Extended Information : SKU Type

June 08, 2020 06:14

Overview

Go to CAS --> Management --> Inventory Classification --> Master Item

Following these steps will set an item's SKU type when using scale or reading barcodes with embedded information

SKU Type

Setting SKU type from the drop down menu under Extended Information

From your browser go to: https://realtimetotals.com and log in. Go to Management --> Inventory Classification --> Master Item

Creating a new item: Enter all required fields. Locate SKU Type under Extended Information on the master item screen.
Modifying an item: Search for and show the item you wish you edit. Locate SKU Type under Extended Information on the master item screen.
Select Force Quantity - When the item is rang up, it will prompt for number of items (example bananas sold by the banana
Select Force Weighing - When the item is rang up, it will look to the scale for weight (scale can be set to lb, oz, etc)
Select Embedded Price - Scan of these items will expect price to be part of the barcode information
Select Embedded Quantity - Scan of these items will expect quantity to be part of the barcode information
Choose save once the settings you prefer are set the the item

Force Quantity on POS

When an item is scanned in POS with Force Quantity SKU type, a prompt will pop up asking for you to enter the total quantity of that item being sold. The item will be added to the cart with the desired quantity that was entered in the prompt.

Force Weighing on POS

When an item is scanned in POS with Force Weighing SKU type, a prompt will pop up asking for you to accept the weight, coming from the scale, for the item being sold. The item will be added to the cart with the weight received from the scale.

Embedded Price on POS

When an item is scanned in POS with Embedded Price SKU type

Embedded Quantity on POS

When an item is scanned in POS with Embedded Quantity SKU type

Steps for POS reading Embedded Price/Quantity

Follow the instructions below to set up an Item with Embedded Price/Quantity

From CAS, navigate to Management --> Inventory Classification --> Master Item.
For Embedded price/quantity items it is mandatory to have the same ItemID as the UPC and it must be of 5 digits. Enter other product details.
Navigate to Extended Information --> Select SKU Type as Embedded Price/Quantity
Click Save.

Example:

02PPPPPxCCCCz - This is a 13 digit barcode format known as EAN-13 or UPC-B.

It must begin with “02″ to inform the scanner and POS that this is a price/weight embedded barcode.

The five “P” characters represent the product code, which should be the same on both the scales and the POS.

All five characters must be used, so if a product code is “14″ it will appear in the barcode as “00014″.

The “x” character is known as the price/weight checksum. It is generated by the labeler and provides a way for the price/weight to be verified as correct.

The “C” characters represent the price/weight of the item. An item priced 9.99 would appear as 0999.

The “z” character is a checksum for the code as a whole.

02 PLU (5 Digit) weight ck digit(x) CCCC (Weight) z (barcode ck digit) = 13 digits

0200450xCCCCz

REMEMBER when you create the item, you are just using the 5 digits ItemID/UPC - the other components are automatically understood when the item is designated as Embedded.

Embedded_Price_2

When you scan the barcode check if the product starts with "02" or "20" and the scan code length is 13

Here is an example of an EAN13 barcode (0220005180433) 13-digit price embedded. Each of the digits represents information on the item:

02 - The "header," indicating that the barcode has embedded information

20005 - The SKU/PLU for the item

18043 - The price ($180.43)

3 - checksum of the barcode's previous digits

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