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Sail POS: Terminals

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Order Entry

How to start a table

This will walk through the process of starting a table on a terminal.  Please click this link ...

How to modify a table

This will walk you through how to modify a table on a terminal after it has been created. If you...

How to open an existing order

This document will show how to open an order that was placed earlier. There are 2 ways to find o...

How to view your open orders

This document will show you how to view your open orders. The orders screen can be opened by p...

How to view a closed order

This document will show you how to view your open orders. The orders screen can be opened by pre...

How to view a someone else's orders

This document will show how to view someone else's orders. Open the orders screen. ...

How to sort orders on the order view screen

This document will show how to sort orders in the Order View Screen First open the orders ...

How to move a table

This document will show how to change a table number or move an order to a another table. There ...

How to combine tables/orders

This document will show how to combine orders. There are two ways to combine orders on the termi...

How to transfer an order to another server

This document will walk you thru the four ways to transfer an order to another server. The Ord...

How to adjust the 86 list from the Terminal

This document will show you how to add or update items on the 86 list from the Terminal If you w...

How to edit an order: Tools screen

This document will show the tools editing feature. The “Tools” button is on the bottom toolbar...

How to edit an Item: More Screen

This document will show you how to edit items on the order in the "More" screen Select and ite...

How to Void or Comp an item

This will detail the process of Voiding or Comping an item after it has been added to a order. ...

How to Split & Un-split an item on the terminal

This document will show you how to Split and then Un-split an item on the terminal How to Split...

How to Hold, Fire, or Re-Fire an item

This will show you how to Hold, Fire, or Re-fire an item How to hold an item Hold until you fire...

How to add discounts to an item or check

This document will show you how to add a discount to an item or the check on a terminalIf you wan...

How to add notes to an item

This will Show you how to add notes to an item or modifier item Add notes to an item The notes ...

How to Move items to a new seat

This this document will show you how to move an item to a another seat.  How to move an item t...

How to duplicate an item(s)

This document will show you how to duplicate one or multiple items How to duplicate 1 item ...

How to Modify an Item

Modify an Item To get to the modifier screen, select the “Modify” button on the very left of...

How to edit price and name of an item from a terminal

How to Edit an Item from the terminal Note that you can only edit items if your job role has a...

How to Issue & Redeem a Gift Card

This document will show you how to Issue a gift card and how to use the gift card for payment ...

Press and Hold

Press and Hold Buttons Several buttons that if the button is held, will give you a shortcut to ...

Scheduled Orders

Sail has the ability to take an order and have it send to the kitchen later that day or on a fu...

How to attach a customer account to an order

This document will walk you through finding a customer and attaching them to an order on the term...

The Charges/Misc Tab

This document will walk you through the special buttons on the Charges/Misc tab of the order scre...

Understanding modifier prompts and Hot Mod buttons

This will walk you through the modifier prompts that pop up when you ring in an item, and the Hot...

How to add a charge or gratuity

This will walk through how to add a charge to an order on the terminal, like a gratuity for a lar...

How to use the Split Item actions on the terminal

This document will show you how to use the Split Item buttons on the order screen to split an ite...

How to use timed items on the terminal

This document will walk through using timed items on a terminal. A timed item is charged by how l...

Payments

How to print a receipt

This document will show how to print a receipt from a terminal. There are many way From Order ...

How to close a table/order

This document will detail how to close a table/order from a terminal To see how to close a table/...

How to reopen a closed table/order

This document will detail how to reopen a closed table/order from a terminal NOTE: If it is a cr...

How to void cash payments

This document will show how to void a cash payment First you need to find the closed order, ...

How to enter tips

This document will detail how to enter tips on a Terminal To see how to edit tips on a handheld ...

How to sort payments on the edit tips screen

This document will show how to sort and filter payments Anatomy of a button on the Edit Tips s...

How to Edit tips that have already been entered

This document will show how to edit tips that have already been entered If a tip needs to ...

Credit Card Re-Apply

This document will show you videos of different real world scenarios to use Credit Card Re-Apply....

How to close an order out to a Room Charge (Non-Integrated)

This document will show you how to close out an order to a Room Charge Open the order you woul...

Credit Card Re-Apply Expanded version

This document give a full explanation of how to use Credit Card Re-Apply and will show you videos...

How to process a payment

This document will walk you through the Payments screen on the terminal: what each part does, how...

How to use the Split Calculator

This document will walk you through how to use the Split Calculator on the Payments screen to div...

How to start and pay out a tab

This document will walk you through tabs on the terminal: starting a tab with the guest's card, a...

Management Functions

How to run a server report

This document will show how to run a server report. As a server Log onto terminal and nav...

How to close a server

This document will show how to close a server. There are 3 things to do before you run a server ...

How to do the Daily Close

This document will walk you through performing the daily close procedure in Sail. Before you can ...

How to add manager rights to an open screen

This document will show how to add manager rights to an open screen.  On most of the screens...

How to register and use a swipe card

This document will show how to register and use a swipe card Login and navigate to the Fun...

How to toggle price change

This document will show how to toggle a Manual price level change. Login and navigate to the F...

How to adjust Terminal Settings/Defaults

This document will detail the terminal settings page and show how to change system defaults on th...

How to enable training mode

This document will show how to enable training mode. Log in and navigate to the Functions ...

How to open the till

This document will show you the different ways to open the till.   Without a sale To open a ti...

How to edit table layout

This document will show how to create and edit the table layout on terminals: adding sections (di...

How to do a Terminal Sync

This document will show how to sync the terminal. Performing a Terminal Sync will pull the curre...

How to check a gift card balance

This document will show how to check the balance of a gift card on the terminal. If you'd like t...

How to Edit button size and font

This document will show you how to change the button, font, and image sizes on the buttons. Note...

How to do a Refund

Click Quick Order on the default screen    Click Charge Tab   Click on one of the Refund ...

How to exit and restart Sail Software

Exit Sail Software On the Log In screen enter 987654321 Enter   On any other screen, clic...

How to refund a credit card from a previous day transaction

Create Refund Click Quick Order on the default screen    Click Charge Tab   Click on on...

How to Submit a Tip Out

This document will walk you thru the two ways to submit a tip out to another employee. The Submi...

How to Switch a Terminal to the Backup Processor

In the unlikely event that the primary credit card processor goes down, we can switch you to a ba...

Credit Card Offline Mode

Credit Card Offline Mode allows your POS terminals to continue accepting credit card payments in ...

How to Edit a Terminal Order Screen Layout

The order screen on the terminal can be edited right where it lives — tabs, sections, speed rails...

How to edit the time clock on a terminal

This document will walk you through how to fix an employee's time clock from a terminal. You can ...

How to assign a drawer

This document will walk you through assigning a cash drawer to a person on the terminal, so only ...

How to record a cash deposit on the terminal

This document will walk you through recording tonight's cash deposit on the terminal - the cash y...

Rewards