The following screen is displayed when you click the Cash register tab at the cash instrument maintenance screen (go to Cash flow/Cash instruments/Maintain, and then click New or select a cash instrument and click Open). However, this screen is enabled only if you select Cash register at Type in the Basics tab. This tab is available only if you have E-POS in your license.
Type or select a warehouse. Only items linked to this warehouse will be available for selection when making a cash register entry.
Type or select a code for a set of preset key functions. By default, the default preset is selected.
Type or select a layout. This is the layout that will be used when printing transaction documents at cash register.
Select this check box to print transaction documents at the cash register. If you do not want to print, clear the check box.
Select one of the following options to determine where you want the preset buttons to be displayed on the cash register monitor:
By default, Right is selected.
There are two boxes displayed. Available displays all columns that you can add to the cash register monitor. Selected displays the columns that you have selected to be displayed on the cash register monitor. By default, the system would have defined five columns for you. All details except for Description can be removed. You can move the columns between Available and Selected by clicking the following:
Select a font size. This is the font size of the text that will appear in the cash register monitor. By default, 12 is selected.
Click this to view the text in the Selected section according to the font size selected at Font size.
Select an electronic funds transfer terminal. In addition to the functions of the standard electronic cash register, the EFT terminal is connected to a network and can be programmed for additional functions. The cash register also has access to a database of items in the shop. By default, None is selected. You can choose from:
Select a port for the electronic funds transfer terminal. This is enabled only if Omni 2250/3750 is selected at EFT Terminal. You can choose from COM 1, COM 2, COM 3, or COM 4.
Select a card reader. Where smart cards are used for recording the payment or details of the customers alongside the transaction, a smart card reader must be used. By default, None is selected. You can choose from None or HID reader.
Select a port for the smart card reader. This is enabled only if HID reader is selected at Card reader. You can choose from COM 1, COM 2, COM 3, or COM 4.
Select this check box so that Cash count screen is displayed every time you exit the cash register. You can perform cash count or cancel this function. Cash count is used to count the physical amount in the cash drawer and check it against the result of the entered transactions since the last cash count.
Type the amount in the box, whereby you want the system to prompt you if the difference in amount encountered after performing a cash count is bigger than the amount stated in the box.
For example, if the limit amount is EUR 5.00, any difference between the “counted amount” and the “transaction amount” that has a value less than the limit amount will be regarded as “no difference” but if the value is more than the limit amount, the system will prompt you. However, if the limit amount is set at 0, the “counted amount” must equal the “transaction amount”.
You can specify who can take on the role of the cashier and perform cash flow transactions through the cash register. By default, None is selected. You can choose from:
Select this check box if you want to make it mandatory for the cashier to select a debtor before continuing with the cash register transaction.
Select this check box if you want to enable the segregation of the VAT amount from the total amount of the item. This means the total amount of the item and the total VAT amount will be shown separately in the cash register screen.
Type or select the code of the line display text that you want displayed when the cash register is active.
Type or select the code of the line display text that you want displayed on the cash register when it is inactive.