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Name: Each department can have a one to six-character department name associated with it. All department names should be unique, since the department name displays and prints on receipts and in reports to identify the department. The department name cannot be blank.

Default Price: You may program a default (preset) price for each department. This default price which will be used by the system when the department key is pressed without a prior price entry. If a default price of zero (0) for the department is set, the cashier must always enter a price amount before pressing the department key.

	Note: The default price must be within the bounds of the High and Low Price Limits.

Default Quantity: The system default quantity is initialized to 1. You can program another default quantity for each department. The default quantity will be used by the system when that department key is pressed without a prior quantity entry. The system multiplies the quantity by the unit price to obtain the extended price.

	Note: The quantity cannot be zero or a negative number.

High & Low Price Limits: You can establish maximum and minimum unit prices for each department. This will prevent the cashier from grossly under charging or over charging for an item (i.e., accidently entering 2.00 rather than 0.20). If an amount exceeding either of these limits is entered, the console will sound an error tone, display an error message and the cashier must re-enter the price. A PLC/UPC item unit price is not encompassed by the boundaries set by the high and low department prices. A zero value implies no limit. Setting the high and low prices equal to the default prices forces the cashier to ALWAYS use the default price

	Note: The low price cannot be greater than the high price, given the high price is not zero.

Product Number: The product number is a two-character alphanumeric code which is used by the credit card network. Codes are listed in the POS Configuration Report. If you do not enter a valid code, a selection of codes will be displayed for you.

Minimum Age: If a minimum age is listed for a department (cigarettes, alcoholic beverages), the system prompts the cashier to enter a birth date each time a transaction is made with a item in this department. If the date of birth entered is not valid, sale on that item cannot be completed.

Tax Rates/Tables: This option enables you to designate any/all tax rates that apply to a department. Use the check boxes to select or de-select each tax rate/table. Please refer to POS for local tax rates and programming information.

Allow Direct Sales:

Select this box to allow the cashier to enter sales:

	by the default price (pressing only the department key)
	by entering the dollar amount, then pressing the department key
	by entering the PLU/UPC assigned to that department

De-select this box to ensure the only way sales may be entered to a department is by using the PLC or UPC assigned to that department.

Allow Card Sales: If this check box is selected, credit cards may be used for sale of items in this department. If not selected, only cash sales for the department are allowed.

Hint:	De-selecting Allow Card Sales is ideal for a lottery department.

Margin: This field is used to calculate unknown UPC sales profit margin for the daily book report.