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To Authorize a dollar amount on a guest credit card when checking a guest in, opening the Booking Details and go to the Booking Data Tab (See Booking Data).

Auto Authorization

The Auto Authorization function allows you to do 2 things:

The amount of the Projected Income + Tax will get authorized when 'checkin in', less any existing payment(s) made to the Folio.  This is the 'basic' feature of the Auto Authorization function.

The system can then also charge additional authorization amount(s) to a guest credit card upon check-in. These two optional charges must be enabled to add to the auth amount. Go to SETUP  | PMS | SETUP. See SETUP

• Auth Flat Fee: Any authorization at check in will add the value from this setting (found under Hotel Setup) for EACH card authorization. This is a onetime authorization charge per booking checked in.  For example, $50.
• Auth Nightly Fee: Any authorization at check in will add the value from this setting (found under Hotel Setup) for EACH NIGHT OF THE STAY to the card authorization. This is a onetime authorization charge per booking checked in and if a booking is edited to extend or shorten, this authorization will NOT change automatically. The only way to increase or decrease an authorization Is to do so manually.  

The two settings can be used in isolation (ie, only do a 'flat fee', or only do a 'nightly fee') or together (ie, do both to add to the auth). 

If using an EMV device, the amount that defaults as the authorization amount for a dipped/tapped card will be based on how the property is 'authorizing at checkin'.  If using 'authorizing at checkin', the authorization amount will be the auth policy set here.  If not using 'authorizing at checkin', the EMV 'dip' amount will default to $1 in order to simply tokenize the card and use it for later payments.

Guaranteed By: In the second section, under Booking Information, locate the "Guarantee By" field and choose the credit card type from the drop-down list. When you select the credit card type from the Guarantee By drop down list the screen will expand to show "Credit Card Details". (See below)

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