Customize table management settings
About table management settings
Square for Restaurants table management features help you streamline your servers’ interactions with guests who are seated for service.
Before you begin
Square for Restaurants table management features help you streamline your servers’ interactions with guests who are seated for service.
The two main settings you can customize for table management are:
Floor plan indicators: Display how much time has passed since a check has been opened, and enable color indicators to show on the Square for Restaurants POS after a set amount of time.
Track seating: Track the individual seating at each table to help determine which customer ordered which dish each course.
To customize your table management settings, you need to create a device profile for a Square for Restaurants device. Learn how to create and assign device profiles and set up your point of sale with Square for Restaurants.
Option 1: Enable floor plan indicators
Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Settings > Device Management.
Click Profiles > Device profiles.
Select a Square for Restaurants device profile.
Click Manage under Settings.
Click Checkout > Floor Plans.
Toggle ON Color Indicators.
Click Turn Yellow After and select a time for the tables to turn yellow.
Click Turn Red After and select a time for the tables to turn red.
Click Save.
Option 2: Enable track seating
Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Settings > Device Management.
Click Profiles > Device profiles.
Select a Square for Restaurants device profile.
Click Manage under Settings.
Click Checkout > Seating.
Toggle ON Track Seating.
Select a cover count option: Track cover count only, Track cover count with optional seat positions, or Track cover count with required seat positions.
Click Save.