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How To Add a Ticket to an Existing Order Placed at the Box Office?

Search for an order placed at the box office, add tickets via the management tool, process payment, send the new tickets and the transaction receipt.

Written by Geneviève Têtu

Has a client contacted you to add a ticket to an existing order? Follow these steps to modify the order in the Archives module.

If the order to which you wish to add a ticket was placed online, please follow this procedure instead.

How To Access the Client’s Order

  1. Click on the Orders section in the left-hand menu, then go to the Archives module.

  2. Find the buyer’s order using one of the following methods:

    1. With the buyer’s info:

      1. Adjust the time period so that the selected date range includes the order’s purchase date.

      2. Click More options.

      3. Enter the buyer’s name or email address in the relevant field.

      4. Click Search.

    2. With the order number:

      1. Adjust the time period so that the selected date range includes the order’s purchase date.

      2. Enter the 8-digit number in the provided field.

      3. Click Search.

  3. Click on the buyer’s name or the order number in the search results to view the details and proceed with adding the tickets.

    Pro Tip

    Directly access an order by adding its number to the end of the Archives module’s URL.

    For example:

    https://thepointofsale.com/manager/orders/archives/12345678

How To Add a Ticket to the Order

  1. Go to the order’s Tickets section.
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  2. Click the +Add ticket button.

  3. In the Add Ticket window:

    1. Organization: If you manage several organizations, select the one you wish to use.

    2. Event: Select the desired event.

    3. Ticket: Select the desired rate.

    4. If the event has reserved seating, first check the location of the tickets already in the order so that you can select seats next to each other or nearby.

    5. Quantity: Indicate the number of tickets to add to the order.

    6. Complimentary tickets: Determine whether or not this is a complimentary ticket.

    7. Promotion: If applicable, select the promotion you wish to apply.

    8. Unit cost: Adjust the ticket price if necessary.

    9. Service fee: This read-only field allows you to view the service fees associated with adding a ticket.

    10. Producer fee: Adjust the organizer's fee if necessary.

    11. Delivery: Choose the delivery mode.

      1. Ideally, please select the same delivery method as for the other tickets in the order, unless the event date is too close to allow for delivery by mail.

  1. Click Save.

Once the ticket is added, a yellow banner appears above the Tickets section showing the buyer's balance due.

How To Proceed With Payment

For an order placed at the box office, payment for additional tickets must be made outside Thepointofsale.com's management tool.

Adding the payment to the order updates it and adjusts your sales report.

  1. In the yellow banner, click on the Payment button.

  2. In the payment window :

    1. Amount: Check the payment amount.

    2. Payment method: Select the payment method used by the buyer.

    3. Reference number: Optional. To be completed as needed.

  3. Click Save.

Once payment is complete, the banner will be removed, and the payment will be recorded in the order’s Payments section.

What To Do Before Leaving

Once the transaction is complete, follow these final steps to finalize the order.

Send the Receipt

Please inform the buyer that their order has been modified. Click the Email receipt button to send the transaction confirmation email to the buyer.

Send the Tickets

If applicable, click the Send e-tickets button to send the new tickets to the buyer.

For a virtual event, use this same button to send the new streaming link.

Add a Note

In the Notes section below the Order Costs section, enter the date and reason for the modification. This information will be useful for your internal records.

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