The payment types accepted at the hotel are defined in the Methods of payment master files. Each payment method is given a code that determines the section in the cash journal in which this method belongs.
Payment types with payment accounts such as Debtor or Credit Card are directly made transferred into the city ledger.
Figure 137: Payment type master file
The field Booking area restricts the use of the payment type to certain areas. This is useful, if, for example, bank transfers should only be posted by Back Office staff.
The toggle button Receipt required is used for payment types that require an immediate printout (either as per hotel policy or as per legal requirements). If enabled, the print-dialog is displayed immediately when posting a payment with this payment type.
The combo box entries in the field Type of card are provided by SIHOT. When defining a payment type as Credit card, the payments can be transferred into a city ledger account if necessary. This number is entered in the field C/L account. For credit card payments, the field C/L account contains the company number of the credit card provider as shown in the respective profile. In payment types that are not be transferred into the city ledger, the entry in this field is 0.
When interfaced with an accounting software, enter the financial accounting number and cost centre as advised by the accounting department.
The field Card is required in connection with the external interface to a credit card system.