How to Computerize your Supermarket with Best Accounting Software

In this series, i intend to outline the various Configuration options available for us In Eccountant to Set-up a supermarket or Retail Business using the POS(Point-of sale) Module.

Eccountant has Powerful utilities and user friendly modules to manage a simple yet complex nature of a supermarket. No matter the size, they all have their challenges of various dimensions ranging from Pricing, discounts, unit of measurement, conversions, Accounting Software For Small bussiness etc.

We shall be looking into this areas with the following approach or configuration:

1. Stand alone Configuration
2. LAN Configuration
3. WAN Configuration

Stand Alone Configuration: This is suitable for Small shops with a single point of sale. Its has all its control features in just one system with option of multiple users, i.e A cashier can have its access on the same system as well the store manager or supervisor.

With this option you can configure Eccountant to work for a supermarket whereby sales is captured, stock and other data is captured as well. Eccountant gives us the option to assign user rights, privileges and control to manage each and every user on the system whenever they log in. It tracks what they do from the time to the voucher raised and other information viewed or edited.

Lets start with the POS configuration:

1. After installing Eccountant on the System, Enable the POS option and check the parameters appropriate to your kind of operation. Administration-Features & Options-POS

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1. Proceed to create your sale-able items under your Masters. Consider Pricing, Discounts and Units for Valuation of items while creating your items. Administration- Masters- Items- Add.
2. Configure your POS voucher to capture your POS transaction which includes sales, cash collection, credit, bank or card payments etc. Also you need to configure it to work with your Peripherals like Poll display, scanners and Printers including the cash drawers. Administration - Configuration - Vouchers configuration- Sales
3. We now need to configure the documents for printing like our Slip invoice. It is important to design an appropriate slip invoice for sales analysis to customers after sales.

Administration - Document printing - Advanced- sales - Slip invoice

1. We are now ready to make sales. Go to transaction click Sales and Add, select POS. Start the transaction with a scanner or Keyboard to pick items and after you conclude sales press F2 to close sale then it migrate to payment option - Cash, credit, card or bank or debit Party. Finalise sale by entering amount tendered to give you Amount returned. Then save to print invoice.
2. Reports Available for POS include POS Summary, Settlement Summary etc. Other customised reports is possible in Eccountant.

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Eccountant is a reliable IT-services and software provider. It has a wide experience in custom applications development, including accounting solutions. For instance, our team developed the best accounting software & cloud accounting software as well as per your need. So it will enable generating invoices and managing the entire accountancy via the Internet, and offers qualified assistance in various finance-related situations.

Below are Screen shots of POS Configurations

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