> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ontreasure.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configure how vendors book and pay for tables > Choose whether vendors pick a quantity of table tiers or claim specific booths on your map, and whether they pay on application, on acceptance, or immediately. Two settings control the entire vendor booking flow for your event: how vendors add tables to their cart, and how they pay. Both live in the same place — **Event Dashboard → Edit Event → Tables → Settings** — and they are independent of each other, so any cart method can be combined with any payment method. 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: | Cart method | How vendors book | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Standard** | Vendors choose a quantity of each table tier — for example, two 8-foot tables. They do not pick a specific booth. You assign booths later in the map editor. | | **Table Select** | Vendors pick specific numbered booths on your published venue map. The booth they claim is the booth they get. | 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: 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. 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. 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](/hosts/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: | Payment method | What happens | | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Accept then Checkout** | The vendor applies without paying. You accept or reject. If you accept, the vendor receives a link to check out. | | **Immediate Checkout** | The vendor pays as soon as they finish filling in their information. There is no review step — anyone can buy a table. | | **AutoPay** | The vendor enters payment details at the end of the application. When you accept, they are charged automatically. | **Accept then Checkout** is the default. **Immediate Checkout** removes your review step entirely. Any vendor who completes the form gets a table. Use it for open table sales, not for curated vendor lineups. ### 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: | Setting | What it does | | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Enable Table Sales** | Master switch. While off, the tables page redirects visitors back to your event page. | | **Absorb Treasure Fees?** | When on, the price you set is the price vendors pay and the fee comes out of your payout. When off, fees are added on top at checkout. See [Service fees](/hosts/ticket-types#service-fees). | | **Table Sales Countdown Timer** | Locks table sales until a date and time you choose. While the countdown is running, the tables page redirects back to your event page. | | **Password Protected** | Requires a password to view the tables page. | | **Max Tables Per Application** | Caps how many tables one vendor can book. Leave empty for no limit. | | **Hide "Vendors" Section?** | Hides the vendor list on your event page. Vendors are still listed on the interactive venue map. | Priced tables require a connected Stripe account before table sales can be enabled. See [Payouts](/hosts/payouts) for Stripe setup. ## Next steps Review applications, respond to applicants, and request changes to a vendor's cart. Build your layout, number your booths, and publish the map Table Select depends on.