This is the server side of the bar tab. The room must already be configured with a pre-auth amount.

Open the tab

1. In the Room screen, select a bar service room.
2. Tap Add Ticket.
3. In the ticket panel, tap Actions.
4. Tap Customer.
5. Tap the Credit Card icon in the top panel of the Customer screen.
6. Tap the Authorize for... option. The payment device activates.
7. Dip, swipe or tap the card.

Once approved, the pre-authorization is applied to the ticket. Keep ordering as normal. When the total passes the pre-auth amount the POS adds an incremental authorization automatically.

Close the tab

1. Tap Checkout.
2. Tap Card, then tap the available card token option.
3. The POS verifies the card for the current total.
4. Add a tip amount before closing the ticket.

The tip rule that costs sites money

Every bar tab must have a tip amount before it batches, even $0.00. A ticket left with no tip amount may not be paid out to the site. If a guest leaves no tip, staff must enter it, either on the ticket or in bulk using the tip editing tools in the Daily Review screen.

Source: Global Payments Bar Tabs User Guide for Mobile 2.0 and NextGen.