POS Options


Ask “Are You Sure?” When Cancelling an Order Whether to include an Are You Sure prompt for canceling an order.
Cash Drawer Button Controls the behavior of the cash drawer button.
Cash Drawer Options Defines when to open the cash drawer.
Customer Add Screen Select which customer add window to use in the Point of Sale window:

Fast

Full.

Default Description on Trade/Buy Text entered here will automatically fill in at POS when a trade is taken.
Display a Menu on Service Scan Whether to enable scanned service action menu at POS. True enables a menu that will provide possible actions (payment / pick up / cancel) for this envelope when scanned. False will act immediately on the scanned envelope bringing it up for pick up if available, otherwise payment.
Display Credit Memo Balance Message Display a message at POS if the customer has a Credit Memo balance.
Display House Account Balance Message Display a message at POS if the customer has a House Account balance.
Enable Adding New Customers at POS Whether to enable the New Customer button in the Point of Sale window.
Fast Customer Find Preferred Contacts Only When using the fast customer find at POS, whether to return only preferred contact methods. True returns only preferred contact methods; False returns all matching contact methods. The Edge default is True.
Fast Customer Find Return Options When searching using the fast customer find at POS, the results that will be returned. Options include:

Individual: Returns only matching individual records

Couple: Returns matching records from either individual in the couple.

Fast Customer Find Starting Field When searching using the fast customer find at POS, what should be the default starting field, i.e., cursor placement. Options include:

Last name

First name

Phone

Email.

Flash Sale Line Buttons Flash buttons on the sale line when indicated by certain pop-ups, flags, or other indicators.
Giveaway Threshold Amount – Percentage If a giveaway exceeds this percentage of the other merchandise on the sale, an override is required.
Inventory Item Pop-Up at POS Pop-up notes for inventory items when placed on a sale line.
Item Tax - Treat as Single Sale Set this to TRUE to enable the checkbox to allow an entire sale to be taxed as if it was a single item. This is useful in some states for “TRADE IN” sales. This option is always treated as TRUE for stores located in Tennessee.
No Address on File Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has no address on file.
No Email Address on File Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has no email on file.
No Mailing Address Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has one or more addresses on file, but none specified as a mailing address.
No Phone Number on File Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has no phone number on file.
No Preferred Email Address Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has no preferred Email address selected.
No Preferred Phone Defines the text to display at point of sale if the customer has no preferred phone number on file.
Occasion Days If an occasion is within this many days, it will appear at point of sale.
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) List URL URL of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list to check against customer information.
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Probable Match Threshold When checking customer data against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list, a lower number returns more values. (0.00 to 1.00, with 0 being no match, and 1.00 being exact match only.)
Pay in Full Without Pick Up Options Level of security needed to allow a job to be paid in full without picking it up.

No Check: Anyone can pay in full without picking up.

Prompt: Prompt when an attempt is made to pay in full without picking up.

Override: An override is necessary when an attempt is made to pay in full without picking up.

Refund Limit Requires Override Any refund, other than credit memo, greater than this amount requires an override. Use -1 to disable.
Require Address when Entering New Customer Whether to require a customer address when a customer is added at point of sale.
Require Email when Entering New Customer Whether to require that an email address be entered with a new customer record at POS. An override can allow the customer to decline.
Require Just the Zip Code when Entering New Customer Whether to require just the zip code when entering new customer.
Require Override if an Item is Returned After This Many Days Require override if an item is returned after this many days. 0 = no override required.
Require Override to Split Sale When selling an item, require an override to split the sale between associates.
Require Permission to Allow Tax Changes at POS Level of security needed to change whether a sale is taxable.

No Permission Required: Anyone can change tax.

Requires Permission: Associate must have permission, but will not otherwise be prompted.

Requires Override: Associate must have permission & will be prompted with an override window.

Require Permission to Sell Item from Another Store Whether to require permission when selling an item located in another store. Options are:

Do Not Require

Ask Are You Sure?

Require Override

Require Permission to Sell to Cash Customer Require a permission check to make sales to the cash customer.
Require Permission to Trade/Buy at POS Require a permission to Trade/Buy at POS.
Require Phone Number when Entering New Customer. Whether to require that a phone number be entered with a new customer record at POS. An override can allow the customer to decline.
Require Why In for Every Sale Whether the WhyIn field is required.
Require Why In for New Customers Whether the WhyIn field is required for new customers.
Restocking Fee for Returned Merchandise – Percentage How much as a percentage of purchase price, if any, to charge for a restocking fee in a return transaction.
Returned Items when on a Sale with a Giveaway Item Options Level of security needed to validate a return that has a giveaway as part of the sale.

No Check: Anyone can perform this action.

Prompt: Prompt when an attempt is made to perform this action.

Override: An override is necessary when an attempt is made to perform this action.

Sell or Use Out of Stock Bulk Options Controls what to do when a user attempts to sell or use an out-of-stock bulk item. There are three options: Ignore it, Ask “Are you sure?”, and Require an override.
Show Collection Pop-Up If an item is part of a collection, this option will enable a pop-up at point of sale to prompt the associate to suggest other items in the collection to the customer.
Show Customer Activity Summary at POS Whether to show an activity summary at point of sale.
Show Customer Email at POS Whether to show customer email at point of sale.
Show Customer Phone Number at POS Whether to show customer phone number at point of sale.
Show Number of Items to be Picked Up or Make Payments at POS Whether to show the number of transactions available for pickup/payment next to the corresponding button.
Show Only Selected Customer’s Services For linked customer accounts (spouse/partner), whether to show layaways, special orders, repairs, memos, and custom jobs on the Payment & Pickup buttons/screens for just the selected customer or for both the customer & their spouse.
Show Trades Option for Returns at POS Show the Trades Option when performing Returns at POS.
Tax Refunded on Returns With No Receipt or Sale Record Whether taxes are to be refunded on a return of an item with no receipt or sale record.
Update Sold Item SKUs from Other Stores If enabled, if an item recorded as being in one store is sold in another, The Edge will update the item number to reflect the selling store.
Use Fast Customer Find at POS When searching for customer at POS, this will bring up an abbreviated Customer Find window.
Use Small job Task Lines for Repairs and Custom Jobs Use small task line for repairs and custom jobs on intake at point of sale.
Why In Allow Typing Set to True to allow users to type in the Why In reason. Otherwise, they can pick from the list.
Why In is Optional if Sale Includes a Cancellation Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains an order cancellation.
Why In is Optional Payment if Sale Includes a Payment on Account Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains a payment on account.
Why In is Optional if Sale Includes a Pick Up Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains a pickup.
Why In is Optional if Sale Includes an Adjustment to Repair or Custom Job Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains an adjustment to a repair or custom job.
Why In is Optional if Sale Includes a Return Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains a return.
Why In is Optional if Sale Includes an Intake
Why In on Store Receipt

Whether the WhyIn field is optional if the sale contains an intake.

Show Why In on the Store Copy of the receipt.

Updated on Fri, 11 Apr 2025 by Dominick Mastri

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