4 integration types - 6 central controls

Connect your restaurant systems.

Link supported POS, accounting, delivery and payment data with your reports.

PayMyDine4 integration types - 6 central controls
Define the data path before the connector

Connect only what you need.

A useful integration removes re-entry or missing context. It should not move data simply because a connection is technically possible.

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POS data

Bring supported order, sales, menu or table data into the PayMyDine operating picture without asking staff to enter the same information again.

02

Accounting context

Pass or align the available reporting fields needed by the finance workflow, subject to the connected system and permissions.

03

Delivery channels

Keep supported delivery orders distinguishable by channel while including them in the wider workload and sales picture.

04

Payment providers

Connect supported payment status and settlement context to the table and guest checkout journey.

6 multi-location controls

Compare locations in one place.

Ownership can review location performance and shared standards without turning every site into the same floor plan, service model or team structure.

Central owner viewShared menusCentral reportingInventoryFood costPurchasing
Integration scope

Only the data your team needs.

Document the source, direction, refresh timing, permission and responsible role for each data field before implementation.

One business picture

Sales, stock and purchasing together.

Where the connected systems provide the data, owners can compare location results, understand food-cost movement and trace a business number back to its operating source.

Integration and scale scope

Four connection types. Six central controls.

A named provider does not guarantee every field or workflow. Scope depends on available interfaces, permissions and the agreed data path.

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integration types

POS, accounting, delivery and payment connections form the current integration categories.

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central controls

Central owner view, shared menus, central reporting, inventory, food cost and purchasing support group operations.

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named providers

The current product data names SumUp, ready2order, Lightspeed and Square, subject to interface and project scope.

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delivery stages

Discovery, field mapping, access, testing and monitoring create a practical integration path.

From system inventory to monitored connection

Connect data that serves a purpose.

Start with the business action or reporting need, then decide whether and how data should move.

01

Identify the source of truth

Document which system owns orders, menus, payments, accounting, stock or location data today.

02

Define fields and direction

List the exact fields required, whether data moves into or out of PayMyDine and which role uses the result.

03

Confirm access and limits

Review the provider interface, authentication, permissions, rate limits and status detail actually available.

04

Test with reconciliation cases

Validate normal records, updates, failures and duplicates against agreed examples before go-live.

05

Monitor and extend

Track freshness, failed transfers and reconciliation exceptions before expanding the connector scope.

What each role sees

Useful data for each team.

A connector should remove a real manual step or close a data gap for a named role.

Implementation or IT

Owns authentication, field mapping, test cases, error handling and technical provider communication.

Restaurant operations

Uses connected orders, menu, table or delivery context without re-entering the same information.

Finance

Reviews payment, accounting and reconciliation fields with a clear source-of-truth decision.

Owner and multi-location leadership

Compares locations, shared standards, inventory and reporting while retaining local context.

Integration health

Check sync quality and data freshness.

Targets should be agreed per provider and workflow because not every interface supports the same refresh or error detail.

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Sync success rate

Track successful records against attempted transfers for the agreed data objects and period.

02

Data freshness

Measure the delay between the source event and its usable appearance in the destination workflow.

03

Reconciliation exceptions

Count missing, duplicate or mismatched records that require investigation by operations or finance.

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Manual re-entry time

Baseline the staff time spent copying or reconciling data before and after the integration is introduced.

Configuration and data requirements

Define the data exchange first.

The contract should explain the source, destination, ownership, refresh expectation and failure process for each field group.

Provider documentation, credentials and approved permissionsSource-of-truth decision for each data objectField mapping, direction and refresh requirementLocation, menu, payment and account identifier mappingError ownership, alerting and reconciliation processNormal, update, duplicate and failure test cases
Practical questions

What to clarify before choosing the scope.

The exact answer can depend on the restaurant setup, selected modules and connected systems.

Which providers are currently named?

The current product data names SumUp, ready2order, Lightspeed and Square. Exact capability still depends on the available interface and agreed project scope.

Does PayMyDine have to replace the POS?

No. The integration strategy can keep the existing POS as a source of truth while adding selected PayMyDine workflows and views.

Is every integration real time?

No. Freshness depends on the provider interface, permissions, polling or event options and deployment design.

Does inventory work without product and cost data?

No complete inventory or food-cost picture can be produced without the required item, stock, purchase and cost inputs.

Built around your restaurant

Discuss your first integration.

Tell us the system, data fields, direction, refresh requirement and role that needs the result. We will define the practical integration scope around that workflow.