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# Merchandising

- [Departments](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-departments.md): This topic describes how to configure departments.
- [Categories](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-categories.md): This topic describes how to configure categories.
- [Reason codes](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-reason-codes.md): This topic describes how to configure reason codes.
- [Generate automatic item lookup codes](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-automatic-item-lookup-codes.md): This topic describes how to configure Store Manager to automatically generate item lookup codes (ILCs) for new items that are added to the store database.
- [Item messages](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-item-messages.md): This topic describes how to configure item messages.
- [Quotes](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-quotes.md): This topic describes how to configure quotes. You can set an expiration date, require customer selection, and select the receipt format for quotes.
- [Work orders](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-work-orders.md): This topic describes how to configure work orders. You can set an expiration date and minimum deposit amount, require customer selection, and select the receipt format for work orders.
- [Back orders](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/back-orders.md): This topic describes how to configure back orders. You can set an expiration date and minimum deposit amount, require customer selection, and select the receipt format for back orders.
- [Layaways](https://docs.rmhpos.com/store-manager/configure-pos-and-store-manager/merchandising/setting-up-layaways.md): This topic describes how to configure layaway orders. You can set an expiration date and minimum deposit amount and select the receipt format for layaway orders.


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