Process Orders

The topics of this chapter describe operations you should perform to process a customer order. 

Order Types

YumaPOS Terminal app supports the following types of orders:

• Quick service: allows your customers to order some takeout. This order type is widely used in fastfood restaurants.
• Delivery order: allows your customers to order food delivery. This order type can be used by the meal delivery services.
• Dine-in order: allows your customers to make an order in your store. As a rule, the order information includes the table number.
• Drive-through: allows your customers to purchase products without leaving their cars.
• Group order: orders for customers group. In this scenario, each customer is charged separately.

NOTE: You can specify the order types available for a POS terminal on the Allowed services tab of the General settings.

Steps to Create New Order

The exact list of steps you should perform to process a customer order depends on the order type.

To create a quick service order

1. Add customer (optional).
2. Add store where to process this order (optional)*.
3. Add items to the order.
4. Pay order.

*NOTE:  To enable the selection of the store where to process the order, enable the “Multi-store support” setting. This setting is available on the Ordering tab of the General settings.

To create a dine-in order

1. Add customer (optional).
2. Add table number.
3. Add items to the order.
4. Send the order to kitchen.
5. Pay order.

To creare a delivery or takeout order

1. Add customer. 
   NOTE: The customer information should include the delivery address.
2. Choose a store* to process this order.
3. Add items to the order.
4. Send the order to the delivery service of your store (for more information, see Delivery).

*NOTE:  To choose a store, you should first enable the Multi-store Support setting in General settings.