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R E T A I L P L U S
Version 5.1 Retail Sales And Inventory Management System
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TELEPHONE - (416)410-7810 COMPUSERVE ID - 71223,641
K. EGGER
TRUE NORTH COMPUTER SERVICES
PO BOX 423, 31 ADELAIDE ST. EAST
TORONTO CANADA M5C 2J5
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FEATURES OF RETAIL PLUS
If you have been looking at sales and inventory software you have probably
voiced some of the following concerns:
- Why is it so complicated?
- Why is it so expensive?
- Why does it take so long to create a simple invoice?
The goal of retail management software is to help you concentrate on your sales
and your customers. Retail Plus serves that goal. It is designed for those who
spend too much time making up purchase orders, counting stock, tracking sales,
or preparing invoices. It is more than an inventory system with a point-of-sale
screen. It is an organizer, an analyzer and a time saver. Retail Plus has the
following features:
> Easy to use with pull down menus and pop-up windows.
> Built in help system - press the F1 key at any time for assistance.
> Complete sales and inventory data for each item in each location.
> Full-featured POS system with slip printer and cash drawer support.
> Support for multiple points of sale without a network.
> Data imports and exports.
> Weekly and monthly sales figures for each product.
> History of daily sales and POS totals.
> Sales tracked by product, department and client.
> Accounts receivable/invoicing system, with overdue charges if needed.
> Three fast & easy ways to find and print an invoice.
> Auto-generated PO's with five methods of calculating order quantities.
> On-screen review and editing of purchase orders.
> Client database keeps a purchase history & mailing list of your customers.
> Fast client lookups by name, company or phone number.
> Set up 2 sales taxes and optional add-on charges.
> Set up automatic discounts, tax rates or tax exemptions for any customer.
> Set up a bonus points system to identify and reward your best customers.
> Create, print and save price quotes that you can later process as sales.
> Flexible sales and inventory reports with on-screen viewing.
> Print price tags, bin labels, shipping labels and Code 39 bar code labels.
> Print detailed invoices on fan fold paper stock or on your letterhead.
> Create catalogue output with product description, stock numbers, and prices.
> Printer output transfers to your word processor for custom formatting.
> Sales data exports to database or spreadsheet programs for further analysis.
> Handel any size of inventory - limited only by disk space.
> Compare stock levels across multiple locations.
> Transfer stock from one location to another.
> Optional password system with three levels of access.
> Inventory displayed by record view or table view.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
> Any MS-DOS microcomputer.
> A hard disk drive with at least 2MB of free space.
> 640 KB of memory.
> A printer capable of compressed print (15 cpi), or a wide carriage printer
(132 columns). For printing bar code labels you will need an HP LaserJet or
work-alike printer.
> Optional Accessories - a POS printer for sales slips or an automatic cash
drawer.
QUICKSTART INSTALLATION OF RETAIL PLUS
Retail Plus version 5.1 is supplied as an archive file called "PLUS51.ZIP".
It contains all the files you need. Follow these steps to get a functioning
system onto your hard drive:
1 - At the "C:>" prompt create a new directory on your hard drive and go to
that directory:
MD RETAIL <press enter>
CD\RETAIL <press enter>
2 - Using an archive un-packing utility such as UNZIP.EXE, unpack the contents
of PLUS51.ZIP into the new directory:
UNZIP A:PLUS51 <press enter>
3 - Now check for a file called "CONFIG.SYS" in the root directory of the
startup drive. If it is there it should contain the following statements with
the at least minimum values shown (they can be greater but not smaller):
FILES = 30
BUFFERS = 10
You can check the contents of CONFIG.SYS just by typing:
TYPE CONFIG.SYS <press enter>
If the files & buffers statements are absent you can use any text editor to
insert them.
STARTING RETAIL PLUS
To start Retail Plus go to the directory where it is found and enter R51
at the DOS prompt:
CD\RETAIL <press enter>
R51 <press enter>
Explanation: The installation process creates a file called R51.BAT that
contains the following two lines:
SET CLIPPER=F:30
RETAIL51
Retail Plus should always be started up with this batch file, otherwise your
system may not allow it to open enough files. If at some point in the program
you press F1 for help, and instead of a help screen you get a DOS Error 4 (too
many files open), then you know that you cannot open enough files. If this
happens try typing SET at the DOS prompt. You should then see CLIPPER=F:30 on
the screen along with the other DOS environment setups. If it is not there then
the program was not started up using R51.BAT. If the file R51.BAT is missing
you can create it with any text editor such as the DOS Edit command.
Retail Plus is initially configured to start without requiring a password. If
it does prompt you for a password just type "TEST" and press ENTER. You can
remove this password later and set up new ones if you need security. If this
password does not give you access then someone has already set up the system
for security.
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FILES SUPPLIED WITH RETAIL PLUS
RETAIL51.EXE - The executable program (version 5.1).
RETAIL51.DOC - The main documentation.
R51 .BAT - The batch file used to start up the program
HELP .DBF - Help system file 1.
HELP .DBT - Help system file 2.
SL1INV .DBF - Sample data file 1.
SL1INV .DBT - Sample data file 2.
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