent menu item tax rate.

For more information about menu item modifier tax rates, see Taxes on modifiers.

Availability 

This update is in limited release. Not all Toast POS locations have access to this feature.

Countries affected 

Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom