Basic POS Layout

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If you do not have touchscreen monitors or would rather have a simpler look to your POS screen, the basic layout wil be a better choice for your business.  With a streamlined look, and easy to use keyboard functions, it will help you quickly and easily get customers through the point of sale.

 

 

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Field by Field Help - Basic Layout screen

 

Ref Invoice No

Enter the reference invoice number here when performing a void or refund transaction.

 

Account No

Displays the account number of the customer being referenced for the transaction.

 

Location

Displays the location that the user is currently logged into.

 

Date

Displays the system date of the transaction by default.

 

Invoice No

Displays the sequential, internally-generated number assigned to this transaction.  This value cannot be changed.

 

Bill To

Displays the billing address of the customer.  This address can be edited by pressing the keystroke combination noted on the field.

 

bulbIn addition to pressing the keystroke combination, you can also click in the field, on the radio button (if provided), or if you have a touch-screen monitor, simply touch the portion of the screen where this field is to access it.

 

Ship To

Displays the shipping address of the customer.  This address can be edited by pressing the keystroke combination noted on the field.

 

Other Information

Contains other information related to the sale.  This information can be modified by pressing the keystroke combination noted on the field.

 

Rep.

Enter the employee ID of the salesperson here.  The program may provide a default value, depending upon the option selected in the Setup Accounts Receivable.

 

P.O. Number

If your customer uses a purchase order number to approve their purchases, and they want to have a purchase order number referenced on the invoice, enter it here.  This field will be present only if an account number is provided.

 

Tax Code

Displays the tax code of the customer.  If no customer was chosen, it will not appear on the screen and the location's tax code will be used instead.  This field will be present only if an account number is provided.

 

Invoice Terms

Select the terms by which this invoice must be paid.  This field will be present only if an account number is provided.

 

Due Date

Shows the date payment is due for this invoice.  It can be adjusted by the use of the terms field, or manually by typing in a due date.  This field will be present only if an account number is provided. Invoices paid after this date may be subject to finance charges.

 

Ship Via

Select the shipping method that will be used to send these items to the customer.  This field may optionally be defaulted based on customer or company setup.

 

Contact Phone

Enter the phone number where this customer can be contacted.  This field may be required depending upon the shipping method chosen.  This field is defaulted to the Contact Phone for the customer's ship to address, if an account is chosen.

 

Memo

Enter a reference note about the transaction here.  This value will not print on the document.

 

User Defined Field

The user defined field's title can be changed in the User Defined Fields category of Setup Accounts Receivable.

 

Detail Fields

 

SKU Item

Enter the identifying code of the item being sold. Serial Numbers, UPC Code, SKU Alias, and can also be used to enter a SKU Item.  A barcode reader may optionally be used to enter this field.

 

Description

Displays the description of the SKU Item chosen.  This field may be optionally skipped and/or locked, depending upon the item selected.

 

Quantity

Enter the number of units of the SKU Item being sold.  This field will contain a default value based on the SKU Item setup in Supertrack inventory.  This field may be optionally skipped and/or locked, depending upon the item selected.  The number of decimal places displayed in this field is determined by the quantity precision setting in Setup Inventory.

 

UM

Displays the unit of measure used when selling this item.  Quantities will reflect this unit of measure.

 

Unit Price

Enter the price per unit for this item.  This value will be computed based on supertrack inventory, class code price level, alias pricing, customer pricing and/or promotional pricing in effect. This field may be optionally skipped and/or locked, depending upon the item selected.  The number of decimal places displayed in this field is determined by the price precision setting in Setup Inventory.

 

Extended Price

The unit price multiplied by the quantity. Changing this field will recompute the Unit Price.  This field may be optionally skipped and/or locked, depending upon the item selected.

 

Totals

 

Subtotal

Displays the total amount of the items shown in the detail fields.

 

Freight

Displays the freight amount that the customer is being charged, if any.  This field can be automatically computed, based upon the settings in the shipping method chosen.

 

Taxes

Displays the total amount of tax that is being charged.  

 

Total Due

Displays the gross total of the invoice, computed by the program to equal the sum of all detail items' extended price, plus freight and taxes.

 

Discount

Displays the invoice discount, if any.  This discount amount does not affect any invoice taxes.

 

Balance Due

The final total of the invoice, computed by the program to equal the total due minus any discount.

 

Buttons

 

bulbEach listing in this subsection can be used by clicking on the button, pressing the key that is noted on screen next to the function button, or by touching the screen on the appropriate button (requires touch screen monitor).

 

Add item

Use this button to insert a new line item into the invoice.

 

Item Lookup

Use this button to search supertrack inventory for an item to be placed on this transaction.

 

Item Notes

Use this button to view or modify the

 

Invoice Notes

Use this button to view/edit the transaction item note for the currently selected detail item.  This note will be printed on the invoice following the item.  This button will be disabled, however, if the description of the item has been restricted in the transaction options of the specific supertrack inventory record.

 

Serial No. List

Use this button to view, add, or remove serial numbers for the currently selected detail item.  This button will be displayed only when an item is selected which has been activated to allow serial number use.

 

Item Discount

Use this button to discount the selected line item by a percentage of the current or original price.

 

Invoice Hold

Use this button to hold the current invoice's information in memory, so that other transactions may continue.  You can recall the saved information at any time by pressing the same key or by clicking on this buton again.  Note that exiting the POS screen will erase any held invoice.

 

Customer

Use this button to select the account number of the customer to be invoiced.  You can also use it to create a new customer account record.  If this is an "over the counter" sale, leave the account number blank.

 

Remove Item

Use this button to delete the currently selected detail item.

 

Freight

Use this button to enter or modify the current transaction's freight amount.

 

Taxes

Use this button to view or modify the specific tax details of the transaction.

 

Invoice Discount

Use this button to modify the global discount amount.  This amount does not affect taxes.

 

Credit Card Search

Use this button to search for a previously completed invoice, based on the credit card that was used to pay it.  This button is available on refund transactions only.

 

No Sale

Use this button to reset the entire POS screen, erasing all entered information.  Note that none of the information on the screen will be saved.

 

Void

Use this button to start the refunding or voiding of a prior transaction.

 

Exit POS

Use this button to exit out of the point of sale mode.

 

Tender

Use this button to finish the transaction and proceed to the payment screen.

 

Payment Screen

 

Payment Type

Select a payment type from the drop list to denote how payment is being made.

 

Ck No./Card No.

Enter the check or credit card number here, if applicable.

 

Ck/Exp Date

Enter the date of the check or the expiration date of the credit card here, if applicable.

 

Amount

Enter the amount made with this payment type.

 

Split Tender

Use this button to increase the number of payment lines from one to a maximum of three.

 

Payment Type

Use this button to cycle through the payment types on the selected line.

 

Close

Use this button to close the payment window and return to the transaction.

 

OK

Use this button to accept the payment tenders and amounts as they are and complete the sale.  Note that the sale cannot be completed if the payments do not satisfy the balance due on the transaction.

 

 

 

 

Q & A - Basic POS Layout

 

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