After creating a POS configuration, adjust its settings to suit your business needs and workflows. For example, if your restaurant has a POS device that's used exclusively for direct sales, you can edit the device's configuration to Disable table support to prevent potential staff errors. You can customize various settings related to table management, payments, printing, receipts, order tickets, users, and more.
Some settings are enabled by default depending on the country and business template that were selected when your Lightspeed account was created.
Editing POS configurations
Edit configurations to determine the settings available on POS devices running that configuration.
- Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
- From the navigation menu, go to Configuration > Configurations.
- Locate the configuration you want to edit.
- Click the configuration's name.
- (Optional) By default, Back Office will display Basic setup when editing configurations. Use the tabs at the side of the page to find settings related to a specific POS function, such as Payments or Receipts.
- Apply the desired settings. To learn more about each setting, visit the POS configuration settings section below.
- Click Save to save your changes, or click Discard to cancel them.
Performing POS configuration actions
When editing POS configurations, you can perform a few quick actions to save time:
- Click View linked devices to see POS devices using the selected configuration.
- Click Rename to change the name of a configuration.
- Click Help Center to visit this page.
- Click More actions > Duplicate to create another configuration with the same settings, which is helpful when creating a POS configuration for a new device that requires similar settings but with a few adjustments.
- Click More actions > Delete to remove outdated or unused POS configurations. The configuration must have no linked devices for this to be possible.
Understanding POS configuration settings
Adjust the settings and parameters for each POS configuration. Each applied setting acts as a rule or behavior for all POS devices using that configuration. See the following tables for descriptions and definitions of what each setting controls.
Configuration settings are split into the following sections:
- Basic setup
- Order management
- Order tickets
- Payments
- Receipts
- Device settings
- Scheduling and reporting
Basic setup
Menu settings
Setting | Definition |
Select a default menu to link to this configuration | Choose a menu to link to this POS configuration. To learn how to manage and create new menus, visit our About menus article. |
Schedule an event | Schedule a menu’s availability as an event. |
Production centers
Setting | Definition |
Select where order tickets will print | Toggle the locations where you want order tickets printed. |
Order profiles
Setting | Definition |
Select order profiles for automated settings and accurate pricing | Select which order profiles are accessible on devices using this configuration. Profiles in gray will not be a selectable order profile on the POS. |
Order Management
Order Mode
Setting | Definition |
Choose how to handle orders | There are two modes available: Without table service and With table service. Select the mode that best applies to this POS Configuration. If your business runs in both modes, you can create separate POS Configurations for each one. |
Floor plans |
Select from available floor plans to create orders associated with tables. The On-demand table creation option is always selected to allow POS users to create new tables as needed, and is only available if the With table service mode is selected. |
Choose order types (Additional order types, if With table service mode is selected) |
Select which order types the POS can take.
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Default order profile for direct sales |
Select a default order profile for direct sales from the drop-down menu. |
Require order profile for direct sales (only available for Direct sales) |
Direct sales must have an order profile assigned. This avoids recording sales with no order profile information assigned. |
Ask for order profile confirmation (only available for Direct sales) |
POS users will need to confirm the order profile assigned to a direct sale. This helps prevent errors in assigning order profiles. |
Default order profile for table and direct orders (only available if With table service mode is selected) |
Select an order profile from the drop-down menu to be used for table and direct orders. |
Direct order count (only available if With table service mode is selected) |
Set the last order number before the count resets to 0. If set to 0, all orders will open as Direct. |
Landing screen after login | Select which screen will display after users log in. Options include Register screen, Table screen, and Orders screen. |
Starting course (only available for Direct sales and if With table service mode are selected) |
Select either Add items before first course (Course 0) or Add items to first course (Course 1). There are two options for the number of the first course: Course 0 or Course 1. If Course 0 is selected, items added exist as a separate course that happens before Course 1. If Course 1 is selected, items added appear with Course 1. |
Number of covers for table orders (only available for Direct sales and if With table service mode are selected) |
Set the default number of covers for table orders. If 0 is selected, there is no default number. |
POS Preferences |
Toggle the options to modify the POS behaviour while taking orders: Only available if With table service mode is selected:
Only available for Direct sales:
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Group ordering
Setting | Definition |
Group ordering |
This toggle will enable or disable group orders where groups can order together but pay individually. Orders are generally grouped together and sent to the production center as a single ticket. |
Set max time between orders (only available when Group ordering is enabled) |
This action sets the maximum time before an order ticket is printed in between group orders. Orders created in less than this time means that the orders are grouped together on a single ticket. |
Set max time since first order (only available when Group ordering is enabled) |
This action sets the maximum amount of time elapsed since taking the first order in a group before an order ticket is printed allowing the production center to start on an order while the orders continue to be taken. |
Order tickets
Tickets customization
Setting | Definition |
Ticket summary |
Toggle the options to modify the information displayed on an order ticket:
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Items |
Toggle the options to modify the appearance of items on order tickets:
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Printing preferences |
Toggle the options to modify how order tickets are printed:
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Payments
Payment methods
Setting | Definition |
Select which payment methods to show on your POS | Select which payment methods are accepted by the POS configuration. Payment methods in gray will be disabled. |
Default payment method | Use the drop-down menu to choose the default payment method displayed when opening the payment screen. |
Payment options
Setting | Definition |
Customization options |
Toggle the options to modify POS behaviour when taking payment:
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Payment shortcuts | Add up to two payment methods to the register screen for quick access. Select a payment method for Shortcut 1 and Shortcut 2 from the drop-down menu. |
“Amount paid” notification (only available when digital receipts are disabled) |
Set the length of time that the amount paid notification will remain on the screen after taking payment (between 1 and 10 seconds). |
Discounts, loyalty cards and vouchers
Setting | Definition |
Select discount options to choose from on the POS | Select which discounts are available in the POS configuration. Discounts in gray will not be selectable when adding discounts to an order. To learn how to add more discounts to your Back Office, visit our Adding discounts article. |
Loyalty cards and voucher options |
Toggle the options for handling loyalty cards and vouchers on the POS:
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Enable tips
Toggle on Enable tips to allow tips to be entered by staff or customers on the POS. When enabled, more settings become available to customize.
Setting | Definition |
Enable tipping on terminal | When enabled, this allows staff to add a tip via the payment terminal when paying for their order under Actions on the POS register screen. |
Allow tipping when paying | Staff can add or adjust tipping at the POS payment screen. |
Allow tipping after payment |
When enabled, tips can be added or edited on receipts by navigating to Settings > Payments in the POS. When disabled, staff can add tips on the POS's payment screen at the time of payment, so that tips are included when the amount is sent to the payment terminal. |
Show suggested tips
Toggle on Show suggested tips to allow suggested tips to display to customers at payment. Enable or disable guest-facing tipping to prompt customers to leave suggested tip amounts to customers. They'll also have the option to add a custom tip, or decline tipping.
The Enable tipping on terminal when supportedAllow tipping at payment option must be enabled for suggested tips options to appear. You must also have an active Lightspeed Payments account.
Setting | Definition |
Select where to show suggested tips | All available payment methods are listed. For each method you wish to display suggested tip options, check the associated box. Suggested tip settings for payment terminals can be configured in the Financial Services sidebar option. Payment methods are set up under Configurations > Settings > Payment methods. |
Tax and tips |
Two options are available:
For standalone transactions (where the customer enters the total directly on the payment terminal), it's not possible to calculate tips based on the pre-tax amount. In such cases, we recommend switching to tip suggestion by fixed amount or disabling suggested tips and using custom tip only. Some regions require tipping to be calculated on pre-tax amounts. For a full list of regulations, contact your local regulators. |
Discounts and tips |
Two options are available:
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Choose tipping type |
You can use this option to control the types of tip suggestions displayed. In each case, the suggested options are configurable in greyed boxes.
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Receipts
Receipts customization
Setting | Definition |
Receipt summary |
Toggle the options for each element of information to show on the receipt after payment is made:
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Items |
Toggle the options to modify how items appear on the receipt:
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Draft receipt summary |
Toggle the options to modify information shown on the draft receipt before payment:
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Receipts printing
Setting | Definition |
Printing profiles | Use the drop-down menu under each one to select printing profiles for each of the Draft receipt and the final, post-payment Receipt. |
Receipt printing options |
Toggle the options to customize the information printed on the receipt:
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Payment and delivery receipts |
Toggle the options to customize how refund, partial payments, and delivery information prints on receipts:
Merchants located in France must disable Print receipt with delivery slip setting in compliance with French law. |
Automatic receipt printing |
Toggle the options to set when receipts are automatically printed:
Merchants located in France must disable Print receipt with delivery slip in compliance with French law. |
Enable digital receipts
Setting | Definition |
Enable digital receipts |
When digital receipts are enabled, a QR code displayed on the POS during checkout allows customers to access digital receipts. The order paid notification screen remains visible (no auto-dismiss) to give customers time to scan. When scanned, it opens a webpage where customers can enter their email address to download their receipt. Digital receipts are available in all countries except Italy, Belgium, and Quebec (due to local fiscal restrictions). |
Enable AirPrint
Setting | Definition |
Use AirPrint for draft receipts | When AirPrint is enabled, this feature requires the use of an AirPrint-compatible printer and activating the previous option. This setting is useful if, for example, you print custom invoices. |
Device Settings
POS user rules
Setting | Definition |
Select the users allowed to access this configuration | Select which POS users or user groups will have access to this configuration. User groups in gray will be disabled. To learn how to create new and manage existing user groups, visit our About user groups article. |
Restrict table transferring to managers only | When enabled, only POS users with manager permissions can transfer customers between tables. |
Allow managers to void sent orders | When enabled, POS users with manager permissions can cancel orders that have already been sent to production centers, such as the bar or kitchen. |
Require users to settle open orders before clocking out | When enabled, users will not be able to log out with orders still open. Instead, users will be prompted to transfer their orders to another clocked-in employee upon logging out. |
Show receipts created by other users on the receipt screen | When enabled, users will be able to see receipts created by other users on the POS when selecting Receipts from the navigational menu. |
Automatic user logout | Use the drop-down menu to set the delay for logging out after the screen turns off. |
Register screen settings
Setting | Definition |
Merge identical items | When enabled, orders with identical items list them separately instead of grouped together. |
Merge identical items with different production instructions (Merge identical items must be enabled. |
When enabled, orders with identical items are grouped together, even if they have different production instructions. |
Show item search button | When enabled, an item search button is available. This feature is helpful if there are a large number of items in a menu. |
Next step after sending or paying an order |
Select the POS behaviour after an order is sent or paid:
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Enable POS idle mode with screen saver
Setting | Definition |
Enable POS idle mode with screen saver |
When enabled, the POS device will go idle with a screen saver after 10 minutes of inactivity. There are two screen saver options:
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Advanced settings
Click More information to see more settings for the device.
Setting | Definition |
Prevent managers from sending new or existing orders | When enabled, members of the POS Manager user group cannot create new tables for orders. |
Users can only delete the last item entered on the POS | When enabled, only the last item entered on the POS can be removed from a sale. This setting does not affect managers. |
Show tax rate next to items on register screen | When enabled, the POS will display an item's tax rate next to the item's name when it is added to an order. We recommend using this setting for a better understanding of how each item is being taxed. |
Lock register screen when cash drawer opens | When enabled, after taking payment for an order, the POS user cannot use the Register screen or proceed to the next sale without first closing the cash drawer. This setting requires a cash drawer with a microswitch, such as the Safescan LD-3336. |
Create automatic transactions for each item | When enabled, adding an item to a sale will automatically send that item to a production center and complete the transaction with your preferred payment method. To change your preferred payment method, edit the "Quick payment button" setting. |
Automatically send open orders upon logout | When enabled and a user logs out, their open and unsent orders will automatically be sent to the production centers. |
Protect selection of menu buttons with manager pincode | When enabled, employees can select Manager-only access buttons from the menu, but the POS will prompt for a manager PIN before they can proceed. Employees will encounter an error when selecting these buttons if this setting is not enabled. |
Menu buttons |
Toggle the options to modify how menu buttons are displayed on the POS:
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Scheduling and reporting
Timed events
Setting | Definition |
Add event |
Click this button to open the timed menu creation pop-up. This creates a timed menu event, which automatically changes which menu is used for ordering on your POS according to a schedule that you set up.
Click Reset to clear the pop-up menu. Click Cancel to exit the menu without saving any changes. Click Save to register the created timed menu and exit the menu. |
Timed events | The list of existing timed menu events is displayed. You can edit each event by clicking its name or the pencil icon. You can edit the linked menu by clicking on the listed menu for the event.You can delete an event by clicking on the trash can icon. |
Notify users about event | Select whether the POS notification is delivered 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes before each timed menu event becomes active. Select Never if you do not wish to have any notifications appear on the POS in advance of a timed menu event. |
Reporting
Setting | Definition |
Create tag |
Click Create tag to open a pop-up window that allows you to create tags associated with specific configurations for reporting purposes. You can then filter sales reports by tag to assess which sales were made with a particular POS configuration. Enter a tag name in the text box. Click Create tag to register your changes. Click Cancel to discard any changes. |
Manage tags (only available if at least one tag exists) |
Click Manage tags to open a pop-up window that allows you to enable or disable available tags. |
Printed shift reports |
There are three options for what information is included on printed shift reports. Users must choose one of the three.
To see these reports, open the Restaurant App and navigate to Settings > Reports > Shift reports. Select a report and tap View full report. |
Stock transfer
Setting | Definition |
Add stock transfer |
For businesses using stock management, add stock transfers to have devices pull stock from specific locations. For example, imagine there is a primary stock location where all items are received (Stock A), as well as an additional stock location in your restaurant, like a bar (Stock B). If your business wants to restock the bar after a delivery, follow these steps:
To move multiple items, or to multiple locations, at once, click Add stock transfer to add another row. Complete each new row with the stock being transferred from one location to another. Click the trash can icon to delete any row. |
What's next?
Editing POS Devices
You can add more devices or change the devices your configurations are linked to.
Learn moreAbout connection codes
Generate connection codes in the Back Office to use for connecting POS devices to configurations.
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