You use PLU pricing parameters to specify the information that the PLU record contains. For example, you can set the price for the PLU item, specify the required taxes, or set user and control flags, which includes the PLU item in a special promotion or other sales event.
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Identifies the PLU number |
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Describes the item referenced by the PLU number |
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Identifies the department to which the PLU merchandise item is assigned |
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Identifies the vendor of this merchandise item. This field is optional. |
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The actual retail price of an item |
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The original retail price of an item that may later be discounted |
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The suggested retail price of an item |
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User flags are attached to PLU records and are used to create groupings for special promotions such as a ‘Back-to-school’ sale, for example. They are defined and edited in the |
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Identifies the Mix Match promotion for which this PLU item is eligible |
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Indicates that eligibility in a Mix Match promotion is determined by matching the PLU item attributes against Note For retailers whose back-end systems do not recognize a Mix Match ID, the Mix Match information can be identified when the merchandise item is matched to a Mix Match by its product attributes. For more information, see Mix Match. End of the note. |
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Allows you to attach a profile prompt to this PLU item |
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Allows you to limit the quantity of this item that can be purchased in a single sale by selecting an option in the dropdown list |
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Indicates that this PLU item is automatically discounted when it is entered at the POS |
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Text that describes the standard quantity of this PLU item. For example, for an item sold by weight, the quantity description can be kg. |
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Allows discounts to be applied to this PLU item |
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Allows quantity pricing to be applied to this PLU item |
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Allows this PLU item to be returned |
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Allow level pricing for this PLU item |
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Allows a return for this item to be processed without the original purchase receipt |
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Specifies the Non-Merchandise ID that is linked to this PLU item. For example, if this PLU record is for a gift card, this field provides the Non-Merchandise definition for the gift card functionality. |
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Indicates that a PLU item is defined by department settings rather than by item settings. See the User Flags Setup Screen for more information on department settings. |
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Allows an employee discount to be applied to this item |
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Indicates that an additional item is associated with this item. For more information about linking items, see PLU Link Item Screen. |
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Allows this item to be sold in a layaway sale or other type of pending transaction |
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Display items sometimes have a PLU number assigned to them for tracking purposes but are not available for sale. This option allows you to make such items available for sale. |
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Displays the price of the PLU item on the screen before adding the item into the transaction allowing the cashier to change the price if required |
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Indicates that this PLU item must be weighed (Used for produce or bulk goods) |
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Allows an item to be exchanged at the POS |
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Identifies the PLU item as a deposit fee |
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Calculates a total bottle deposit charge by allowing the bottle deposit fee PLU (linked PLU item) to inherit a quantity value from the amount of the bottle product (parent PLU item) sold in a transaction. Note You create deposit fees as distinct PLU items and link them to a bottle product through PLU Link Item configuration. The quantity value of the parent PLU item can be determined by the quantity entered
when the item is sold, or through a configured standard quantity value such as case or multipack. You set this in the End of the note. Example A cashier scans a bottle of soda (PLU 2050002144) that is configured with a link to a bottle deposit of .25 (PLU 353535) then enters a quantity of 4 bottles. The POS uses 4 as the quantity value for the bottle deposit charge and calculates a total bottle deposit fee of $1.00. End of the example. |
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Controls how multiple quantities of the PLU item are processed by the POS. The options are:
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(Optional field) The standard size of the PLU item |
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(Optional field) Size value |
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Indicates whether the system tracks the current inventory levels for this PLU item at the store |
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When the PLU item is a Non-Merchandise item, this option multiplies the quantity entered for the PLU by the standard quantity amount set in the Non-Merchandise definition. Example If the PLU item is a bottle deposit charge for a case of 24 soft drink bottles, and the cashier enters a quantity of 2, the End of the example. |
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The tare weight is the weight of the container or packaging in which a product (in most cases, food) is sold. The system subtracts the tare weight from the total measured weight of the product so that the customer only pays for the weight of the content, not the packaging. You can associate a tare weight option with a PLU item by selecting the appropriate option in the dropdown list. |
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If an item is sold as part of a group, this option allows you to indicate the number of items in the group. |
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In a package order, determines the quantity of items per package. For example, a carton of cigarettes contains 10 packs of cigarettes. |
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Sets the date when a PLU item becomes activated |