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Process documentationData Flow

 

During a standard retail day, certain tasks are performed using the Transactionware product suite. On a business flow level, these tasks can be grouped into the following general areas:

  • Pre-Open

  • Store Open

  • Terminal Open

  • End of Day (EOD)

Process

The preceding areas of business flow can be mapped to the following phases of data flow:

  1. Pre-Open

  2. Store Open

    1. Opening the store

    2. Opening the terminal

  3. The sales day

  4. End of Day (EOD)

    1. Closing the terminal

    2. End of Day processing

    3. Polling

Result

As an end user, whether that user is a cashier, a manager, or head office personnel, completes business flow tasks, data is created and moved or stored in some location for future reference. This creation and movement of data is known as the data flow, and is invisible to the end user. However, it is absolutely vital to the operation of the system.