POS profiles
This topic describes how to configure POS profiles. This includes enabling or disabling WAM functionality in POS.
Click Setup.
Expand Hardware.
Click POS Profiles.
Do one of the following:
To add a new POS profile, click New.
To edit an existing POS profile, select it and click Edit.
To copy an existing POS profile, select it and click Copy. You must enter a new Description and Code, but all other values are copied.
On the General tab, select POS display and performance options.
Code
A unique code, e.g., a number or abbreviation, that identifies the POS profile.
Description
A description of the POS profile.
Idle logoff timeout (Sec)
The number of seconds POS can be idle before the cashier is logged off. Leave the number as 0 if you do not want to set an idle time limit.
Maximum return rows
The maximum number of rows to display on the Item Lookup screen in POS. Leave the number as 0 to display an unlimited number of rows. In stores that have a large number of items, reduce the number of return rows to increase the item lookup speed.
Enable integrated web browser
Enter the web address of the store's preferred web site portal if you want to give cashiers access to the site to look up information online from POS.
Enable line item detail row
Select this option if you want to display an item's extended description under the item description in POS.
Separate tab for AR info
Select this option if you want to display accounts receivable (AR) account information in POS.
Enable integrated payment
Select this option to use an integrated payment system with POS.
Show item picture in F2 lookup
Select this option if you want to include the item picture (if available) when the cashier clicks Items | Lookup Item or presses F2.
Enable sequential payment
Select this option if you have a payment extension that supports sequential payment, and you wish to enable sequential payment at registers that use this POS profile.
On the Weights and Measures tab, enable or disable WAM functionality for POS.
Enabled
Select this option to enable integrated scales in POS. You must register with Retail Management Hero (RMH) before you enable integrated scales. RMH is currently certified in the UK and the US. Items can still be sold as weighted items without using an integrated scale.
Region
Select the region where the store is registered for WAM.
No. of decimal points
Select the number of decimal points to use when calculating weights and measures. If you are using EAN or UPC, you can use this option to accept quantities with more than two decimal points.
Manufacture Name
(UK customers only) If you are using an older scale, you can manually enter the name of the manufacturer of the scale connected to POS in this field. This name displays on the POS login screen.
Serial Number
(UK customers only) If you are using an older scale , you can manually enter the serial number of the scale connected to POS. This serial number displays on the POS login screen.
Manufacture Year
(UK customers only) If you are using an older scale, you can manually enter the year the scale was manufactured. This manufacture year displays on the POS login screen.
Click Save And Close.
Under Setup | Hardware, click Register List.
Do one of the following:
Double-click an existing register to open and edit it.
Click New and create a new register.
For POS Profile, click the browse icon, select the appropriate POS profile and click OK.
Click Save And Close. The POS profile is now enabled for the register.
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