Bill Splits & Split Payments

Plain-English summary#

Customers ask to "split the bill" in two different ways, and Foodops handles them differently today. "We'll pay with cash AND card" — paying one bill with several payment methods — works at the counter now: the payment screen lets the cashier add several payment lines until the total is covered. "We each want our own bill" — splitting one order into separate checks per guest, each paid and receipted on its own — is done on a Split Bill screen in the counter app that depends on your organisation's settings. It is off unless it has been switched on for your organisation. If you don't see it, use a split payment or ring up separate orders.

When you'd use this#

• A group pays MVR 60 cash + MVR 40 card on one bill → split payment (available now)
• A table of four wants four separate receipts, with items assigned per person → bill split by item (uses the Split Bill screen, only if it's switched on for your organisation)
• "Just divide it equally between us" → equal bill split (uses the Split Bill screen, only if it's switched on for your organisation)
• Two friends at the counter each paying for their own items → simplest reliable way today: ring up two separate orders

Walkthrough — split payment (several payment methods)#

1. Open the order → Go to Payment (or settle from the order details panel).
2. On the payment screen (the order details panel), tap a payment-method tile (for example Cash). Each tap adds a row, so tap another method (for example Card) to add a second row. You can add the same method more than once (e.g., two different cards).
3. Enter the amount for each row (e.g., Cash 60, Card 40). The amount still due updates as you go.
4. Press Pay & Close once the total is covered. Rows with a zero amount are ignored.
5. The receipt lists each payment line.

Offline: when the POS is offline, only payment methods that go through an online payment gateway are unavailable. Cash, card, cheque and transfer still work, because they just record what the cashier enters.

Key concepts#

• Split payment — several payment methods paying ONE bill. Available now.
• Bill split — ONE order divided into separate parts, each with its own invoice and receipt. Done on the Split Bill screen, which is only there if your organisation has it switched on.
• Part — one guest's share: a label, their share of the totals, whether it's paid, and its invoice.
• Equal vs by item — divide everything equally, or assign items (even part of a quantity) to each guest.
• One split per order — an order can only have one split at a time.
• Rounding — in an equal split, each part is rounded down and part 1 takes the leftover laari, so the parts always add up to the total.

Common questions#

Q: Can the cashier split a bill into separate checks at the POS today? A: Only if your organisation has bill splitting switched on. When it is, open the order's More menu and choose Split Bill; each guest's part then has Pay Part and Print Part. The option only appears on an order that isn't locked, paid or already split, and has a total above zero. If your organisation doesn't have it on, use a split payment or separate orders.

Q: How do I take "MVR 60 cash + MVR 40 card" on a 100-rufiyaa order? A: On the payment screen tap the Cash tile and enter 60, then tap the Card tile and enter 40 → Pay & Close. The receipt shows both lines.

Q: Can two people pay by card on one bill? A: Yes — you can add the same payment method more than once.

Q: When bill splitting is on, how is GST divided? A: Equal splits divide the tax equally (part 1 takes the rounding laari). By-item splits keep each item's tax with the guest it's assigned to, and share order-level tax, fees and discounts by each part's share of the subtotal.

Q: What about the service charge on a split bill? A: Same as tax — an equal share for equal splits, in proportion to the subtotal for by-item splits. Every part shows its own service charge.