Create your table tiers first (Edit Event → Tables → Create New) so vendors have something to buy. Neither setting does anything until at least one table tier exists.
Cart methods
The How should vendors add tables to their cart? selector has two options:
Standard is the default. Choose it when you sell tables by size and price only. Choose Table Select when you want vendors to claim their own location.
Requirements for Table Select
Table Select depends on a published venue map, so three things have to be true before vendors can use it:1
Every selectable booth has a table type
In the map editor, each booth a vendor should be able to claim must be assigned to one of your table tiers. A booth with no table type is not selectable — vendors see it as unavailable.
2
Every selectable booth has a booth number
Select a booth and set its number from the # button in the bottom toolbar. The booth number is what identifies the reservation, so a booth without one cannot be claimed.
3
The map is published to Vendors Only or Everyone
Open the publish control in the map editor and set Who can see this map? to Vendors Only or Everyone. While visibility is Hidden, the tables page has no map to show and Table Select will not work.See Venue maps for the full publishing walkthrough.
When a vendor adds a Table Select booth to their cart, that booth is locked for 20 minutes so no one else can claim it. If they submit an application, the booth stays reserved while it is pending; otherwise, the lock clears when it expires or when they remove the booth from their cart.
Payment methods
The How should vendors pay? selector has three options. These determine both when money moves and whether you review the application at all:
Accept then Checkout is the default.
How each method interacts with Table Select
With Accept then Checkout and AutoPay, a booth claimed during application stays locked while the application is pending. If you accept, the booth stays assigned to that vendor. If you reject, the booth becomes available again. With Immediate Checkout, the booth is confirmed at payment, so there is no pending window.Related table settings
The same Tables → Settings page carries several other controls that affect whether vendors can book at all:Next steps
Vendor management
Review applications, respond to applicants, and request changes to a vendor’s cart.
Venue maps
Build your layout, number your booths, and publish the map Table Select depends on.