Paymethods are used in Amadeus - PM PRO | POS+ to post payments and by this to close bills of open tables.
Number
Number of the paymethod. The maximum number of defined paymethods is 99.
Description
Description of the paymethod.
Currency
Currency of the paymethod. If the currency differs from the system currency, the amount is calculated by the exchange rate of this currency.
Minimum amount
The smallest possible amount for this paymethod, for example 1.00 for the currency 'US $' or 0.01 for 'PIN-payment €'. Amadeus - PM PRO | POS+ is supposed to do the roundings automatically to the minimum amount.
Paymethod type
The paymethod type this paymethod belongs to. In connection with Amadeus -IDPMS and Amadeus -ACPMS only 'Standard' or 'Room charge' is active.
In connection with Amadeus - PM PRO the paymethod type 'Credit card' (direct posting to AR account of the credit card paymethod in Amadeus - PM PRO) or 'Ledger' (direct posting onto the AR account in Amadeus - PM PRO) can be used.
If it is a stand alone installation (no connection to any PMS) the paymethod type 'Ledger' can be used to enable the restaurant to send bills to regular customers and keep track of the payments.
Paymethod groups
The paymethod group this paymethod belongs to.
Print copies
Amount of guest check copies to be printed when using this paymethod. If this field is 0, the guest check will be printed once.
Open cash drawer
A selection can be made which cash drawer is to open automatically when posting this paymethod.
Active
The paymethods can be activated by ticking the checkbox 'Active'. If you try to post an inactive paymethod the message paymethod not active anymore will appear.
Ask for description
Amadeus - PM PRO | POS+ can ask the waiter for a description of this payment, when this payment is being posted. The waiter the can enter a description up to 40 letters, which will be printed on the guest check.
Credit card interface
This is in preparation for a credit card interface. There is no credit card interface yet.
No handheld paymethod
Certain paymethods can be disabled for handhelds. That is for the property to decide.