Create a Hotkey button for an item or service (Fred POS | RMS)

Fred POS

Overview

You can create an item hotkey at the registers for touchscreens. The item must already exist in Fred Office Plus. If the item doesn't exist, you will need to Create a new item in Fred Office Plus first.

Create an item hotkey for an existing item

1. Double-click Store Operation Manager icon from desktop and log in.
2. From the Database menu, click Registers, then click Keyboards.
3. Select the touchscreen keyboard and click Properties.
4. Click Add.
5. Click the Style drop down arrow and select Item.
6. Click on the magnifying glass next to Item tab to find and select the item you want to have a hot key.
7. Click OK.
8. Update the Caption field to match item description if required.
9. Update the color if required by clicking on the magnifying glass.
10. Click OK.
11. Click OK to save changes.
12. Exit POS Program on each computer and restart for your changes to be applied.

By default, the new hotkey will be added at the end of the existing hotkeys. You can move the hotkey up or down on the keyboard by using the Move Up or Move Down buttons.

Create a new item in Fred Office Plus

1. Go to Inventory, select Items, then click New.  A blank item card will display.
2. Enter the Item Code and Item Description. You can choose your own item code, or click '+' and an item code will be automatically assigned.
3. Alternatively, search for the item in AppCAT to import it.  When searching in AppCAT, enter the Search criteria then specify the field you are searching in via the In drop-down box.
4. If you have found the search results to import from AppCAT, select the correct search result, click Add, and then click Next. Follow the Create Item Wizard through each step, checking and editing the imported AppCAT details as required.
5. If no search results are found to import the item from AppCAT, click Next to go to the Create Items window (the next step). From here, click Add and enter all the new item details. Follow the Create Item Wizard through each step, adding all item details required.
6. You can then add this new item to a hotkey as above.