Lightning Register Quick Start Guide

Lightning Register (by TouchSuite) is a light point of sale solution that offers merchants the following:

  • Real-time integration to QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop
  • Two-click order processing
  • Easy item management
  • Multi-tax support

With any questions not addressed by this Quick Start Guide, please reach out to TouchSuite at 846-678-1000 or use the Contact Us button within the app on your terminal.

Launch Lightning Register app

  • Tap the Lightning app icon to launch the app
  • If this is the first time you’re launching the app, and you have an existing Poynt product catalog, it may take a minute or two for your products to be imported

Setting up your catalog

  • If you have an existing Poynt product catalog assigned to the terminal, they will automatically populate
  • To modify existing items, tap the Menu icon, then tap Manage Items
  • To add a new item, tap the + icon at the bottom right of the screen

Making a sale using the item catalog

  • Simply tap on items that you wish to add to the order
  • To add multiple quantities of an item, tap the item multiple times
  • As you add items, the customer facing screen will reflect the order in progress
  • To finish the order tap CHARGE, which launches the card payment flow

Keypad for non-catalog item sale (manual entry)

  • To add an order item that is not in your catalog, use Keypad
  • You may also use Keypad for just keying in amount without any item information
  • Your order can include a combination of catalog items and manual Keypad entries

Other settings: Sales tax

  • Sales tax rates can be defined by tapping on the menu, and then tapping Sales Tax
  • Taxes are enabled at the item level — tap on Manage Items to edit your product catalog

Connecting to QuickBooks

  • Integrate Lightning Register with your QuickBooks account
  • Tap the menu, then tap Connect to QuickBooks and follow the instructions
  • You will be asked to login with your QuickBooks credentials to authorize Lightning Register to access your QuickBooks account (to sync your sales data)

Support and help

Note: App availability may vary - please contact your sales organization representative for more info.