It's important to keep ThinkReservations up to date with customer payments.
Payment Methods:
By default, we give you several payment methods, as seen in the below list. You can also create custom payment methods, or "house accounts."
Payment Type | Note |
Cash | Manual cash transaction journal entry (record only). |
Check | Manual check journal entry (record only). |
Credit Card | Electronically charge the credit card entered/on file. |
Gift Certificate | Electronically debit house (ThinkReservations) Gift Certificates. |
3rd Part Gift Cert. | Other certificate or gift card journal entry (record only). |
Third Party Credit Card Processor | Manual credit card transaction journal entry (record only). |
Transfer | Used to record a transfer of funds from one bill to another. |
Custom payment methods | Custom payment methods are also a journal entry (record only). |
Follow the steps below to apply a payment
Open the bill or reservation that needs to have a new payment created or logged.
Note the existing entries, if any, in the Payments section.
Click PAYMENT under the Payments section.
A pop-up window will appear.
Click on the Payment Method drop-down to change the type of payment.
Some payments allow a note. Optionally enter a note for your record in the Ref # box if there is one. This note does not show in the emails to your customers but is on the printed bills and reports.
Enter the amount of the payment in the box on top.
Click Take Payment to save the payment record to the system.