CURRENT YEAR SALES > This is the amount of the item sold during the month indicated. > If you wish you can enter numbers here when you add an item to your inventory records. After that it is maintained by the system. Press a key... the Manual or Auto command under the Sales menu. Press a key... ` EDIT - HIST - DONE > EDIT - Change the contents of the record displayed on the screen. > HIST - Show the window that holds the sales history for this item. > DONE - Exit from this record. ONE - Exit from this item record. @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ LAST YEAR'S SALES > This is the amount of the item sold last year during the month indicated. > If you wish you can enter numbers here when you add an item to your inventory records. After that it is maintained by the system. Press a key... n PROJ > Type the projected sales figure for the month indicated. > This projection can be entered manually when an item is first put into inventory. After the first year-end is run, this projection will be updated automatically. Press a key... ROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ BASE STOCK > Type the minimum amount of this item that you want to keep on your shelves at all times. > This field should not be left blank because the information is used in generating stock orders. Press a key... POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6 CLASS > Type the class (category) of product in which this item belongs, then press ENTER. You can use any combination of letters and numbers up to 13 characters long. > You can name your product classes anything you wish, but spend some time considering which of your products belong in the same class. > This is used in preparing orders, producing reports, and in sales projections. Press a key... OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING F LAST RECEIVED > This is the date on which this item was last received into stock. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... ey... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( LAST UPDATE > This is the last time the On Hand figure was updated by the system. It reflects the last time this item was sold, received or transfered. > It is automatically maintained by the system and you do not usually need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... ATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ %z ON HAND > This is the number you have in stock. > You will only need to enter this field if you are adjusting the quantity or setting up new records. This is auto- matically updated when you enter sales, transfers and shipments received. Press a key... OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ ON ORDER > This is the quantity of this item that is currently on order. > It is automatically maintained by the system and you do not usually need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... key... ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( < ORDER DATE > This is the date when this item was last considered for re-ordering. > It is automatically maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... ey... ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( ) PACK QTY > Type the number of this item that comes in one package from your supplier. If, for example, you only order them by the dozen then enter 12. > If you do not enter a number here it will default to 1 and assume that your supplier will accept an order for one only. > This is used in preparing stock orders. If you enter a Pack Qty greater than 1, your stock order will show the number of PACKAGES you want shipped, rather than the number of ITEMS. Press a key... ](.(_ (_^$(_`%(_$"(_F-(_Z ]v (_ (_z-(_ (_F (_| (_d ]J (_ +(_t&(_*-(_DBF GetFuncTable jB.(_ CODE > Type the item code (stock number) assigned to this product, then press ENTER. > Retailer II+ can be used without item codes but, as with any sales and inventory system, it is faster and more convenient to use if codes are assigned to each item. It is also required for use with electronic cash registers. > Codes may contain any combination of letters and numbers, up to 10 characters long. > Codes must be unique. The system will not allow you to save a record with a code that already exists. Press a key... GetFuncTable LI&lB. /j!7< @ (AT) > The retail price at which the quantity above it was sold. > Retail Plus+ will store four selling prices for each item per fiscal year. Here, the total sales are reported separately for each price. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQS @ (AT) > The retail price at which the quantity above it was sold. > Retail Plus+ will store four selling prices for each item per fiscal year. Here, the total sales are reported separately for each price. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSX @ (AT) > The retail price at which the quantity above it was sold. > Retail Plus+ will store four selling prices for each item per fiscal year. Here, the total sales are reported separately for each price. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE @ (AT) > The retail price at which the quantity above it was sold. > Retail Plus+ will store four selling prices for each item per fiscal year. Here, the total sales are reported separately for each price. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE ITEM > Type the name of the product then press ENTER. > You can use any combination of letters and numbers, up to 30 characters long. Press a key... READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MA MARK > Type Y for YES or N for NO. > This is used to mark the items for which you want to print bin labels or price tags. > You can also print the COMBINED sales and inventory report or a CATALOGUE for selected items by marking the ones you want included. Press a key... ROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ QUANTITY RECEIVED > This is the amount of the item that was received the last time a shipment was entered. > This is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ RE-ORDER POINT > Type the stock level at which this item should be re-ordered. > This is needed only if you plan to use the "Re-Order Points" method of stock control. Press a key... + RE-ORDER QUANTITY > Type the amount of stock to order when the Re-Order Point is reached. > This is needed only if you plan to use the "Re-Order Points" method of stock control. > If you leave this quantity at zero and use the "Re-order Points" method of ordering new stock, then the system will order enough to bring your stock back up to the Base Stock quantity. Press a key... f SIZE > Type the size of the item then press ENTER. Use any combination of letters and numbers up to 6 characters long. > Examples: 10 oz Large, Med, Small 5-1/2 > You can leave this blank if no size is applicable. Press a key... PENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( Type the name of the usual supplier for this product. > Enter any combination of letters and numbers, up to 22 characters. Press a key... ROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - fl WHOLESALE COST > Type the amount it costs you to buy ONE of this item, then press ENTER. > This is used in such things as calculating the total cost of a stock order. Press a key... t of your inventory to it's retail value. Press a key... SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Type the price at which you sell ONE of this item. This should be the current sticker price. > Retail Plus+ will allow you to store up to four different prices for an item. The one listed here will be considered as the current sticker price. Press a key... ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ NUMBER SOLD > This is the quantity sold so far this fiscal year at the price shown below it. > Retail Plus+ allows you to record sales at four different prices over one fiscal year. The number sold and the price at which they were sold is recorded seperately. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... key... NUMBER SOLD > This is the quantity sold so far this fiscal year at the price shown below it. > Retail Plus+ allows you to record sales at four different prices over one fiscal year. The number sold and the price at which they were sold is recorded seperately. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... Abort E NUMBER SOLD > This is the quantity sold so far this fiscal year at the price shown below it. > Retail Plus+ allows you to record sales at four different prices over one fiscal year. The number sold and the price at which they were sold is recorded seperately. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... Abort Edit? ( ) NUMBER SOLD > This is the quantity sold so far this fiscal year at the price shown below it. > Retail Plus+ allows you to record sales at four different prices over one fiscal year. The number sold and the price at which they were sold is recorded seperately. > It is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it from the keyboard. Press a key... key... GROSS > This is the total revenue generated by this item during the current fiscal year. > It is automatically maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... RROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( This it the total number of this item sold during the current fiscal year. > It is automatically maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( Type the name you want to give the data export file. > Press ENTER to accept the name shown. The default name is INVENTRY. The file extension (.DTA) is automatically supplied. > Many spreadsheet and database programs will be able to read the file format used by Retailer II+ since it is the same as dBASE. Use this feature to export to those that cannot read dBASE files but can handle standard comma-delimited data files. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... GetFuncTable LI1lB. /j!7< QUANTITY SOLD > Type the number of this item sold then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... NTER. Press a key... READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating RETAIL PRICE > The price shown is the CURRENT sticker price for this item. If the item was not sold at the price shown, enter the new price. > Retail Plus+ will store up to four different prices for an item. Press a key... WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - f CODE > Type a valid product code so you can enter the number sold in the appropriate record. > If you do not know the code number you can look up the item by pressing F3. > If you do not use codes (stock numbers) you can enter sales figures in the BROWSE window. Press a key... CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> To select an item from this menu press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys until the item you want is highlighted, then press ENTER. > You can also make a selection by pressing the first letter of the item you want or press ESCAPE to return to the previous menu. Press a key... CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - floating poiTo select one of these options, highlight it using the the arrow keys then press ENTER. You can also make a selection by pressing the first letter of the option you want. Press a key... Press a key... + COST PERCENT FOR OVERHEAD > Enter a percentage value that represents the portion of your inventory costs spent on things other than the inventory itself. These are such things as the cost of financing your stock purchases, transport and warehousing. > If there is no inventory overhead enter 0. > Press ESCAPE to quit. > To use this feature effectively you should be familiar with the process of just-in-time inventory management. Press a key... @TRLI NEW LOCATION CODE > When setting a up new inventory file you need to tell Retail Plus+ what name to use for the store location so it can keep the information for each store separate. > On the right you will see which location codes have already been used unless this is the first location to be set up. > Type three letters that identify the new location and then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... NG FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE W PASSWORD > Type a valid password then press ENTER. > If your password is not being accepted and you are the administrator of the system you may have a damaged password file. Try copying the file PWORD.DBF from the original distribution disk. This will restore the initial passwords described in the documentation. Press a key... ` DATE OF SALES > The date you enter here is the one under which your sales information will be posted. Press ENTER to accept the date shown (today's date) or type a new date if you want to change it. > The date format is the international format (YYMMDD). The system will not allow you to enter an invalid date. > It is not necessary for you to enter separate sales figures for every day that your store was open. This date option is intended to allow you to briefly roll back the date so you can enter sales made last month without having them posted to this month's sales total. Press a key... L$.Yc YcZ$Yc\%Yc "YcB-Yc` Lr Yc Ycv-Yc YcB Ycx Ycj LF Yc +Ycp&Yc&-YcDBF GetFuncTable o>.Yc DATE OF SALES > Press ENTER to accept the date shown or type a new date (YYMMDD). > Sales will be posted to the month and week in which this date falls unless you change it. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... h this date falls unless you change it. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... S QUANTITY TO TRANSFER > Type the quantity of the item that you want to transfer to another store location then press ENTER. Specify the number of items, not the number of packages. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... ADING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - float FROM LOCATION > Type the three-letter location code of the store from which you want to transfer stock. > The active location is shown by default, but you can enter any valid location code. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... a key... CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - floatin TO LOCATION > Type the three-letter code of the store location to which you want to transfer stock. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 - floating poi NUMBER OF COPIES OF EACH LABEL > Type the number of copies to print of each label then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to quit. > You can print up to 999 copies so that commonly used labels may be kept on hand for future use. uture use. CATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Ab QUANTITY TO ADD OR SUBTRACT > Type the number you want to add to the ON HAND quantity in your inventory then press ENTER. > Enter a negative number to subtract from the ON HAND inventory (i.e. -10). > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... `d IDENTIFY A PRODUCT BY CODE > Type the code (stock number) of the product you want. > Press F3 to select it from an alphabetical list. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... ss a key... ](.(_ (_^$(_`%(_$"(_F-(_Z ]v (_ (_z-(_ (_F (_| (_d ]J (_ ,( FIND BY NAME > Type the name of the item you want to find then press ENTER. > If you are not sure of the name, press F3 to select it from an alphabetical list. > If you type only the first few characters of the name the search will stop at the first item that begins with those characters. You can then skip through the records to home in on the one you want. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... PASSWORD > Type the users password then press ENTER. > Passwords should be at least three characters long. > All users may change their own passwords at any time. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ QUANTITY RECEIVED > Type the number of items received then press ENTER. > Please note that you should enter the total number of items, not the number of packages. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... ](.(_ (_^$(_`%(_$"(_F-(_Z ]v (_ (_z-(_ (_F (_| (_d ]J (_ USER NAME > Type the name of a new user then press ENTER. > User names should be unique. Do not use two identical names. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( ACCESS LEVEL > Type the access level you want to give this user then press ENTER. > Level 1 grants looking priviledges only. Use this for someone who is training in your store and who wants to see what the computer system is all about. > Level 2 grants data entry and editing priviledges. Use this for someone who needs to enter and update your data but who may not delete anything. > Level 3 grants all priviledges. This level is required to delete records and to disable the password requirement. It is also required to assign access priviledges to other users. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... GetFuncTable LI1lB. | CURRENT PASSWORD > Type the password you are now using to access this program. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... GetFuncTable I|lB. COST OF ORDERING > Enter a dollar amount here if there are fixed costs associated with placing an order, such as administrative or additional labour costs. > If there are no such costs enter 0. > Press ESCAPE to quit. > To use this feature effectively you should be familiar with the process of just-in-time inventory management and the EOQ method of calculating stock purchases (see any retail management textbook). Press a key... ITING FILE CLOSING FILE PULL-DOWN MENUS > Press the right and left arrow keys to move from one pull-down menu to another. Press the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to a selection on the pull-down menu. > At the bottom of the screen you will see a descriptive line about the highlighted selection. > Press ENTER to execute the highlighted selection. > You can also press the first letter of a selection to execute it. Press a key... I LOCATION OF CASH REGISTER DATA FILES > Type the directory path to the cash register data files then press ENTER. > Examples C:\DATA\ (a directory on C: named DATA) D:\ (the root directory on D:) A: (floppy diskette drive A:) > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... NTER to execute the highlighted lection. > You can also press the first letter of a selection to execute it. Press a key... PRINTER OUTPUT FILENAME > Retailer II+ allows you to re-direct all printer output to a text file on your disk drive. This is useful if you wish to use any of the reports with your word processor. It also allows you to run Retailer II+ when there is no printer connected. > Type the name of the file where all printer output is to be sent, then press ENTER. Enter up to 8 letters for the filename. The file extension (.TXT) is automatically supplied. > The default filename is REPORTS. If this is satisfactory just press ENTER to accept it. If the filename chosen already exists on the computer you will be asked if you want to overwrite it. > Please note that the file remains open and catches all output until you close it. If you run a number of reports it is possible to create a very large text file that takes up a lot of disk space. To close the file return to the UTILITIES menu and select PRINTER. > Press ESCAPE to quit without re-directing print to a text file. DELETE OR UN-DELETE THIS ITEM > Confirm whether you want to delete this item. > If it has already been deleted you can un-delete it now. > Press C to cancel (take no action). > If you choose to delete an item it remains available for un-deleting until the next time the inventory file is indexed. This happens when you run a year-end closing or select INDEXES from the Utilities menu. If an item has been selected for deletion you will see the message "TO BE DELETED" whenever he item is displayed. > Please note that deleting an item before you run the year-end will exclude it's data from any year-to-date sales reports. Press a key... GetFuncTable THE MAIN MENU > Use the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to highlight the menu selection you want. At the bottom of the screen you will see a descriptive line about the highlighted selection. > Press ENTER to see the pull-down menu. > Another way to use these menus is to press the first letter of your selection. Press a key... CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( > If you wish to change the quantity shown, type the number and press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to restore the previous value. Press a key... GetFuncTable THE STATUS WINDOW > The status window contains information about your records and your computer while it is running Retail Plus+. @TRLIB ERROR: SYNTAX ALLOCATING MEMORY OPENING FILE SEEKING FILE POSITION READING FILE WRITING FILE CLOSING FILE CGJKQSXZ Abort Edit? ( <> R6002 TEXT > Use this field to enter useful information about the item. If you enter a product description you can create a catalogue for your customers by selecting the Catalogue command under the Sales menu. > Retailer II+ uses automatic word-wrap and standard editing keys. > Press INSERT to toggle the Insert Mode on and off. > Press HOME to move to the begining of a line. > Press END to move to the end of a line. > Press PAGEUP or PAGEDOWN to scroll the text. > Press F4 to delete the line at the cursor. > Press F5 to re-format an edited paragraph. > Press F10 to save the text. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any changes made. Press a key... Ge EDIT A FIELD > Type your data then press ENTER. If you press the up or down arrow key instead, the highlight will move to the next field up or down. > Press INSERT to toggle the insert mode on and off. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any entry you make. Press a key... (_^$(_`%(_$"(_F-(_Z ]v (_ (_z-(_ (_F (_| (_d ]J (_ ( THE EDIT WINDOW > Press E to edit the fields that appear above the TEXT line. > Press F to find another item. > Press P to print this record. > Press D to delete or un-delete an item. > Press C to compare the amount of stock between store locations. > Press M to mark or un-mark the item. > Press H to review/edit the sales history of the item. > Press T to edit the text. > Press + on the numeric keypad to skip to the next item. > Press - on the numeric keypad to skip to the previous item. > Press Q to return to the main menu. > You can also use the arrow keys to select the command you want then press ENTER to execute it. Press a key... GetFuncTab V0od$ &odL#odt/od "od< od od(!od (odX/odDBF GETFUNCTABLEfP TEMPPATH THE INVENTORY MENU > Press F to find an item in inventory. > Press N to enter a new item. > Press B to see your data in tabular view. > Press O to work with purchase orders. > Press T to transfer stock between store locations. > Press R to record stock received. > Press A to adjust on hand quantities. > Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys to move to an adjacent pull-down menu. > Press ESCAPE to clear this menu. Press a key... V0od$ PULL-DOWN MENUS > At the bottom of the screen you will see a descriptive line about each item on the menu. > Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to move from one item to another. Press ENTER to execute the highlighted command. > You can also press the first letter of a command to execute it. > Press the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to move to the next pull-down menu. Press a key... ntory quantities. > Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys to move to an adjacent pull-down menu. > Press ESCAPE to clear this menu. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLEfP TEMPPATH > To make a selection press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key then press ENTER. > You can also press the first letter of the option you want. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLEfP TEXT > Use this field to enter useful information about the item. If you enter a product description you can create a catalogue for your customers by selecting the Catalogue command under the Sales menu. > Retailer II+ uses automatic word-wrap and standard editing keys. > Press INSERT to toggle the Insert Mode on and off. > Press HOME to move to the begining of a line. > Press END to move to the end of a line. > Press PAGEUP or PAGEDOWN to scroll the text. > Press F4 to delete the line at the cursor. > Press F5 to re-format an edited paragraph. > Press F10 to save the text. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any changes made. Press a key... editing keys > UP ARROW - move up one line. > DOWN ARROW - move down one line. > LEFT ARROW - move left one character. > RIGHT ARROW - move right one character. TEXT > Use this field to enter useful information about the item. If you enter a product description you can create a catalogue for your customers by selecting the Catalogue command under the Sales menu. > Retailer II+ uses automatic word-wrap and standard editing keys. > Press INSERT to toggle the Insert Mode on and off. > Press HOME to move to the begining of a line. > Press END to move to the end of a line. > Press PAGEUP or PAGEDOWN to scroll the text. > Press F4 to delete the line at the cursor. > Press F5 to re-format an edited paragraph. > Press F10 to save the text. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any changes made. Press a key... V0od$ &odL#odt/od "od< od od(!od (odX/odDBF DB TEXT > Use this field to enter useful information about the item. If you enter a product description you can create a catalogue for your customers by selecting the Catalogue command under the Sales menu. > Retailer II+ uses automatic word-wrap and standard editing keys. > Press INSERT to toggle the Insert Mode on and off. > Press F4 to delete the line at the cursor. > Press F5 to re-format an edited paragraph. > Press F10 to save the text. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any changes made. Press a key for more information... &odF#odn/od "od6 od od"!od (odR/odDBF GETFUNCTABLEfP TEMPPATH WEEKLY SALES HISTORY > This window shows 53 weeks of sales for the current item. > The date shown is the Monday of each week in the calendar year. > Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to highlight the number you want to change then type the new number. > This information is maintained by the system and you do not normally need to enter it here. Press a key... &odF#odn/od COST PERCENT FOR OVERHEAD > Enter a percentage value that represents the portion of your inventory costs spent on things other than the inventory itself. These are such things as the cost of financing your stock purchases, transport and warehousing. > If there is no inventory overhead enter 0. > Press ESCAPE to quit. > To use this feature effectively you should be familiar with the process of just-in-time inventory management and the EOQ method of calculating stock purchases (see any retail management textbook). Press a key... Z0od( 'odP#odx/od "od@ od od,!od .od".od (od\/odDBF GETFUNCTABLEfP TEMPPATH LOCATION OF CASH REGISTER DATA FILES > Type the drive and directory name where the data files are found then press ENTER. > For example: C:\DATA\ Press a key... a" NUMBER OF RETURNS > Type the quantity of the item that is being returned then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLEfP jP PRICE OF THE RETURNED ITEM > Select the price at which the returned item was sold then press ENTER. > Each item can have up to four prices listed in your inventory records. If more than one price is listed you must chose the one that the returned item was sold for. This allows Retail Plus+ to keep accurate sales figures. > Press ESCAPE to quit. Press a key... DELETE AN ITEM > Use this option to delete an item from the list on the screen. > Press the DOWN / UP ARROW keys till the cursor points to the item you want to delete. Then press F4 to delete it. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... SALE TOTAL / TENDERED > Use this window to preview the total for a sale or to calculate the change owed to the customer on payment. > Type the cash amount tendered by the customer and press ENTER. The change owed to the customer will then be displayed. > Press ESCAPE to exit. Press a key... FIRST NAME > Type the client's first name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go on to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. Please note that a client record must contain at least a first name and last name or it will not be saved. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ; TAX 1 NAME > Type the name of an applicable sales tax and press ENTER. > Taxes are applied to ALL items or NO items on any given invoice. If there are both taxable and non-taxable items in a transaction they need to be sold on separate invoices. > See 'Taxes & Charges Optional' on the setup screen. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ; TAX 1 PERCENT > Type the percentage of TAX 1 then press ENTER. > This tax can be applied on all invoices or on selected invoices. > The tax is applied to the total on all items and charges in the sale. > If a tax is applied on any invoice, Retail Plus+ treats all service or handling charges on that invoice as taxable. Press a key... Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;p TAX 2 NAME > Type the name of an applicable sales tax and press ENTER. > Taxes are applied to ALL items or NO items on any given invoice. If there are both taxable and non-taxable items in a transaction they need to be sold on sepatare invoices. > See 'Taxes & Charges Optional' on the setup screen. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p TAX 2 PERCENT > Type the percentage of TAX 2 then press ENTER. > This tax can be applied on all invoices or on selected invoices. > The tax is applied to the total on all items and charges in the sale. > If a tax is applied on any invoice, Retail Plus+ treats all service or handling charges on that invoice as taxable. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p "; CHARGE 1 NAME > Type the name of CHARGE 1 then press ENTER. > This is a fixed charge such as a handling charge. > The charge can be applied to all invoices or selected invoices. It can can be applied once only per invoice. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p CHARGE 1 AMOUNT > Type the amount of CHARGE 1 then press ENTER. > This is a fixed charge such as a handling charge. > It can be applied on all invoices or on selected invoices. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p CHARGE 2 NAME > Type the name of CHARGE 2 then press ENTER. > This is a percentage charge such as a service charge. > It can be applied on all invoices or on selected invoices. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p CHARGE 2 PERCENT > Type the percentage of CHARGE 2 then press ENTER. > This is applied to the total price of all items on the invoice, but not on any other charges or taxes. > It can be applied on all invoices or on selected invoices. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p TAXES & CHARGES OPTIONAL ? > Press Y or N (yes or no) then press ENTER. > If you press Y, all taxes and charges can be selectively applied on any invoice. > If you press N, taxes and charges will be applied on all invoices without giving the operator any options. Press a key... ss a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ; START AT INV. # > Type the invoice number to start with then press ENTER. > An invoice number will be printed on all invoices. It appears as a sale number if you are printing sales slips. Press a key... &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF GETFUNCT STATEMENT HEADERS > These are five lines you can use to put anything you wish at the top of your invoices. > If you do not use pre-printed invoices you can use these lines to add your store name and address. > If you are going to print sales slips instead of invoices you may need to restrict each line to 40 characters or less. Test your printing setup to determine the best use. > Leave these lines blank if you do not want anything printed. Press a key... /; STATEMENT FOOTER > Use this line to put any message you want at the bottom of your invoices. > If you are going to print sales slips instead of invoices you may have to restrict this line to 40 characters or less. Test your printing setup to determine the best use. > Leave this field blank if you do not want to print anything. Press a key... ;p(!;p TOP MARGIN > Type the number of lines to leave at the top of the page when printing invoices. > Use this to skip over any company logo etc. that appears at the top of pre-printed paper stock. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p CENTER HEADER ? > Press Y or N (yes or no) then press ENTER. > Press Y if you want to center the contents of the header and footer on the invoice or sales slip. > Press N if you want to left-justify the contents of the header and footer on the invoice or sales slip. Press a key... &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p ; USE CLIENT DATABASE ? > Press Y or N (yes or no) then press ENTER. > Press Y if you wish to use the client database when making sales. > Press N if you do not want to use the client database. > The data is stored in 2 files called CLIENT.DBF and CLIENT.DBT. These are dBASE III compatible files and can be imported into many other applications. DMAIL 5.1 is customized to work with these files as a mailing list manager. Press a key... PRINT DAILY GROSS ON EXIT ? > Press Y or N (yes or no) then press ENTER. > Press Y if you want to print the total receipts whenever the operator exits the point-of-sale function. > Press N if you do not want any exit totals printed. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p( EJECT PAGE AFTER PRINTING ? > Press Y or N (yes or no) then press ENTER. > Press Y if you want the printer to do a page eject after printing an invoice. Use this if you are using perforated fan-fold paper stock in your printer. > Press N if you do not want a page eject after printing an invoice. Use this if you are using a non-perforated, continuous paper roll in your printer. Press a key... key... V0;p$ ;p LAST NAME > Type the client's last name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. If you enter a first and last name and then press F10, the system will scan the client database for the names. If found, it will fill in the rest of the information for you. If not found, press F2 again to fill it out from the keyboard. > Press F3 to select a name from a pick list of clients in the database. This is usefull if you know that the client is already in the database. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF GETFUNCTABLE@P TEMPPATH FIRST NAME > Type the client's first name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. Please note that a client record must contain at least a first and last name or it will not be saved. > If you enter the first and last name and then press F10, the system will scan the client database for the names. If found, it will fill in the rest of the information for you. If not found, press F2 again to fill it out from the keyboard. > Press F3 to select the name from a pick list of clients in the database. This is usefull if you know that the client is already in the database. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF G COMPANY > Type the client's company name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Press F10 to Exit. Press a key... Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (; STREET > Type the client's street address then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF GETFUN CITY > Type the client's city name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF GETFUNCTABL STATE > Type the abbreviation for the client's state or province name then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to move to the next field. > This field may later be used for sorting the client database so you should try to use consistent abbreviations. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ZIP > Type the client's Zip code (Postal Code) then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to move to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF COUNTRY > Type the client's country name only if applicable. You do not need to fill this in unless the sale is going overseas. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p - HOME PHONE NUMBER > Type the client's home phone number then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Many people consider home numbers to be private. This information should only be collected if necessary in the business transaction. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p OFFICE PHONE > Type the client's office phone number then press ENTER or the DOWN ARROW key to go to the next field. > Press F10 to exit. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pDBF USER DEFINED FIELD (UDF) > Use this field to store any information about the client you may find useful. For example, you could save information that helps target future marketing or direct mail promotions. > This field can be used for searches and sorts when the client database is used with DMAIL 5.1. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ENTER THE PRODUCT CODE > Type the code of the item then press ENTER. > Press F3 to choose the item from a pick list if you do not know the code. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX/;pD RETAIL PRICE > The price shown is the current retail price of the item according to the inventory database. > If you change the price here the sale will be recorded under the new price but the current retail price in the database will not be changed. > If you want to make a permanent change in the current retail price, please exit the P.O.S. function and use the inventory database functions to modify it. Press a key... V0;p$ ; QUANTITY SOLD > Type the quantity sold to the customer then press ENTER. > If you need to change the selling price for this sale, press The UP ARROW key to go to the Retail Price field. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... ress a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(! NON-STOCK ITEM (NSI) > Use this to enter items that are not part of your regular inventory. > ITEM CODE - This field is optional. If you enter a code, the system will look for a matching code in the inventory database. If found, the sale will be recorded under that code. If not found, the only record of the sale will be a copy of the customer's invoice. > ITEM NAME - This field is optional. You can use it to create one-time charges such as special service charges or commissions. > QUANTITY SOLD - Type the number sold then press ENTER. > PRICE EACH - Type the selling price then press ENTER. Press a key... V0ah$ &ahL#aht/ah "ah< ah ah(!ah (ahX/ahDBF GETFUNCTABLE@P4v DP INVOICE COPIES > If you are going to print invoices (not sales slips) type the number of copies to print of each invoice. > This number must be between 1 and 9. Press a key... ext menu. Press a key... V0ah$ &ahL#aht/ah "ah< ah ah(!ah 2 TAXES AND CHARGES ADD-ON OPTIONS > At the top of the window you will see the taxes and charges that have been set up in the 'P.O.S. Setup' screen. > To select the ones that you want to apply to your sales, type the number (1,2,3,4) of all the taxes or charges you want to use. > Type 0 to skip all taxes and charges. > Press ENTER to accept or ESCAPE to abandon your changes. > Your selections will remain in effect until you change them again. Press a key... WHOLESALE COST > If necessary, type the new wholesale cost of this item then press ENTER. > The change will be saved in your inventory records. Press a key... V0"R$ &"RL#"Rt/"R ""R< "R "R(!"R ("RX/"RD ADJUSTED COST > If necessary, type the new adjusted cost of this item then press ENTER. > This adjusted cost might be used to show the real cost of your inventory by adding shipping or other costs. See your documentation for a further explanation of adjusted cost. Press a key... V0"R$ &"RL#"Rt/"R ""R< "R " ADJUSTED COST > This field can be used to contain the cost of an item when you add such things as shipping charges. > Shipping charges can be automatically added to the cost of inventory when receiving a shipment. See the 'Enter As Shipment' option under the Orders menu. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p NON-STOCK ITEM - ITEM CODE > Use this window to enter the sale of an item that is not part of your regular inventory. > If the item has a stock number, type it here then press ENTER. If it does not have a stock number you can just press ENTER. Press a key... Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p2 NON-STOCK ITEM - ITEM NAME > Type the name of the item then press ENTER. > Items entered here are not treated as part of your regular inventory and no data will be stored for the sale of this item. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p NON-STOCK ITEM - TAXABLE > Press Y if you want sales tax applied to this item. > Press ENTER to accept the default value (N) if no tax is to be applied. Press a key... key... key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p NON-STOCK ITEM - QUANTITY SOLD > Type the quantity sold then press ENTER, or just press ENTER to accept the default quantity (1). Press a key... key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p (*pX/*pDBF GETFUNCTAB NON STOCK ITEM - PRICE EACH > Type the price for one of this item then press ENTER. > If there is no charge for this item a price of 0.00 will be accepted. Press a key... V0;p$ &;pL#;pt/;p ";p< ;p ;p(!;p (;pX TAXABLE > This field shows whether or not this item is normally taxable as indicated in your inventory records (Y for Yes, N for No). > If you wish to change the setting (for this sale only) press Y to charge tax or N for no tax. Press a key... CODE > Type the item code (stock number) assigned to this product, then press ENTER. > Retail Plus+ can be used without item codes but, as with any sales and inventory system, it is faster and more convenient to use if codes are assigned to each item. It is also required for use with electronic cash registers. > Codes may contain any combination of letters and numbers, up to 10 characters long. > Codes must be unique. The system will not allow you to save a record with a code that already exists. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLE:D TEMPPATH OUTPUT FILE NAME > Type the name you want to give the data export file. > Press ENTER to accept the name shown. The default name is INVENTRY. The file extension (.DTA) is automatically supplied. > Many spreadsheet and database programs will be able to read the file format used by Retail Plus+ since it is the same as dBASE. Use this feature to export to those that cannot read dBASE files but can handle standard comma-delimited data files. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLE:D TEMPPATH E< PRINTER OUTPUT FILENAME > Retail Plus+ allows you to re-direct all printer output to a text file on your disk drive. This is useful if you wish to use any of the reports with your word processor. It also allows you to run Retail Plus+ when there is no printer connected. > Type the name of the file where all printer output is to be sent, then press ENTER. Enter up to 8 letters for the filename. The file extension (.TXT) is automatically supplied. > The default filename is REPORTS. If this is satisfactory just press ENTER to accept it. If the filename chosen already exists on the computer you will be asked if you want to overwrite it. > Please note that the file remains open and catches all output until you close it. If you run a number of reports it is possible to create a very large text file that takes up a lot of disk space. To close the file return to the UTILITIES menu and select PRINTER. > Press ESCAPE to quit without re-directing print to a text file. TEXT > Use this field to enter useful information about the item. If you enter a product description you can create a catalogue for your customers by selecting the Catalogue command under the Sales menu. > Retail Plus+ uses automatic word-wrap and standard editing keys. > Press INSERT to toggle the Insert Mode on and off. > Press F4 to delete the line at the cursor. > Press F5 to re-format an edited paragraph. > Press F10 to save the text. > Press ESCAPE to abandon any changes made. Press a key for more information... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p (*pX/*pDBF GETFUNCTABLE@P%~ TEMPPATH PRINT A RECORD OF THIS SHIPMENT > If you want to print a hard copy record of the stock being added to your inventory, press Y then press ENTER. > If you want to skip this option, press N then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(! MARK THESE ITEMS FOR LABEL PRINTING > If you want the received items to be Marked, press Y then press ENTER. > If you want to skip this option, press N then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE To cancel. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p 2 * ADD SHIPPING COSTS TO THESE ITEMS > If you want to distribute the cost of shipping to these items, press Y then press ENTER. The cost will be distributed to the total inventory for the items received and will be reflected in your records in the ADJUSTED COST field. > If you want to skip this option, press N then press ENTER. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p /*p TOTAL COSTS TO BE ADDED TO THESE ITEMS > You need to enter a number here only if you answered Y to the previous option. > Type the amount you want to distribute to the inventory of the items received, then press ENTER. This ammount will usually be the shipping charge for this shipment. However, you can use this to add any charges or overhead you wish. > This amount will be averaged out to the entire onhand inventory for the items received and the result will be reflected in the ADUSTED COST field of your inventory records. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p (*pX/*pDBF GETFUNCTABLE@P%~ TEMPPATH TOTAL COSTS TO BE ADDED TO THESE ITEMS > You need to enter a number here only if you answered Y to the previous option. > Type the amount you want to distribute to the inventory of the items received, then press ENTER. This ammount will usually be the shipping charge for this shipment. However, you can use this to add any charges or overhead you wish. > This amount will be averaged out to the entire onhand inventory for the items received and the result will be reflected in the ADUSTED COST field of your inventory records. Press a key... V0*p$ &*pL#*pt/*p "*p< *p *p(!*p (*pX/*pDBF GETFUNCTABLE@P%~ TEMPPATH TOTAL COSTS TO BE ADDED TO THESE ITEMS > You need to enter a number here only if you answered Y to the previous option. > Type the amount you want to distribute to the inventory of the items received, then press ENTER. This ammount will usually be the shipping charge for this shipment. However, you can use this to add any charges or overhead you wish. > This amount will be averaged out to the entire onhand inventory for the items received and the result will be reflected in the ADUSTED COST field of your inventory records. Press a key... GETFUNCTABLEBP TEMPPATH LOCATION TO RESTORE > Type the three-letter code that identifies this location then press ENTER. > Press ESCAPE To Cancel. Press a key... &3pB#3pj/3p "3p2 3p (3pN/3pDBF GETFUNCTABLEBPz~ COPIES OF EACH LABEL > Type the number of copies you want to print of each label then press ENTER. > Labels will be printed for Marked items only. > Press ESCAPE to cancel. Press a key...