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Machine Settings: Payment Methods and Split Payment Configuration

Machine Settings: Payment Methods and Split Payment Configuration

The Payments & Accounts tab controls which payment methods are available on this POS terminal and how split payments work.

Payment Method Toggles

Each payment method has a checkbox to enable or disable it on this machine:

Core Payment Methods

Setting Description
Enable Cash Payments Allow customers to pay with cash at this register
Enable Credit Payments Allow credit card payments
Enable Debit Payments Allow debit card payments

Other Payment Methods

The "Enable Other Payments" master checkbox controls a group of additional payment methods. When checked, the following sub-options become available:

Setting Description
Enable Check Payments Accept payment by check
Enable Bank Wire Transfer Payments Accept bank transfer payments
Enable Online Payments Accept online/web-based payments
Enable Other/Other Payments Accept miscellaneous payment types

When "Enable Other Payments" is unchecked, all four sub-options are disabled and hidden from the POS.

Digital Payment Methods

Setting Description
Enable ACH Payments Accept ACH (Automated Clearing House) bank transfers
Enable Apple Pay Payments Accept Apple Pay contactless payments
Enable Google Pay Payments Accept Google Pay contactless payments
Enable Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Accept buy-now-pay-later services

Note: Digital payment methods require a compatible payment processor (e.g., Stripe supports all four; Worldpay supports wallets only; Manual processor does not support any digital methods).

Split Payment Configuration

Setting Default Description
Allow Split Payments When checked, customers can pay with multiple methods on a single sale
Max Payments Per Invoice The maximum number of separate payments allowed on one invoice
Min Amount Per Payment The minimum dollar amount for each individual split payment
Allow Same Method Twice When checked, a customer can use the same payment method more than once (e.g., two different credit cards)

Security Settings

Setting Description
Require Customer Info with Credit When checked, the cashier must attach a customer to the sale before accepting a credit card payment
Hold/Unhold Requires Manager Authorization When checked, putting a sale on hold or resuming a held sale requires a manager to authorize the action
Allow Refund to Non-Pay Method When checked, a refund can be issued to a different payment method than what was originally used (e.g., refund a card purchase as cash)

Quick Add

Setting Description
Enable Quick Add When checked, if an item is not found during a sale, the cashier can create a new inventory item on the fly. Requires the INV_QUICK_ADD permission.

Cash Drawer Auto-Open

These checkboxes control whether the cash drawer opens automatically after each payment type:

Setting Description
Open on Cash Drawer opens after a cash payment
Open on Check Drawer opens after a check payment
Open on Credit Drawer opens after a credit card payment
Open on Debit Drawer opens after a debit card payment
Open on Online Drawer opens after an online payment
Open on Bank Transfer Drawer opens after a bank transfer payment
Open on Other Drawer opens after an "other" type payment

Account Override Flags (Payments & Accounts Tab)

At the bottom of the Payments & Accounts tab, the Account Overrides section controls whether cashiers can change the default accounting accounts during shift check-in and check-out.

The system has 7 payment method groups: Cash, Check, Debit Card, Credit Card, Online, Bank Transfer, and Other. For each group there are two checkboxes:

  • Allow deposit account change at shift — cashier can pick a different deposit account during check-in
  • Allow withdraw account change at shift — cashier can pick a different withdrawal account during check-out

A header note explains: "Account mappings are configured in System Settings → POS Accounting tab. The checkboxes below control whether the cashier can override the default account during shift check-in/out."

Shift Checkout Settings

Setting Description
Auto-Fill Withdraw Non-Cash on Shift Checkout When checked, during shift check-out, the non-cash withdrawal amounts (credit, debit, check, etc.) are automatically pre-filled with their current balances. This saves time since non-cash amounts are typically exact.
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