You can set a default dining time for all bookings, or manually adjust it for individual bookings when needed to manage tables more flexibly.
Manually adjust the dining time when creating a booking
When creating a booking, the system will automatically apply the dining time set in the branch Settings. You can manually adjust the dining time for each booking as needed, with a range of 15–240 minutes, or set it to Unlimited.
1. Open the inline App on the iPad.
2. Tap Book on the left menu, then select the booking date in the calendar.
3. Choose to create the booking from List, Timeline, or Floor Plan, depending on your needs.
4. Under the booking time, tap the default dining time. An editable menu will appear—make your changes and tap Done.
5. Enter the rest of the booking details.
6. After confirming all information is correct, drag the button at the bottom Slide to add to complete the booking.
Manually adjust the dining time in the List view
1. Open the inline App on your iPad.
2. Go to Book > List and locate the specific booking.
3. Tap Edit at the bottom left of the booking.
4. Tap the dining time below the booking time. An editable menu will appear—make your changes and tap Done.
5. Drag Slide to Update to finalize the edit.
You can update the dining time at any time while editing a booking. All changes are recorded in the activity log, ensuring transparent operations and easy tracking.
Manually adjust the dining time in the Timeline view
1. Open the inline App on your iPad.
2. Go to Bookings > Timeline and locate the specific booking.
3. Tap and drag the arrow on the right side of the booking to extend or shorten the dining time.
4. Release your finger to save the changes.
Hide dining time related text on the customer side
The dining time setting affects the table occupancy time for each booking and determines when the table will be released. After manually editing the dining time, customers will not receive any notifications of the change; however, if they view the booking details page, they may still see related prompts about the dining time.
If you don’t want this text to appear to customers, you can adjust it through the Descriptions feature in the backend. Follow the steps below:
1. Log in to the inline backend: https://myinline.com
2. In the left menu, click Descriptions, then switch to Booking Page at the top.
3. Use your browser’s search function to locate the relevant text field, for example, search for Dining time is. The correct field name is reservationPage.reservation.announcement.
- Mac: Command + F
- Windows: Ctrl + F
- Chrome on mobile/iPad: Tap the bottom right “⋯”, then select Find in Page
4. Once you find the field you want to edit, click Copy Default, and the default text will appear on the right side. You can adjust it as needed.
5. After editing, click Save in the top right corner.
After completing these steps, it’s recommended to create a test booking to confirm that the changes have been applied successfully.
Reminder:
- If the dining time is set to Unlimited, this field will be hidden by default.
- Descriptions is configured per language tab. If your web page supports multiple languages, make sure to adjust the text in each corresponding language tab to avoid inconsistencies across different language versions.
If you want to adjust the dining time for a single branch, please refer to:
👉 How to Set Dining Time and Table Bussing Time?