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Finding your way around

The ChouyLok POS system uses a simple, icon-based sidebar menu to help you easily navigate through the different sections of your shop.

The Sidebar Menu

Your main tool for getting around is the sidebar on the left side of the screen. The menu items are logically grouped into the following sections:

  • Overview & Sell: Find everything you need for daily operations, including the Dashboard, Point of Sale, Orders, Tables (for restaurants), Kitchen Display, and Shifts.
  • Catalog: Manage what you sell. Depending on your business, this includes Manage Retail (products, brands, categories), Manage Menu (dishes, kitchen stations), and Manage Promotions.
  • Inventory & Fulfilment: Keep track of your stock. This section includes Manage Stock (stock transfers, purchase orders, suppliers, and stocktakes) and Shipping.
  • People: Manage who interacts with your shop, including User Management (staff, roles, and customers).
  • Insights: Track your shop's performance with Sales Reports.
  • Account: Handle your subscription via Billing and customize your shop via Settings.

Using ChouyLok on Mobile and Tablets

On a phone, tap the double-chevron menu opener near the lower left edge to open the drawer. Choose a destination, tap outside the drawer, or use Back to close it. The opener stays at the left edge; it is not draggable.

Wider screens keep a sidebar visible. Use its collapse control to switch between full labels and the compact icon rail. Menu labels and the current branch remain available when the layout changes.

Why are some menu items missing?

ChouyLok shows menus dynamically based on two things:

  1. Staff Permissions: You only see what you are allowed to see. If a staff member does not have permission to view "Sales Reports", the Insights section will be completely hidden from their sidebar. This keeps the interface clean and secure.
  2. Restaurant add-on: Until the owner turns on the Restaurant (F&B) add-on, you will not see restaurant menus like Tables, Kitchen Display or Manage Menu. If the owner also turns on Hide goods, the goods POS and Manage Retail disappear instead. See Shop settings.

Switching Between Branches

If your business operates in multiple locations, use the branch selection in the sidebar or phone drawer. Choose an allowed branch and check its name before selling or changing stock. Every branch uses the shop's Restaurant add-on setting. All branches also move together when the team arranges dedicated database hosting.