Areas in NX represent a place for a Venue to alter and configure the functionality and workflow of their business. Venues operate in various ways, even within a single Venue.
For example, a single Venue may offer both “dine in” service, as well as “take away” service. The operating rules may differ between these two “parts” of the Venue. Printer routing may be different based on if the food is being consumed on premises, or if it is being packaged to-go. Tax rules may be different based on the same logic.
Areas provide the ability to alter these configuration rules.
Orders are attached to a specific Area. The Area that a Order is attached to is dedicated by several possible factors, including: