Restaurant Software Connections to WhatsApp, UPI and Tally
A restaurant already runs printers, a card machine and two or three apps. These connections decide which of them the system can talk to.
Messages to guests and staff
Most of what a restaurant sends out is short and goes to a phone. Guests get a line, not a letter.
Printers, payments and devices
Hardware is where a restaurant project usually meets its surprises. Each piece is checked at the outlet before anything is promised. Thermal printers at the stations and the bill printer are tested first, with the paper width and the network wiring noted. A card machine stays a machine of its own, and its total is read against the bills at close. UPI can be collected on a dynamic code carrying the bill amount, or on a static code at the counter. A reader at the staff entry can feed attendance where its make allows.
Delivery platforms and accounting
What depends on the other side
- Template approval and message charges rest with the WhatsApp provider
- An app order feed is open only if the platform opens it
- Payment settlement timing belongs to your bank or gateway
- An old printer or reader may simply not speak to a network
- Ledger names in an export are fixed by your accountant
Frequently asked questions
Can we start without any of these connections?
Yes. Orders, kitchen tickets, stock and bills work on their own, and a connection is added whenever you want one, outlet by outlet.
Will our old thermal printer work?
Possibly. The model and how it is wired are checked at the outlet before we say yes.
Does the UPI code carry the bill amount?
It can, where your gateway supports a dynamic code. A static counter code is the simpler option.
Who pays for message credits?
You do, to the provider. We set up the templates and the sending once your account is ready.
Is a connection included in the price?
Each one is quoted after it is scoped, because the work depends on what the other system opens up.
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