Why Epos systems are so important?

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 with or sent electronically according to wikkipedia.com. but how it works here you are

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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