# Prepare the floor for service

For the manager and host team. Agree real table names, capacities, joinable
arrangements, and service points before entering the configuration.

| Step                  | Open                                                                  | Verify                                                     |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Create service points | [Tables](/tables-layout/terminals)                                    | Names, capacity, concurrency, and supported order types    |
| Define automatic use  | [Reservation settings](/tables-layout/terminals#reservation-settings) | Individual, combination-only, or staff-only mode           |
| Join real tables      | [Table combinations](/tables-layout/table-combinations)               | Actual component tables and physical capacity              |
| Draw the room         | [Floor plans](/tables-layout/floor-plans)                             | Correct table links, placement, labels, chairs and benches |
| Check ordering entry  | [QR codes and links](/tables-layout/terminals#qr-codes-and-links)     | Correct location, table, menu and guest flow               |
| Hand over             | Staff app and [Bookings](/reservations/bookings)                      | Free-table selection and active-work visibility            |

## Before service

Reopen saved configuration and check it in the staff app on the devices the team
uses. Explicit staff selection must retain all conflict-free tables, including
those excluded from online booking or automatic capacity/area fits. Choose a
physically suitable table; being selectable is not a capacity or safety
recommendation.

Verify that a floor-plan table layer points to the intended terminal, not a
similarly named service point. Test printed QR/NFC links through the intended
guest ordering path before displaying them. Keep staff access and redemption
credentials separate from public guest-ordering material.

## Change and delete carefully

Bulk changes apply to selected records; inspect the selection and resulting
settings. Move active work and review future bookings/defaults before deleting a
terminal. Deleting a layout, deleting a shape, and deleting a terminal have
different consequences.

For an uncertain save, reopen the existing record before creating replacements.
Handover the changed location, tables, modes, layouts, and intended effective
service to the shift leader. Keep guest and staff data within authorised access.