Creating the Charge to Room Payment Method

Before you can setup the integration, you have to create the Charge on Room payment method in your Lightspeed backoffice.

1) Navigate to the backoffice and log in.

2) Go to Configuration > Settings > Payment Methods.

3) Click + Add a payment method.

4) Select the payment method type: Charge to Room.

5) Assign the payment type a name and accounting reference (optional).

*NOTE: the code must remain IKPMS*

6) Set the PMS Server to Other.

7) Save the payment method.

Add the Payment Method to a Configuration

The payment method must be added to a device configuration for it to be accessible in the app. Go to Configuration > Configurations to manage this setting. Scroll down to Payment methods to allow and ensure that the newly created payment method is highlighted. Reload the configuration on a device to begin using the Charge to Room payment method.

Setup the integration in the Omniboost POS Connector

Step 1: POS Settings

We will send you the credentials for the Omniboost POS Connector. When you open the POS Connector for the first time, click on Setup integration. You will see the Connect button for connecting to Ikentoo. You have to login with your Ikentoo credentials. Next, select your company and click Select company. This page will show up:

You have to select the On Room Payment Type and you have to fill in the Tip Name. This is the name which will show up in the PMS when Tips are sent over. After completing this settings page, click Step 2.

Step 2: PMS Settings

The next page is the PMS Settings page. This page contains the following fields:

First, you have to select the Default Analisys Code. When a specific Ikentoo category is not mapped yet, it will be send over to this code. Same for the Default Payment Code when a payment method is not mapped in the Omniboost POS Connector, the payment will be sent over to the default code.

After that, you have to select the Timezone and End Of Day. This will be used when the full revenue push is send over to the PMS. This will be done at your specific End Of Day. The full revenue push will be send over to a specific folio in the PMS. You have fill in the number of the Folio. Next, you have to fill in the Time Mappings. Please select the start and the end of each service period and give it an ID.

Mapping

The final step is completing the mapping. This page looks like this:

On the left side you see the categories from the POS and on the right side the accounting categories from the PMS. You can link those categories by selecting the right PMS Category.

On the top of the page, you will see the different POS floors. If you click on a specific floor, you can complete the mapping for the specific floor. When all the categories are filled in, you can click on Save mapping & connect to Omniboost and you’re connected to the interface.