TAB Information

To access, use the Table Info (#44) POS Key. Used to view and maintain TAB details.

Sections      ▲ ▼

• Header
• Covers
• Contact Details
• Credit Limits
• Additional Options
• Footer
• Touch Keyboard

Header Section      ▲ ▼

• TAB Number - Displays the TAB number.

Covers Section      ▲ ▼

• Adult Covers - Displays/Set the number of adults associated with the TAB.
• Child Covers - Displays/Set the number of children associated with the TAB.

Contact Details Section      ▲ ▼

• Contact Name - Displays/Enter the name of the patron booking the TAB.
• Contact Number - Displays/Enter the contact number of the booking the TAB.

Credit Limits Section      ▲ ▼

This section allows for one of the following types of credit limits to be set when creating a new Table.

• Open Limit - Select to ensure there is no limit applicable to this TAB.
  • Add Payment - Select to open the Finalise Sale screen to process an initial deposit for the TAB. By default, this option is selected.
• Pre-paid limit - Select to set a Pre-paid limit. When selected the current Pre-paid limit will be displayed along with the Add Deposit option.
  • Add Deposit - Select to open the Finalise Sale screen to process a deposit that will determine the pre-paid limit set for the TAB. Once the limit is reached no more items can be added to the TAB and a message will be displayed informing the Touch operator that the TAB limit has been exceeded.
• TAB Limit - Select to apply a credit limit to a TAB. When selected the value of the TAB's current credit limit will be displayed along with the Add Payment option.
  • Value - Displays the credit limit currently set for the TAB, or enter the value of the credit limit to be set against the TAB. Once the limit is reached no more items can be added to the TAB until the amount owing has been paid for.
  • Add Payment - Select to open the Finalise Sale screen to process a payment for the amount currently owing on the TAB. Once the payment has been processed, only then can more items be added to the TAB.
• EFT Pre-approved - Select to pre-approve funds for a payment to be processed sometime in the future. For example, often used by Hotels, Motels and Car Rental businesses. It allows businesses (when pre-approvals are supported by their EFTPOS provider) the ability to obtain pre-approval for an amount to be paid sometime in the future.

• Link to Account - Select to link the TAB to the patron's Account and in so doing set the TAB's credit limit equal to the Account's current balance. When selected the current credit limit will be displayed along with the ID of the patron's Account and the Account option.
  • Value - Displays/Set the TAB's credit limit based on patron's current Account balance. To retrieve the patron's current Account balance, select the Account option. The value returned can be adjusted as required, simply by selecting it to open a numeric keypad prompt. Once the limit is reached no more items can be added to the TAB until the amount owing has been paid for.
  • ID - Displays the ID of the patron's Account the TAB is currently linked to.
  • Account - Select to open the Customer Search screen to locate and select the patron's Account. Once an Account has been selected, then the Account's balance will be displayed in the Value option.

Additional Option Section      ▲ ▼

• Link to TAB - Select the Select TAB option to link the Table to a TAB, ensuring that the Table can be finalised to a TAB using the Finalise to TAB (#45) POS Key. The Table will effectively be paid for when the linked TAB is eventually finalised.
• Family ID - Select the Select Family option to open the Family search screen to locate and select the Family of Products that can be charged to the Table. All other Items/Products will need to be paid for separately.
• TAB Colour - Select the Select TAB Colour option to assign the colour to a TAB that corresponds to the colour of the wristbands issued against the TAB. The colour selected will display in the Colour column (RHS) of the TAB search screen for easy identification based on the colour of a patron's wristband.
• Valid Until - Select to specify the date/time the TAB expires.

• Subsidy Per Item - Select to enter/set the amount which the TAB owner will subsidise per item when finalised to the TAB. Refer HERE more information.

• Pin Override - Select to enter/set a Pin, that will need to be entered in order to override the subsidy per item set, and finalise the entire remaining amount of the sale to the TAB.

Footer Section      ▲ ▼

• Allergens - Select to Declare Allergens. Refer HERE for more information.
• Save - Select to save any changes and exit.

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