This topic discusses field 12, SWITCHES. Continue to the next topic(s) to see information on additional parts of the screen.
This field contains options that are used to customize a store's installation. As each option is selected, a message (shown in bold here) will show on the bottom of the screen.
Store still converting, manual to computer, Y=YES, N=NO
If the option is Yes, then when a new loan is being created, the routine will stop at the Original Loan field to allow an original loan number to be entered in case the new loan is a renewal of an existing loan.
There will be an additional menu selection on the Store Management menu that is used to enter the redemption of any manual tickets during the transition from manual to computer use: Manual Loan Entry
Print loan memos of extension
Y=Yes, N=No. Does this store allow loans to be extended in addition to being renewed? An extended loan has the maturity date move forward. A Renewed loan prints a new pawn ticket.
During a purchase transaction, should a stock label be printed
'NOW' create stock label, Y=Yes N=No, O=Optional at the purchase
When a purchase is made is a stock label to be created? Some stores have their own method for stock labels and set this to No.
Enter the cost of each item when making a loan, Y=Yes N=No
This option allows the total amount of a loan to be distributed across all the items in the loan. The routine will request a dollar amount for each item. The cost can be entered and/or adjusted if the loan is dropped (pulled).
During Sales, allow sales to CASH$?
Y=Yes, N=No, K=Keep CASH$ sales. This option lets the operator make sales to the customer named CASH$. This is useful for those sales that do not need to have a permanent record made of the transaction. If the last name is CASH$ then the other name and address fields are skipped and there is no record made in the sales file for the transaction. The Keep option writes a record in the sales file even when the sale is made to CASH$.
During Sales Allow for bulk items, Y=Yes, N=No
This option assures that all items sold are from inventory and have a stock number. If the field is Yes then a sale may be made to an item without a stock number, yet has a category number equal to a stock number. These bulk stock items range from 001 through 899. It is not logical to have a bulk firearm category. If the field is No, then all sales must be to items with stock numbers greater than 1000.
Display and optional allow modification of the Cost of an item during a sales
Y=Yes, N=No, Modify: B=Bulk, A=All sales.
This option has four possible values. Yes, displays the cost of an item during a sale. No, does not display the cost of the item. The next two options display the cost of the item and then may allow modification of the value. Bulk, says that the cost of bulk items may be changed. All, says that all cost fields may be modified during the sale.
Print loan items on extension payment, Yes No.
The loan items may be printed on the extension payment receipts. This helps the customers keep track of which items are on which loans. If there is enough room to print all the loan items, then the words “* ALL ITEMS”, will be printed at the end of the item list.
Print time card log IN/OUT slips, Yes, No
When an employee is clocking in or out, this selection will print for the employee a time card slip that they may keep for their records.
