When adding or edit a product, the following Product Attributes need to be added or verified:

You may add or edit the following fields:


PROPERTY

    • Foodstamp: Indicates the item can be purchased with food stamps.
    • Active: This check box must be flagged for the Checkstands to ring up the item. Only unflag this field if you no longer sell the item.
    • Wicable: Flag if this item can be sold as a WIC item. Only used for paper WIC.
    • WIC CVV: Flag if the item can be sold as a WIC CVV item, fruit and vegetables. Only used for paper WIC CVV.
    • DSD: The DSD check box is used to specify if this product is delivered directly to the store, such as bread from a bread vendor.
    • Ad: A checkmark in this field indicates that the item is on Ad. Products are put on “Ad” in Product Batches Maintenance.
    • Print Label: The Label check box is used to specify that a label needs to be printed for this product. If you are adding a new product, the Label field is automatically set. Unflag the check box if no label is needed.
    • Enforce Qty: Flag the Enforce Qty check box to indicate a quantity must be entered at the Front End check stand. For example: 2*UPC code.
    • Allow Lookup: Flag this field to enable this product to be looked up on the Front End by a cashier.
    • Store Coupon: The Store Coupon flag links two items together.
    • Pick Item: Pick Item is used for special items that the customer does not bring up to the cash register, but will go to a customer service booth to pick up.  This can be used for large items that don't fit in the cart, or expensive items that aren't kept on the shelf. With Pick Item flagged, when the customer purchases the item at the register, a "Pick Receipt" will be printed in addition to the regular receipt. The customer can bring this receipt to the customer service counter to pick up the product.
    • UPC Link: Flag this field if this item is used for a Link, for example, bottle redemption.
    • Online: Flag this field to allow the item to be sold online, through one of our online shopping interfaces.
    • Not Allow SCO: Flag this field if the item CANNOT be sold on a self-checkout lane, for example, Alcohol


DISCOUNTS

    • Category A or B: Clicking on these fields makes this product eligible for a discount set up for Product Category A or B or both. The amount of the discount is set in Administration> Setup> POS Information> Discounts tab.
    • Line Item: Check this box to allow line item discounts to be applied at the checkstand.
    • Max Discount: Indicates the maximum overall discount that can be applied to a product on the Front End.


FSA

    • FSA Eligible: Flag this box if the item can be purchased with an FSA (Flex Spending Account) card, for example, prescription and over-the-counter drugs or other health-related items.
    • FSA Drop-down: Select the FSA category that the item belongs to, for example, Dental or Vision.


RESTRICTIONS

    • Sale Hours Schedule: Schedules are used to set limits to the hours and days a product can be sold. Schedules are created Schedule Maintenance.
    • Verify Age: Indicates if the product will prompt for age verification at the Front End. As the product is rang up at the Front End the cashier will be prompted to enter in the birth date of customer, or, if supported, the customer will be prompted to slide his ID on the PIN Pad.
    • Age: Enter the minimum age to purchase or sell the product. The customer's, cashier's, and manager's age are all verified.


TAX PLAN

    • Taxes: Click in the Selected box to select the tax or taxes for the product. Taxes are setup in POS Information.


MISC

    • Points: This field allows for bonus Frequent Shopper points to be awarded when the product is purchased.  Enter the amount of bonus points to be awarded. This is only applicable when EnablePoints=1
    • Picture: This field is used to attach a picture to a product for verification on the Front End. Press the ellipsis button to the right of the field to open the Picture Browser.
    • Not Accumulate: Check this box to prevent this item from accumulating any Frequent Shopper Points. Not Accumulate works in conjunction with EnablePoints=1 in the ros.ini file, and Product Point $ Value set in POS Information. If Frequent Shopper Ranges in the Customer Menu are used, the Not Accumulate flag will not prevent points from being accumulated on the customer’s card.
    • Track Serial: To track serial numbers, you must add Serial/Kit=1 in the [MISC] section of ros.ini. Use this field to enter and keep track of items with serial numbers. Flagging this field will enable the Product Serial button in the toolbar. If not flagged, the button will be grayed out (inaccessible). Press the Product Serial button to add new serial numbers, and view which numbers have been sold or returned to the store.
    • Memo: The Memo button is used to add a memo for a product. This is useful to add additional notes about a product.
    • Misc: The Miscellaneous button is used to add additional descriptions for a product.  This is useful to add notes about a product or possibly add information in a second language. The Miscellaneous button is also used to select a product for Zero Price or Negative Price eligibility.
      • Enter a description in the Long Description field (if applicable).
      • Enter a description in the Second Description field (if applicable).
      • Press the OK button to close to return to the Product Maintenance task.


CASE/OTHER

    • UPC Link: To select a link, for example, a bottle fee, click on the ellipsis button to the right of the field to bring up the list of current Links. Double-click to make your selection. To add a link to the list, flag the UPC Link field under Property in Product Maintenance.
    • MixMatchCode: Press the ellipsis button to bring up the Product Group/MixMatch form. Search for the mix match code from within the form.Use this field to group multiple like products together. For example, if you have fruit pies at 3 for a $1.00, the customer can purchase any flavor of the fruit pie (same size and manufacturer) to get the discount.  Take care when selecting the numbers to group products together.  Make sure not to use the same mix match numbers for other products. Mix Match codes are used when creating Ad Batches or Electronic Coupons.
    • Scaled/Tare: The Scaled/Tare check box is used to specify that the product requires a scale to determine price. Tare weight is used to take off the weight of the wrapping for a scaled item. This flag needs to be set for Retail to calculate the movement by weight for random weight labels. If not flagged the movement shows by number of items instead of actual pounds sold. (Retail determines random weight items by the label prefix. For example: the prefix 002 usually designates a random weight meat label). 
    • Unit of Measure: Select the type of measurement applicable for the product you are entering.  Lbs and kgs are used for scale products. The Unit of Measure is used only as a label for the product at the Front End.  Use the POS Information task to set the Unit of Measure using the ‘Weight Unit’ settings.  In order to use kgs Windows regional settings Measurement system must be set to metric.
    • Case Pk/Pk Qty: Case Pack is the number of items (or packs) that come in a case. Pack Quantity is the number of items that are in each package. For example, you might have 4 packages of 6-packs of a soft drink, so you would type in 4 in the case pack field, and 6 in the pack quantity field. NOTE: The Case Pack field is used for determining the Case Cost for ordering and tracking inventory. The Pack Quantity field is used mainly for printing shelf tags when using Print Custom Labels.
    • Pkg Size/Pkg UOM: Type the size of the individual product in the package. This is normally the weight of the product. For example, for a 2 liter soft drink, enter '2' in the Package Size and select LTR from the UOM drop-down. Package Unit of Measure must be selected from the drop down. If Use 'Pk Qty' and 'Pkg UOM' size fields is not enabled in the settings form in Product Maintenance, the UOM field will be grayed out. In that case, enter '2 LTR' in the Pkg Size field.
    • Case Cost: To edit the case cost, press the ellipsis button to bring up the Cost Calculator. The cost calculator will calculate the cost based on unit cost and pack.
    • Label Quantity: Enter the number of shelf labels that you want to print out. This field is for use with Print Custom Labels. The quantity can be edited when printing the labels, if desired.
    • Label Default: Select the default shelf label that you want to print out. This field is for use when using Print Custom Labels. Print Custom Labels is only available when Retail is interfaced with a label program.
    • Stock on Hand: The current stock on hand is displayed. To adjust the current stock on hand level, press the Inventory Button in the toolbar.  To view the initial inventory for a product the product must be counted using the Inventory count task.


Press the Save Button in the toolbar when you have finished making your selections.

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