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Using the tables system

Build your dining floor in the app, then run a table through its whole life: seat the party, send the order, settle the bill, release the table. Merging and table QR ordering are here too.

6 steps About 10 minutes Dine-in only Updated 17 Aug 2026
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Your floor plan. Every table card shows its state at a glance, so staff know what needs attention.
Your floor plan. Every table card shows its state at a glance, so staff know what needs attention.

WHO THIS IS FOR

DI

Dine-in restaurants and cafes

that seat guests and bill per table.

FO

Floor and counter staff

who need to read table state during service and clear tables quickly.

Reading the table colours

🍳

Blue, chef’s hat

An unpaid order is active in the kitchen.

💰

Green, moneybag

The bill is settled, but the table is still locked until released.

Plain

Vacant and ready for the next party.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Table names are required, Pax is not. You can leave seating capacity at 0 and still use the table.

Paid tables stay locked. Release them manually, or turn on Release Table Upon Payment in Settings › Checkout.

Merging is one-way. Only tables with active unpaid orders can merge, and the merge cannot be undone.

THE STEPS

Pick the device in front of you.

Build your floor plan

Tap Table in the left sidebar. On an empty workspace, tap Add Table, then Add Section at the bottom of Manage Table.

Section Name Name the dining zone, for example Main.
Add Table Add one row per table and name it, for example 1, 2, 3.
Pax Optional seating capacity, for example change 0 to 10.
Save Changes A green “Successfully updated section” message confirms it and the grid fills in.
Open Table in the sidebar.
Open Table in the sidebar.
Add Section, then Add Table and set Pax.
Add Section, then Add Table and set Pax.

Take an order on a table

Tap a vacant table card, enter the Pax Count and tap Confirm. The item grid opens: add items and modifiers, adjust quantities, review the subtotal, then tap Send to Kitchen. The screen returns to the items so you can keep taking orders.

Enter the pax count, then Confirm.
Enter the pax count, then Confirm.
Set modifiers, then Add to Cart.
Set modifiers, then Add to Cart.
Review, then Send to Kitchen.
Review, then Send to Kitchen.

Settle the bill

From the floor plan, open the table waiting to be billed — tap Order Details — then tap Pay. Choose the payment method, key in the cash received or tap exact, and hit Pay RM [amount]. A green Paid Successfully check with the change due appears. Tap Done.

Open Order Details.
Open Order Details.
Tap Pay.
Tap Pay.
Choose the method and amount.
Choose the method and amount.
Payment completed.
Payment completed.

Release a paid table

A green table with a moneybag is paid but still locked. Tap Actions at the top of the floor plan, choose Release Table, tick the paid table, tap Release Table and confirm. A green Table successfully released banner appears and the card returns to vacant.

To release tables automatically the moment a bill is paid, enable Release Table Upon Payment in Settings › Checkout.

Actions, then Release Table.
Actions, then Release Table.
Tick the paid table.
Tick the paid table.
Confirm the release.
Confirm the release.
Released, ready to reuse.
Released, ready to reuse.

Merge tables

Tap Actions, then Merge Order. Select the tables to join, for example Table 1 and Table 3, tap Select Order, then confirm with Merge Order. Their line items end up on one invoice.

Only unpaid, active orders can merge, and a merge cannot be undone.

Select the orders.
Select the orders.
Orders successfully merged.
Orders successfully merged.

Print a table QR

The tablet prints Dynamic QR codes. Open Settings › Checkout, enable Enable Dynamic QR Code and tap Save. Back on the floor plan, tap Actions, pick the right printer and print the QR for the customer to scan and order.

Enable Dynamic QR Code, then Save.
Enable Dynamic QR Code, then Save.
Actions, then Print Table QR.
Actions, then Print Table QR.
Pick the printer and print.
Pick the printer and print.

Build your floor plan

On the Sell tab, select the Table filter. Tap Add Table, then Add Section. Name the section, add and name each table, set Pax if you want it, then tap Save Changes.

Take an order on a table

Tap a vacant table, enter the Pax Count and Confirm. Add items and modifiers, adjust quantities, then tap Send to Kitchen. The app returns to the floor plan, where the table now shows blue with a chef’s hat.

Settle the bill

Tap the blue table tile, then Charge at the bottom of the check. Pick the payment method, key in the cash received or tap exact, hit Pay RM [amount], then Done on the Paid Successfully screen.

Tap Charge.
Tap Charge.
Paid successfully.
Paid successfully.

Release a paid table

Tap the menu at the bottom right, choose Release Table, tick the green paid table, tap Release Table and confirm.

To release tables automatically the moment a bill is paid, enable Release Table Upon Payment in Settings › Checkout.

Table Actions, then Release Table.
Table Actions, then Release Table.
Tick the table, then confirm.
Tick the table, then confirm.

Merge tables

From the menu choose Merge Order, select the tables to join, tap Select Order, then confirm.

Only unpaid, active orders can merge, and a merge cannot be undone.

Select the orders.
Select the orders.
Confirm the merge.
Confirm the merge.

Print a table QR

The phone supports both kinds of table QR.

Static: Table QR.
Static: Table QR.
Dynamic: enable it first.
Dynamic: enable it first.
Print Dynamic QR.
Print Dynamic QR.

WATCH IT INSTEAD

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Tablet walkthrough

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Phone walkthrough

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IF IT LOOKS WRONG

A paid table will not take new guests

Green tables stay locked until released. Use Actions › Release Table, or enable automatic release in checkout settings.

Merge Order is greyed out

Both tables need an active, unpaid order. A settled table cannot be merged.

No Print Dynamic QR option

Enable Dynamic QR Code in Settings › Checkout and save, then reopen the table section.


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