Category Detail

This section allows you to configure and customize details for a specific category, it defines how items are processed and displayed during sales. All the settings applied to the category will be inherited to the items within it. 

MENU>PRODUCTS>CATEGORY>Select a category> DETAIL.
On the Main Screen, go to MENU and press on PRODUCTS.

Click on CATEGORY, select the category you want to configure.

Click on DETAIL, In this section, you can manage multiple configurations:

Barcode Type
Select the type of barcode used for items in this category.

1. ANY: Automatically detects and reads any supported barcode format, regardless of type.

2. UPC: Universal Product Code; commonly used in retail products (12 digits).

3. ISBN: International Standard Book Number; used for identifying books (10 or 13 digits).

4. NUMERIC: Barcode that only contains numbers (0–9).

5. ALPHANUMERIC: Barcode that can include both letters (A–Z) and numbers (0–9).

6. HEXADECIMAL: Barcode that uses hexadecimal characters (0–9 and A–F), often for specialized or technical applications.

Foodstampable
Specify whether items in this category are eligible for payment with EBT (YES or NO).

Serialized
Determine if items require you to input a serial number to be sold.
SHOW asks for a serial number when the product is rung up.
REQUIRED asks for the serial number and it is mandatory to continue with the sale.

Customer Info
Decide whether customer information should be displayed or required when selling items from this category. Select SHOW to display customer list or REQUIRED to restrict users from closing the customer list, making it mandatory.

Price Level
Assign a pricing tier to control which price structure applies to items in this category. Each price level represents a specific margin or profit percentage that can be configured differently for each employee group, allowing for flexible pricing and profit management.

Price Adjust
Configure whether the items within this category will display both cash and credit card price on the sales screen by leaving the field in blank or if it will display only the list price by selecting DISABLED.

Hint: Learn more about dual price (hyperlink) feature.
After setting all the details needed, press on SAVE to keep the changes.