Learn everything you need to know about automation within Eat App

What is Restaurant Automation?

Within Eat App, automation is a tool that triggers actions/events based on a set of rules that you define for your restaurant. Once set up, automated tasks run in the background without any human interference.

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A few examples of tasks that can be automated with Eat App

How to add a new automation rule

Automation rules are what define how and when your automation tasks run and what tasks are performed when they are fired.

To add in a new automation rule, head to the "features" tab in your settings and click on "automation" from here click "add new automation rule".

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We need to give the rule a name and assign the rule a type. Automation rules can fall under two types:

Optionally, you can assign a category and add a description to this automation rule if necessary.

When you are done, click "Add new automation rule".

Setting up your automation rule