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Sail POS & Focus POS: A tip edit failed after batch settlement - the tip isn't lost, it needs a rekey

Sail Troubleshooting

Link to rekey form https://form.jotform.com/ingage/rekey-authorization   Summary. Explains why editing a tip after the credit card batch has settled will fail, why that's expected behavior rather than a system problem, and what actually needs to happen next s...

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audience
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payments
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ai-assisted
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Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
tip edit failed; can't adjust tip; batch already closed; tip rekey; lost tip; edit tip after settlement
last_verified
2026-07-22
topic
tip adjust

A cash drawer won't open or won't stay closed - troubleshoot the hardware causes

Customer Facing Hardware

Summary. Walks through the physical/hardware causes behind the two most common cash drawer complaints - the drawer not opening when prompted from the POS, and the drawer not staying closed - before escalating to support. Applies to. Sail POS and Focus POS - a...

product
sail-pos
product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
hardware
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
cash drawer won't open; drawer won't open; drawer stuck; drawer won't close; drawer stays open; cash drawer not working
last_verified
2026-07-22
topic
drawer
topic
cash drawer

Sail POS & Focus POS: A customer reports two charges for one visit - don't refund right away

Sail Troubleshooting

Summary. Walks through why a suspected duplicate charge is usually not a real error, why it shouldn't be treated as an emergency or refunded on the spot, and what to actually do (and when) if it turns out to be a genuine duplicate. Applies to. Sail POS and Fo...

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sail-pos
product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
payments
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
double charge; duplicate charge; charged twice; pending charge; charged twice for one order; refund duplicate charge
last_verified
2026-07-30

Sail POS: A kitchen printer is down — reroute its tickets to a working printer

Sail Troubleshooting

Summary. When a kitchen or bar printer stops printing, add a Ticket Routing Rule in Backoffice to send its tickets to a working printer instead — no waiting on a repair to keep the kitchen moving. Applies to. Sail POS — all current versions. Before you start...

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sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-verified
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
kitchen printer not printing; ticket printer down; printer offline
last_verified
2026-07-16

Sail POS: A kitchen printer is down — reroute its tickets to a working printer

Customer Facing Hardware

Common things to try first If the printer powered on but not receiving any print jobs at all -  reseat the network cable at the back of the printer, then at the wall or switch. Give it a minute, then send a test order to that station. If it printing, but f...

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sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
kitchen printer not printing; ticket printer down; printer offline; printer not receiving tickets; faded kitchen ticket; print stops partway through; stuck print head; printer jam
last_verified
2026-10-06

Sail POS & Focus POS: A tip edit failed after batch settlement - the tip isn't lost, it needs a rekey

Focus POS User Guide

Link to rekey form https://form.jotform.com/ingage/rekey-authorization   Summary. Explains why editing a tip after the credit card batch has settled will fail, why that's expected behavior rather than a system problem, and what actually needs to happen next s...

product
sail-pos
product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
payments
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
tip edit failed; can't adjust tip; batch already closed; tip rekey; lost tip; edit tip after settlement
last_verified
2026-07-22
topic
tip adjust

Sail POS & Focus POS: A customer reports two charges for one visit - don't refund right away

Focus POS User Guide

Summary. Walks through why a suspected duplicate charge is usually not a real error, why it shouldn't be treated as an emergency or refunded on the spot, and what to actually do (and when) if it turns out to be a genuine duplicate. Applies to. Sail POS and Fo...

product
sail-pos
product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
payments
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
double charge; duplicate charge; charged twice; pending charge; charged twice for one order; refund duplicate charge
last_verified
2026-07-30

PCI for Using the MX Merchant Gateway Only

Payments PCI Compliance

Introduction  Most compliance steps for PCI take just 10-15 min.  What is PCI?Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance is mandated by credit card companies and the payment network to ensure the security of credit card transactions a...

Sail POS: Set up and manage price levels (happy hour, event pricing, and item discounts)

Sail Troubleshooting

Summary. Walks through creating a Sail price level from scratch, setting it to run automatically (happy hour) or be manually toggled (event pricing), and choosing which items get the price change - either from the price level side or from an individual menu it...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
pricing
provenance
ai-verified
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
price level; happy hour setup; happy hour price; event pricing; discount items during price level; quick toggle price; change happy hour hours
last_verified
2026-08-10

Sail POS: KDS hardware troubleshooting (MicroTouch, Windows controllers, and bump bars)

Sail Troubleshooting

Summary. Basic hardware troubleshooting for Kitchen Display (KDS) stations. Starts with identifying which type of hardware and input method is installed, since that determines which checks actually apply. Applies to. Sail POS - all current versions. Before y...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
hardware
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
KDS not working; kitchen screen white; kitchen screen frozen; touchscreen not responding; bump bar not working; no display found; kitchen display hardware issue
last_verified
2026-08-10

Surcharge Signage Door 6x8 Pro-Print

Payments Surcharge

Downloadable Print for Surcharge Notice: Surcharge Signage Door 6x8 Pro-Print

Sales vs Labor By Day Part Report

Sail POS: Backoffice Report Samples

The Sales vs Labor By Day Part Report compares sales performance against labor costs, summarized by your preconfigured day parts (for example, Lunch and Dinner). It works similarly to the Sales vs Labor by Hour report, but instead of breaking data into time in...

How to make a Menu Item

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

Items are the buttons your team presses at the terminal or handheld to ring things up. Modifier items are the changes made to an order — like a sauce, a topping, or a side. Items print black on kitchen tickets; modifier items print red. There are two ways to ...

Items: Details Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The General sub-tab of Details — where you set the item's name, pricing, and associations — is covered in How to Make a Menu Item. This document covers the rest of the Details tab: Price Levels, Terminal & Behavior, Printing, Security & Integration, and Descri...

Item: Kitchen Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Kitchen tab controls where this item's ticket goes to get made, how it behaves when it's used as a modifier on someone else's ticket, and how it shows up on kitchen tickets and displays. It's broken into four sections: Steering, Modifier Steering, Tickets,...

Items: Online Ordering Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Online Ordering tab controls whether and how this item shows up when customers order online. Unlike some of the others, everything here lives on one page — there are no sub-tabs. Online Options Available Online — turns on whether this item can be ordered...

Item: Modifiers Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Modifiers tab covers two different relationships: which modifier sets this item prompts for when it's ordered, and — if this item is used as a modifier itself — which other items' modifier sets it belongs to. It's broken into three sections: Prompted Sets,...

Items: Inventory Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Inventory tab covers stock tracking for this item. Like Online Ordering, it's a single page with no sub-tabs. Inventory Tracking A table listing every location, with a Reorder Point and Quantity On Hand for each. If you only have one location, you'll jus...

Items: Ingredients Tab

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Ingredients tab lists what goes into this item. Like Online Ordering and Inventory, it's a single page with no sub-tabs. Ingredients A list of every ingredient tied to this item. Click + New Ingredient to multi-select ingredients to add to the list. Inheri...

Whats new on the Item Editor?

Sail POS: Backoffice POS: Items & Modifiers

The Item Editor Has a New Look Nothing was removed, and nothing about how items work on a terminal has changed. Every setting you use today is still here, with the same name and the same permissions. What's changed is where things live. Clicking an item in t...