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Background documentationTransaction-Related Parameters

 

Mix Match parameters

MIXMATCHMAXSECONDS

Function

This option controls the amount of time spent trying to compute the best possible combination for a Mix Match which has Inclusion/Exclusion rules set at the detail level and which uses the Discount on Lower Price option.

Possible values

The value of this setting denotes the maximum computational time in seconds.

Default value

30 seconds

Suspend/resume parameters

The options in this section set up the suspend and resume transactions options used at the POS. The system supports floating suspends where a suspended transaction on one POS device can be resumed on a different device. Under this scenario, the filename is NNNNRRR.sus (where RRR is the suspending terminal number), and the file is located on the XPS Server.

BLOCKSUSPENDONPENDINGTXN

Function

Allows the cashier to suspend a pending transaction while items are still being added to it.

Possible values

N - no, suspends allowed.

Y - yes, suspends are not allowed

Default value

N

CHECKVOUCHERNUMINIDCC

Function

This option controls whether a voucher card number is validated against the POS.ini IDCC settings.

Possible values

Y - yes, have vouchers validated against IDCC settings.

N - no, skip voucher validation.

Default value

N

DOUBLETRANSFERSTOREPROMPT

Function

This option prompts the user to re-enter the Transfer Store Number as a confirmation during an inventory transfer.

Possible values

Y - yes, have the user confirm the Transfer Store Number.

N - no, do not require the user to re-enter the Transfer Store Number.

Default value

N

EOD_FORCE_SUSPEND_COMPLETION

Function

Determines what should be done with any suspended transactions at EOD processing.

Possible values

0 - delete suspends .

1 - force completion of suspends before continuing with EOD.

2 - no action (leave suspends alone for completion later).

Default value

1

FLOATING_SUSPENDS

Function

Allows suspended transactions to be stored on the server and resumed from any terminal in the store. If for any reason the POS cannot communicate with the server, the transaction is stored locally and must be resumed on the same terminal. The SECURE_RESUMES option determines if the suspended transaction can be resumed by any cashier.

Possible values

Y - yes, allow suspended transactions to be resumed from any terminal in the store.

N - no, allow transactions to be resumed only on the terminal where they were suspended.

Default value

N

MAX_SUSPENDS

Function

Defines the maximum number of suspended transactions allowed per store, per business day. When the maximum is exceeded, the earliest suspended transaction files are overwritten.

Possible values

Enter a number between 1-9999.

Default value

200

PREVENTVOUCHERTXNABORT

Function

This option, when enabled, will disallow any sales transactions involving voucher authorizations from being Transaction Aborted. These include the following Voucher Authorizations: Activations, Reloads without Card, Cashouts, and Sales.

Possible values

Y - yes, prevent transactions with voucher authorizations from being Transaction Aborted.

N - no, allow transactions with voucher authorizations to be Transaction Aborted.

Default value

N

PROMPTTXNINVENTORYNEWITEM

Function

This option allows the user to abort the inventory process if an item is not found in the electronic receiving document.

Possible values

Y - yes, prompt the user if an item is not found in the receiving document.

N - no, bypass this user prompting.

Default value

N

REASONCODEFIRSTFORPRICEOVERRIDE

Function

When a Price Override function is invoked on the POS, this option can change the behavior of the POS to prompt the user for the Price Override Reason before performing the Price Override.

Possible values

Y - yes, the POS should prompt for the Price Override Reason before performing the Price Override.

N - no, the POS should prompt for the item and the new price before prompting for the override reason.

Default value

N

RECALCTXNDISCATTOTAL

Function

This option will configure the Transaction Discounts to recalculate when the TOTAL key is pressed.

Possible values

Y - yes, recalculate Transaction Discounts when the TOTAL key is pressed

N - no, do not recalculate Transaction Discounts at TOTAL time.

Default value

N

RESUME_RCT_PRT

Function

Prints a resume identification number on the receipt of a resumed transaction.

Possible values

Y - yes, print a resume ID number on the receipt.

N - no, do not print a resume ID number on the receipt.

Default value

N

SECURE_RESUMES

Function

Allows only the cashier who suspended a transaction to resume it. The option FLOATING_SUSPENDS determines if the suspended transaction must also be resumed on the same terminal it was suspended on. If for any reason the POS cannot communicate with the server, then the transaction is stored locally and must be resumed on the same terminal.

Possible values

Y - yes, require a transaction to be suspended and resumed by the same cashier.

N - no, allow a cashier to resume a transaction, regardless of who suspended it.

Default value

Y

SUSPEND_AFTER_TENDER

Function

Allows a cashier to suspend a transaction after a split tender. Enable this option only if the FLOATING_SUSPENDS option is disabled, so that the payment for a transaction is not split between POS’.

Possible values

Y - yes, allow a cashier to suspend a transaction after a split tender.

N - no, do not allow a cashier to suspend a transaction after a split tender.

Default value

N

VOUCHERTRIGGERSSAFVOUCHERSONLY

Function

When routing to multiple destinations, this option controls whether a voucher request only triggers SAF voucher requests.

Possible values

Y- yes, have voucher requests trigger only SAF voucher requests.

N- no, have any requests trigger SAF requests.

Default value

N

Non-Taxable item print character parameters

The option in this section sets up the non-taxable item print character parameters.

NONTAXCHAR

Function

Defines the character to print on a receipt that indicates an item is not taxable.

Possible values

Enabled: enter a single alphanumeric character. Do not enclose the character in quotation marks.

Disabled: enter comment marks.

Default value

N

Discount-related parameters

The options in this section define how discounts are applied when both an auto discount and a POS discount are applied to a transaction. Auto discounts include PLU, department and employee discounts. For example, an item can have an automatic 20% discount triggered by the item’s department record, and the cashier enters a 30% POS discount. The options in this section define whether one or both discounts are applied.

Multiple POS discounts can be applied to the same item, however, the comparison is only conducted on the auto discount (PLU, department, or employee) and the first POS discount.

ASSOC_BEST_DEAL_ON_PROMO

Function

This function calculates the best deal for special employee transaction discounts.

Possible values

Uses RESERVE_DISC_AS_ASSOC_DISC and RESERVE_UDT_AS_ASSOC_SALE to calculate the special employee transaction discount.

EMP_HIGHER_DISCOUNT_ONLY

Function

Applies only the higher of the auto discount and the first POS discount in an employee sale transaction.

Possible values

Y - yes, apply only the higher discount.

N - no, apply both the auto employee discount and the first POS discount.

Default value

N

HIGHER_DISCOUNT_ONLY

Function

Applies only the higher discount when both an automatic discount applies to an item and the cashier enters a discount for an item. This option does not affect multiple discounts entered by the cashier during item entry.

Possible values

Y - yes, apply the higher discount only.

N - no, apply both discounts.

Default value

N

MAX_ITEM_DISCOUNTS

Function

This function sets the maximum number of POS discounts that can be applied to an item.

Possible values

0-9

Default value

2

RESERVE_DISC_AS_ASSOC_DISC

Function

This function helps classify discounts as special associate discounts.

Possible values

0-99 (discount definitions equal to or greater than the number specified are processed as special associate discounts.)

Default value

0

RESERVE_UDT_AS_ASSOC_SALE

Function

This function helps classify sales as special associate sales.

Possible values

0-99 (UDT’s equal to or greater than the number specified are processed as special associate sales.)

Default value

0 (disables the feature).