Generally, the payments entered into a ReCaps system are those taken "over the counter" or collected by some means other than at a central location received through the mail. Consequently the type of payments being processed may require special attention. For example, the payment may be overdue.

Because of its intended use ReCaps is designed to:

• Process customer transactions as quickly as possible
• Provide the user with detailed customer information in a concise, informative and easy to understand manner
• Manage the user’s cash drawer
• Provide complete reporting and auditing of all transaction activity

When the application is started, the Main screen is displayed followed by the display of the Sign In window. If ReCaps was closed with a user still signed in, then that user's name appears as the User ID. The availability of the menu items on the main screen is established during the "sign in" process and is dependent upon the "roles" for which the user has been authorized.

In the case where the user is authorized for more than one role (for example, a cashier and a supervisor) then the menu contains the "superset" of items for the authorized roles.

After signing in to ReCaps, the user needs to perform the Open Batch function before payments can be processed. Once all of the day’s payments have been processed, the user then goes through the process of closing the batch. This process includes doing a final cash balance, final cash drop, final check drop, printing the cashier report and, finally, signing out of the system.

Main screen consists of menu bar, tool bar and status line.
Notes have been added to this screen to show the meanings of the status line at the bottom.