Items Menu

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.