Glossary

Orbital-specific terms and concepts used in our codebase and workflows.

A

Acumatica: Our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for managing inventory, purchasing, and financials.

APScheduler: Python scheduler library used in our background workers for periodic/cron tasks.

B

BOM (Bill of Materials): List of raw materials, components, and instructions needed to prepare a recipe.

C

Cross-Validation: Code review practice requiring at least one team member to review and approve PRs before merging.

Cortex Analyst: AI-powered tool within Snowflake for data analysis and natural language querying.

K

KDS (Kitchen Display System): Digital displays in kitchens showing orders, managing preparation workflows, and tracking order status.

O

OK Manager: Our internal platform for kitchen operations, orders, and inventory. Includes Order Management, Kitchen Batch Tool, and Kitchen Prep Tool services.

Otter: Our primary Point of Sale (POS) system integration for ingesting customer orders.

P

PAR Level (Periodic Automatic Replenishment Level): Minimum stock level that triggers reorder/replenishment to ensure continuous availability.

S

safe_get(): Utility function for safely extracting deeply nested fields from JSON/dictionary structures, preventing KeyError or TypeError.

Sigma Computing: Our Business Intelligence (BI) platform for data reporting and visualization, connected to Snowflake Gold layer.

T

TU (Transfer Unit): Inventory units tracked as they move between locations, kitchens, or facilities.