How to: Seat Guests

You can seat guests in the Dining Allocation Panel in three ways:

Directly at a dining table.
From a selected waiting list entry (no table allocated).
From a selected waiting list allocated to a specific table.

Note: Only by allocating more than one table, can you seat guests at more than one table. The system can join the tables together, if desired, otherwise the guests are split up between the tables. If the seat capacity of the table(s) is less than the number of guests in the waiting list entry, the system's response is decided by the Cover Exceeds Capacity field in the Dining Area Profile.

Note: When you seat guests at a dining table, the system checks for upcoming reservations for the table. If there are any, the system's response is decided by how overlapping on allocation is set up in the Dining Area Profile.

To seat guests directly at a dining table

Select the desired dining table's row and the Allocation Status column (the dining table must be free).
Select Seat Guests from the drop-down list (if the number of guests is preset, select the number of guests you want to seat).
Enter the number of guests in the numerical input panel (unless you already selected the preset number).
Enter the guest name or ID (this may be optional). The table is now occupied.

To seat guests from a waiting list (no table allocated)

Select the desired waiting list entry row and the Table column.
Select Seat Guests from the drop-down list. The dining table list now only shows free tables.
Select the desired dining table in the dining table list. The dining table is now occupied and the waiting list entry has disappeared.

To seat guests from a waiting list with table or tables allocated

Select the desired waiting list entry row and the Table column. The dining table list now shows only the allocated tables.
Select Seat Guests from the drop-down list. This is only possible if the dining table(s) are free. If you are seating at more than one table, the system offers to join those tables together. The dining table(s) are now occupied and the waiting list entry has disappeared.