Quick start (Hospitality)
Let's consider how to start working in the Hospitality as a location type
Note: Later in the Location settings of the Back Office, you will be able to change the location type.
To start working with Hospitality as a location type, please open air.untill.com in your browser and sign up.
During the sign up, choose Hospitality as a business type:
Manual setup guide
Once you have access to the Back Office, you can now seamlessly complete the set up process following the steps of our guide.
To start, click the 'Get started' button in the bottom of the first step pop-up. Here, you can set up the following items:
Step 1: Set up your menu
1. Add Courses
Set up curses, that are the structured parts of a meal, served in sequence (like starters, mains, and desserts) to organize dining into clear stages. You can add them form the suggested list clicking '+' or type the name of a new course. Then click 'Next' to proceed.
You can also proceed without adding courses if you don't use them in your establishment by clicking 'Continue without courses'.
For more information about courses, refer to this page.
2. Add VAT groups
Divide your groups based on their corresponding VAT rates, so the correct tax is applied automatically at checkout.
To add a VAT group, you can either click the '+' button to add a VAT group from the suggested list or type the name of a new VAT group. Then, select the corresponding VAT rate for each VAT group and click 'Next' to proceed.
For more information VAT levels, refer to this page
3. Add Departments
Departments help you organise your articles.
You can select departments from the suggested list by clicking the '+' button or type the name of a new department. For each department, select the corresponding VAT group from the previously created ones. Then click 'Next' to proceed.
For more information about departments, refer to this page.
4. Add Articles
Now you can add some of your articles by entering their name, standard price, selecting the corresponding department and course (if you use courses).
After adding at least one article, click 'Done' to proceed to step 2.
For more information about articles, refer to this page.
Step 2: Set up Spaces
With spaces you can adjust the visual representation of your location in the POS to match the layout of your establishment. You can create spaces for different areas of your restaurant, such as a dining area, bar, or outdoor seating, the way you like by moving and modifying tables, adding visual elements, and using other tools.
You can skip this step if you prefer to set up spaces later by clicking 'Skip'.
To add your first spaces, click 'Add spaces' button in the bottom of the second step pop-up.
For each space, specify its name which you can type or select from the suggested list, the number of tables and the number the table counting starts from. Then assign articles that are available in this space by clicking the edit button, selecting the departments and articles, and clicking 'Save'.
To add a space without tables, click the checkbox 'Direct sales area' for the corresponding space. Then assign articles to this space.
For more information about Spaces and prices, refer to this page.
Once you have added at least one space, click 'Add' to complete this step.
Step 3: Add POS users
POS users are employees who will work on the POS. You can create different POS users for your waiters, bartenders, and other staff members.
To add a POS user, click the 'Add user' button in the bottom of the third step pop-up.
For each user, specify their name displayed in the POS, full name, select user language and introduce a login code. Then activate the corresponding permissions using toggles.
For more information about POS users and permissions, refer to this page.
Step 4: Add POS screens
POS screens are devices used by POS users to create and manage orders, process payments and use other features such as splitting bills, applying discounts, and more.
To add a POS screen, click the 'Add screen' button in the bottom of the fourth step pop-up. You will see a pop-up with two QR codes which you can scan with the camera of the device you want to use as a POS screen to download the unTill Air app. Once you have installed the app, click 'Next' button.
Specify a name for your first screen and select the corresponding sales type. Then click 'Next' to generate a QR code to link the screen. You can either scan this QR code within the unTill Air app on your screen or link by code clicking the corresponding button and following the instructions.
Once linked the screen, you can add another screen clicking 'Add another screen' or click 'Back to getting started' to complete the final steps of the set up process in the Back Office.
Step 5: Add printers
To add a printer, click 'Add printers' button in the bottom of the fifth step pop-up.
In order to set up a printer, specify its name and purpose, and provide technichal details such as IP address, port and paper width.
For more information about printers and their configuration, refer to this page.
Step 6: Subscription and unTill Payments
After your trial period is over, you can choose the subscription plan that best suits your business needs. You can also proceed to activate your subscription at any time before the trial period ends, so that you also gain posibility to get access to unTill Payments.
For more information about the trial period and activating subscription, refer to this page.
For more information about the unTill Payments portal, refer to this page.