Caterer refund portal quick guide

Caterer refund portal quick guide

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For schools using external caterers alongside Tucasi’s SCOPAY, parents are able to request refunds for unused cashless catering funds via SCOPAY.  The caterer can then authorise such refunds via the Caterer refund portal.

To request access to the Caterer refund portal, please email sales@tucasi.com

 

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Caterer refund portal quick guide

Watch this short video to see how it works (use the Full screen button if necessary and press Esc when finished):

We recommend that you read through all sections of the guide below or use these links to jump to specific sections:

Request a refund on SCOPAY
Log in to the Caterer refund portal
Approve a refund request
Auto-approve all refund requests
Decline a refund request
Generate a refund request on behalf of the parent or school
Failed refunds
Manual intervention
Export to Excel

1. Parent functionality on SCOPAY

The parent logins in to SCOPAY via a browser or the SCOPAY app.

On SCOPAY the parent can view their child’s cashless catering balance.

If the child has a credit balance, the parent can request a refund for the full amount or a partial amount.

The Available refund amount might be less than the account balance for either of the following reasons:

  • Some of the balance was paid with cash or cheques (not via SCOPAY)

  • Some of the balance was paid by a different parent/carer

Once submitted, the refund request will display on SCOPAY as pending approval.


2. Caterer functionality on the Caterer refund portal 

a. Log in to the Caterer refund portal

The caterer logs in to the Caterer refund portal https://services.scopay.com/management (username and password will be provided by Tucasi).

The dashboard will display any refund requests and can be filtered by
School, Transaction status and/or Date range


b. Approve a refund request

Select Approve to process any refunds (the current balance will be checked during the approval process).

A message will be displayed to confirm that the refund has been approved.

The parents will receive a notification that the refund has been completed and will appear on their payment card shortly.


c. Auto-approve all refund requests

 There is an option for caterers to Auto-approve all refund requests. 

To set this up:

  • Select Settings (top right)

  • Select Auto-approve all refund requests

  • Select Save

Any refunds will automatically be processed and the parent will receive a notification.

On the catering portal, the refund will be displayed, but there will be no action to take.


 

d. Decline a refund request

If necessary, select Decline and enter a reason – the reason is used to notify the customer.

Select Yes to confirm decline.

A message will be displayed to confirm that the refund has been declined.

The parent will receive a notification that the refund has been declined with the reason entered by the caterer.


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