The ~ PAYMENT METHODS ~ tab of the Departments form defines which payment methods are available in a given department. The full list of payment methods supported by Brix, including their effect on fiscalisation, is described in About payment methods.

In POS sales, invoices, quotes and till payments it is possible to select only those payment methods that have been defined for that department beforehand.

• No entries
  No payment method can be selected.
• At least one entry
  The choice of payment methods, bank accounts and card companies is limited to the defined entries.

The number of rows entered also decides whether Brix fills in the payment method, bank account and card company in the document automatically — see Automatic filling of the payment method, bank account and card company.

1. Open the department in the Departments form and select the ~ PAYMENT METHODS ~ tab.
2. Add a new row with the button.
3. Select the desired payment method.
4. Depending on the selected payment method, fill in the additional data:
   • Bank Transfer — select the bank account (IBAN) the customer pays to.
   • Card — select the card company that services the POS terminal.
5. Save the row with the SAVE button.
6. Repeat for every payment method the department accepts.

A card company is tied to a POS terminal, so one card payment row per POS terminal is entered in the department. If a department uses two POS terminals from two different card companies, two rows with the payment method Card are entered, each with its own card company.

The card company must first be entered in the Partners form, in the ~ BASIC ~ tab, with the {Card Company} field ticked. Examples of card companies: Corvus Pay, Erste Card Club, PBZ American Express, Paypal.

If only one card company is entered in the department, Brix fills it into the document automatically when the payment method Card is selected; with several card companies entered the user must choose one — see Automatic filling of the payment method, bank account and card company.

How a card payment closes the customer's liability and opens a receivable from the card company is described in kartica.

For the payment method Bank Transfer the corresponding bank accounts must also be entered. Only the bank accounts entered here are offered in the department's documents, and if only one is entered it is filled in automatically — see Automatic filling of the payment method, bank account and card company.

• The department accepts cash, cards and bank transfers
  At least three rows are entered: Cash, Card (with a card company) and Bank Transfer (with a bank account).
• The department has two POS terminals from different card companies
  Two rows with the payment method Card are entered, each with its own card company.
• The department issues only invoices with deferred payment
  One row is enough: Bank Transfer with the corresponding bank account.