Products

Barcodes that stay unique, and labels to print

Each barcode belongs to one product, and goods without one can be given a shop barcode. When you need labels, print them from a ready format.

4 things it does

Stop one barcode being given to two products by mistake

In every edition

Can two products share the same barcode? A product can have several barcodes. A barcode that another product already uses is refused, and the screen names the product that holds it.

Without it

A scan has to lead to one product. If two products share a barcode, the till cannot tell which one a scan means, and the wrong item can go into the sale.

With it

A barcode that another product already uses is refused, and the screen names the product that holds it. The mix-up is caught when you type the barcode, not at the counter.

A product can have several barcodes, and each barcode belongs to one product only, across your whole catalogue. When you try to give a product a barcode that another product already has, the screen refuses it. It shows you the name of the product that holds the barcode, so you can find it and decide what to do.

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Give your own barcode to each product in the list that has none

In every edition

How do I give my products barcodes of my own? One button gives a shop barcode to every product in the list that has none. The labels can then be printed for those products.

Without it

Some of your products have no barcode on them. Making one for each product by hand, one at a time, takes a while, and the labels wait.

With it

One press gives a shop barcode to each product in the list that has none. Then you can print labels for those products.

Open the list of products and work with the products you want to label. Products that already have a barcode are not changed. Once the barcodes are there, labels can be printed for those products.

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Sell one product by the piece, the box or the carton, each at its own price

In every edition

Can I sell one product by the piece, the box and the carton at different prices? A product can have pack levels such as piece, box and carton, each with its own barcode, price and cost. At the counter each pack is its own search result, with its price and its whole packs of stock.

Without it

A shop sells one product loose and also in boxes and cartons. Working out the price of a single piece from the box price is slow, and it is easy to get wrong at the counter.

With it

Each pack has its own price. When a customer wants one piece, you pick the single item, and its own price goes on the bill, not the carton's.

You pick the pack you are selling, because the till does not switch to the box price by itself when single pieces are rung up. A product with serial numbers cannot have pack levels.

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Professional only

Can I print barcode labels without designing them myself? Pick a paper and one of the ready formats. Tick what shows on the label, and check the real label at true size before printing it to a label printer or to A4.

Without it

A label that comes out the wrong size, or in the wrong place, uses up good label paper before you notice. Designing a label yourself takes time you do not have.

With it

Pick your paper and a ready format, tick what should show, and see the label at its true size. Then print it on a label printer, or as an A4 sheet of labels.

Start by choosing the paper, which can be a roll, an A4 pack or a size you have added. Choose one of the ready formats, then tick the things that should show on the label. The screen shows the label at its true size, so you see what you will get before you print. For an A4 sheet, SellyPOS saves a PDF that opens so you can print it at actual size. You choose a layout rather than drawing one, and labels do not yet carry Urdu.

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