Focus Local: Manual Tip Distribution

Manual Tip Distribution

The purpose of the feature is to allow staff to directly tip other team members money the was tipped out or that is to be deducted from their retained tips and added to the employee the tip was allocated.

Restrictions

Focus version: 10.1.200604 or newer

Managers or individuals that need to adjust (not add) tip shares from other individuals require the job right 'Payments - Edit All Tip Shares'

Setup

Step 1: Define the Jobs to allow tips to be allocated to from each job

• Employee>Jobs | Tip Shares (Manual)
  • Select the Job on left that will be allocating tip 
  • Check the appropriate jobs the selected job is allowed to allocate tips to for a shift
    • Example: Server Job can tip to the Bartender, Hostess and Busser Jobs
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  • Repeat for all jobs that require ability to tip to another job or to their own job

Step 2: Create Packages for Tip Out and place on appropriate Canvases/Job Command Ribbon

• Manual Tip Out Package
  • Name = Manual Tip Out
  • Command = Manual Tip Shares
    • No Options Selected
• Edit Others (All) Tip Outs 
  • Name: Edit Tip Outs
  • Command = Manual Tip Shares
    • Edit All Tip Shares Mode Option = Active/Checked
  • Requires Job Right  'Payments - Edit All Tip Shares'

Accessing Tip Out Screen

***Must do prior to clock out of employee that is paying out tips as system links to their timecard***

• Execute Manual Tip Out Package created above
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• Jobs column - Allows current logged in user to filter employees to tip out by clocked in job
• Pay to column - Displays any employee with a clockin for the day that was logged in under a job current user has access to tip out
• Tipping Out:
  • Select User from center window
  • Enter Amount to Tip Out 
  • Press Ok
• Editing Tip Out:
  • Select User from center window
  • Enter Corrected Amount to Tip Out 
  • Press Ok
  • Use the Reset to Clear the tip out amount

Editing Others Tip Outs

***Currently only can edit a tip out, cannot create a new tip out for the employee***

• Execute Edit Tip Out Package created above
• Select the Tip out to be adjusted
  • Enter correct amount and press ok to update
  • Press Reset to Clear
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Reporting 

Tip Outs 'Tipshare Paid' and Tips Received 'Tipshare Received' are shown on the Payroll Report in separate columns and are not added or subtracted from the Credit Card Tips or Declared Tips.  The net amount of all tips paid and received for either the timecard (Report showing individual times) or the Report Period (Job/Employee Summary) 

Totals Report Sample

Individual Times