3.1 How to Configure Offline POS Terminal Settings

POS Market team’s main goal in creating online POS system and offline POS terminal is to support your store’s sales operation. Getting an update of your branch stock or making an inventory spot check will be a breeze. To make this happen, you have to make sure your POS settings is done correctly.

Below is a guide on configuring your offline POS terminal.

**Note: You may refer to the terms in the table below.

1. You may refer to the screenshot below when you start configuring your offline POS terminal. Some information is vital and it needs to be keyed into the system before we start to use POS Market’s Offline POS System. Click “Apply” after you have finished filling in the settings form.

Setting	Description
Setting folder	Default is C:\BMO
Database folder	Default is C:\BMO, for multi-stations, this folder will be the centralized database folder
Company ID	The company ID can be found from online BMO system. Login to your own BMO account → Admin → Company ID.
Company Code	Company code is the code that user use to login to BMO Offline Pos. (refer to Illustration 7 and 8 below).
Admin Username	Key in the initial registered admin username here.
Admin Password	Key in the admin password here.
Branch ID	The ID for the branch which is currently using this system. Login to your own BMO account → Admin → Branches → Branch List. (refer to Illustration 4 → 6 below).
Next Receipt No	The next number on the receipt.
Prefix	The prefix of the receipt
API Key**	The API key can be found from online BMO system. Login to your own BMO Account → Admin → Company Info (refer to Illustration 7 and 8 below).
Currency	Currency for transaction which will be shown in stand display
Receipt Tab
Receipt Setting	Define how the receipt send to customers, by printer, SMS or both. If SMS, you will need internet and http://isms.com.my account.
Receipt Header	Shows company details such as company name, address, phone number etc in receipt heading. Details should be set at online account.
Receipt Detail	Shows details of an item such as unit, manufacturing code etc.
Group Same Item	If this option is chosen, when the items are identical, it will be grouped together which add up to the quantity.
Single Item Only	Each item will be displayed one line in receipt.
Receipt Footer	Shows payment related information such as total, discount, tax, etc.
Receipt Contact	Select which customer contact details to be shown
Price Before Discount	Show price before discount in receipt
Price After Discount	Show price after discount in receipt
Split/Combine receipt	Do or don't print after split or combine receipt.
Receipt Layout	Choose to print either in 80mm or A4 size receipt.
Header	You can adjust the header display to the left, center or right.
Receipt Header	Define custom header for the receipt. You can choose a logo or letterhead for your receipt here.
Use Image	Tick on it to use the image as receipt header.
Use Header	If ticked, the receipt will show this customized header text.
Receipt Footer	The text that you want to display on the footer of receipt. Terms can conditions can be inserted here.
Footer at print item	You can choose to print the footer together with items as well.
Footer at receipt	If you want to show or hide footer at receipt.
General Tab
Printer Group
Order Print	When make an order, the system will print the receipt automatically.
Receipt with Barcode	Print receipt barcode on the receipt
Print item separately	If ticked, system will print out the receipt and items separately in two paper.
Print Appended Item	Enable this option will allow the system to print only recently added item in a specific receipt.
Item List with Barcode	Attach the barcode of the receipt number when print the item receipt.
Font size	Font size for receipt
Receipt Printer	Define which printer for receipt printing
Item Printer	Define which printer for item printing. It can be separated printer. Sometimes, the printer can be located in the kitchen.
2nd Item Printer	Under some circumstances, you may need extra item printer.
Copy	Select the number of copies you want to print for each individual printer
Barcode Printer	Define the default barcode printer. POS client is capable of working with most windows based barcode printers.
Report Printer	Define the report printer. Normally the report needs A4 printer due to large amount of data.
Cut Item Category	If there are needs to separate items according to category and print it in different paper, select this option.
Item Font Size	The font size set for item printer.
Login Setting Num Pad	Use Num Pad to login to offline POS Terminal
None	No other login setting on screen to key in data. Use keyboard to insert data.
Virtual Keyboard	Use Virtual Keyboard on screen to login to offline POS terminal
Kiosk	Hide other Windows application and only run offline POS Terminal
Window	Use all Windows application as usual while offline POS terminal is opened
Item Image Synchronization Auto	Auto download picture via online
Manual	User downloads picture via online manually
None	No downloaded picture
Must Enter Table No	Every transaction must key in table number first before making any order.
Receipt Print Copy	The number of receipt copies you want to print out for every transaction. "0" means no receipt will be printed.
Receipt Footer	Footer show at the end of the receipt
Receipt Setting Printer	Print receipt via printer
SMS	Print receipt via SMS
Printer + SMS	Print receipt via printer and SMS
Print Item Separately	Tick if you want to print order receipt (print item only without price)
Receipt Printer	Select printer to print receipt
Item Printer	Select printer to print order list (item only without price)
Dual Screen	Tick to show dual screen
Screen Image/Video	Picture and video you need to put on the dual screen. For video, it can only support .wmv format.
Enable Stand Display	Tick if you want to enable your stand display
Port	The port number for the stand display, eg: COM25
Baud	Baud rate for the stand display. The standard baud rate for stand display is 9600. However if your model is different, please change it and inform us.
Character per line	Total number of characters per line in stand display
Line 1, Line 2	The words to be shown on stand display
Cash Drawer Trigger Group
Auto Open Cash Drawer	Tick to enable cash drawer open automatically after printing receipt.
Enable Cash Drawer Trigger	By default, the cash drawer is connected to the printer. Once the printing job is started, the cash drawer will open (based on printer setting). However, by installing a cash drawer trigger, you can trigger the cash drawer separately.
Port	Select the port used by cash drawer trigger.
Baud	By default it is 9600, please set it to 9600.
Overall Service Charge Control
Srvc Charge Control Online	Control service charge online.
Service charge enabled	It enables service charge feature on this POS.
Charge Type	It can be percentage or amount, inclusive or exclusive.
Charge Amount	Set the value or amount to be charged.
Overall Tax (GST) Control
Tax Control Online	Control Tax value online
Tax Enable	It enables the tax feature on this POS
Tax Type	It can be percentage or amount, inclusive or exclusive
Tax Amount	Set the value or amount to be charged.
Category Printer Setting
Item Category	select the category that going to apply the cut option
Printer	specific whcih printer the selected category's item will be printed at.
No of copies	define the number of copy of the item receipt will be printed.
Item Image Synchronization
Auto	Automatically sync all images with online account
Manual	Manually upload or download an image via inventory window
None	Don't sync
Display Tab
Dual Screen	To enable dual monitor system.
Screen Image/Video	Browse image/video for second screen
Enable Stand Display	Enable the pole display which is for customer viewing
Port	Choose the correct port
Baud	By default, it is 9600, please set it accordingly
Characters per line	The numbers of characters per line to be displayed.
Line 1 & line 2	The default welcoming message to show at the stand display.
Enable Stand display 2	Enable it if you need 2 stand display. Normally you will need to use two different drivers and manufacturers for two stand display to prevent driver crashed.
Port	Select the correct port
Baud	By default, it is 9600, please set it accordingly.
Characters per line	The numbers of characters per line to be displayed.
Reset Layout	The POS main screen remembers the last location. If you happen to change the monitors, location or etc, please reset the layout to bring back the POS screen.
Second screen size group
1024 * 768	Your desktop size is 1024 * 768
1366 * 768	Your desktop size is 1366 * 768
Max window	Set the default windows size
SMS/Mail tab
SMS Header	Header of your SMS
iSMS Group
ISMS Credit Available	Current credits available to send SMS through iSMS
Username	Username for login to ISMS account
Password	Password for login to ISMS account
Airtime Reload Group
Airtime Reload Credit Available
Key
Enable Airtime Reload
Email Group
Use SSL	Determine whether the email will be generated using SSL protocol or not.
SMTP Host	SMTP server allows you to access, you have to define which email that The system can accessed to generated email such as gmail ang hotmail.
SMTP Username	The email address that will be used to generate report.
SMTP Password	The written email address's password.
Select Report	Decide which report will be generated to the select email
Report Period	Generate the selected report daily (the report on the same day or previous day) or weekly.
Date and Time to send the reports	Define when will the reports generated to the entered email address.
To, CC or BCC	Specific receiver of the email report.
Interface Tab
POS Interface
List	Shows the item in list form
Button	Shows item in button form
Button Image	Enable image display inside button.
Round
Login Alternative Group
Finger Print Login	Use fingerprint reader to login to system. Please remember to install the URU driver from http://posmarket.com.my
Username Login	Use default way to login, based on username and password
Magnetic Card Login	Use magnetic card to login. This need card reader
Attendance Group
Capture Attendance	To track the employee attendance. The data can be view from human resource management login.
Generate Receipt Method
Order Button	To order item before make payment
Cash Button	Normal transaction in cash
Other Button	To enable or disable the button
Log out without transaction Tab
Until log out	System won't log automatically log out until user manually log out
1 hour	Log out every 1 hour without transaction.
30 minutes	Log out every 30 minutes without transaction.
15 minutes	Log out every 15 minutes without transaction.
5 minutes	Log out every 5 minutes without transaction.
Every transaction	Log out every transactions.
Every Payment	Log out after every payment.
Screen Size Tab
1024 * 768	For small screen, or typical touch screen size
1366 * 768	For bigger screen, LCD or laptop
Max Window	By default maximize the POS main screen
Alert Group
Auto Pop Up Alert When Login	Enable this feature will make the alert message list to pop up first before user get into System.
Show transaction form	Enable this checkbox will allow the system to pop up the transaction detail after every POS transaction done.
Layout Theme Group
Select Theme	Specific which set of images will be used in layout form when setup the table and counter.
Discount Buttons	Define the calculator button that used in discount form.
Payment Buttons	Define the calculator button that used in POS payment interface.
Conditions Tab
Auto Discount Group
Enable For Members	Enable the auto discount feature for members contact.
Enable For Non-Members	Enable the auto discount feature for all non members contact.
Amount	The amount of discount that will be given.
Discount Type	The type of discount given , either in value or percentage.
Minimum Quantity Conditions Group
All Items Follow New Price	Check this to make the selected item to change to new price if the quantity exceed the minimum quantity value set.
Only Item That Reached Minimum	Check this to make 1 of item to follow the new price instead of all items when exceed the minimum quantity value.
Alert Group
Alert when selling price less than cost	Check this if you want the system to prompt a confirmation message when the price of new item that going to enter to system is less than cost.
Inventory Group
Loose Item Name Control	Allow user to change the item name if the item doesn't involved in any transaction.
Strict Item Name Control	The item name cannot be changed after the item is created and save into system.
Redemption
Allow Partial Redemption
Set Redemption Expiry Period	Enable the redemption value to be resetted after a certain duration.
Receipt Attached Tags
Able to Attach After Fully Paid	Allow you to update the attachment of the receipt even after the receipt is fully paid
Daily End Hour Group
Force Daily End Hour	reset the daily time end at the defined time.
Start Of Week Group
Date	Set the day that serve as start of every week
Order Tab
Must Enter Table No	Force user to enter the table number when making any POS transaction
PIN Tab
Username	Enter the user name to reload the PIN
Password	Specific the password for the username entered
Magnetic Card Tab
Header to skip	Specific how many character to skipped in a scanned magnetic card
Spliter	Define the spliter to seperate the string scanned from card
Footer to skip	specific the character to skipped in the end.
Column (Username, Password, Name or Membership No)	Example result of username, password, name and membership No after apply the skip setting.
Test String	Enter the sample string from scanned magnetic card to test what the result will be display in column
Use this for membership setting	Only apply this setting when the customer is with membership status
Backup Tab
Auto backup	Auto backup the database after every login.
Copy Data	Copy the database to specific destination.
Backup Now	Backup the current database when click on this button
Save As	Save the selected backup list to computer.
Restore Backup	Restore the system database with the selected based from the list
Fix Database Corrupt	Repair the selected database, this function only work when there is dbtools in computer.
Vacuum	Reindex the database
Weight Tab
Enable	Enable the system to use the connected RS232 weighting machine
Port	The port of the weighting machine connected to
Baud	By default, it is 9600, please set it accordingly
Data bits	Determine data bits value in the connection
Stop bits	Define the Stop bit data
Parity	Set the parity of RS232 either in odd, even, mark or space
Flow Control	Set the flow Control of the RS232 either in Xon/Xof, RTS/CTS or DSR/DTR
Header to skip	specific the header information that going to be ignored
Login Tab
Location	Set a default location for the POS terminal.
Location	Refresh the branch location
Window	Display in Windows mode
Kiosk	Display in Kiosk mode
Human Resource Management Client	The module that focus on manage the employee information and permission
Inventory Management	The module that focus on control the inventory storage
Point Of Sales Client	Module that allow user to manage all POS transaction and many other feature such as appointment, membership and inventory
Item Scanner Kiosk	Used to scanned the item barcode that match to the item in inventory database
Attendance Clock	Allow employee to check in / out with this module
Queue Manager	This module will display all the receipt made (on the particular day) in a list that can be used to displayed on screen
Queue Display	Display only the Receipt number that generate from Queue Manager
Digital Clock Format	Set the system time either in 24H format or AM/PM format
Counter Name	Set the name for the Queue manager
Update Frequency	Define how frequent will the queue manager update the receipt list.
Surveillance Tab
Camera 1 & 2	Set the camera that will be used in POS system
Auto On Camera	Check this to enable the camera when login to POS
Keep Data for	Specify the duration to store the camera data
Stream Online	Check this will enable the system to synchronize the camera to online POS for every certain period.

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2. An “Initial Sync” pop up will be prompted and syncing will begin. Click “OK”. After a while, another pop up will be prompted to request you to restart the offline POS terminal application to apply the changes on new downloaded settings.

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