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Overview of El Jefe Chat

Overview of El Jefe Chat

Welcome to El Jefe Chat, your smart AI assistant designed to help you manage your Tacoter restaurant with ease! Think of El Jefe Chat as your digital co-pilot, ready to answer questions and make changes based on your commands, right from your Tacoter dashboard. It's built to understand your needs and respond in either English or Spanish, matching your preferences.

What El Jefe Chat Is (and Isn't)

El Jefe Chat is a powerful, reactive tool that you interact with when you need specific information or want to make a change. It's different from the proactive El Jefe Morning Brief, which sends you daily reports. While El Jefe Chat can provide insights, it doesn't replace your full Tacoter Dashboard (tacoter.com/dashboard or tacoter.com/panel for Spanish users) for detailed reports and comprehensive management. El Jefe Chat always uses only your restaurant's data, ensuring privacy and relevance.

Opening El Jefe Chat

Accessing El Jefe Chat is simple and consistent across your Tacoter dashboard.

  1. Sign In: First, sign in to your Tacoter account at tacoter.com/signin.
  2. Navigate to Dashboard: Once signed in, you'll land on your Tacoter Dashboard (tacoter.com/dashboard).
  3. Find the Chat Icon: Look for the chat icon located at the bottom right corner of any page within your dashboard. [[screenshot: A screenshot showing the chat icon at the bottom right of the dashboard.]]
  4. Click to Open: Click on the chat icon to open the El Jefe Chat window. You can then start typing your questions or commands.

What El Jefe Chat Can Do For You

El Jefe Chat is designed to be your go-to for quick actions and insights. Here’s a breakdown of its capabilities:

1. Get Answers & Insights

Ask El Jefe Chat questions about your business, and it will pull data directly from your restaurant's performance.

  • Revenue: "What was my revenue last week?" or "How much did we make yesterday?"
  • Orders: "How many orders did we get today?"
  • Top Sellers: "What are my top 3 selling menu items this month?"
  • Customers: "How many new customers did we get last quarter?"

2. Make Quick Changes & Updates

El Jefe Chat can help you manage your restaurant on the fly.

  • Menu Management:
  • "Add a new menu item: Spicy Chicken Taco, $3.50."
  • "Change the price of the Carne Asada Burrito to $12.00."
  • "Update the description for the Veggie Nachos to include 'fresh avocado and cilantro'."
  • Restaurant Operations:
  • "Update our hours for Friday to 11 AM - 10 PM."
  • "We are closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th."
  • Marketing & Customer Engagement:
  • "Draft an SMS message about our new lunch special."
  • "Draft an email campaign announcing our loyalty program."
  • "Add a note for customer John Doe: 'Prefers mild salsa'."
  • "Pause our current 'Weekend Special' campaign."
  • "Resume the 'Happy Hour' campaign."
  • Staffing:
  • "Draft a job listing for a part-time line cook."

Your Safety Net: Preview, Confirm, and Undo

Your peace of mind is crucial. El Jefe Chat incorporates several safety measures to ensure you're always in control.

  1. Preview Card: Whenever you ask El Jefe Chat to make a change, it will first generate a preview card. This card shows you exactly what change it intends to make, allowing you to review it before it goes live. [[screenshot: An example of a preview card showing a proposed menu item price change.]]
  2. Confirm Button: Changes are never implemented until you explicitly click the Confirm button on the preview card. This gives you the final say.
  3. Expiry: Unconfirmed preview cards expire after 15 minutes. If you don't confirm within this time, the proposed change will not be made.
  4. Undo Option: Most changes made via El Jefe Chat can be undone. After a change is confirmed, an action card will appear, often with an Undo button. You can typically undo these actions within 24 hours.
  5. Note: Campaign drafts and job listings are exceptions. These are not undone through El Jefe Chat; instead, you would review or delete them directly in the dashboard's respective sections.
  6. Bulk Actions: For commands that involve multiple changes (e.g., updating prices for a category of items), El Jefe Chat will list every individual change (up to 500 items per bulk action) for your approval in the preview card. If you confirm a bulk action, the undo option will apply to all the individual changes simultaneously (all-or-nothing).

How It Works With Your Business

El Jefe Chat works hand-in-hand with your other Tacoter tools:

  • Data Source: It only accesses data specific to your restaurant, ensuring all information and actions are relevant to your business.
  • Dashboard Integration: While El Jefe Chat offers quick interactions, your Tacoter Dashboard (tacoter.com/dashboard) remains your central hub for detailed reporting and comprehensive management.
  • Morning Brief: Think of El Jefe Chat as the reactive counterpart to your proactive El Jefe Morning Brief, giving you on-demand assistance whenever you need it.

Need help? Email ir@tacoter.com or call (800) 503-2670.

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