This How-To describes new functions and workflows that are only available in enforePOS 2. This version is exclusively available to customers participating in the enforePOS 2 Early Access program.
In this How-To, you will find out which settings you can make for the enforePOS for Retail edition and share with other devices.
To access the sales settings, proceed as follows:
Settings that you make and edit here are applied to all devices on which this configuration is used.
Active configuration: Select here the sales item navigation you want to use. You can create your own sales item navigation configurations or use the default configuration.
If you haven't created a sales item navigation yet, we'll explain how in the How-To Create Sales Item Navigation.
Edit Shared Configuration: Tap on this option to go directly to your created sales item navigations and edit them or create new ones.
Basket position: Specify here where you want to place the basket in the cash register. You can place the basket either on the left or right.
Basket size: Specify here how large the basket in the cash register should be. You have the choice between large and small.
Show order summary before checkout: Activate this option if you want to see an overview of your order before checkout. The overview is divided into the tabs Overview, Discounts & Vouchers and Special Instructions. In the Overview tab, you will see the order with the order number, the dining option, the customer name and the assigned table. By tapping on the customer or the table, you can change the customer details or remove the customer and add another one. In addition, you can assign a tag to the order. You can also set a manual discount.
Start with order selection: If this option is activated, enforePOS always displays the last used overview of Active Orders when you open the order taking module.
Always show confirmation query when parking an order: If this option is activated, a window with the previously entered information appears in the cash register when an order that has already been parked is exited again. You must confirm the parking of the order again and also have the option of entering further information about the order.
Park orders in the cloud: If you activate this option, parked orders are made available directly for all active cash registers of the current location business day. This function is not available if orders are parked while your cash register is offline.
Order Management
By Customer: Select this option if you want the customer to appear at the top in the order details. The tags and tables will be displayed below.
By Tags/Tables: Check this option if you want tags and tables to appear at the top in the order details. The customer will be displayed below. Tags can be, for example, discount promotions that you assign to an order. You can also assign multiple tags.
Dining Mode
None: No dining mode is selected.
Inhouse Is Default: Inhouse sales are preselected for every order. You can manually specify for an order or an individual sales item that it is a Take Away sale.
Takeaway Is Default: Take Away is selected for each order. You can manually select for an order or for an individual sales item that it is an Inhouse sale.
Selection required: You must select between inhouse and take away in the cash register each time you place a new order. You cannot place an order until you have selected an order type.
Selection Mode
Mandatory: A customer must be assigned to the order. Otherwise, the order cannot be settled.
Optional (selected by default): Assigning a customer to an order is optional.
Not allowed: Assigning a customer to an order is not possible.
In terms of parking an open order, the Optional and Mandatory options here mean that it is possible to assign a customer. Not allowed in this context means that the assignment of a customer is not possible.
Selection Mode
Mandatory: The assignment of a tag to an order is mandatory. Otherwise, the order cannot be settled.
Optional (selected by default): The assignment of a tag to an order is optional.
Not allowed: It is not possible to assign a tag to an order.
In terms of parking an open order, the Optional and Mandatory options here mean that it is possible to assign a tag. Not allowed in this context means that the assignment of a tag is not possible.
Frequency
Show until user ends: Enable this option to display the sales item recommendations in the cash register until the user closes them.
Never show: The sales item recommendations are never displayed.
Allow Special Instruction: Activate this option if you want to record your customers’ special instructions for an entire order.
Max Characters: Set the maximum number of characters for your customers’ special instructions in this field.
Allow automatic collective settlement
Check this option if you want to enable automatic collective settlement.
Canceling an order immediately means that you cancel the entire order during the order process via the header in the cash register.
Tap on to define your own reasons for canceling an order immediately.
Mandatory: Selecting a reason for the immediate cancelation of an order is mandatory.
Optional: Selecting a reason for the immediate cancelation of an order is optional.
Not allowed: Selecting a reason for the immediate cancelation of an order is not permitted.
Tap on [+ Add reason] to deselect or add reasons for the immediate cancelation of an order.
The cancelation of a settled order occurs when you have cashed in an order with the payment method Settle later and then cancel it viaaltOrderalt Management () under Not settled.
Tap on to define your own reasons for canceling a settled order.
Selection Mode
Select whether the selection of a reason for canceling a settled order is Mandatory, Optional or Not allowed.
Tap on [+ Add reason] to deselect or add reasons for canceling a billed order.
Tap on to add integrated payment methods to your active payment methods or to define external payment methods.
[+ Add payment method]: Add previously removed predefined payment methods here.
Allow Tipping: Enable this option if you want to allow tipping when making payments.
Tipping Only for Cash Payments: Check this option if you only want to allow tipping for cash payments.
Enforce Tipping: Check this option if you want the tip fields to be displayed even if you select the appropriate payment amount.
Tap on to add built-in payout methods to your active payout methods or to define external payout methods.
[+ Add payout method]: Add previously removed predefined payout methods here. Payout methods in an order taking module are used, for example, in the case of a deposit refund.
Issue Receipt
Skip Workflow: Select this option if you want the receipt output to be skipped. No receipt is issued.
Optional: Select this option if you want the output of a receipt to be optional.
Mandatory: Select this option if you want the issue of a receipt to be mandatory.
Automatic: Select this option if you want a receipt to be issued automatically.
You can find out more about this topic in the How-To Issue receipt.
Preselected Option
None: Select this option if you do not want to have any option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction.
Print: Select this option if you want to have the Printout option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction.
Email (else None): Select this option if you want to have the Email option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction. If no email address of the customer is stored, no option will be preselected.
Email (else Print): Select this option if you want to have the Email option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction. If you do not enter an email address, the receipt will be printed automatically.
SMS (else None): Select this option if you want to have the Mobile Phone option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction. If the customer’s phone number is not stored, no option will be preselected.
SMS (else Print): Select this option if you want to have the Mobile Phone option preselected in the Receipt window after each payment transaction. If no phone number of the customer is known, the Printout option will be preselected.
Offer Entertainment Expenses Receipt: Select this option if you want to offer an entertainment expense receipt when you issue a receipt.
Sales Person on Receipt
Select whether and how to print the name of the logged in staff member on the receipt.
Name of the staff member: The staff member's first and last name will appear on the receipt.
Staff Short Name: The short name specified in the staff member profile appears on the receipt.
Order Taking Device Name: The name of the order taking device is displayed on the receipt.
Don’t show: Neither the name of the staff member nor the name of the order taking device appears on the receipt.
Summarize sales items: Activate this option to group inventory sales items in the cash register. You can find out more about this in the How-To Display inventory sales items individually in the shopping cart or on the receipt.
Merge BTO items with same options: Enable this option to merge Build to Order sales item that have the same options in the cash register.
Display mode for canceled items: In this field, select whether sales items that you cancel during the order process should be displayed as crossed out items in the shopping cart. If you select the Show items option, the items are displayed; if you select the Hide option, they are not displayed. You can find out more about this in the How-To Show immediately canceled items in the basket / on the receipt.
Merge items on invoice: Check this option if you want to merge all items on the invoice. You can find out more about this in the How-To Display inventory sales items individually in the shopping cart or on the receipt.
Hide free options on invoice: Check this option if you do not want to show the free options of the order on the invoice. If this option is disabled, the free options will be displayed on the invoice.
Show canceled unprocessed items on the invoice: With this option, sales items that you cancel during the order process are displayed as crossed out items on the receipt. You can find out more about this in the How-To Show immediately canceled items in the basket / on the receipt.
Show QR Code for Digital Receipt: Enable this option if you want to provide a digital receipt to your customers using a QR code. If this option is enabled, a QR code will be visible in the Receipt window and on the printed receipt.
Show QR code for TSE: Select this option to display a QR code on the receipt that the tax auditor can scan to verify the transaction.
This section contains default values (percentage and price) for the manual discount that you can apply to the entire order or to individual order items. You can also delete the default values if you don't want them in the list.
Tap on [+ Add Default Discount] if you want to define your own default discount percentage or price values.
Allow individual values for custom discount: Enable this option to allow a custom discount to be entered manually.
This section already includes default reasons for manual discounts. You can delete the reasons by swiping from right to left.
Tap on to define your own reasons for custom discounts.
Selection Mode
Choose between the following options:
Mandatory: Selecting a reason for a custom discount is mandatory.
Optional: Selecting a reason for a custom discount is optional.
Not allowed: Selecting a reason for a custom discount is not allowed.
Tap on [+ Add Reason] to deselect or add custom discount reasons.
This section already lists default reasons for custom prices. You can delete the reasons by swiping from right to left.
Tap on to define your own reasons for manual prices.
Selection Mode
Choose between the different options here:
Mandatory: Selecting a reason for a custom price is mandatory.
Optional: Selecting a reason for a custom price is optional.
Not allowed: Selecting a reason for a custom price is not allowed.
Tap on [+ Add Reason] to deselect or add reasons for custom prices.
Tap on to define custom reasons for payout line items.
Selection Mode
Choose between the different options here:
Mandatory: Selecting a reason for a payout line item is mandatory.
Optional: Selecting a reason for a payout line item is optional.
Not allowed: Selecting a reason for a payout line item is not allowed.
Tap on [+ Add Reason] to deselect or add reasons for payout line items.
Immediately canceling an item means removing an item from the basket during the order process.
Tap on to define custom reasons for immediately canceling an item.
Selection Mode
Choose between the different options here:
Mandatory: Selecting a reason for canceling an item immediately is mandatory.
Optional: Selecting a reason for canceling an item immediately is optional.
Not allowed: Selecting a reason for canceling an item immediately is not permitted.
Tap on [+ Add reason] to deselect or add reasons for canceling an item immediately.
Show basket toolbar: Check this option if you want the top basket toolbar to be displayed in the cash register.
Tap on or [+ Add function] to select functions from a list that you want to add to your top basket toolbar.
Show basket toolbar: Check this option if you want the bottom basket toolbar to be displayed in the cash register.
Tap on or [+ Add function] to select functions from a list that you want to add to your bottom basket toolbar.
You can find out more about configuring the basket in the How-To Customize basket.
Show keypad in sales item navigation: Activate this option if you want the keypad to be displayed as a separate tab in your cash register.
Modifiers
Tap on [+ Add modifier] to select functions you want to add to your keypad.
Tap on [+ Add function] to select functions that you would like to add to your keypad function bar.
You can find out more about configuring the keypad in the How-To Customize Keypad.