How to Make a Sale Using the Fast Sales Screen

Select Make a Sale on the Main Menu, or go to the Sales menu on the Toolbar and select Enter a Sale. Note: To use the Fast Sales method, the option Fast Sales (fast product entry) must be activated. A guide on how to configure the fast sales method can be found on the Sales tab on the Preferences for This Till screen.

Depending on your individual security settings, you may be asked to log in. Enter your Key Code or Password to enter the sales screen. If the key code or password does not let you enter the sales screen, you will need to have your System Administrator change your personal security settings.

Alternatively, you may logon to the sales screen using your Employee Card by passing your card over the Smart Card reader.

Figure : Making a sale using the Fast Sales screen

The top section of the Enter Sale screen is comprised of customer details and information. Details about selecting and managing customers on the sale screen can be found on the Selecting a Customer page.

The central section of the Enter Sale screen contains information about the sale that is taking place. The fields in this section include: Code, Description, Price, Qty, Dis%, and Total.

The product section of the Enter Sale screen includes the Barcode field, Enter partial description field and Serial No. fields. It also has a Find button so that you can find products on your database and then add them to the sale. More information regarding the product section of this screen can be found on the Enter the Products page.

The bottom of the screen contains buttons that perform actions on the sale. Click on the Complete Sale to bring up the Finalise Sale screen where you can then process the sale.

The Price Override, Qty Override, and Apply Discounts buttons allow you to alter the sale. Information on how to use these buttons can be found on the Applying Discounts, Price Overrides & Quantity Overrides page.

The Suspend Sale button allows you to save a sale into Amicus which can then be retrieved and processed at a later time. More information can be found on the Suspending Sales page.

The Clear Screen button will clear the sales screen of any sales. A Clear Sale Information dialogue will pop up asking whether you are sure that you want to clear the sale window. Clicking on Ok will clear the screen whereas clicking on Cancel will not clear the sale information from the sales screen.

The Supervisor button is used if additional security features are needed. Clicking on this button will bring up the Validate User/Staff Member dialogue.

Figure : Making a sale using the Fast Sales screen

Use the Staff Member Name dropdown list find the staff member and then enter the password into the Password field. Click on Ok to validate the staff member or click on Close to exit the Validate User/Staff Member screen.

The final button on the Enter Sale screen is the Close button. Click on this button to exit the Enter Sale screen.

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