The programming screen is broken up into four different sections.
At the top of Section 1 there is a “Search” field. You can use the drop-down menu to select from Stock Code, Department, Description or Excluding Barcodes. Enter the details you want to use for searching which will change the stock items that are displayed.
When a button is selected there are three additional options that are able to be used which are Format All, Save and Cancel. Selecting any of these buttons will Format All, Save or Cancel the current selected Button Appearance.
Format All – Selecting this will format ALL BUTTONS on the Tab regardless of if they have a stock item programmed or not. It will not change the visibility setting of the buttons, but it will change the Size, Colour and Font.
Save – Will save the changes made to THIS currently selected button only.
Cancel – Will cancel any changes made to THIS currently selected button only.
It is important to note that there is no “Undo” or “Back” once you have entered this screen. The “X” button is a Save & Exit function and will save anything that has been done, regardless. If you make a mistake, you will need to manually fix it before exiting.
This is the numerical and multiple use section. Generally the Numerical Pad will be displayed here, along with specialised functions that are used for a lot of sales. Programming of these buttons will change as the needs of your layout become more apparent with the types of functions you require quick access to.
The Drag-and-Drop functions will work in this area. By default Idealpos will automatically have programmed the Numerical keypad and Admin Tab. These can be changed and modified to your requirements.
This area will display fields that contain information about the Layout being edited and how it can be edited.
Layout Name – This is merely the name of the layout and possesses no functionality.
Drag-and-Drop – This drop-down menu allows you to select from four different choices:
Copy Formatting – Will copy the Colour, Font and Size of the button only.
Copy Button – Will copy the button and make another one.
Move Button – Will move the button from one location to another.
Copy Font Only – Will copy only the font settings of the button.
As soon as a button has been created, edited or deleted, the changes will appear instantly on the layouts of the POS Terminals that are using that particular Layout. It is for this reason that you should do all button programming out of business trading hours to minimise any issues this can create.
Any buttons that have not been programmed will be flat white and not represent a button at all.
This section contains all the tabs and buttons that will be used on the POS Screen. This area contains 18 different Tabs or Pages, and allows you to expand the button functionality into different product segments you want to use. Each tab contains a maximum of 54 buttons in a 9 x 6 button grid. Within this grid you can use any combination of Double-Width, Double-Height, and Double Width & Height buttons.
