BOSS Scoring™ System
Front Desk Reference Manual
34 Accepting Payment
1. Press POS (CTRL+1). The POS screen appears.
Notice that there are 4 tabs in the Line Item area:
• Items (items available for sale)
• Coupons
• Discounts
• Payouts (Payouts are revenue items that are always treated as a
negative amount and are non-taxable. Payout expenses usually
come from the cash drawer.)
You can click on the tab to change to the one you want to use—in
this case, the Items tab.
To modify a line item after you have
added it, simply double-click the item
with your mouse, make your changes as
necessary on the Modify Line Item box,
then click OK or press Enter.
Basic keyboard users: You must use
your mouse to click
. Customized
keyboard users have this button on
their keyboards.
2. Select the item(s) you wish to sell from the Items tab in the upper
right of your screen. A box may appear prompting you for a
quantity; if so, enter the number of the item to sell, and click OK
or press Enter. The item appears in the list on the upper left part
of your screen.
You can also choose any coupons or discounts to apply by
selecting those tabs in the upper right part of the screen.
3. Press
. A cash collection screen appears. If you have enabled
Alternate Currency in Administrative Settings, this screen will
show the amount due in the alternate currency as well as the
primary currency. See the Administrative Settings manual for
more information.
Note: POS items not associated with a lane will always be pre-pay, requiring you
to accept payment at the time of sale.
All keyboard users: you need to use
your mouse to select (click on) the
payment type.
4. In the right area of the screen, select the button corresponding to
the type of payment the customer is giving you. A dialog box
pertaining to the payment method appears. Choose any
combination of the following payment methods:
• Cash. Type the amount of cash the customer gives you in the
Amount Collected box. Click OK or press the Enter key.
• Credit Card. Type the amount due. You can also (optionally)
enter the credit card number, authorization number, and expiration
date. Click OK or press the Enter key.
• Check. Enter the check amount. You can also (optionally) enter
the check number, driver's license number, and authorization
number. Click OK or press the Enter key.
• Gift Certificate: Enter the amount of the gift certificate, and
click OK or press the Enter key.
Note: If you have enabled Alternate Currency in Administrative