So my client uses the Square POS to log “Other” payment types. To keep track of this properly, the user selects “Other” but then has to enter specific text in the Notes field for the payment type.
Being an open text field, obviously this is prone to error.
Does Square support the idea of a custom “Other” payment type. It would behave like “Other” in that it wouldn’t process any funds, but it would automatically fill in the “notes” section or save some other piece of traceable data.
That way the user could just tap the “Custom Other” payment type and not have to type anything in.
Is there anything like that that exists?
Thanks.
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Square currently does not support the creation of custom “Other” payment types that would automatically fill in the “notes” section or save some other piece of traceable data. The “Other” payment type is a generic category and requires manual input for specific details. However, you can use the Square API to programmatically retrieve and analyze the notes associated with these transactions for better tracking and reporting.
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