Cash Payments / Process Ticket Payment

Overview

Customers are able to pay for transactions at the time of the transaction. These transactions are considered "cash" transactions. They will not be billed or invoiced later. Acceptable payment types are cash, check, or credit card.

Account Terms

Cash Only Account Terms

When an account's terms are set to Cash Only, the Cash payment type will be set. The customer must make a payment at the time of the transaction. The None option will not be available. 

Charge / Credit on Account Terms

Any of the payment types can be selected to indicate how the customer is paying for the transaction. The following screen shot is an example where the Bill-To account terms are set to Cash Only.

Complete Ticket / Process Ticket Payment

To complete a transaction the Complete Ticket button is clicked. The Process Ticket Payment window appears. 

The Process Ticket Payment window is a summary of the transaction charges.

Cash Payment Type

When the Payment type is set to Cash the Cash Tendered field lists the Total due. The scale operator can enter the cash tendered into this field, Interact will calculate the change due.

Click the  Close Ticket and Print button to complete the transaction.

Check Payment Type

When the Payment type is set to Check, a field becomes available to record the check number.

Enter the check number and click the  Close Ticket and Print button to complete the transaction.

Credit Card Payment Type

When the Payment type is set to Credit Card, a field becomes available to enter the Slip Number the credit card machine receives when the credit card payment has been processed. The slip number is optional and can be left blank.

Click the  Close Ticket and Print button to complete the transaction.

AWS Electronic Credit/Debit Card Module

A separate Electronic Credit Card module can be purchased from AWS. The Interact Electronic Credit Card module offers a direct interface between Interact and a credit card processing machine. For more information contact your Interact sales representation.

The Cash Sales report will group cash transactions by payment type and can be used to help balance a cash drawer at the end of the day.

Other Buttons

When the  Close Ticket (Don't Print) button is used, the transaction will be completed, but a ticket will not be printed.

To return to the Transaction Details window, click the Cancel button. 

To return to the Create Transaction window, click the  Cancel Ticket button.