What to do first, by role
turnda has three roles, and each has a different first day.
Where you land when you sign in
| Who you are | What you see first |
|---|---|
| Owner or manager | The dashboard |
| Owner, very first sign-in, before any line exists | The guided setup, instead of the dashboard |
| Staff | The Queue — because that is the whole job |
| A manager not yet placed at a branch | A calm page: “You're not assigned to a location yet.” Nothing is wrong with the account — the owner just hasn't added them to a branch yet. |
If you're the owner
You own the account — billing, brand, every location, the team and account-wide defaults. Your job is to get the first line live and hand the day-to-day to your managers.
- Create the account and your first location.
- Set up a line. The fastest route is a simple counter, or match your trade — a clinic journey or a salon.
- Add your brand. So it's on every screen and poster — Business branding.
- Invite your team and hand out roles.
- Go live — start the trial to open the line. Go-live checklist · Billing.
Only you can change account-wide things — billing, the account brand, account defaults, and who manages what.
If you manage a location
A manager (or a location-manager assigned to specific branches) runs a place day-to-day — its lines, visitor pages, TV boards, bookings, staff and reports — but not account-wide levers like billing.
- One exception: the account-wide Devices list of paired screens stays owner/account-manager only, even at their own branch.
- What you're allowed to change is itself set by the owner — see Manager permissions.
- Tune the line — serving order, hours, capacity — from the Locations hub.
- Set up stations so staff can sign in and serve.
- Run your team at this location — assign and invite.
- Watch the day — live status and what needs attention — on the dashboard.
- Handle bookings, if you take them. Taking a booking.
If you're staff
Staff serve people — that's the whole job, and it's the easiest. You don't touch settings.
- Open the Queue and call the next person. If the line seems stuck, see "Nobody's being called".
- Sign in at your station. Optional, but it shows who's at each counter and tags your own serves.
- Take bookings at the desk, if your shop uses them. Taking a booking.
- See your own numbers — My Metrics.
Related: Roles: who can do what · ((team-and-roles/roles-and-permissions|Roles & permissions)) · Manager permissions · Set up your first line