Allegiance Attributes

The customer Allegiance Attributes option allows you to set up a list of the customer attributes that you want to display and make available for editing. A check box controls access to the attribute and determines whether the cashier can modify the information. The list of customer attributes is converted into a parameter file and downloaded to the POS.

Structure

Screen Element	Description
Attribute Code	This code must match the code set up in the Allegiance database.
Prompt	This column contains the text to display in the POS prompt.
Attribute Name	The name of the attribute that is sent to the host.
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Mask Type	Masks convert information entered at the POS into specific data formats or types required by the database table it updates. The following is a list of the data types and the type of corresponding information that may be captured at the POS. You can set up a mask to capture any type of information. (Masks are defined under Code Maintenance > Edit Mask) CHAR: The data captured at the POS is required in or converted to text format. INTEGER: The data captured at the POS is required in numeric format. Depending on the type of numeric information required, this format can be further specified in the Register Parameters Maintenance window. DATE: The data captured at the POS is required in date format. For prompts that are set up to capture information such as a customer’s birthday, the required date format can be further specified in the Register Parameters Maintenance window. Note One of the uses of this option is to provide a date format for capturing a customer’s birthday for the Allegiance database. Only in this instance, if no value is provided for the year, the default setting is 2049 End of the note. YESNOBLANK: Yes/No/Blank Entry
Display	Indicates that the customer attribute can be displayed at the POS when the customer is identified.
Print	Indicates that the customer attribute can be printed.
Enable	Indicates that the customer attribute can be edited by the cashier at the POS.
Identity	This specifies the attribute entity required by the POS so that the attribute can be processed. For example, an attribute with an identity of ‘Expiry Date’ forces the POS check if a membership has expired.