At a glance
- Billing Cycle and Monthly Notice settings can be adjusted in Settings → House Account
- These settings apply to all customer profiles
- Enabling automatic billing is accomplished for each customer profile in their Family Account tab
- You will be asked to select a payment method saved in their customer profile
- The payment method on file should match that of the primary member of the family account
- Automatic billing charges will be listed as “Statement” in the Payment History at the bottom of the house account and family account pages
- Automatic billing must be disabled for the house account of a specific customer profile to function properly for the respective family account
Notes
- Automatic billing will charge amounts matching the previous month's closing balance(s)
- If a June statement had a closing balance of $500 amount due, automatic billing will process on the date selected, for the $500
- Enabling automatic billing will only impact the next month
- Example: automatic billing enabled in April will process for the first time in May
- Reports can be found in all Lightspeed platforms related to the charge(s)
- This includes Lightspeed Golf, Retail (R-Series), and Restaurant (L-Series) respectively
Enabling automatic billing for a family account
- Navigate to the primary member of the family account where automatic billing is to be enabled for
- This is to ensure that the primary member has their payment method on file
- The primary member can be adjusted at any time, if necessary
- Open the Family Account tab
- Click on the Family Account Settings
- Enable the Automatic Billing for all accounts toggle button
- Choose the Payment Method saved on file to be used for automatic billing
- If a payment method is not yet added, you will be prompted to add one
- Save before leaving the page
Family account payment history
- Family Account Payment History can be found in the Payments tab when viewing a customer’s family account tab
- It lists all payments processed manually from Lightspeed Golf, as well as automatic billing payments
- Payments with a description of “Statement” represent automatic billing charges, while payments with a description of “Payment” were processed manually
- You can click on the status to see more information, and any notes left with the payment