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“Reassign” and “Take” Server Orders

  • Last Updated: June 15, 2023

Restaurants will enjoy the ease of reassigning or taking orders, even outside of the floor plan! The Take and Reassign custom buttons allow employees to take or reassign customer orders directly at the Register. Reassign allows a user to reassign an order to someone else. Take allows a user to take control of an order.

Reassign Orders From the Register

Reassigning orders is accomplished directly at the Register with the Reassign button, which allows a server to reassign an order to another server.

  1. From the Register, tap Get Order.Get order button highlighted on register
  2. Select an order to assign to another employee, then tap Open.Order selected on open orders screen with arrow pointing to open button
  3. The order displays on the Register.Order selected on open orders screen with arrow pointing to open button
  4. In the custom button section, tap Reassign. The Staff List page displays.Reassign custom button highlighted on register
  5. Select an employee to whom the order will be reassigned to another employee.

    Employee name highlighted on employee list
  6. When the Register displays again, complete the order.
  7. Tap Print Order to verify the order has been reassigned to the second server.Staff name highlighted on order ticket
    • Note: The Register, Reassign Staff Button setting in the Security Profile submodule must be enabled for Regular employees for the Reassign button to function properly. See Fine-Tune User Access Using Security Profiles for more information about how to enable profile settings.Allow slider enabled for register reassign staff button setting on security profile screen

Reassign Orders From the Floor Plan

Merchants can also reassign orders from the Floor Plan view.

  1. Open an existing order, then tap Floor Plan.Floor plan tab highlighted on register
  2. Select the table associated with the order.
    • Tip! Tap Status to view all table statuses.Table highlighted with arrow pointing to status button on floor plan screen
  3. Tap Reassign on the pop-up. The staff list displays.Reassign button highlighted for table selected in floor plan view
  4. Select the employee who will assume control of the order.Employee name highlighted on employee list
  5. Verify the order was successfully reassigned by reselecting the table in Floor Plan view. The new server’s name displays in the Staff field of the pop-up that displays.Employee name highlighted for table selected in floor plan view
    • Tip! Tap View Staff to view all table assignments.View staff button highlighted with arrow pointing to table on floor plan screen

Take Over an Order From the Register

Sometimes a server must leave work suddenly due to personal illness or another emergency. In these cases, a server may not have time to reassign the order. When a server must leave mid-shift, a second server can “take” the order from the first server with the Take button.

  1. From the Register, tap Get Order.Get order button highlighted on register
  2. Select an order, then tap Open.Order selected on open orders screen with arrow pointing to open button
  3. The order displays on the Register.Order highlighted in register order window
  4. In the custom button section, tap Take.Take custom button highlighted on register
  5. The employee tapping Take automatically assumes ownership of the order.
  6. Complete the order.
    • Note: The Register, Take Order Button setting in the Security Profile submodule must be enabled for Regular employees for the Take button to function properly. See Fine-Tune User Access Using Security Profiles for more information about how to enable profile settings.Allow slider enabled for register take order button setting on security profile screen

Take Over an Order From the Floor Plan

Severs can also take over another employee’s order from the Floor Plan view. “Taking” orders from the Floor Plan follows similar processes to reassigning orders from the Floor Plan.

  1. From the Floor Plan, select a table displaying an “Ordered” status.Table highlighted on floor plan screen
    • Tip! Tap Status to view the order status of all tables.Table highlighted with arrow pointing to status button on floor plan screen
  2. Tap Take from the pop-up menu.Take button highlighted for table selected from floor plan view
  3. Once the order displays in the Register, tap the Floor Plan tab.
  4. Reselect the table to verify it is now assigned to the second server. The new server’s name displays in the Staff field of the pop-up that displays.Staff name highlighted for table selected from floor plan view
    • Tip! Tap View Staff to view table assignments.Table highlighted with arrow pointing to view staff button on floor plan screen

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