Cash register

In this article you’ll learn how to use Timma’s cash register.

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Timma’s cash register is a complete digital cashier system that can be easily synced with the calendar for quick checkout, online payments, giftcards, inventory and reporting. You can also integrate it with a payment terminal for a seamless experience. In this article you'll learn different functions of Timma's cash register:


Taking payment from a calendar booking

Receiving a payment in Timma cashier is easy, just follow these steps.

First open the booking to be paid for in the calendar.

Click the Checkout button in the lower right corner of Booking info.

If you need to add products or services to the receipt, enter part of the product or service name in the search field and then choose the correct alternative. You can also click the plus button if you need to add more rows. You can also use a barcode reader to scan the products.

By default, the services are registered as revenue for the user whose calendar has the reservation. Products' revenue goes to the user who is marked as the default owner of the product in the Products page.

When you have entered all the necessary products and services to the receipt, payment method could be chosen. Choose the payment method that you customer wishes to pay and confirm the payment in the lower right corner.

If your customer wishes to split a payment for two different payment methods, first select cash as the payment method. Then enter the amount of cash paid in the field. After that, cashier will automatically calculate the remaining amount as a card payment.

Sending a receipt via SMS

After payment is confirmed, you can either send the receipt to your customer by email, SMS, or print the receipt. The receiver information will be taken from the customer information filled in, but can be changed in the receipt before sending.


Note SMS receipts have a cost per sent SMS. You can read more about SMS invoicing here.

If sending the receipt as a SMS it will be sent as a link that can be used to open the receipt as pictured below.

NB:

There is a possibility to add info to a receipt. Before confirming payment click the "Add more info to receipt" button and write additional info that is wanted.

The text will then appear to the receipt:


Taking payment in cashier

Cashier is most commonly used through a calendar booking. However, there are situations where the payment does not involve a booking but for example just walk in customer to buy a product or a gift card.

Click the cash register button above the calendar.

Choose Checkout with customer if you want to add customer information to the receipt. The purchase is recorded in the customer's historical data. After selecting, you can add the contact information and continue to Checkout.

Choose Checkout if there you do not want to collect customer information for the purchase.

Add products or services to the receipt, enter part of the product or service name in the search field and then choose the correct alternative. You can also click the plus button if you need to add more rows. You can also use a barcode reader to scan the products.

You can sell gift cards by clicking the Gift card button. You can modify the price of the gift card in the price/unit field. The gift card is shown as open revenue in the salon's revenue. When the gift card is used, the revenue is registered to a specific user by using gift card as a payment method in Timma cashier.

When you have entered all the necessary products and services to the receipt, payment method could be chosen. Choose the payment method that you customer wishes to pay and confirm the payment in the lower right corner.

If your customer wishes to split a payment for two different payment methods, first select cash as the payment method. Then enter the amount of cash paid in the field. After that, cashier will automatically calculate the remaining amount as a card payment.

After payment is confirmed, you can either send the receipt to your customer by email, SMS, or print the receipt. The receiver information will be taken from the customer information filled in, but can be changed in the receipt before sending.

Note SMS receipts have a cost per sent SMS. You can read more about SMS invoicing here.

If sending the receipt as a SMS it will be sent as a link that can be used to open the receipt as pictured below.


3. How to refund a payment

Sometimes you need to do a refund or correct the receipt. Here is the instructions how to do it.

  1. If the transaction has been paid through a calendar booking, search the booking and open it.

If the transaction has been paid without a calendar booking, go to Revenues -> Revenues. Open the receipt.

2. Click the Refund payment button to cancel the payment and confirm it by clicking Ok.

3. To make a new payment for the same customer, click the "New payment" button. If you wish, you can display the original receipt by clicking on the arrow symbol on the top of the receipt.

Please note that refunds and new payments will always be posted on the day they are made. Receipts in the past cannot be edited, without making a refund first and then creating a new payment transaction.


4. Withdrawal and deposit

Withdrawals and deposits in your cash register work directly in the Calendar.

  1. Click Cash register button above the calendar.

2. Click on the button Withdrawal or Deposit for the right cash register.

3. Select the user at the checkout and enter the amount. You can also add an explanation to the transaction, for example "Bank transfer". Then select Confirm withdrawal/deposit button

4. The system generates a receipt for the event, which you can print as normal if necessary.


5. How to find a specific payment

If a specific payment needs to be found, the best way is to find it in Revenues -> Revenues page.

You can either filter the correct dates or/and user to find a payment OR find a specific payment by using the search field for example with receipt number, customer name or service name.


Now you are all set up to use Timma's cashier! 🤩

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