POS Card Reader for Point of Sale Transactions in Odoo

If you have a traditional retail store and sell products or services in person, you can use your store’s Point of Sale feature to process transactions. Point of Sale (POS) enables you to accept cash, checks or credit/debit cards.

In order to process POS credit card transactions, you need a compatible Swipe Card Reader, also known as “Swiper”.

Configuring the credit card : Enable the Card Payment method as true from the Payment method menu

Using a Swipe Card Reader

1. After selecting the proeudts, swipe the card for making the payment.The card payment method configured, card number and cardholder name should appear in the appropriate fields.

2.  Then click on Validate, the order should then be processed as usual

3.  To view the credit card transaction details,Open your order in the POS screen.You can access it via Point of Sale—>Orders.You can see the card number and cardholder name displayed there.

The main advantage of this POS/Swipe Card Reader is you can trace the transaction. ie, at the end of the day there will be lot of transactions and in case if the amount for particular transaction is not credited in your bank, you can trace it by checking your POS system where the card number and cardholder name for that transaction is recorded.

Content Courtesy: Muhsina Shajahan