When a guest uses a credit card to pay for an order, the credit card is initially charged for the order itself. The check status changes from open to paid. The final amount charged might then be adjusted to add a tip. When the total charge is final, the check status changes from paid to closed.
From the Toast POS app, you can either:
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Select multiple paid checks to close at the same time.
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Select a single paid check to close.
To be able to close checks, you must have an access mode permission.
The option to close multiple checks also requires a specific permission. The option to close a single check does not require an additional specific permission.
Restaurant employees can also be granted permission to manage orders that are assigned to other employees.
Closing paid checks involves the following permissions:
- Access mode permissions
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Access "mode" permissions provide access to the areas of the Toast POS app where the close check options are located.
For closing multiple checks, you must have Table Service Mode, Quick Order Mode, or Payment Terminal Mode.
For closing a single check, you must have Table Service Mode or Quick Order Mode.
- Bulk Close Paid Checks
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The Bulk Close Paid Checks permission allows you to close multiple checks in a single operation.
If you do not have this permission, you can ask another restaurant employee who does have this permission to enter their POS access code or swipe their access card.
- Edit Other Employees' Orders
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The Edit Other Employees' Orders permission allows you to update orders that are assigned to a different employee.
If you have this permission, then you can close checks that are assigned to a different employee.
From the Paid Checks screen, you can select and close multiple checks.
To close one or more paid checks
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If you are in Payment Terminal mode, then the list of checks already is displayed.
If you are in Table Service mode or Quick Order mode, select Previous Checks.
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On the Paid Checks screen, tap and hold on any check until the options available at the top of the screen change to allow multiple selection.
Alternatively, from the overflow menu (the ⋮ icon), choose Select Checks.
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On the Select Checks screen, tap each check that you want to close.
Alternatively, you can choose Select All and then tap individual checks to deselect them.
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Select Close.
The Toast platform updates the status of each check to closed.
You close an individual check from the order screen.
To close a single paid check
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From the Toast POS app, display the order screen.
In Table Service mode, select a table with a sent order (appears in green).
In either Table Service or Quick Order mode:
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Select Previous Checks.
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Select a paid check.
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Select Update Check.
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Select Close.
The Toast platform updates the status of each check to closed.
