H&L Integration
This guide explains how the Now Book It integration with H&L (Exceed POS) works, covering table reservations, deposits, and gift card redemption.
What the integration does
- Now Book It reservations are visible on H&L Exceed POS.
- When a Now Book It reservation is seated and a table is added in Exceed POS, a table check is automatically sent to Now Book It.
- Deposits taken through Now Book It can be automatically redeemed against the table when a booking is seated in Exceed POS.
- Table status changes made in Sysnet are sent to Now Book It, wherever there's a matching status name.
- A table is automatically created in Exceed POS when a Now Book It reservation is seated.
- Table transaction data flows back to the Now Book It reservation and guest profile live, as it happens.
Reservation workflow
- Create the reservation. The booking is created in Now Book It.
- H&L picks up the details. Exceed POS pulls a webhook message from Now Book It containing the full reservation details.
- View the reservation. Open the Booking List page in Exceed POS to see the reservation details.
- Seat the booking. When the reservation is seated in Now Book It, a table opens automatically in Exceed POS.
Deposit workflow
- Take a deposit. Enter the deposit against the booking in Now Book It. This automatically emails the customer to pay, and updates the amount paid on the booking once payment is successful.
- The reservation updates in H&L. The deposit amount is sent through and recorded against the reservation.
- Change a deposit. If the deposit amount is changed in Now Book It, the updated amount is sent through automatically.
- Seat the booking. When the reservation is seated in Now Book It, the table is automatically created in Sysnet.
- Redeem the deposit. If Redeem Deposits when Seating is switched on, under Utilities > System Options > Table Interfaces in Sysnet, the deposit is automatically redeemed against the table.
Gift card redemption
How it works
- Customers purchase a digital gift card through the venue's website.
- The gift card's Now Book It ID and balance are stored in Now Book It.
- When a customer pays in-store with a gift card, venue staff enter the gift card number through the H&L POS screen.
- Customers can redeem part or all of the gift card balance.
- Customers can split payment between a gift card and cash.
- Transaction details are sent in real time and stored in the Now Book It gift card management portal.
Fully redeeming a gift card in H&L POS
Use this when the order total is more than the gift card's balance.
- Create the order and select Checkout, making sure the total is more than the gift card amount.
- Select Other Payment.
- Enter the gift card amount in the Stored Value field. If there's a remaining amount, add it to the field below and take payment for it by cash, EFTPOS, or account.
- Select Keypad and enter the Now Book It gift card number.
- The payment processes and redeems automatically, you'll find it listed on the Now Book It admin page.
Partially redeeming a gift card in H&L POS
Use this when the gift card is being used to pay only part of the order.
- Add the items to the order in H&L POS.
- Select Other Payment.
- Enter the amount to redeem in the Stored Value field.
- Select Keypad, then enter the whole Now Book It gift card number, or just the last four digits, and press Enter.
- The payment processes and finishes automatically, you'll find it listed on the Now Book It admin page.