Purpose
The Tender Type setup table allows you to set what Tender Types you accept for payments (e.g. Visa, Amex, etc). Once created, the tender type can be selected when making a booking under the Booking Payments tab. Click on "Add Payment" and then click on the "Type" drop down box. All your pre existing tender type records will show.
Accessing the Tender Type tab
The Tender Type tab can be found under the System Setup menu.
System Setup > Tender Type
Viewing and Adding Tender Types
Any pre existing records will show on the the Tender Type tab. To add a new record, click "Add Tender Type".
This will open the new Tender Type page where you can make a new record. Once you have filled in the mandatory fields, click "Submit" to save.
Tender Type Field Descriptions
Tender Type | Enter a name for the tender type. |
Bond | Select whether you want this tender type to have a bond linked to it when used for that payment. |
Apply Merchant Fee | Set whether a merchant service fee will be applied to this tender type. |
Merchant Extra Fee | If "Apply Merchant Fee" is set to "Yes", select the merchant fee. To create merchant extra fees see the Extra Fees help article. |
On Account | The On Account option allows you to set whether the tendered amount is received through your accounts receivables system and not as a direct payment over the counter. On Account payments are shown separately on the Daily and Monthly Receipts reports. |
Update or Delete a Tender Type
The below article is just a generic guide how to update or delete a record:
Points to Note
If you would like the Merchant Service Fee applied to payments collected by Agents, you will need to add a Tender Type record called "Agent Collected" and set the merchant fee to Yes.