# Setting up your restaurant on day one

## What is it for?

This page walks someone who has never used the restaurant module through everything to do on **day one**, in order: the setup wizard, request types, points, daily tasks, staff, printing table QR codes and testing that everything works. Follow the steps in order; each one says what you should see at the end. It takes about 30-45 minutes in total.

## When do I use it?

- When you turn on the restaurant module for the first time.
- When setting up a new branch (a new device).
- To show a new manager taking over the setup what to do.

## Before you start

- Sign in to the panel as the **account administrator** and select the restaurant's device at the top.
- Have these ready: your department list (for example Waiter, Kitchen, Cleaning, Technical), staff names and mobile numbers, your table count or table names, and e-mails of outside service companies (optional).
- If your menu items are ready as Excel or PDF, the QR menu step is much shorter.

## Step by step

1. **Open the wizard and create the restaurant.** In the left menu click **Restaurant → Requests**; with no restaurant yet you see *"Start the restaurant module"*. Type the business name and click **Create**. The panel takes you to the [Venue Setup Wizard](/books/restaurant-solution/page/venue-setup-wizard). *What you should see:* a green tick and your venue name on step 1. ![Wizard step 1: business name and Create](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-adim1-en.png)
2. **Set up departments.** In wizard step 2 click **Add restaurant departments** (Cleaning, Technical, Waiter, Kitchen). If you need another (for example `Bar`), type it in **Department name** and click **Add**. *What you should see:* department tags on the card. ![Wizard step 2: departments](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-adim2-en.png)
3. **Link request types to departments.** In step 3 pick the department next to each type and click **Save**: *Call waiter* and *Request bill* → Waiter, *Cleaning* → Cleaning, *Fault* → Technical. Add new types for your own jobs. Details: [Request Types](/books/restaurant-solution/page/request-types). *What you should see:* no *"... have no department"* warning on the card. ![Wizard step 3: request type and department](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-adim3-en.png)
4. **Review points.** Ready points (restrooms, kitchen, storage and so on) were installed with the restaurant. Open **Operations → Points** in the left menu. Use **+ Add point** for missing places (for example `Terrace`) and open unused ones to **Delete** them. Set an owner for each point: click the point, choose a department in **Which department looks after it?** and click **Save**. Staff do not see a point with no owner in the app. Details: [Operations](/books/restaurant-solution/page/operations). ![Point window: owner department](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/op2-nokta-modal-en.png)
5. **Adjust daily tasks.** Review the ready tasks in **Operations → Daily Tasks**. Change times and owners with **Edit**, delete the ones you do not need, and add missing ones with **+ Add task** (for example `Restroom check`, 09-13-17, Cleaning, photo required). For measurements such as fridge temperature, enter the unit and limits under **Other settings**. ![Add task window](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/op2-gorev-modal-en.png)
6. **Add staff.** In wizard step 4 (or on the [Staff](/books/bumerang-guide/page/staff) screen) enter each person's name, last name, mobile number, role and department and click **Add**. At least one person must be a **Manager**. The password goes to the person automatically by SMS or WhatsApp. *What you should see:* *"... staff · 1 managers"* on the card. ![Wizard step 4: add staff](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-adim4-en.png)
7. **Staff install the app.** Share the **App Store**, **Google Play** or **Download page** link from the **Staff app** card on the Staff screen. Staff sign in with their phone number and the password they received. Details: [What is Useroam Go?](/books/useroam-go-staff-app/page/what-is-useroam-go)![Staff app card](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/pr-app-en.png)
8. **(Optional) Add a delay rule.** In wizard step 5 choose for example **Waiter**, **Not picked up**, `5` minutes and click **Add**. Details: [SLA](/books/restaurant-solution/page/sla). You can also set up an [Automation](/books/restaurant-solution/page/automation) rule for outside service companies. ![Wizard step 5: SLA rule](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-adim5-en.png)
9. **Prepare the QR menu and print table QR codes.** From the wizard's **QR menu** card, use **Create digital menu** (or **Edit menu**) to build your menu; details: [Setting up the QR menu from start to finish](/books/restaurant-solution/page/setting-up-the-qr-menu-from-start-to-finish). In the menu editor click **Table QR**, enter the number of tables (or type table names separated by commas), then click **Create** and **Print**. Stick each QR on its table: guests use it to call a waiter, ask for the bill and, if enabled, order. ![Table QR codes window](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/me-masa-en.png)
10. **Test.** On the wizard's **Verify the setup** card click **Create test request**; check it appears in the panel (**Requests → Closed**) and in a manager's app, then click **Delete test record**. Then scan a table QR with your phone and tap **Call Waiter**; the call should appear on the [Operations Screen](/books/restaurant-solution/page/operations-screen-calls-and-orders) and on the waiters' phones. Close the call with **Done**. ![Verify the setup card](https://help.useroam.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/vk-test-en.png)

## Day-one checklist

<table id="bkmrk-checkwhere-to-look-t"><thead><tr><th>Check</th><th>Where to look</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The wizard says *"All required steps are complete."*</td><td>Venue Setup Wizard</td></tr><tr><td>Every request type has a department.</td><td>Restaurant → Request Types</td></tr><tr><td>Every point has an owner department.</td><td>Operations → Points (person icon in the box)</td></tr><tr><td>Daily task times and owners are right.</td><td>Operations → Daily Tasks</td></tr><tr><td>All staff could sign in to the app.</td><td>Staff screen, staff phones</td></tr><tr><td>Table QRs are printed and stuck; one was scanned as a test.</td><td>Menu editor → Table QR, Operations Screen</td></tr><tr><td>The test record was deleted.</td><td>Wizard → Verify the setup</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I have to do all of this in one day?

No. The wizard works out where you left off from your data; open it and continue whenever you like.

### Can I use the restaurant module without a menu?

Yes. Requests, points, tasks and the staff app work without a menu. The QR menu is only needed for guests to call a waiter, ask for the bill and order.

### Staff phones get no notifications.

Staff must allow notifications in the app and be in the request's department. Details: [Useroam Go: Warnings and Error Messages](/books/useroam-go-staff-app/page/messages-and-errors).

## Related pages

- [Venue Setup Wizard](/books/restaurant-solution/page/venue-setup-wizard)
- [Requests](/books/restaurant-solution/page/requests) · [Operations](/books/restaurant-solution/page/operations) · [Automation](/books/restaurant-solution/page/automation)
- [Setting up the QR menu from start to finish](/books/restaurant-solution/page/setting-up-the-qr-menu-from-start-to-finish)
- [Role Guide: Restaurant Manager](/books/useroam-go-staff-app/page/role-guide-restaurant-manager) · [Role Guide: Restaurant Staff](/books/useroam-go-staff-app/page/role-guide-restaurant-staff)