General Options
From MerchantOS Manual
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[edit] General
[edit] Access
- Auto Logout Delay
- The duration of idle time until the system automatically logs out in minutes.
- Verify PIN Delay
- The duration of idle time until the system requests an employee PIN to be entered before allowing any function to be performed.
[edit] Register
- Require PIN Before Each Sale
- Force a PIN to be entered before a new sale can be started on the register. This function will help insure the correct user is logged in for each sale.
- Require Customer For Serial Numbers
- If you are selling an item which requires serial number tracking, this option forces a customer to be attached to the sale before the sale can be completed.
- No Store Credit Refunds
- Don't allow store credit to be given to a customer during a refund.
- No Gift Card Refunds
- Don't allow gift card to be given to a customer as a refund.
- Without Receipt Refund Credit Only
- If the customer has not receipt, only issue a store credit for refunds.
[edit] Accounting
- Cost Method
- The costing method to use when displaying reports. Average costing is used most commonly and averages the price of your inventory on hand over time. Reports displaying a cost value for inventory will be the average of your current inventory records. FIFO stands for first in first out. It determines the cost of your inventory based on the exact cost of the freshest inventory you have in stock.
[edit] Catalogs
- Use Catalog Categories
- If a catalog contains category fields, use the category field to create a category in your inventory if it doesn't already exist and assign that category to the item when it is imported. If this is left unchecked, the catalog categories will be ignored.
[edit] Billing
This section controls how customer account statements are printed for collecting account balances from your customers. Refer to the using customer accounts and the customer account settings section of the manual for additional information.
- Make Checks Payable To
- Printed account statements will display to the user whom the checks should be payable to based on what is filled in this field. If the field is left blank, the default will be the name of the shop set in shop settings.
- Days Till Due
- The number of days the customer has till they need to pay the bill. If this field is set to 0 the statement will state "Due Upon Receipt".
- Percent Due
- The percentage of the account balance the customer must pay before the due date.
- Display Credit Limit
- Display on the statement the total possible amount the customer can put on account. This value is set in the customer view on the account tab.
- Header Extra Info
- If you would like to display any extra information on the statement header, you can list it here.
- Send Payments To
- If the address set in shop settings is not the address where you would like to receive payments, you can change the address on your statements by using this field.
