Feature of the Month July 2007

Utilizing the Alternative Lookup (ALU)

7 series

     Have you ever wished you could enter items on an invoice using the price point or the style# rather than the item# or UPC? If so, then Alternative Lookup (ALU) is the feature for you.  ALU is the third point of lookup in RPRO.

Step 1: The set up

·         From the Main screen of RPRO go to Preferences>System>Settings>Inventory>General.  Look for the line that says “Allow duplicate ALU’s”. Set this to YES. Since Item# and UPC# are both unique identifiers, allowing duplicate ALU’s will give you a little more flexibility in what you can enter into this field. Next look for “Copy edits to ALU field from which desc field” and press ENTER.

·         You will get a choice of Neither, Description 1, or Description 2. If you want to copy your style# into the ALU field, then choose the desc field that holds your style#. If you want to copy your description, copy the appropriate desc field. If you want to make up your own ALU as you go, like price points or shortcut keys, then choose neither. Once you have made your choice, press END to save the change.

·         Now scroll further down system preferences until you get to General>Documents>Lookup Mode for listing items on documents. Set this to Switchable (F11). You may now exit out of preferences.

Step 2: Using at POS

·         From the Invoice screen, fill in appropriate header information. Once under the item# field, press F11. This will change you into the ALU screen.

·         Now enter in the first word or number from your ALU field into the ITEM# field and press enter.

·         This will bring up a list for you to choose from. NOTE: The specific size and/or color shows along the top of the screen. Arrow down until you are highlighted on the item you want. Press enter on the proper item.

·         This will bring that item back to the invoice screen and revert the ALU into the correlating item number.

DON’T FORGET TO PRESS F11 AGAIN TO GET BACK TO A REGULAR SCREEN. IF YOU FORGET, YOUR BARCODES WILL NOT SCAN!

Feature of the Month July 2007

Utilizing the Alternative Lookup (ALU)

8 series

     Have you ever wished you could enter items on an invoice using the price point or the style# rather than the item# or UPC? If so, then Alternative Lookup (ALU) is the feature for you.  ALU is the third point of lookup in RPRO.

Step 1: The set up

·         From the main screen of Rpro, go to Options>System Preferences>Merchandise. In the center of you screen you should see 2 separate options related to ALU; “Allow duplicate ALU’s” and “Copy edits to ALU field from which Desc field”.

·         Check the “Allow Duplicate ALU’s” is checked. Since Item# and UPC are both unique identifiers, by checking this box, you will have a little more flexibility with the ALU field.

·         The “Copy edits to ALU field from which Desc field” will give you 3 choices; Neither, Desc 1, and Desc 2. If you want to copy your style# into the ALU field, then choose the desc field that holds your style#. If you want to copy your description, copy the appropriate desc field. If you want to make up your own ALU as you go, like price points or shortcut keys, then choose neither. Press SAVE when you are done.

Step 2: Using at POS

·         From the Receipt screen, enter in your ALU into the ITEM# field and press ENTER.

·         This will bring up a list of all possible matches to what you typed in.

·         Note that the ALU is a duplicate of Desc 2. This is based on the system preference setting.

·         Highlight the appropriate item and then choose SELECT

·         This will bring that item back to your receipt and revert it to the correlating ITEM#.

·         Complete sale as normal.