taken from the
Once the customer has brought his or her items to the
point-of-sale terminal and the transactions is entered (stock items and
quantities selected and or scanned with a barcode scanner) you need to process
the payment received from the customer. As soon as the point-of-sale payment is received and
processed, the point-of-sale invoice (till slip) will be automatically be printed, unless the Confirm Printing
option was selected in the Point-of-Sales Setup and the cashier or salesperson has selected not to print the invoice now.
Before the payment is processed, the cashier or salesperson should check that the credit card is valid (e.g. date of expiry is not in the past) before accepting the credit card as payment.
To Process Payment - Credit Card Payment Received from a Customer:
Once an point-of-sale invoice is created, click
on the 
speed button or icon or press the 
key. You may also press the 
and 
keys
on your keyboard to receive payment from customers and to print
the point-of-sale invoice (till slip).
If the customer hands the credit card to you,
check that the credit card is valid (e.g. date of expiry is not in the past).
Enter the amount of the point-of-sale invoice in the credit card field. The
Payment screen will change to reflect the fields to enter the credit card
details.
Enter the card number, card holder's name, card
type and the expiry date of the card in the relevant fields.
Swipe the credit card (or charge card, debit
card) through the card reader and wait for confirmation from the bank or
financial institution. Once the bank or financial system has approved the
transaction, the customer needs to sign the slips from the card machine. Check
the signatures and retain one copy, which needs to be placed in your cash
drawer.
Click on the 
button to print the
point-of-sale invoice hand it to the customer.
Before the payment is processed, the cashier or salesperson should check that the credit card is valid (e.g. date of expiry is not in the past) before accepting the credit card as payment.
To Process Payment - Credit Card Payment Received from a Customer:
Once an point-of-sale invoice is created, click
on the
speed button or icon or press the key. You may also press the and keys
on your keyboard to receive payment from customers and to print
the point-of-sale invoice (till slip).If the customer hands the credit card to you,
check that the credit card is valid (e.g. date of expiry is not in the past).
Enter the amount of the point-of-sale invoice in the credit card field. The
Payment screen will change to reflect the fields to enter the credit card
details.
Enter the card number, card holder's name, card
type and the expiry date of the card in the relevant fields.Swipe the credit card (or charge card, debit
card) through the card reader and wait for confirmation from the bank or
financial institution. Once the bank or financial system has approved the
transaction, the customer needs to sign the slips from the card machine. Check
the signatures and retain one copy, which needs to be placed in your cash
drawer.Click on the button to print the
point-of-sale invoice hand it to the customer.
