Setup Transactions

Transaction Configuration

Billing configuration lets you configure rules or conditions related to billing types, bill data syncing, outlier bills, currency conversion, and more at the organization level.

To configure billing details, navigate to InTouch Profile > Organization Settings >Systems & Deployment > !ntouch POS Configuration > Billing.

OPTIONDESCRIPTION
CONF_CLIENT_AUTO_BILLING_ENABLEDEnable to capture bill details from the POS automatically. Else, you need to enter bill details manually
CONF_CLIENT_BACKGROUND_NETWORK_BILL_SUBMIT- This feature is not in use/deprecated -
CONF_CLIENT_ONE_STEP_BILLING_ENABLED- This feature is not in use/deprecated -
CONF_CLIENT_BILL_NO_REGEXA regular expression for the bill number. A transaction submitted on the Transaction screen should match with the regex configured here.
CONF_CLIENT_IS_BILL_AMOUNT_ZEROEnable to accept transactions with 0 transaction amounts.
CONF_CLIENT_DISABLE_CANCEL_BILL- This feature is not in use/deprecated -
CONF_ALLOW_LOYALTY_BILL_SUBMITION_WITH_PARTIAL_DETAILSOther than the primary identifier, if any custom field is mandatory, you can submit a bill even with out the
CONF_RETRO_TRANSACTION_ENABLECheck to enable retro transaction - save not-interested transactions and tag to customers once registered.
These bills are saved until the number of days set in CONF CLIENT RETRO MAX ALLOWED AGE DAYS
CONF_RETRO_TRANSACTION_CASHIEREnable to allow a cashier to convert a not-interested transaction to a regular (loyalty) transaction.
CONF_RETRO_TRANSACTION_STORE_ASSOCIATEEnable to allow a store associate to convert a not-interested transaction to a regular (loyalty) transaction.
CONF_CLIENT_BILLING_CUSTOMER_REPORT_ENABLED    - This feature is not in use/deprecated -
CONF_CLIENT_AUTOSAVE_BILL_HOOK_KEYHotkey for capturing bill details from bill picker. Example: Alt+Ctrl+z
CONF_CLIENT_BILL_NOTES_READONLYEnable to not allow a cashier to enter bill notes. In this case, notes will be captured only through bill pick or integration.
ENHANCE BILL CAPTURECheck this option not to save loyalty transactions with missing or invalid identifiers as not-interested transactions.
Note: If this is unchecked, the system does not capture loyalty transactions with invalid or missing identifiers.
CONF_LOYALTY_IS_BILL_NUMBER_REQUIREDEnable to make bill number mandatory to submit a transaction or capture bill details.
CONF_LOYALTY_BILL_NUMBER_UNIQUE_IN_DAYSSet the number of days for which the bill number has to be unique. For example, if you set 30, then a transaction number cannot be repeated for 30 days. Again, you can set uniqueness at the org level, store level, or Till level using the configs mentioned below.
CONF_LOYALTY_IS_BILL_NUMBER_UNIQUEEnable this option to set bill number unique across the organization. You also need to set the number of days in which you want the bill number unique.
CONF_LOYALTY_BILL_NUMBER_UNIQUE_ONLY_STOREEnable this option to set bill number unique at the store level. You also need to set the number of days in which you want the bill number unique.
CONF_LOYALTY_BILL_NUMBER_UNIQUE_ONLY_TILLEnable this option to set bill number unique at the Till level. You also need to set the number of days in which you want the bill number unique.
IS_RETURN_BILL_UNIQUEEnable to make return bill number unique for the org.
CONF_MARK_ZERO_BILL_AS_OUTLIEREnable this option to mark transactions with bill amount 0 as outlier transactions.
CONF_LOYALTY_MAX_BILL_AMOUNTSet the minimum bill amount to be accepted across the organization. Any bill amount beyond the minimum and maximum limit set will not be accepted.
CONF_LOYALTY_MIN_BILL_AMOUNTSet the maximum bill amount to be accepted across the organization. Any bill amount beyond the minimum and maximum limit set will not be accepted.
BILL_NUMBER_WISE_IGNORE_POINTSCheck this to stop allocating points for transaction number that start with a specific keyword you mention in IGNORE BILLS FOR BILL NUMBER STARTS WITH.
IGNORE_POINTS_FOR_BILL_NUMBER_STARTS_WITHEnter the starting keyword of transaction numbers that need to ignored from issuing points.
MARK_BILLS_OUTLIER_STARTING_WITHBills that start with the keyword you specify here will be considered as outlier bills.
CONF_OUTLIER_ITEM_SKUEnter SKUs (comma separated) that you want to consider as outlier.
CONF_LOYALTY_MAX_BILL_LINEITEM_AMOUNTSet the maximum line-item amount that is acceptable. Any line-item amount not in the range of the minimum and maximum value will be accepted by the Capillary system.
CONF_LOYALTY_MIN_BILL_LINEITEM_AMOUNTSet the minimum line-item amount that is acceptable. Any line-item amount not in the range of the minimum and maximum value will be accepted by the Capillary system.
MARK_BILLS_OUTLIER_FROM_STOREThese stores are used for testing purpose and the bills generated in these stores will be ignored.
Select each store and click Add. The stores that you add will be considered as outlier stores.
CONF_MIN_BILLING_DATESet the minimum date acceptable for billing. Any bill date (especially, while import) less than the date that you set here will be ignored automatically.
CONF_LOYALTY_IS_RETURN_BILL_NUMBER_REQUIREDEnable to make the transaction number mandatory for return bills.
CONF_LOYALTY_IS_RETURN_BILL_MANUAL_HANDLING_ENABLEDCheck to enable manual deduction of points on return transactions.  
CONF_CLIENT_ENTER_LATER_SHORTCUTSet hotkey for enter-later transactions. Example: Ctrl+Alt+E.
CONF_CLIENT_NOT_INTR_SHORTCUTSet hotkey for not-interested transactions. Example: Ctrl+Alt+N.
CONF_CLIENT_CLIENT_GROSS_DISCOUNT_ENABLEDEnable to show the gross discount amount of a transaction in the invoice.
CONF_LOYALTY_TRANSACTION_AMOUNT_MARGIN 
CONF_CLIENT_RETRO_DELAY_SINCE_REGISTRATION_HOURS 
CONF_CLIENT_RETRO_MAX_ALLOWED_AGE_DAYSMaximum number of days allowed for a not-interested transaction to tag it to a loyalty customer once registered.
For example, if you set 7, once a customer is registered, you can tag bills that are made by the customer in the last 7 days.
There is no limit on the number of days.
CONF_CURRENCY_CONVERSION_ENABLECheck this to enable currency conversion
BILL_OUTLIER_BASKET_SIZE_LIMITAn outlier is an observation (or configuration) to identify abnormal behavior in bills.
This option lets you set the basket size limit for a bill. Any number beyond this will be considered as an outlier bill.
For example, if you set BILL_OUTLIER_BASKET_SIZE_LIMIT as 20, any bill with basket size more than 20 is considered as an outlier bill. Set -1 if the outlier is not applicable to your organization.
AMOUNT_ROUNDING_OFF_TO_DECIMAL_PLACESThis configuration specifies the number of decimal places to retain for transaction values. For example, if you set it to 2 decimal places and a transaction value is 100.567, the system will store the value as 100.56. This setting also applies to line-item transactions.
Note: If the Decimal Places for Base Currencyin the billing configuration is defined, the system always prioritizes this setting. In the above example, if Decimal Places for Base Currency is set to 1, the system will store the value as 100.6.

Add payment modes

A payment mode will have attributes and attribute values. Before configuring payment mode combinations, you need to add the supported payment modes of the organization as explained in the following.

  1. Log on to InTouch and go to Settings > Organization Setup > Payment Modes.
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  1. Click Add Tender and choose the payment mode that you want to add.
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  1. In Label, enter your preferred name for the payment mode.
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  1. Click the Save icon to add the payment mode to your organization. Then, you need to add attributes to the payment mode.
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  1. Click the Edit icon to add attributes.
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  1. Click Add Attribute to add an attribute to the current payment mode and select the required attribute from the drop-down.

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  • Attributes are not supported for all payment modes. You will see the Attribute field only if supported for the payment mode.
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  1. Enter your preferred name for the attribute (to appear on the UI) and click Save.
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Similarly, you can also add attribute values if applicable for the attribute.

  1. Click the Edit icon of an attribute to add the attribute value.
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  1. In the Supported attribute values drop-down, select the supported input type - Text, Selection, Numeric, Float. Refer to the table below for more details.
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The options differ based on the chosen attribute type.

Similarly, you add all the supported payment modes with attributes and values.

The following screenshot shows a payment mode, Card, with two attributes added to it.

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  • To remove a payment mode or attribute, click the respective Delete option.
    • Always ensure to Save changes whenever you add or modify a payment mode/attribute.