Point of Sale Settings

Use these settings to control how your POS runs during service, payment, printing, and reporting.

General

Use this card for daily POS behavior.

• Start day: First day of your reporting week.
• Start hour: Time your business day resets.
• Cash drawer initial fund: Default opening cash amount.
• Show items alphabetically in menu screen: Sort items A-Z.
• Require clock in before making order: Staff must clock in before taking orders.
• Require photo in clock in: Requires camera photo at clock-in.
• Clock out anytime (before paying off all orders): Allows clock-out with open orders.
• Use pre-authorization (Tabs) for credit card: Enables card tabs.
• Required modifier must be selected: Blocks send until required modifiers are chosen.
• Pop dish editor only if item has a required modifier: Shows editor only when needed.
• Skip select seat for dine-in order: Skips seat prompt.
• Default party size: Auto-fill guest count, or choose manual mode.
• Don’t allow canceling online orders from POS (back office only): Locks cancellations on iPad POS.
• Hide fee & tip for online orders: Hides fee and tip on related receipts.
• Don’t allow exempt tax: Disables tax-exempt transactions.
• Use Send Order: Enables send-only flow.
• Use Send & Pay order: Enables pay-and-send flow.
• Must pay off all orders before making a new order: Forces settlement first.

Report

Use this card to control POS report output.

• Use multiple shifts for daily operation: Enables shift-based operation.
• Use shift report by station: Splits shift reports by station.
• Use charges report by station: Splits charges by station.
• Use tip breakdown: Shows detailed tip data.
• Include zero-tip orders: Includes orders with zero tip.
• Use discount breakdown: Shows discount/voucher details.
• Use per person sales report: Adds per-guest sales metrics.
• Tip cc processing fee apply to employee: Fee percentage used in reporting.

Cash Discount And Surcharge

Use this card to set cash and card pricing behavior.

• Program: No discount/surcharge, Dual pricing, True-cash discount, Surcharge, Service fee, Convenience fee, Non-cash adjustment.
• Percentage: Rate applied by the selected program.
• Exempt Gift Cards: Excludes gift card tenders from fee/adjustment logic.
• Print Both Prices on Receipts: Available in dual-pricing flow.

Check local legal and card-network rules before enabling these options.

Payment

Payment settings include methods and gratuity.

Payment Methods

• Credit Card
• Stripe
• External Card
• Check
• Gift Certificate
• Debit Card (only for bypass the surcharge)
• Penny Round and Round at: Round totals by selected cents.
• Custom Methods: Add, remove, and reorder custom tenders.
• Maximum card payment amount: Max value per card payment.
• Manager approval for voiding after payment: Time-based approval threshold.

Gratuity

• Allow gratuity
• Include tax in calculation
• Use auto gratuity
• Number of guests threshold
• Auto gratuity percentage
• Use extra gratuity
• Use gratuity suggestions
• Suggestion Style: Compact or Informative
• Tier 1/2/3 names and percentages
• Use front-display tip screen
• Default tip rate
• Suggested choices
• Dollar tip threshold
• Separate server & kitchen tip
• Sharing rate with kitchen
• Sharing options

Custom Discounts

Set the discount names that appear on the POS order screen.

• Add discount names.
• Rename discount names.
• Reorder discount names.
• Delete discount names.

Gift Certificate Types

Set paper gift certificate types used in POS.

• Name: Label used at checkout.
• Require ID: Forces ID verification on redemption.
• Add, reorder, or delete certificate types as needed.

Printing

Printing settings are split into Kitchen, Expo, Customer Receipt, and Receipt Graphics.

Kitchen Ticket Printing

• Head space and Font size
• 2nd/3rd/4th Kitchen Name
• Print both languages
• Use graphic mode
• Auto print to bar
• Print total price
• Organize modifier’s subchoices
• Print seat number
• Print customer phone and address
• Print a copy of all items to the main kitchen printer
• Only print to kitchen after payment (used in Pay & Send)

Expo Ticket Printing

• Use expo print
• Order types: Pickup, Delivery, Dine-in, Curbside, Drive-thru
• Use packed line

Customer Receipt Printing

• Print receipt on charge
• Print when tip adjusted on the front-facing display
• Auto print receipt for To-go orders
• Auto open drawer in cash payment
• Allow any staff to open the drawer
• Print items in the restaurant copy
• Print modifiers by line
• Print modifier prices
• Print zero-priced items
• Group same items
• Print order QR code
• Print Selflane.com at the bottom of the receipt
• Bottom message

Customer Receipt Graphics

• Upload or delete Business logo.
• Upload or delete Bottom messages image.

Quick Service Mode

Use this card for QSR operation.

• Require tag number
• Tag name
• Allow tipping

Custom To-Go Types

Define to-go order types.

• Name: Type label in POS.
• Use auto close: Closes that type with ExCard flow.
• Add, reorder, or delete to-go types.

Loyalty Program

Control loyalty enrollment behavior in POS front display.

• Use sign up in front-facing display: Lets customers sign up from customer-facing screen.

Waitlist

Use this card to control waitlist timing.

• Use waitlist: Enables or disables waitlist.
• Next Table: Estimated minutes to next table.
• Gap: Minutes between party calls.