Meal coupon
MICROS Retail OSCAR POS provides the redemption of meal coupons, which are handed out to passengers in order of flight delays etc.
Attention!
Please be aware that an overpayment with meal coupons will not calculate any
change. An overpayment with meal coupons will finalize a receipt like it has
been paid with appropriate amount of money.
The meal coupons are printed with an EAN Code 128, which implies all relevant data for scanning. The numeric data are also printed on the meal coupon in case the scanner does not work and the operator has to enter the data manually.
Example 32 digit EAN CODE for meal coupon:
|
Prefix |
Customer no. |
Issue date |
Flight no. |
Amount |
Currency |
Expire date |
Issue no. |
Check digit |
|
PP |
CCC |
DDMMYY |
FFFF |
WWWW |
CCC |
DDMMYY |
TTT |
P |
The meal coupon will be used from the passenger for paying as a finance type stored in the system. Thoses data will also be used to generate a customer invoice for the flight company. The basic of the invoicing is a customer delivery which will be automatically generated during theXML export of meal coupons wit h the report "Export Meal Coupon Inv" in program Application-> Organisation -> Branch.
The following parameters has to be set fo rthe use of meal coupons:
- Application -> Organisation
-> Branch -> EAN parameter
|
Identification |
User definde (2 digit prefix) |
|
Descriptor |
User defined |
|
Input length |
32 |
|
Simulates Key |
MEALCOUPONn |
|
Book to PLU/WGR |
2 digit number of the finance type |
|
Offset Field 1 |
0 |
|
Lenght Feld 1 |
0 |
|
Offset Field 2 |
0 |
|
Lenght Feld 2 |
32 |
|
Typ Field 2 |
Other |
- Parameter -> Misc.
Params. -> Finance type
Set up a finance type of "Credit" with the option "Customer related".
The number of this finance type must be entered in the field "Book to PLU/WGR" in program "EAN parameter".
- Parameter -> Misc.
Params. -> Terminal type -> Finance
parameter
Assigne the finance type of meal coupon to the terminal type.
- System -> User
interface -> Touch page
Define a key for the event "MEALCOUPON" for the touch layout of the terminal. The event date is the number of the finance type for theuse of meal coupons. With this key the operator can enter the 32 digit number of the meal coupon, in case the scanner is defect.
- Application ->
Customer -> Add data
Enter in the field "Airline 2-letter code" the ID of the airline (e.g. "LH" = Lufthansa, "BA" = British Airways" etc).
Note:
Airline customers must have a 3 didgit number, because the EAN-Code for meal coupons includes only 3 digits for identification.
- Application -> Item
Aktivate the option "Not for meal coupons" for all items which are not allowed to pay with meal coupon.
If Items exist on a receipt which is payed with meal coupon, the receipt will be canceled. In that case two separate receipts must be created for the customer.
- Parameter -> Payment type
Eneter the right "ISO Currency code" for each payment of your system. The ISO Currency code is part of the meal coupon datat and will be used to identify the payment type. Please pay attention not to have identical ISO Currency codes for different payment types stored in your system.
Example "ISO-Currency code"
|
Currency |
Currency Symbol |
Numeric ISO Code |
|
Norwegian krone |
NOK |
578 |
|
Euro |
EUR |
978 |
|
US Dollar |
USD |
840 |
|
British Pound |
GBP |
826 |
|
Swedish krona |
SEK |
752 |
|
Danish krone |
DKK |
208 |
|
Icelandic króna |
ISK |
352 |
|
Swiss Franc |
CHF (SFR) |
756 |
|
Canadian dollar |
CAD |
124 |
|
Australian dollar |
AUD |
036 |
|
Japanese YEN |
JPY(YEN) |
392 |
- Parameter -> Payment
type -> Exchange rate
If meal coupon are to be redeemed for foreing currencies, the exchange rate has to be set up for the corresponding payment type. An error messages will appear on th terminal if an meal coupon was redeemded for a foreign currency without exchange rate.
- Anwendung -> Organisation
-> Branch -> Branch path
The variable "XML EXPORT" defines the export path for the export data of meal coupons.
The report "Export "Export Meal Coupon Inv" will export the data of meal coupobns in XML format. The target folder of the export data must be set up in program Application -> Organisation -> Branch -> Branch path with he variable XML EXPORT.
The report "Export "Export Meal Coupon Inv" will also generate a customer delivery of the meal coupons. The customer delivery will be used to create a customer invoice and the customer payment.
Redeemed meal coupons can be display on screen or printed out with the report Application -> Organisation -> Branch "Meal coupon".
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