BillBook provides specialized modules to help businesses like restaurants, salons, and service centers manage tables, bookings, staff, kitchen orders, and modifiers efficiently. 🚀🏢

🔹 Enabling Business-Specific Modules #

✅ Go to → Settings → System Settings
✅ Enable the following modules:

• Tables 🏷️
• Service Staff 👨‍🍳
• Modifiers ➕
• Kitchen 🍽️

📌 Note:

• Enabling Tables & Service Staff automatically enables Bookings.
• This also enables Table Reports & Service Staff Reports in the system.

🛒 Table Module (For Restaurants & Cafés) #

Tables allow businesses to assign orders to specific tables for dine-in customers.

✅ Go to → Settings → Table
✅ Click Add Table
✅ Enter:

• Business Location 📍
• Table Name (e.g., Table 5, VIP Table)
• Short Description (Optional) 📝
  ✅ Click Save 💾

📌 Tables will now be available in the POS screen to take orders for specific tables.

👨‍🍳 Service Staff (Waiters, Barbers, Technicians, etc.) #

Service staff can be assigned to orders and track their assigned tasks.

✅ Go to → User Management → Roles
✅ Click Create or Edit Role
✅ Check the “Service Staff” permission checkbox ✅
✅ Assign this role to employees who handle orders.

📌 Now, service staff can view & manage assigned orders in the “Orders” menu.

Assign Service Staff to Individual Products in POS #

✅ Go to → Settings → Business Settings → POS
✅ Enable “Service Staff in Product Line”
✅ Click Save 💾

📌 Now, different staff members can be assigned to each product in a sale.

📅 Bookings (For Restaurants, Salons, & Service Centers) #

Bookings allow businesses to schedule customer appointments.

✅ Go to → Bookings (Left Menu)
✅ View “Today’s Bookings” 📅
✅ Use the Calendar View to double-click on any date & add a booking.
✅ Fill in:

• Location 📍
• Customer Name 👤
• Correspondent 📝
• Table/Service Staff (if applicable) 👨‍🍳
• Start & End Time ⏳
  ✅ Send a notification to the customer (Optional).

📌 Now, bookings will be managed within BillBook with assigned staff & tables.

🛠️ Modifiers (For Add-ons Like Extra Cheese, Special Requests, etc.) #

Modifiers help businesses add customizations to products (e.g., Extra Cheese for Pizza).

✅ Go to → Settings → Modifiers
✅ Click Add Modifier
✅ Enter:

• Modifier Set Name (e.g., “Cheese”)
• Modifier Options & Prices (e.g., “Single” – LKR 10, “Double” – LKR 17)
  ✅ Click Save 💾

✅ Assign Modifier to Products

• Click Manage Product next to the modifier.
• Select the products that can use this modifier (e.g., Pizza, Burger).

📌 Now, in POS, when a product is selected, applicable modifiers will appear for selection.

🍽️ Kitchen Module (For Restaurant Order Management) #

The Kitchen module allows restaurants to manage food preparation efficiently.

✅ Go to → Kitchen (Left Menu)
✅ Orders placed in POS will now appear in the Kitchen Screen.
✅ Orders can be marked as “Cooked” when ready.
✅ The order status updates automatically for service staff.

📌 Now, orders move smoothly from POS → Kitchen → Service Staff.

🔄 Auto-Refresh Kitchen & Order Screen #

✅ By default, the Kitchen & Order screens refresh every 600 seconds (10 minutes).
✅ To change this:

• Open the file pos/config/constants.php
• Change orders_refresh_interval to the desired number (in seconds).

📌 Now, the system will refresh orders at the configured interval.

🚀 Why Use BillBook for Restaurants, Salons & Service Centers? #

✅ Manages tables, bookings, and service staff efficiently 🍽️
✅ Allows customization with modifiers (extra cheese, add-ons, etc.) 🛠️
✅ Smooth order flow from POS → Kitchen → Service Staff 👨‍🍳
✅ Auto-refresh feature ensures live order updates 🔄

With BillBook’s Restaurant, Salon, & Service Center modules, businesses can manage bookings, tables, and staff effortlessly! 🚀🏢

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