RETAIL PRO 8
Inventory - Departments and Vendors
For each department classification, one can pre-define
a suggested markup or margin percentage.
Departments and Vendors are the
principal support databases for defining inventory. Like all V8
databases, Departments has the List and Form View interface.
Merchandise categories have a descriptive name field and a code of up
to nine characters, subdivided by Department, Class and Sub-class.
For each department classification,
one can pre-define a suggested markup or margin percentage
(coefficient for European users) which will prompt a retail price when
the cost is entered. Prices can be automatically rounded, such as to
.95 or the nearest .50.
Where merchandise type impacts the
local tax rate, the department record can specify a default tax code
which will prompt the appropriate sales tax calculation at POS. The
user can also specify which goods are offered in fractional
quantities.
The system allows you to
select a general image for use with a category of merchandise. This
may help a data entry person identify the right classification when
adding stock. It may also be useful in a kiosk or e-commerce
environment for selecting classes of inventory. |
