Complete Server Functions in POSitouch
Description: Learn to use common POSitouch server functions, including clocking in and out, managing tabs, separating checks, and processing payments.
Clock In
- Select TIME CLOCK.
- Enter your employee number, and select ENTER. You can also swipe your employee card.
- If more than one job displays, select the job you are clocking in for.
- Select PUNCH IN.
Clock Out
- Select TIME CLOCK.
- Enter your employee number, and select ENTER. You can also swipe your employee card.
- If required, enter your declared tips.
- Select ENTER.
- Select PUNCH OUT.
Print a Time Card
- Select TIME CLOCK.
- Enter your employee number, and select ENTER. You can also swipe your employee card.
- Select TIME CARD.
POSitouch prints a time card showing your punches for the week.
Start a Tab
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select START TAB.
- If you are starting a credit card tab, swipe the customer's card.
- When the card information and authorization amount display, select ENTER.
- Select the applicable menu screen.
- Add the customer's items.
- If prompted, select the applicable modifiers.
- To remove an item, select the item on the onscreen guest check, and select DELETE ITEM.
- Select SEND to send the order.
Add Items to a Tab
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECKS.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select REOPEN.
- Add the applicable items.
- Select SEND.
Create a Pay Now Order
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select PAY NOW.
- Select the applicable menu screen.
- Add the customer's items.
- If prompted, select the applicable modifiers.
- To remove an item, select the item on the onscreen guest check, and select DELETE ITEM.
- Select the applicable payment option.
Separate Checks
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECKS.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select REOPEN.
- Select VIEW/EDIT.
- Select SEPARATE CHECK.
- Select the items you want to move to another check.
- Select the applicable Guest # at the top of the screen.
- Repeat these steps until the items are assigned to the correct checks.
To move individual items to a separate check for a guest leaving before the rest of the table:
- Select the left arrow until SPLIT OFF displays.
- Select the applicable items from the original check.
- Select RETURN when finished.
- Select REPRINT CHK to print the separated checks.
Take Payment on a Check
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the payment method.
- Using the number keypad, enter the amount to apply to the payment method.
Select ENTER.
Note: If you enter an incorrect amount, select DELETE, and enter the amount again.
- For multiple payment methods, select each payment method and enter the amount to apply to it.
- When the check balance reaches zero, select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Note: If the customer needs a receipt, select REPRINT before selecting TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Obtain a Credit Card Authorization
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Follow the approved card-entry process.
- Complete the authorization.
POSitouch prints the applicable voucher after authorization.
Close a Credit Card Check
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable credit card payment displayed on the payment screen.
- Enter the total amount from the signed voucher.
The tip amount automatically moves to the tip column.
- Select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Note: If the customer needs a receipt, select REPRINT before selecting TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Apply Multiple Credit Cards to One Check
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Select the applicable split amount, or enter the amount to apply to the first card.
- Process the first credit card.
- Enter the amount to apply to the next credit card.
- Process the next credit card.
- Repeat until each credit card has been authorized.
POSitouch prints the applicable vouchers after authorization.
Close a Check to Multiple Credit Cards
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the first credit card payment type.
- If multiple authorizations exist for that card type, select the applicable authorization.
- Enter the total amount from the corresponding signed voucher.
- Repeat for each remaining authorization.
- Select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Note: If the customer needs a receipt, select REPRINT before selecting TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Reprint a Credit Card Voucher
Important: A credit card voucher can be reprinted only before the check is closed to the credit card authorization.
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Select the applicable authorization.
- Select REPRINT.
The voucher prints.
Split Payment on a Credit Card Check
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Enter the amount to apply to the credit card.
- Complete the credit card authorization.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the credit card payment.
- Enter the total amount from the voucher.
- Select the second payment method.
- Enter the amount to apply to the second payment method.
- Select ENTER.
- Select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Close a Check With a Manual Authorization Number
Warning: Use manual authorization only when permitted by the current Shift4 payment procedure.
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Follow the approved manual authorization process.
- After the authorization is recorded and the voucher is signed, select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable credit card payment.
- Enter the total amount from the voucher.
- Select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
Repeat a Credit Card Authorization
A repeated authorization can be used when additional items have been added to an open tab after the initial authorization.
- Enter your three-digit server number or swipe your employee card.
- Select REOPEN CHECK.
- Select the applicable tab.
- Select CC AUTH.
- Select the existing authorization.
- Select REPEAT.
- Complete the authorization for the updated check amount.
- After the voucher is signed, select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable check.
- Select TAKE PAYMENT.
- Select the applicable credit card payment.
- Enter the total amount from the signed voucher.
- Select TRANSACTION COMPLETE.