• To activate the ability to apply tips (gratuities) at the salespoint, the setting Tips=TRUE must be added to the .INI file in the [Preferences] section.

• Activation of the tips functionality also allows “quick cash” buttons labeled $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 to appear on the Finalize dialog.

• When ShowPaymentBreakdown=FALSE, system tip declaration does not work in close out. This is true even if AutoFillCloseout=TRUE. The main reason you would want ShowPaymentBreakdown=FALSE is because you may not want the cash amounts showing or the total amounts showing.  However, there is a lot of user error when the tips need to be manually added up by the operator, which is why system generated tips is nice to have. You can still type in the amount of tips to declare by using the payout tips option. Also, with Tips=TRUE, ShowPaymentBreakdown=TRUE, and ShowCashInCloseout=FALSE you are able to facilitate the closeout/tipout process without too much exposure to the amount of cash the system shows for that session.

• Adding a separate setting to the [Preferences] section labeled QuickTips=TRUE, in conjunction with Tips=TRUE and AlwaysSure=FALSE, activates quick tips functionality as described below. This is generally more useful in bar or Quick Service Food and Beverage environments, where the server is stationed at a specific salespoint and serving guests from that given location, rather than in a Table Service Food and Beverage environment.