A Correspondence Form Letter Template to notify guests of a Pending Payment.
Overview
Form Letters are correspondence templates that enable you to create standardized messages automatically populated with information from various areas in RMS, including the reservation, guest profile, reservation account, property, and more.
RMS comes with a selection of standard correspondence templates that you can personalize.
Additional templates are also available HERE for your use.
✒ Please Note: RMS has multiple Direct Debit functions. Select the option that matches your property setup:
- Direct Debit Setup (Guest Profile) - Configure bank account or saved card details on a Guest Profile to enable automated payments.
- Direct Debit (Bank File) - Generate an EFT file to upload to your merchant bank; the bank processes payments from guest bank accounts. Available to all properties.
- Direct Debit via RMS Pay - Charge a guest's saved payment token directly through RMS Pay in real time. UK properties: includes BACS Direct Debit (being phased out).
- Charge Credit Card (Payment Gateway) - Bulk charge guest credit card tokens in real time using an existing third-party payment gateway.
- Direct Debit via GoCardless - Collect payments directly from a guest's bank account using an authorised GoCardless mandate. Currently available in Australia and New Zealand.
Information
This form letter is intended to be sent to a Guest for a Direct Debit Authorisation.
The letter includes a Merge Field that will generate a link to a Direct Debit Mandate for GoCardless. The guest will need to click on this link and complete the Direct Debit Mandate. Once completed, the direct Debit can be configured within RMS.
Although this is a template, once saved in RMS, you can customize the form letter to align with your business’s branding, look, and feel.
Form Letter Template Example
This is an example of the Form Letter with its Merge Fields.
Import Guide
To import this Form Letter Template into your RMS, you will need to download and save the attached .txt file at the bottom of this article.
Click the Start Guide button below to begin the walkthrough.
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In the RMS Side Menu, Navigate to Form Letters
- Click on Add
- Click on Source to access the Source Code.
- Search for and open the downloaded "Template - Scheduled Payment Notification.txt"
- Copy All the Text in the .txt file
- Paste the text into the Form Letter
- Click on Source to view the Form Letter
- Add a Description for your reference.
- Add a Subject which will be the Subject of the Email when this form letter is sent to the guest.
- Save
Now you can modify this form letter to suit your business needs, branding, look, and feel.
Use
This form letter is now ready to send to a Guest for Direct Debit Authorisation.
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