Register Setup Details

Action: REGSETP

This form lets each register within a store(s) to be customized. Each computer/terminal is considered a register. The register is added automatically when the application is started for the first time on each computer in a Peer to Peer network implementation by ProfitSystem® as it asks for a Workstation name. This form has an add button and is used most often in thin client network implementations to pre-add the login accounts of terminals that will access ProfitSystem©.

Pro Tip

In terminal server/multi-user installations the workstation name (peer to Peer networks) or login user name (thin client networks) is the value that ProfitSystem© will match within the Register database. A error message will result to the user, 'Name is not found with finstate', when a match cannot be made.

Fields

ProfitSystem® Data Directory...Shows the data path for the ProfitSystem data files.

Register is located at store number...This field appears when the optional ProfitSystem® Multi-store feature is installed. Store locations are created within System/Store Set-up & Stores/Accounts Maintenance.

Registers are assigned to stores when the Register is created. This allows ProfitSystem© to identify which store sales, events & customers are created.

This field is required to have a valid store id entered for proper system operation in a multi-store installation.

With adequate security privileges a user logged onto a register can temporarily change that register’s location & name by using the File->Switch Register/Store function.

Department...The department where this register is located. Most shops don’t need to use this.

Credit Card ID...This is a sequential number that identifies the workstation to IC Verify or PC Charge for Credit Card Integration. Both ICVerify and PC Charge (the two supported credit card processing software packages) are licensed by the number of registers that will be using the software. It is a good idea to start numbering the registers at 1. This number must be unique or each workstation, and this number cannot exceed the number of licenses for ICVerify or Go. So, if you had a five user licen se for ICVerify, your workstations would be numbered 1-5. A register numbered 6 would not work with ICVerify. See the Optional module Electronic Payment integration topic for more information.

Station name...The name that uniquely identifies this computer/workstation. This name prints on the receipt, and is logged to every transaction rung up on this workstation. After the register name is the status (Opened or Closed) and the date/time and the sales associate ID who opened or closed it. When the program starts up it reads the station name from the TPSWIN.INI file, which is located the ProfitSystem application data folder. The station name that appears in the TPSWIN.INI file must appear in the register set up as well. If the station name edited on the Register Setup form matches the station name for the current computer, it will be automatically updated in the TPSWIN.INI file. If the station name is edited for another workstation, it must be updated manually on that computer.

ChargeIT below is OBSOLETE and only included for reference. The following fields are set up for ChargeIT credit card processing only.

ChargeIT URL...The ChargeIT URL is provided when the account is set up. The URL actually identifies the POSLynx unit that will control the pin-pad for this register. A shop with 10 or less pin-pads will only have 1 URL for all registers. Enter the URL for the Lane that will be used on this register.

ChargeIT Lane...The name that uniquely identifies the pin-pad. The pin-pad is assigned it's Lane when the ChargeIT account is created. Enter the Lane (name) of the pin-pad that should be used for charges on this register.

ChargeIT Passphrase...The password provided when the ChargeIT account is set up.

Copy settings...Copies the URL and pass phrase to all other registers. This can save data entry time.

The following fields are set up for ChargeITPro credit card processing only.

Device... The name that uniquely identifies the pin-pad. Each pin-pad is assigned a device name when the ChargeitPro account is created. Required when using terminals/pin-pads.

Location... Physical location identifier (for multiple store locations) and is provided by Chargeitpro. Required when using terminals/pin-pads.

API Key... Used when processing credit cards entered directly into the ProfitSystem. Only set up by CIP on special request.

Merchant Name... Used when processing credit cards entered directly into the ProfitSystem. Only set up by CIP on special request.

Touchscreen...If yes, the ProfitSystem will add page up and page down buttons to many forms so grids can be scrolled more easily with a touchscreen, in addition to other user interface

Tablet mode...If Yes, ProfitSystem® will adjust the user interface to work better on a tablet. Tablet mode cannot access the following forms: POMAINT PIMAINT PICKINV RETLINV RETLSCW RETLHIST RETLSTOR

Use popup keyboard..If Yes, ProfitSystem® will display an on-screen keyboard if you click on a text field on the screen. This is used with touch screens if you don’t have a keyboard. The on-screen keyboard is not as practical is a physical keyboard.

Disable special effects...Disables desktop themes in XP & Vista that causes intermittent display issues within ProfitSystem.

Maximize important forms...Causes the Customer,Event,Prospect, and Appointment forms to display at full screen size automatically.

Do not check indexes at startup...If No, ProfitSystem® will check all it’s index files once per day, as part of the startup routine. This is a good preventative measure to take.

Show Production Only switchboard? (checkbox)...A security feature that when a user is logged into this register they will only be presented the optional WinTPS© production menu & allowed only to access functions pertinent to rental production.

Remember login name at main menu? (checkbox)...A timesaving feature to reduce the system prompts for user name & password when moving about ProfitSystem©.

When a user is logged into a register with this setting enabled the system will remember user name/password once it is entered. Thus,when the user moves about the system it will not prompt again, UNLESS the user's current user name/password does not have adequate security level to access the selected form.

Validate city, state, zip (requires internet access)? (checkbox)...Feature that may be utilized within the Shipping module. Enabled, ProfitSystem© will access the UPS™ computers via the internet and pass the address info. UPS™ will provide an alert when they believe the address is not a good one.

Use signature capture?...Enables signature capture for this register.

Receipt copies...The number of receipt copies to print at this register.

If this is blank, or set to –1, ProfitSystem® will use the number of copies set for the store in System/Store Setup, located at Main->Housekeeping->General Setup->System/Store Setup->Other Settings Tab.

Prompt for #of copies...If the number of receipts this register prints is set to 2 but you often only want one you can check this box and the program will prompt you for the number of receipts you want to print every time you print receipts from this register.

Receipt format...ProfitSystem may use print a 40 or 80 column receipt format on a register by register basis. Choose SYSTEM to use the receipt format set within the System/Store Setup.

Fitting ticket copies...The number of copies to print for fitting tickets. Only applicable if you have the Custom Fitting optional module.

Highlight cursor color...A number that specifies the color to use if Highlight cursor color is checked on Housekeeping->General Setup->System/Store Setup->Setup Tab. Use the lookup button (binoculars) to select a color.

Credit cards only...If Yes, this workstation can only ring up credit card tender types. No cash, checks, etc.