Pre-bill (cuenta provisional)

Also known as: pre-bill, provisional bill, the check, la cuenta, cuenta provisional, ticket provisional, table check.

Before a customer pays, you may want to print a provisional copy of the bill — a clear printed summary of what's been ordered, what each line costs and what the total is. This is the pre-bill: a non-fiscal printout, useful for the customer to review the bill at the table, decide who's paying, split the round, or answer "is that right?" before you take payment.

How to print one

On the till's active tab rail:

1. Make sure the right tab/table is open (it shows in the header).
2. Tap Imprimir cuenta (Print pre-bill) — the amber button under the totals block, with a receipt icon.
3. brasio generates the PDF and opens it for printing on the default thermal printer.

The button is only available on tabs that have at least one line — empty tabs hide it.

What's on the pre-bill

• Venue logo, name, address.
• Table / tab label (e.g. Mesa 7 or Barra).
• Server name.
• Customer name (if attached).
• Date / time the pre-bill was printed.
• Line items — each line with quantity, name, size, modifiers, unit price, line total.
• Subtotal, VAT, Total.
• Footer caption: Cuenta provisional — no es factura (Provisional bill — not an invoice).

The pre-bill is not signed by Verifacti and has no QR. It is not a fiscal document. The fiscal receipt is generated separately when the ticket actually closes — see Customer receipt: 80mm thermal with Veri*Factu QR.

When to use it

• Long table with mixed orders — give the table a printout so they can sort out who owes what.
• Group dinners with one host — the host wants a paper version before paying so they can scan it for expenses.
• "Are you sure that's right?" — a printout is easier to read and check than the till screen.
• Tabs that span hours — at any point, a quick pre-bill shows the running total without closing the tab.

You can print as many pre-bills on the same tab as you want — none of them is fiscal.

Multiple printouts and the audit

Pre-bills are not stored as fiscal records, so reprinting one isn't reflected in the fiscal log. The pre-bill is a courtesy print only — the moment that matters fiscally is when you Cobrar (close and pay) the tab.

Not working?

• Imprimir cuenta button is missing or disabled: the tab is empty (no lines), or another action is in flight (kitchen fire, close-pay). Wait for it to finish.
• The pre-bill doesn't include a line that's on the table: the line might still be marked as a draft (not added to the tab yet). Make sure the line is committed.
• The pre-bill says "provisional" but the customer wants an invoice: the pre-bill is never an invoice. Close the tab, take payment, then print the customer receipt; or issue a full invoice from the closed-tickets browser if they need NIF and trading name.