There are three related methods in which a previous transaction can be corrected. Below we go over the methods and explain when it’s appropriate to either refund, void or withdraw. Refund Refund is the opposite transaction to a sale. Issuing a refund is the most common action taken to correct previous POS or online transaction. For example, when a parent […]
Category: For school administrators
Steps to force an update on Android with Google Play Store
From the Android home, launch the Apps (circle at the bottom screen with six squares in it), then launch the Play Store Once in the Play Store, touch the “hamburger” icon: You should see a menu drop-down, pick My apps or My apps & games. Finally, touch UPDATE ALL to update all apps installed on the terminal.
Uploading student data with Web API
[For introduction to PushCoin Web API, read Automation of tasks with PushCoin Web API] One of the most common uses of the Web API is to synchronize PushCoin with the School’s Student Information System. For example, when a student leaves the school we want the POS system to notice it and lock the account. You probably want to schedule this as a nightly […]
Automation of tasks with PushCoin Web API
Overview School administrators are welcome to automate common tasks through our Web API. Examples of tasks that you may want to consider the API for include: Automating updates between Student Information System and PushCoin. Downloading sale transactions or revenue data into a third-party accounting system. Generating reports or carrying out statistical analysis in an external tool […]
Using Security Key for 2-Step Verification
Are you concerned about losing account information by password theft, phishing, hacking or keylogging? The U2F Security Key is a specially designed hardware token that keeps your PushCoin account more secure than ever. Durable, conveniently sized and works with any browser that supports the FIDO U2F protocol. With Security Key, there’s no looking at codes […]
Selling Products Online
PushCoin platform allows account administrators to enroll products in online sales. This is accomplished in two steps described below. Step 1: Configuration of the web store menu Your web store visitors will appreciate an intuitive menu when browsing your online catalog. To begin creating your online menu, login to your PushCoin account as an administrator and […]
How to manage cashiers and terminal access.
Cashier login is a feature of PushCoin Point of Sale that permits: A secure terminal login with a unique password per cashier. Ability to trace every sale to a cashier operating the terminal. Remotely disable or enable individual cashier’s access to terminals. Tell if a cashier is short- or over-cash in her drawer at the […]
Security, Reliability & User Privacy Measures – FAQ
What member information do you collect? We collect minimum required information from our members to process their transactions and better serve with pertinent information, such as purchase confirmations and status updates. The information collected may include any of parent and student first and last names, student thumbscan, email, grade, student photo and student identification number. […]
PushCoin branding on your website or printed brochures.
Our logos and banners are a great way to let parents know that you use PushCoin to securely process their payments. To conserve your website bandwidth, feel free to embed a link to our cloud hosted files. “Coin” – PNG format Light background – PNG format
Uploading student photos in bulk.
The following steps explain how to upload and manage large amounts of images (student photos) in your PushCoin account. Using a Secure FTP (SFTP) client, such as WinScp or FileZilla, login to img.pushcoin.com icon-warning Important: You must provide PushCoin with the IP address or the IP range from where the uploads will originate. Otherwise all SFTP connection attempts […]