POS overview
The first POS view puts outlet activity, table status, reservations, and pending bills in front of the service team.
Product video
Point of Sales walkthrough.
Point of Sales covers outlet-wise table status, reservations, waitlist, KOT, covers, guest selection, item filters, custom instructions, kitchen display, bill generation, split billing, settlement, bill on hold, tips, bill templates, cash control, staff allocation, labor tracking, menu waste, F&B costing auto-depletion, POS forecasting, promotions, happy hours, free product offers, and POS reporting.
Watch the module
Click a chapter to jump the workflow to the area your department wants to inspect.
Use the chapters and impact notes to review the workflow with department heads.
Why this walkthrough matters
Point of Sales gives restaurants, bars, and outlets a live service workflow from table availability and guest order to kitchen preparation, billing, settlement, promotions, labor, automatic stock depletion, inventory impact, and management reporting.
- Improve outlet speed by keeping table status, reservations, waitlist, KOT, kitchen display, and delayed-order signals visible.
- Protect revenue capture with controlled bill generation, split billing, tips, settlement methods, bill templates, print, email, and WhatsApp-ready billing.
- Give F&B leaders clearer control over promotions, happy hours, free product offers, menu waste, F&B costing auto-depletion, labor hours, staff scheduling, and POS reporting.
Screens covered in the walkthrough
Use these real product screens to decide which parts of the workflow your team should inspect first.
Outlet table board
View tables by outlet and check their color-coded status: in use, billed, or available.
Reservations and waitlist
Review restaurant reservations and the waitlist, set reservation limits, and open the table layout controls.
Order entry
Start an order for the selected table, set the cover count, choose the guest, and add menu items.
Product filters
Filter the menu by product group while taking an order. Kitchen ownership is shown with the items being selected.
KOT type and covers
Set the cover count and choose a regular or non-chargeable kitchen order ticket.
Guest and item selection
Select a guest or check-in, choose menu items, and adjust quantities while the current order total stays visible.
Order instructions
Add preparation instructions to an item and adjust its quantity before saving the order.
Saved KOT selection
After saving, the ticket appears under Existing Pending Orders and can be selected for billing.
Bill split and discounts
Choose an equal or custom split, apply a coupon, and review item discounts, prices, and tax before saving the bill.
Bill line review
Review product names, quantities, discounts, prices, and tax in the bill before saving.
Settlement and tips
Add a tip, select payment methods, enter payment references, and review the remaining balance before processing payment.
Bill template
Choose the bill layout and print columns before producing the bill.
Settled bill output
Review the settled bill and payment summary, then print or email the bill.
Kitchen display system
Monitor active kitchen order tickets by station and status from the kitchen display.
Kitchen order monitoring
Review active orders, preparation times, and item status by kitchen. Delayed orders use the configured alert color.
POS cash control
Record a cash movement with its amount, tender, outlet, drawer, cashier, approver, and remarks. Search saved movements by date, type, or posting status.
Staff allocation by outlet
Review scheduled staff, planned hours, and outlet coverage by date, with links to the roster editor and time clock.
Menu waste entry
Record the outlet, waste date, menu item, quantity, reason, and location, then review cost and retail value before posting.
Time Clock and Staff Roster
Choose an employee, job code, shift, outlet, and workstation before clocking in. Current clock status and break actions are on the same screen.
Happy hours register
Review each offer by name, active days, time window, and discount. The register has search, add, edit, and delete controls.
Free product offer setup
Set the purchased item and quantity, free item and quantity, eligible days, and time window. Saved offers remain listed below for review or editing.
POS report catalog
Browse POS reports by group and search for a report by name. Each report is marked with its availability status.
Reporting and impact
The walkthrough connects daily work to reporting, decisions, and measurable business value.
Point of Sales reporting module included
182 native POS reports
- Workstation reports, employee financial, employee tip, property financial, tax summary, future open check, closed check, open check, family group sales, major group sales, menu item sales, check journal, held item, table sales, clock-in status, and time-period reports
- Summary, daily detail, operations performance, comparison, menu item sales, kitchen performance, labor, other drilldown, discounts, taxes, tender media, voided menu items, service charges, speed of service, budget and forecast, and employee productivity reports
- Report search, group navigation, mapped status, dynamic reports, custom report creation, print, export, CSV, PDF, chart configuration, and report output controls
Business impact covered in the video
- Improve table turns and service speed by making table state, reservations, waitlist, KOT, kitchen display, and delayed orders visible in the same workflow.
- Increase revenue capture with controlled bill generation, bill split, tips, settlement methods, promotions, happy hours, free product offers, print, email, and guest communication.
- Reduce kitchen and inventory leakage by connecting KOT ownership, KDS delay thresholds, menu waste, F&B costing, and automatic inventory depletion.
- Give managers stronger labor and outlet productivity visibility with staff allocation, time clock, labor reports, kitchen performance reports, item sales, and dynamic reporting.
What to share with your team
Use this summary to brief department heads before they watch the full walkthrough or join a live demo.
The BluePMS Point of Sales walkthrough shows how the module supports hotel teams inside a broader operating system. The review presents the actual screen, the main workflow, the operational decisions a hotel team makes, the reporting layer included with the module, and how the output connects back to management review.
Your team can use this walkthrough to decide which workflows to discuss, which reports to review, and what to confirm in the live demo.
Read the Point of Sales module pageAfter the review
Turn the Point of Sales review into sharper demo questions.
Share the Point of Sales chapters with the department team, note the workflows and reports you want confirmed, and use the live demo for the questions that matter.