Configuring a cash register

To configure a cash register in Infor Public Sector you must enter the channel ID for the client device service. The channel ID is shown in the Channel field in the Infor Device Client Configuration utility.

  1. Select Cashiering > Cashiering Setup.
  2. Browse to the correct cash register under the Register Groups node in the Cashiering Setup tree.
    See Adding a cash register.
  3. Click Configure Register Hardware.
    You will see a warning when you click Configure Register Hardware for a newly added register: "Device control could not be loaded." The warning is not shown after you set the channel.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. In the Channel ID field, specify the channel ID for the device service.
    In the Infor Device Client Configuration utility, you can click Copy to Clipboard to copy the channel ID, then paste it in this field.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Under Configured Hardware, click Sync Config to load the POS devices that you added in the Infor Device Client Configuration utility.
    The configured devices are shown in the Register Hardware Setups grid. To test a device, select the device in the grid and click Test Device.
  8. Optionally, click Update Register Information.
    Infor Public Sector retrieves the local computer's machine name, MAC address, and CPU serial number, and shows them in the fields in the Register Hardware Configuration dialog box.

    If you select the Enforce Machine Validation check box, then users must log on to this cash register from the specified client machine.

  9. Optionally, specify this information:
    Scanner Formula
    You can specify a formula that takes barcode data from the scanner device, interprets the string, and takes an action such as adding a charge.

    See Scanner formula example

    Terminal Formula
    You can specify a formula to customize the data that the Cash Register sends to the payment terminal interface.
    Receipt Copies
    Specify the number of copies of a receipt will be sent to the printer.
    Check Endorsement
    Selecting this check box directs the system to prompt the user to endorse checks.
    Print Credit Card Signature Slips
    Selecting this check box directs the system to print both merchant and customer copies of the signature slip for a credit card transaction.
  10. Click Save.