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How offline mode works

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When the wifi drops at the door, VenueStack keeps working on the phones you already have open. Guests still get in, tables still move, and every change is saved on the phone until it can be sent. There is nothing to turn on.

Before doors open

  1. Open VenueStack while you're online, on each phone or tablet you'll use tonight.
  2. Leave it open for a minute. Tonight's tickets, passes, and floor download by themselves and stay up to date while you're online.
  3. Tap Sync to check. It shows how many tickets are ready to scan offline.

A phone that hasn't opened VenueStack online today has nothing to work from.

What works offline

AreaWorks offlineNeeds a connection
TicketsScanning, Find a guestTickets bought after the list downloaded, Mark as Scanned
PassesScanning, Find a guestAdmit anyway, passes bought or changed since
TablesArrivals, guest counts, seating, moving, Complete, Notes, New Reservation, Details (read-only)Swaps, canceling, reopening, deposits, payments, and the log

Everything else, such as events, reports, and settings, needs a connection. A page you open offline waits and loads once you're back online.

When you're back online

Everything saved on the phone sends by itself, and Sync shows the progress. Anything that couldn't be sent, for example because another phone changed the same reservation, shows under Needs attention. See Check the Sync status.

Good to know

  • If VenueStack was closed and opens with no connection, it opens as a simple door scanner. See Check guests in offline.
  • Logging out while check-ins are still waiting asks first. If you tap Sign out, they stay on the phone and send the next time someone from your venue logs in there while online.
  • Logging out removes tonight's guest list and floor from the phone.
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