RDP Point of Sale (POS) Interface

The RDP System has the Ability to Post Charges to Guest Folios / Group Masters

This feature can be used as a limited Point-of-Sale system for simple locations, such as selling a few items at the front desk. Many RDP customers require much more sophisticated POS features for their Restaurants, pool, Spa, Golf Course, and many other locations. To satisfy these requirement RDP has interfaced to a wide variety of third party Point-of-sale systems as indicated on the list below. Please note that we are frequently adding new POS interfaces.

The RDP interface includes the following capabilities:

Automatically post charges to the guest folio or Group Master from the POS system.
Provides an “inquire first” capability if your POS system supports this feature. For example, a clerk in the restaurant can first inquire to see who is in room 102, prior to posting a charge.
Optional Pre check-in posting is available for all POS interfaces using the Micros standard. For example, a guest may arrive at the property at noon, but their room is not ready until 4:00 p.m. The guest can put a credit card on file and start charging items immediately, using their reservation number as verification.
Optional Post check-out posting is available for all POS interfaces using the Micros standard. For example, a guest may checkout at noon but still use the facilities for the rest of the day and charge items, which are then paid for by the credit card on file.
The room key created by the VingCard encoders interfaced to the RDP system can be used to post charges to the room using a Micros 8700+ compatible POS system.

Vendor	Model	Version	Groups	Emulates	RDP UPD File
*Abacus 21/Abacus 77	All	–	–	–	Abacus21/V5 REQUIRED
Aloha	–	–	–	4700	Micr8700
Bepoz	Reslink	3.4.1	No	4700	Micr8700 & Bepoz
Comtrex Systems Corporation	PCS500 SuperSprint	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Communications Group	Pixel Point	2000	Yes	4700	Micr2700
DataSym	Maitre’ D	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Fairway Systems	–	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
HSI	ALL	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Gatemaster	ALL	–	–	Abacus 21	RDP742.UPD
InfoGenesis POS – Uses RDP Web Server – no serial connection required.	ALL	–	–	–	–
Integrated Business Systems (IBS)	Club Mgr	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Integrated Restaurant Software	RMS Touch	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Maitre’D Contact Mark Lorenzen 954-465-8369	Various		Yes	8700	Micr8700
MenuSoft/Digital Dining Contact Andre Cell 303-522-2652	Digital Dining	ALL	Yes	8700	Micr8700
Micros	2700	ALL	Yes		Micr2700
Micros	8700,4700,3700	ALL	Yes		Micr8700
NCR Corp.	NCR2160	–			NCR2160
NCR	SuperSprint	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Panasonic	Panasonic 8000	–	Yes	4700	Micr8700
Positouch		POS 1.4			Posiver1
Pro Solutions Salon and Spa Software	8.11E			8700, 4700	Micro8700
POSitouch		4.82 or Higher	Yes	4700	Micro8700
Remanco (Now owned by GEAC)	PMSI Link	2.x, 3.1+	Yes		Remanco
Sable (a division of nuSable)	Sable 100NT	A		Squirrel	Possq
Sharp	ER-4500 (Comtrex)			4700	Micr8700
Squirrel Systems	Squirrel	3.x+	Yes		Possq
TEC America	Fine Dining	Series III			Posfds

The POS system and RDP system both act as accounting sub-ledgers to your back office General Ledger System. The flow of events is as follows;

POS Terminals can be placed at various locations, such as your restaurant, Pool, Spa, Golf Course, etc. These POS terminals send all charges to the POS accounting Sub-Ledger, which separates the charges into various general ledger accounts, such as food, liquor, etc.
The POS system offers settlement by various methods such as; Cash, Check, Credit card and “bill to RDP”, which can be to the guest folio or group master. If a guest pays Cash, Check, or Credit card, the information is not sent to RDP at all, and is stored in the POS accounting Sub-Ledger only.
The “Bill to RDP” charge detail is also stored in the POS Accounting Sub-Ledger, and the settlement totals are sent to RDP. RDP shows the totals on the guest folio or group master bill. For example, if a restaurant bill has 25 line items for a total of $355.00 plus $35.00 in tax, the guest folio would show “Restaurant Charge” for $355 plus $35.00 tax for $390 total. The detail of all 25 line items is stored in the POS sub-ledger to separate into Food, Liquor, and other categories. While the detail is stored in the POS system, with some POS systems it is possible to view the detail from the RDP system.
At the end of the day the POS system creates various settlement reports and a debit/credit balanced POS Sub-Ledger report, containing the full breakout of all charges. With most POS systems, the POS Sub-Ledger is automatically sent to the back office General Ledger. You can use a wide variety of accounting systems, such as QuickBooks, Peachtree, MAS90, etc.
The RDP system also is an accounting Sub-Ledger, containing all activity posted to reservations, guest folios, travel agents, owners, and other entities. The RDP Sub-Ledger is also automatically posted to your accounting General Ledger.
The Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and other financial reports for the entire property are generated from the back office accounting General ledger.