Shopfront supports creating and using an unlimited amount of Payment Methods. Payment Methods are any type of payment you can receive.
Creating and Editing Payment Methods
Note; Newly created payment methods will need to be enabled for each individual register you wish to process the payment method on. Refer to the relevant section on Enabling Payment Methods in the Register.
In order to set up your Payment Methods, you'll need to navigate to the list of Payment Methods:
- Open the Menu
- Select Setup
- Select Payment Methods
- Choose the payment method you would like to modify and select Edit or create a new one by pressing + New
- Configure the options you would like
- Once you have finished editing your payment methods select Save Payment Method
The Payment Method edit page contains the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Always Open Cash Drawer | Whether the Cash Drawer should always open when this payment method is used during a sale |
| Always Print Receipt | Whether receipts should automatically be printed when this payment method is used during a sale |
| Use Rounding | Whether this Payment Method should round to the nearest currency amount (for Australia this is $0.05) |
| Allow Cash Out | Whether this Payment Method supports Cash Out |
| Default to Pay Exact | Whether this Payment Method can be used without having to specify an amount first (we typically disable this for Cash and enable it for EFTPOS) |
| Close Register Denominations | A comma separated list of denominations available for use in the calculator when closing your register |
| Prediction Denominations |
A comma separated list of denominations to use when predicting expected money provided when paying for a sale |
| Payment Button Background Colour |
The colour used in the background of the Payment Method when viewed from Finalise sale on the Sell Screen (Hexadecimal colour codes supported) |
| Payment Button Text Colour |
The colour of the text displayed on the Payment Method when viewed from Finalise sale on the Sell Screen (Hexadecimal colour codes supported) |
Payment Method Types
Each payment method needs to be assigned a payment method type, the payment method types are listed below;
Standard
| Option | Description |
| Cash | Payment methods related to receiving cash (physical currency) |
| Cheque | Payment methods related to receiving Cheques |
| Direct Deposit | Payment methods related to receiving payment directly into a bank account |
| EFTPOS | Payment methods related to non-integrated (standalone) EFTPOS transactions |
| Gift Card | Used for instore gift cards, see Setting up and Selling Gift Cards for more information |
| Voucher | The voucher payment method type can be used for any purpose, generally, this is used to process a sale when no money is being received from the customer |
Integrations
| Linkly | Payment methods for integrated EFTPOS using Linkly software |
| Linkly Value Added Integrations |
This payment method type should only be selected if your EFTPOS terminal has been specifically configured for the Linkly Value Applications |
| Tyro | Used for processing Tyro-integrated EFTPOS sales, see How to Setup Tyro to Integrate with Shopfront |
External
| Custom |
Relates to any external payment methods linked to the Shopfront API, see developer documentation for further information |
Enabling Payment Methods in the Register
Once a Payment Method has been created, it will need to be activated for use on a per Register basis.
- Open the Menu
- Select Setup
- Select Registers and Outlets
- Select the Register you wish to add the Payment Method to and click Edit
- Tick the Payment Method's checkbox
- Press Save
The next time the Register is synchronised your Payment Method will be available for use.
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