Perform Authorization and Check-In Reservations with Cash

The following enhancements have been made to the check-in flow of reservations associated with the Cash class payment methods in the Process Payment pop-up screen:

• When the Default Authorization Amount On Check-In option is selected in the Credit Cards tab of the Guest Accounting screen (Settings ➜ Guest Accounting ➜ Credit Cards) and a default authorized amount is configured for the Cash class payment methods:

• Users can check-in reservations without authorization using the Check In Without Authorization option.

• Users can check-in reservations by making a payment for the authorization amount with the Cash class payment method using the Check In & Post Payment With Cash option. In this case a record of the payment is created in the guest folio.

  • Users can also override the default authorized amount configured by selecting the Override checkbox and make payment for the overridden authorization amount using the Check In & Post Payment With Cash option.

• When the Default Authorization Amount On Check-In option is not selected, users can continue to check-in reservations without making payments for the authorization amount using the Check In With Cash option.

Previously, the Check In With Cash option was removed and only the Check In Without Authorization and Check In & Post Payment With Cash options were displayed in the Process Payment pop-up screen irrespective of whether the Default Authorization Amount On Check-In checkbox was selected or not.

As part of this enhancement, the Authorized Amount and Release options have been added to the Cash class payment methods associated with reservations (Reservation ➜ Payment Methods) to enable users to modify and release the amount authorized for the payment methods.