Payment Methods

This screen allows you to maintain Payment Methods, which are used to record the method by which a payment was made by a Customer. 

Entry and Display fields

Method: Enter the Method (Example: TT, DC, Cash, etc).  Duplicates not allowed.

Description: Enter a short description of the Method.  No checks are made on this entry

Available in POS: If this is ‘checked’ then this payment method is used in the Point of Sale function

Rounded in POS: When used in Point of Sales the Payment Method may be ‘rounded’.  This specially applies to cash style sales where, in some countries, the currency uses (say) dollars and cents and this is used for electronic transactions.  However, for Cash Transactions, the Sales total is rounded to a specified value (+ or -).  Whenever this checkbox is ‘checked’ you should also specify the rounding factors in the POS Rules

Bank Account: From the drop-down list select the Bank Account into which this payment method is to be banked.  Bank Accounts are maintained via File>Financial Configuration>Payment Accounts

Finance Charge: Against the Payment Method you can define if any Finance Charge will be applied.  If Finance Charges are to be applied for this Payment Method then select the Finance Charge Style from the drop-down list.   The Options are:

Charge %: Only available if the Finance Charge Style is 'Fixed Percentage' or 'Fixed Amount'.  Enter the percentage or amount value that will be applied

POS Sequence: Enter the Sequence Number to define the order in which you want Ostendo to display the Payment buttons in the 'POS Payment' panel.

Image: From the drop-down list select the Image that you want to be displayed in the Payment button in the 'POS Payment' panel.

Available in Mobility : Tick this box if this Payment Method is available when using Freeway app to collect payments.

Default Banking Method : Either Directly to Account or Using Bank Deposit.

POS Banking Method : This is the banking method used specifically when taking payments via Freeway.

Restrict to POS Site : Ticking this will restrict this Payment Method to be used for the site specified in the next field.

POS Site : The site that this Payment Method is restricted to.

Script Name : A script can be linked to the Payment Method. Example - Tyro EFTPOS integration. (Refer to Tyro EFTPOS Setup Guide pdf in : TYRO EFTPOS Pack ).

Script TimeOut (Seconds) : Set the timeout duration for the script.

Method Status : Either Active or InActive. Payment Methods can now be set as inactive when no longer in use.

Data Display Options

Field Position - On this screen you can move the field position by dragging the column heading left or right to the position where you want it to appear.

Buttons

Close: This will close the Payment Method screen.  If you have any unsaved data then you will be asked if you wish to save it before the screen is closed.

Add: This will send the cursor to a new line for entry of a new Payment Method.

Save: This will save the current data without exiting the screen

Cancel: Any changes made since the line was actioned or the last time the ‘Save’ Button was pressed will be lost.

Delete: This removes the current highlighted Payment Method.