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Setup Payments

Modified June 19, 2018 | Created August 10, 2017 | Jeff Valair

Filed under Accounting

Setup a Payment

  1. Click Tools > Accounting > Setup > Payments.

  2. Select <New Item> from the Payment drop-down list.
  3. Enter in the name of the Payment.

  4. Optional.  Enter the Grouping.


    This allows similar methods of payment to be grouped together.

  5. Select the Currency.

  6. Select the Method of Payment.


    » Method of Payment

  7. Optional.  Select the Change returned, if applicable.

  8. Click OK.

Restrict a Payment

  1. Click Tools > Accounting > Setup > Payments.
  2. Open a payment.
  3. Click the Restrictions tab.

  4. Set the applicable options.
  5. Click OK.

Method of Payment

Method: Authorize.Net

» Setup Authorize.Net

Reference:
https://atlassian.idtechproducts.com/confluence/display/KB/MiniMag+II+%28IDMB-33xxxx%29+-+Home

Method: Authorization

  • Track an 3rd party authorization or authorization-like alpha-numeric number

Method: Bank

  • Deposit and redemption model, similar to a bank account
  • Allows refunds from cancelled bookings to be transferred to future bookings
  • Allows funds to be deposited for future redemption

Method: Cash

  • Cash
  • Penny rounding option

Penny Rounding
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/programs/about-canada-revenue-agency-cra/phasing-penny.html

Method: Charge

  • Credit card number tracking for 3rd party payment
  • Card number is encrypted in the database
  • No physical processing of funds through the system, only tracking
    Requires employees to confirm amount and authorization for proper reconciliation.

Method: Customers

  • Post-paid billing
  • Ideal for corporate traveller and tour companies
  • Company lookup and validation
  • Inventory mapping table
  • Discount option
  • Tax exemptions

Additional resources:
» Setup Customers

Method: Exchange

  • Conversion between two currencies

Method: GreatPlains

  • Post-paid billing
  • Customer list managed by Microsoft Dynamics
  • Company lookup and validation

  1. Select GreatPlains in Method of Payment.
  2. Click Config.
  3. Enter the following information:
    Server: GP host/IP address when using the Booking Agent.
    Web: GP host/IP address when accessing from the online bookings.
    UserID: Username for GP database.
    Password: Password for GP database.
    Database: Physical SQL database name.

  4. Set optional parameters.
  5. Click OK to save the server credentials.
  6. Click OK to save the payment.
Firewall

The Web address will need to be whitelisted with your firewall and SQL connections forwarded to your Great Plains host.

  • bookings.blueskybooking.com, 168.62.9.236
  • mobile.blueskybooking.com, 168.62.9.162
  • api.blueskybooking.com, 40.78.111.59

» Reserved IP addresses

Reference:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/dynamics365/gp-overview

Method: MiraServ

  • Credit card payments
  • Direct payment integration module
  • Full, seamless reconciliation of payments

Requirements

  • Blue Sky Booking direct payment integration module
  • Eigen Development integration partner sign-up

To validate a new form of payment, we recommend:

  1. Setup the new card for payment.
  2. Run a small charge on the new card.
  3. Disable the new payment.
  4. Reconcile the charge with Blue Sky, Eigen and your bank.
    This may take several days to settle.
  5. Enable the new payment.
  6. Refund the original charge.
  7. Disable the new payment.
  8. Reconcile the refund with Blue Sky, Eigen and your bank.
  9. Once confirmed, enable the new payment.

» MiraServ Installation

Method: Ticket

  • Generic ticket number
  • No validation of ticket number

Method: Voucher

  • Redemptions processed using the vouchers table
  • Full tracking of value and limitations

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