Order Statuses

Every order in tableQ goes through a series of statuses that reflect its current state.

Status Flow

New → Preparing → Ready → Delivered
                           ↘ Cancelled

Status Descriptions

Status	Description
New	Order just received, waiting to be acknowledged
Preparing	Kitchen/bar is working on the order
Ready	Order is ready to be served
Delivered	Order has been delivered to the table
Cancelled	Order was cancelled

Note: Internal system statuses are pending, preparing, ready, delivered, cancelled.

Board Layout Options

Configure how statuses are displayed in Settings → Restaurant Settings:

• 4 Columns — New, Preparing, Ready, Delivered
• 3 Columns — New, Preparing, Delivered
• 2 Columns — New, Delivered

With 2 or 3 columns, the app may skip intermediate steps (e.g. Ready) to keep the workflow faster.