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Accounting 4 min read

Import bank activity and review bank feeds

Connect or review the bank feed, inspect one account at a time, and fix bad ledger entries before reconciliation starts.

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Accounting controls 4 min read

Search unmatched bank feed items and create transactions

Use the account-level bank feed detail to search unmatched items, match what exists, and create a ledger transaction only when one is still missing.

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Accounting controls 4 min read

Create bank feed rules for auto-match

Use bank-feed rules to reduce repeat matching work, but start with narrow patterns you can trust.

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Knowledge and AI 5 min read

Review knowledge analytics and file search

Use page analytics, search analytics, file search, and the review queue to decide what content needs attention next.

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Customers and growth 4 min read

Review Google insights and customer reviews

Use Google insights and reviews together so location attention goes to the issues and opportunities that matter most.

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Accounting insights 4 min read

Manage sales channels and review channel balances

Use sales channels to keep online, retail, and wholesale activity separated clearly enough for reporting and cleanup.

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Production and purchasing 4 min read

Review open orders and receiving status

Use the order review surface to see what is still open, what has been received, and which orders still need attention.

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Schedule and time 4 min read

Review and approve timecards before payroll

Use weekly timecard review to catch missing punches, long shifts, and labor surprises before those problems become payroll issues.

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Accounting 6 min read

Reconcile statements and resolve exceptions

Upload the statement first, review the matching results, work the exception queue, and close the session only after the checks pass.

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Accounting reports 4 min read

Use the daily sales report to review posted revenue

Use the daily sales report to confirm posted totals, spot unusual swings, and know when a deeper accounting review is needed.

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Schedule and time 5 min read

Review timecards and fix missed punches

Use Weekly Timecards to scan for open punches, compare scheduled vs actual hours, and correct obvious errors before payroll.

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Payroll self-service 4 min read

View paystubs, leave balances, and W-2 previews

Use the My Account paystubs tab to review pay history, check leave balances, and download W-2 copies when electronic delivery is enabled.

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Schedule and time 5 min read

Build and publish a weekly schedule

Review the live week, build the next week in the editor, and publish shifts so staff can see the final schedule.

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Payroll and tax 6 min read

Run payroll and choose payout methods

Create a payroll run, review timecards and wages, and choose whether each employee is paid by direct deposit or a manual payout.

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Accounting insights 4 min read

Review sales-tax reports and resolve unassigned tax

Use the sales-tax report to see what was collected, what is unassigned, and which items need cleanup before filing.

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Integrations and automation 4 min read

Review imported automation documents and fix exceptions

Open the imported document detail when automation did not land cleanly and fix the real exception instead of ignoring it.

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Getting started 4 min read

Create your company and first location

Use the public onboarding page to create your workspace, add your first location, and land in the dashboard ready for setup.

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Production and inventory 6 min read

Set up inventory depletion and Square mapping

Map Square items to recipes, test the sync in dry-run mode, and review depletion results before you let inventory write automatically.

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Production and purchasing 4 min read

Review vendor pricing history and update costs

Open the vendor detail record when you need to understand what changed, not just that the price is different now.

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Production and inventory 5 min read

Compare vendor prices and keep ingredient costs current

Review price changes, compare vendor packs carefully, and update the cost source that should drive recipe pricing.

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Accounting 5 min read

Set up chart of accounts, tax components, and sales channels

Build the accounting base first so sales, payouts, tax, and receivables can post to the right places.

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Getting started 4 min read

Use the onboarding checklist and welcome modal

See what the first-login welcome modal does, when to use demo mode, and how the shared company checklist helps your team finish setup.

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Knowledge and AI 5 min read

Use the universal AI assistant safely

Ask clear read questions in plain language, review drafted write actions carefully, and know when a human check is still required.

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Kitchen display system 5 min read

Set up a kitchen display screen

Generate a setup code, register the tablet or phone, and choose the device settings that matter before service starts.

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