POS Stations

This screen allows you to create and maintain POS Stations.  All POS transactions are recorded to the Station where they were transacted.

Entry and Display fields

Computer Name: This is the name of the computer where Ostendo is located.  You can click on the drop-down list and point to ‘My Network Places>Entire Network’ and drill down to find the Computer Name.

Station ID: Using up to 3 AlphaNumeric characters, enter a Station ID.  This Identity must be unique across the whole of Ostendo and not just within the Site Name.

EOD Station ID: If you wish more than one POS Stations to combine into a single EOD then, in up to 3 AlphaNumeric characters, enter a Consolidation EOD ID.  The EOD process will now produce one EOD for all POS Stations containing the same EOD Station ID

Description: Enter a short description of the Station.  No checks are made on this entry.

Site Name: From the drop-down list select the Site where the Station is located.  Sites are maintained via General>Company Sites

Printer Name: From the drop-down list select the printer where the Receipt or Invoice Form is to be printed

Print To: From the drop-down list select the way in which you want the Receipt ot Invoice form to be output.  The options are:

Receipt Form Name: From the drop-down list select the Form (from the current Reports held within Ostendo) that you will use for printing Payment Receipts

Invoice Form Name: From the drop-down list select the Form (from the current Reports held within Ostendo) that you will use for printing POS Invoices

Default Sales Mode: From the drop-down list select the Default Sales Mode that will be used by this Station.  The options are Retail, Workshop, or Layby

Default Float Value: Enter the normal amount of cash that is allocated to this Station to form a ‘Float’ whenever an Operator commences work at this station

Cash Drawer ESC Command: Enter the command that will activate the Cash Drawer whenever the Payment is being recorded

Use Customer Display: ‘Check’ this checkbox if the Station uses an attached Pole Display to enable the Customer to view the current Order total

Customer Display Com Port: Enter the COM Port that will be used by the Customer (Pole) Display

Touch Pad File Name: Enter the full path (Example C:\Ostendo\TouchPad2.dat) to the location of the .dat workflow file that you wish to display in the POS Screen

Default Order Style: From the dropdown list select the Order Style which will be used as the default Order Style when creating a new POS order.  It may be amended in the POS screen and made specific to that order.  The default options are:

Buttons

Close: This will close the POS Stations screen.  If you have any unsaved data then you will be asked if you wish to save it before the screen is closed.

Add: This will take you to a new line for creation of a new ‘Station’ record.

Save: This will save the current data without exiting the screen

Cancel: Any changes made since the line was actioned or the last time the ‘Save’ Button was pressed will be lost.

Delete: This will delete the highlighted Station record.