The EBMS software includes multiple customer payment options including cash, check, credit card, ACH, debit card, gift card, etc. A payment option must be enabled within the software before it can be used within the point-of-sale or customer payment screens.
Select Sales > Options from the main EBMS menu and click on the Payments tab as shown below:
The Payments list is created by the software. Payment options can not be added or deleted by the user. Each desired payment option should be enabled with appropriate settings.
Review the Customer Payments > Cash Accounts, Deposits, and reconciling Cash section to review the cash general ledger accounts that must be associated with each payment option.
The EBMS software includes many tools to process charge invoices and add to accounts receivables. Review General Ledger Transactions > Accounts Receivable Transactions for details on this account.
Down payments: Review the Customer Payments > Down Payments section for more information on applying down payments to a sales order.
Partial payments: Review the Partial payments section or the Overpayments on Sales Invoices section for more details on payment options.
Automated payments: Review the Direct and Automated Payments section to automate the payment process.
Apply to account: Enable the Customer Payment: Automatically Distribute option to have the software distribute the payment to outstanding invoices within the dialog. Review the Processing Customer Payments section for more details.
Finance charges: Review Customer Finance Charges to calculate overdue charges for sales invoices.
Payment card processing: Review the Payment Card Processing > Configuring EBMS for Payment Cards section for instructions to configure credit card and debit card payment options and to configure the Credit Card Processing Software settings.
Payment Portal: Review Payment Portal for instructions to process online payments. Review Customer Portal for a more complete online sales tools including viewing and payment invoices.
ACH payments: Review ACH Payments for instructions to process electronic direct payments using a bank portal.
Virtual terminal: Review Virtual Terminal for instructions to process payment cards without a hardware device.
Offline Payments: Review Offline Payment Transactions to adjust payments within the online payment processing portal.
EBT Cards: Review EBT Cards for instructions to process EBT payments within EBMS.
Gift Cards: Review Gift Card Overview for instructions to load and process gift cards.
Loyalty Cards: Review Loyalty Cards Overview for instructions to manage Loyalty programs.