Consumer Areas & Tables

Setup - Consumer Areas

Tables are used when we need to enter into the system customer orders that will be paid later. You can add Items to a Table, as long as it is not charged, being able to open and close it as many times as necessary.

Depending on the size of each business, it is possible to create different Consumer Areas, each one with its own Tables and its assigned Sales Price Levels. For example, in a restaurant, we can have an Area for the bar, another one for the interior lounge and another one for the tables on the terrace.

You can also use this functionality to store customer or room accounts.

In this screen, you can add the different Consumer Areas, to which you can then add tables manually or generate a certain number automatically.

Tap the button to add a new Consumer Area. If you want to edit/delete existing areas, double tap on them.

Here you can enter the data for the new consumer area:

• Code: By default, the system generates a sequential code, which can be changed as long as it is unique.

• Name: Here you must enter the name of the Consumer Area.

• Price Level: When you select a Table from this Consumer Area, this Price Level will be applied by default.

• Number of Tables: Enter here the Number of Tables you want to generate automatically in this Consumer Area.

In this example, we have generated 10 tables at the moment of creating the Consumer Area. You can generate more tables using the button.

You can enter here a number of tables that will be created. They will use the Code of the table as the Name of the table.

The other way to create Tables is to do it one by one. Select a Consumer Area and swipe to the left, to access the second tab to manage the areas, you can add tables to the selected Consumer Area by using the button.

If you want to edit/delete the existing tables, double tap on them.

Here you can enter the values for the table:

• Code: The code that will be used to access the Table manually via the keypad. By default, the system generates a sequential code, which can be changed as long as it is unique.

• Name: The name of the table.

• Type: The usual type is Table. You can change it to Decoration or Pavement in case it is used to designate a decorative element in the table graphic plan (such as a bar counter, a column, a plant, etc.).

• Consumer Area: Define in which area the table will be located.

• Guests Num.: You can set the number of guests that will use this table. By default, the number is set to 1 diner.

• Movable: If you activate this option, the contents of this table can be moved to another table.

When you have created all the tables, in the PRO and SERVER versions of the application, you can make a graphical design of the Area Plan, so that it resembles the real one and thus make it easier to use and locate the tables. Tap on the Plan button.

Here, you can see an empty Plan and all available icons for Table images. Select a table icon to insert it and assign it a table number in the floor plan.

Once the icon is selected, the list of all available tables will appear. If necessary, new tables can be created by clicking on the New Element line. Select a table from the list.

The new table is added in the center of the screen. You can move the table by dragging it to its new position.

Once you have moved the table, you can also change the size of the table. Tap on the table and red dots will appear around the table. Drag any of these dots to resize the table manually.

As you can see, although it is very easy to resize, it is difficult to make all tables the same size. There is another way to change the image properties, which is to long press on the Table for 2 seconds.

The following options are available here:

• Copy: To copy the properties of the current table and then paste them to another table.

• Delete: To delete this table from the drawing.

• Edit: To change the size and position values.

• Paste: To paste the properties of another table.

Now we are going to change the size of a table. Tap on the Edit option.

Here you can easily set both the size and the position, in case you want to align the tables.

Now we will add a new table.

The new table has a different size than the others you have created. You can copy the properties of the first table.

Long press the first table and select the Copy option.

Now long press the second table and select the Paste option.

Both tables are now the same size.

You can also use objects as decorative elements to make the plan look more like the real image. You can use objects like a bar counter, a column or a plant. Remember to use only tables created with the Decoration Type for objects that will not be used for selling.