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The General Tab under the Item Menu displays a variety of options that you can select the item that you are adding / editing in Percent POS.
The following item options are available for selection:
Description - name of item to be displayed on selling screen and receipt
Remote Desc - name of item to be displayed on a bar/kitchen printer (if nothing is entered, this will default to Description)
Item Number - PLU or UPC number from Barcode
Department - drop down of available departments that can be assigned to item
Quantity - the current 'In Stock' quantity for this item
You may also select the Receive More to adjust the quantity
Unit Price - retail price for item
Tax Inclusive Check Box - enables for tax to be included in the retail price
Unit of Measure - enter if item is sold by unit or weight
Family Code - reference for item from Grocers Supply EDI
Age Required - where you would enter age customer has to be to purchase this item. Cashier can validate birthday on selling screen
Cost - how much does did item cost to purchase from vendor
Category - reference that is imported from Grocers EDI for item
Sub Category - reference that is imported from Grocers EDI for item
Category Code - reference that is imported from Grocers EDI for item
Subcat Code - reference that is imported from Grocers EDI for item
Ingredients 1 & 2 - list of ingredients for item that can be printed on label
Shelf Life (Days) - numeric value that can be printed on label to give an 'Best Buy' Date
The following Item Settings can be selected or deselected:
Active - Select if item is available to be sold
Track Inventory - select if item is being monitored for quantity sold
Follow Department Default - select to follow item options selected at the department level
Is Weighed - select if item will be prompted for weight (either on scale or entered manually)
Prompt for Description - select if item will prompt for item name every time it is sold
Prompt for Price - select if item will prompt for price every time it is sold
Prompt for Quantity - select if item will prompt for quantity every time it is sold
Prompt for Notes - select if item will prompt for Notes every time it is sold
Prompt for Serial Number - select if item will prompt for item serial number every time it is sold
Allow Fractional Quantity - select to allow for item to be sold in fractional quantities (needed for weighed items)
Allow Negative Quanity - select to allow for the item to have a negative quantity entered (needed for refunds/returns)
Whole # Prices - select for item to only allow whole # prices to be entered when prompting for price (ex. Lottery)
Open Item - select for this to allow for the item to be categorized as a an open item with no definite price
Force Customer Selection - select if you require for a customer to be added when you sell this item (ex: delivery fees, special order request)
Item Sold Alert - select if you would like for an alert to be sent when this item is sold
Allow Layaway - select if this item can be purchased on a Layaway / Ticket sale
Always Negative Price - select if item will always have a negative price when sold
Calculate Quantity Based on Price - select if you are having the item quantity to be divided into the price (ex. Price embeded barcodes)
Calculate Price Based on Duration - select if you will have the item price drop after specified time frame(s).
Don't Sync - select if you would like for the item to not sync between multi-store locations
Food Stamp - select if this item is allowed to be sold with Food Stamps / EBT Cash
Taxes 1, 2, & 3 - select if this item will have a designated sales tax rate added to the price at the time of sale.