There are some service approaches that require certain menu items, e.g. entrance fee or tips to be added to all guest tabs. These items can be added to guest tabs automatically via auto-orders.

An Auto-order is an additional order that consists of predefined items, which are automatically added to every guest tab when orders of this tab are submitted.

Each auto-order contains a specification, i.e. a list of menu items to be added to the guest tab. An auto-order can contain any item that can be included in an order: that is, menu items that are available for sale, including prepaid credits and timed services. For timed services, the order specification also includes the price schedule of the timed service in the form of a child element. Auto-order menu items can be sold with a fixed price or according to a price schedule.

Auto-orders can be assigned to a division, in which case they are added to all guest tabs that are opened in the given division. If an auto-order is linked to a table, it will be added to any guest tabs opened for the given table; in this case, the auto-order of the division will be ignored.

Auto-orders are added to the guest tab when orders are submitted on the POS terminal. An auto-order is added to a guest tab automatically as a separate order that cannot be edited by the user. Auto-orders can be deleted from guest tabs manually according to the same rules as regularly submitted orders; that is, a reason for deletion must be specified.

The Auto-orders directory is used to manage auto-orders.