Credit Card Assignments

The Credit Card Assignment configuration area allows you to determine what credit cards your Property will accept and the posting type for payments and deposits that will be associated with the credit cards.  

If a card is entered that you do not take at your Property, or if a card number entered is associated with a type of card your Property does not take, the system displays a message informing you of this and does not allow you to continue until a valid card type/number is entered (or the payment method is changed and the card information is cleared out).

The standard Payment Types and Deposits (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) are automatically linked in the system.

Note: If your Property does not accept one of these payment/deposit types, make sure the payment types and deposit types for that card type and number series is entered on the configuration screen as blank.  

This selection is part of the Property and System Configuration area of Skyware.

This is part of the required configuration for Skyware Systems and is initially performed at installation for you. You may however edit the configuration to suit your Property at any time if you have the appropriate access/authorization.

 

 

Quick Menu

Quick Menu with Manager's Screen option selected

Select Manager's Screen to be taken to the MANAGER'S COMMANDS screen.

Manager's Commands Menu

Select Configuration to be taken to the PROPERTY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen.

Manager's Commands Menu with Configuration option selected

Alternately, you may also be able to select Configuration directly from the Quick Menu, if the menu has been set up to include the Configuration option.

This will take you to The Property System Configuration Menu.

Property and System Configuraion Menu

The list of property configuration options are divided into four sections, which are Required Configuration, Optional Configuration, Locales/Dates and Sub-Systems.

Select Credit Card Assignments from the Required Configuration section.

Required configuration section of the Property and System Configuration menu with Credit Card Assignments command selected

 

The Credit Card Number screen display is split into two frames, with the left side of the screen listing the credit cards and numbers already configured for your Property, and the right side containing the fields you need to complete in order to add or edit the configuration of a credit card. Any changes made on the right, once saved, will be updated in the listings to the left.

Credit Card Numbers screen example

The currently configured options are displayed by:

Card Name: Name of the credit card type.

Start: Starting number of the number series accepted for this credit card type.

End: Ending number of the number series accepted for this credit card type.

 

Your options include the following:

 

Generate a new entry:

Click the New Generate New Entry button button from the toolbar to add a new credit card number record. Complete the fields described below.

OR:

Select an existing credit card record from the list on the left, and click the Replicate Replicate Current Entry button button from the toolbar. Then change the field information as described below.

 

Edit the current selection:

Change the field information.

 

Credit Card Assignment screen right side detail for editing purposes

Start: Enter the starting number of the number series accepted for this credit card type here.

This field is required.

End: Enter the ending number of the number series accepted for this credit card type.

This field is required.

Card Name: Enter the credit card type name to be associated with this number series here.

This field is required.

Payment Type: This is a drop-down menu of all posting types available to select as the payment type for this card. Select the appropriate one.

Note: Available posting types in this category will be those designated as belonging to the posting type department "Payment".

Deposit Type: This is a drop-down menu of all posting types available to select as the deposit type for this card. Select the appropriate one.

Note: Available posting types in this category will be those designated as belonging to the posting type department "Deposit".

 

When you are finished adding or editing any credit card types/numbers, click the Save Save button button to save the changes.

 

Date Updated February 10, 2022