Customize table management settings

Who is this article for?

Account owners or team members with the account & settings permission to configure checkout settings. Set permissions in Square Dashboard.

Square for Restaurants Free, Plus, and Premium subscribers

Square Premium subscribers with advanced restaurants capabilities added. Add capabilities in Square Dashboard.

Sellers with full service or bar mode enabled in the Square Point of Sale app.

About table management settings

Table management features help you streamline your servers’ interactions with guests who are seated for service.

The two main settings you can customize for table management are:

Floor plan indicators: Display how much time has passed since a check has been opened, and enable color indicators to show on the Square Restaurants POS app after a set amount of time. Available with a Square for Restaurants Free, Plus, and Premium subscription or a Square Premium subscription.
Track seating: Track the individual seating at each table to help determine which customer ordered which dish each course. Available with a Square for Restaurants Plus and Premium subscription or a Square Premium subscription.

To customize your table management settings, you need to create a mode for a Square for Restaurants device. Learn how to create and assign modes and set up your point of sale with Square for Restaurants.

Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Settings > Device Management > Modes.
Select a Square for Restaurants mode.
Click Manage under Settings.
Click Checkout > Floor Plans.
Toggle ON Color Indicators.
Click Turn Yellow After and select a time for the tables to turn yellow.
Click Turn Red After and select a time for the tables to turn red.
Click Save.

Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Settings > Device Management > Modes.
Select a Square for Restaurants device profile.
Click Manage under Settings.
Click Checkout > Seating.
Toggle ON Track Seating.
Select a cover count option: Track cover count only, Track cover count with optional seat positions, or Track cover count with required seat positions.
Click Save.