There are some menu items which need to be added to all guest tabs by default. This is typically used for cover charges, fixed service charges, table charges and so on. Such menu items can be automatically added to the guest tabs using auto-orders.

Auto-order is an additional order composed of a certain range of items which are automatically added to each guest tab when the order is submitted.

Each auto-order contains the specification, i.e. a list of the menu items that are automatically added to a client's guest tab. Any item that can be added to an order can also be added to an auto-order: enabled menu items, timed services and prepaid credits. For timed services, the timed service charging is entered into the specification as a child element. All these menu items and timed services can be sold at a fixed price or according to a price schedule.

An auto-order can be assigned to a division, in which case it is added to all guest tabs that are opened in that division. If an auto-order is specified for the table, it will be added to the guest tab and the division auto-order will be ignored.

The auto-order is added to the guest tab when the first customer order is submitted on the POS terminal. It is added automatically as a separate order that cannot be edited by the operator. It can be deleted from the guest tab by following the same procedures as for an ordinary customer order, with a reason for deletion being specified.

Auto-orders are managed in the Auto-orders directory.