Processing a Purchase with a Loyalty Card (Point Accumulation)

Follow the procedure below to process an accumulation of loyalty points with a purchase by credit card, debit card or cash; or with a credit pre-auth, completion or advice.

IMPORTANT: When to awards points for a Pre Auth transaction:

- Award points when you perform a PRE AUTH if you know that you will NOT have the loyalty card available later when you perform the pre-auth completion.

- Award points when you perform the PRE AUTH COMPLETION if you know that you WILL have the loyalty card available at that time.

To process a purchase with a loyalty card:

  1. Complete the purchase, pre-auth, completion or advice transaction that will accumulate points.

  2. On the applications menu, select GIFT & LOYALTY.
    The message "Activating App..." is displayed, then the GIFT & LOYALTY transactions menu appears.

  3. Select Purchase.
    The "Total Amount" prompt appears.

  4. Key in the total amount and press the green OK key.
    The "Accept amount?" prompt appears.

  1. Select Yes to proceed.
    The "Swipe or Enter Card" prompt appears. Proceed to step 6.
    OR
    Select No.
    The "Total Amount" prompt appears.
    Repeat step 4.

  2. Swipe the loyalty card.
    OR
    Key in the card number and press the green OK key.

The terminal displays "Approved" for 20 seconds, or until you press the green OK key, and then prints the Cardholder copy of the receipt.

The "Press OK key" prompt appears.

  1. Press the green OK key to print the Merchant copy of the receipt and return to the GIFT & LOYALTY transactions menu.