The point of
sale (ePOS system) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a
retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant calculates
the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice
for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicates the
options for the customer to make payment. It is also the point at which a
customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after
provision of a service. After receiving payment, the merchant may issue a
receipt for the transaction, which is usually printed but can also be dispensed
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2 Point-of-Sale Overview
The Eagle Business Software (EBMS) contains
many powerful Point-of-Sale (POS till) tools. These options are used to create
invoices or sales receipts at the time of sale. Payment options such as cash,
check, debit, and credit cards payments are processed within the POS window.
The EBMS software contains three primary windows to process POS transactions:
1. The standard EBMS Invoice and SO Window: This option is
documented within the main documentation
(volume 1).
Review the Sales
> Sales Orders section for more details on creating sales orders
Review the Sales
> Invoices section for more details on creating and processing sales
invoices
Review the Sales
> Customer Payments Section for more details on processing payments
2. The Touch Screen POS System: This POS option is used primarily
as a cash register replacement. This option can be used for a remote location,
a multi-lane store, or any store that requires quick checkout options.
Review the
following Touch Screen POS System > Overview section of this manual for more
details.
3. The Online E-commerce web: This powerful browser based option
can be used for retails sales or online
ordering for
distributors and wholesales sales.
Review the
E-commerce documentation for more details on creating the POS option for the
web.
Credit cards,
Debit cards, and other specialty cards can be used as payments within each one
of these POS options. The system uses the Verifone Payware PC software so the
user can interface to a variety of merchant accounts and card programs. Review
the Payment Card Processing > Processing Payment Cards section for more
details on Payware PC service and setup.
The POS software
systems of EBMS interface with a number of POS hardware devices such as cash
drawers, receipt and invoice printers, bar code scanners, payment devices etc.
These devices can be configured for individual POS stations. Review the
Point-of-Sale Devices section for more details on configuring these hardware
options.
Point-of-Sale Devices
Technology such
as barcode scanners, cash drawers, and receipt printers can be interfaced
within the EBMS software to create a powerful point-of-sale solution. Product
and bin labels containing barcodes can be printed directly from the EBMS software.
Electronic signature pads, credit card processing, customer pole displays, and
weigh scales are some additional devices supported by EBMS.
EBMS does
interface with a Touch Screen point-of-sale station. This POS station is an
excellent cash register replacement. The combination of touch screen hardware
and the easy-to-use POS software makes the system easy to operate for
non-technical users. Review the separate Point- Of-Sale for Touch Screen
software section for details on the setup instructions and user details for
this option.
Receipt Printer
Install the
receipt printer driver within MS Windows before configuring the report. Select
Sales > Options from the main EBMS menu and click on the Reports tab.
Set receipt
settings as shown above. Review the Sales > Invoices > Printing a Sales
Invoice or Payment Receipt section for more details on these settings.
Getting Started
3
Cash Drawer
The EBMS system
supports serial cash drawers, USB cash drawers,, and cash drawers connected to
a receipt printer. The recommended configuration is the serial cash drawer.
Open the following EBMS Devices tab within the computer that is attached to a cash
drawer. Select Sales > Options from the main EBMS menu and click on the
Device tab as shown below:
Select the
Connect to device / file option when the cash drawer is connected to a printer
or other device. Enter the device id. For example: LPT1 for printers connected
to the primary printer port.
Select the
Connect to serial port option when cash drawer is connected to a serial port.
Set the
appropriate serial port settings:
Click OK to save
the serial settings.
Set the
appropriate Control string that is used to open the cash drawer. This is the
control string that is ent to the device or serial port to open the cash
drawer. Use a backward slash (\) and a 3 digit ASCII number. For
example:\027P\000\025\250 will open the cash drawer for Epson printers.
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