Creating Departments - Avery Berkel IM Series User Instructions

4.5 Creating departments

4.5 Creating departments
A department is a group of machines within the store which reflects the way the store
operates, for example produce, bakery, fresh meat, fish. Each department has its own set
of PLUs. The departmental PLU file is a subset of the main product file.
Department 1
PLU 1 PLU 2
Figure 4.8
You can create up to 10 departments.
• Assign a reference number from 0 to 9 and enter a name for the department.
• Program the department reference number into the PLU (see
and Editing
Note: A department can be used as a barcode lock, see
barcodes.
Allocating departments
When you allocate a department to a machine, it becomes the default department for that
machine.
When you enter the PLU number to select a product, the selected product will be the one
assigned to the default department for the machine.
System Data
Figure 4.9
Enter
Press
machine to the department.
IM series User Instructions
Produce
PLU3 PLU 4
Using departments
PLUs,).
1 Products
2 Departments
Department
Number
Description of department (20
characters max.)
Assign Machine
Creating departments
instead of typing in the machine ID if you do not wish to allocate a specific
Department 2
Bakery
PLU 2 PLU 1
Section 10.1 - Introducing
Department 3
Fresh meat
PLU 1 PLU 2
Section 6.4 - Creating
Programming the machine
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