Oracle recommends that you create payment card buttons on a page for the credit card functions.
Select None to use all types of credit cards.
CreditAuthOnly: This function sends a request to the cardholder’s bank to authorize available funds and place a hold on those funds for sale. The account is not charged. This function is used in Table Service to obtain authorization of payment.
CreditAuthAndPay: This function authorizes funds available and completes the sale. This function is used in Quick Service to apply payment and close a check.
InitialAuthorization: This function sends a request to the cardholder’s bank to authorize available funds and place a hold on those funds for sale. The account is not charged. This function is used in Table Service to obtain authorization of payment for a large party or with bar tabs where additional charges may be incurred. It is also used to name a bar tab after the patron whose credit card was authorized.
ManualAuthorization: When connection to the credit card processor is unavailable, this function allows the workstation operator to manually enter the authorization code (obtained by phoning the credit card processor).
The Initial Authorization performs an SPI authorization, and Simphony retrieves the card holder name (if present) from the payment service provider (PSP) and inserts it into the Guest Check ID field.