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Procedure documentationAccess Allegiance Through Item Entry Control

Procedure

You can use the item entry option to set up a customer lookup request from the Allegiance database. Then, you can scan or input the customer number any time during the transaction on an as needed basis.

  1. In the POS Configuration Menu screen, choose Terminal.

  2. Choose Item Entry Control.

  3. Choose New.

  4. Type a value in the Item Entry ID field.

  5. Type a description in the Item Entry Description field.

  6. Type a numeric value in the Prefix Mask field. This is value is determined by the numeric patterns of the customer’s card.

  7. Type a numeric value in the Suffix Mask field. This value is determined by the numeric patterns of the customer’s card.

  8. Type a value in the Maximum Length field. This value must be larger than the sum of the characters in the Prefix Mask and Suffix Mask fields.

  9. Set the Function ID to correspond to a user defined manager code in the 500 series range. It is recommended that you select the manager code defined for a Preferred Customer.

  10. Choose Save, and then choose Close.

  11. In the POS Configuration Menu screen, choose Transaction Functions.

  12. Choose Manager POS Functions.

  13. Select the manager code for Preferred Customer.

  14. In the Manager/POS Function Maintenance screen, choose the Data Capture.

  15. Select the Allegiance Database profile.

  16. Choose Save, and then choose Close.