Usage Plan

Creating a Usage Plan in Order Tiger

The Usage Plan section, located under Finances, allows you (Marketplace Owners) to set up billing plans for your Locations (restaurants or branches). This feature enables you to automatically generate invoices based on order activity. This will help you create clear invoices for your merchants and pay them Daily, Weekly or Monthly, depending on how you configure the plan.

You can create a Usage Plan for all of your merchants and you can check or edit them anytime under this section.

Once configured, all generated invoices will be available under the Invoice section in the dashboard.

By creating this invoices, you are building trust with your Merchant as they will know exactly how much you pay them, no hidden fees or confusion around orders.

Step 1: Access the Usage Plan Section

This feature is only visible under Company View.

To Get Started:

1. Navigate to Finances > Usage Plan

2. On the left box, select your Company Name

3. On the right box, choose the Location or Branch you want to apply the billing plan to

1. Click “+ ADD USAGE PLAN”

Step 2: Configure Your Usage Plan

A popup will appear asking you to configure the billing logic for the selected location.

Fill in the Following Fields:

Field	Description
Name of Company	Automatically filled with your company name
Name of Location	Automatically filled with the selected restaurant/branch
Frequency	Choose how often invoices are generated: Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, or Monthly (e.g., Weekly: Monday to Sunday, invoice created on the following Monday)
Plan Start Date	Select the date you want billing to begin
Hours After Billing Period To Run	Choose how many hours (1–24) after the billing period ends to generate the invoice
Order Type	Choose the order types the plan applies to (Delivery, Collection, etc.)
Payment Types	Select Card, Cash, or both
Commission on Subtotal	Percentage applied to the subtotal of each order
Commission on Delivery Charge	Enter commission if your marketplace handles delivery; use 0 for collection orders
Commission on Service Fee	Enter commission if you're applying one; otherwise, leave as 0
Fixed Per Order Fee	Set a fixed amount per order if needed; otherwise, leave as 0
Commission after Discount	Mark as True if commission applies after total discounts; False if before
Commission after Order Discount	Same as above, but applies specifically to general order discounts
Commission after Promo Code Discount	Same, but for promo code-based discounts
Commission after VIP Discount	Same, but for VIP-specific discounts
Include Delivery Charge	Mark as True if delivery charge is billed to the restaurant; otherwise, False
Include Tip	Usually False – tips given to restaurant staff are generally not invoiced
Include Drivers Tip	Mark as True only if the marketplace provides the drivers and wishes to charge this to the restaurant
Include Service Fee	Mark as True if applicable; otherwise, False
Include Bag Fee	Mark as True if you charge for packaging; otherwise, False

 

 

 

Step 3: Save Your Plan

Once you’ve completed the form, click Save.

✅ The Usage Plan is now active for the selected location (restaurant), and invoices will be generated automatically according to your setup.

Step 4: Edit or Delete your plan

If you wish to edit your Usage plan for one of your Locations, click on edit 

✅  You will find all of your invoices under Location View - Invoice Section