Feature of the Month

October 2003

Automatic Discounting at POS

To Create a Discount that is automatically applied when an item is placed on a receipt you must:

1. Have a selling price in a “Retail” Price Level for the item.
2. Have an original price that is greater than the selling price in an “Orig” price level for the item.
3. Specify that the Original Price defaults to the “Orig” price level in System Preference.
4. Scan the item in a receipt and check the discount…  It should show as soon as the item writes to the sale.

Creating Price Levels:
8 Series
Options > System Preferences > Merchandise > Pricing > Price Levels

Ø On Price Level 1 – type in “Retail” Ø On Price Level 2 – type in “Orig” Ø Select Secure for the Orig Price Level

Note: To add an additional price level (Only at the Main), from the Main Menu select: Tools > RPRO DB > Main Tab > Price Levels.  Type in the new amount of price levels and select OK.  When Prompted: Your Data file structure will be changed. Proceed?  Select OK and when it is finished, select Close.

7 Series
Preferences > System > Settings > Inventory > Price > Price Levels :
Number of Price Levels - Type in the number of desired Price Levels.

Price Level Names: Ø On Price Level 1 – type in “Retail” Ø On Price Level 2 – type in “Orig” ØSecure Price Levels > Select the Orig Price Level by highlighting it and pressing Enter. Press End to save the setting.

Specifying the Default Original Price Level

8 Series: Options > System Preferences > Point of Sale > Price/Discounts > Options > Bring original price from price level:

7 Series

Preferences > System > Settings > Point of Sale > Discounting > Bring original price from price level:

Editing in the Original Price:
8 Series

Merchandise > Inventory > select an item > Form View > Price/Dates Tab

7 Series

POS/Inventory > Inventory > Edit > Select an item > Press F12 > type in the Orig Price:

Now Place the item on a Receipt/Invoice and press F5 on the item to see the automatic discount.

Note: The Mark Down/Up (7 series) or the Price Cost Manager (8 Series) can be used to copy the Retail Price level over to the Orig price level to establish prices only when the price level is created.  Once the Retail Price differs from the Orig price for any item, copying the Retail Price over the Orig Price will remove the discount.  Original prices must be maintained as new items are added.  All price increases would need to be applied to the Retail and Orig price levels.