Overview
The article will outline how to create drop and payout buttons in Cloud Retailer.
Procedure
- Log in to the back office/manager part of Cloud Retailer
- Go to "admin" and then click on "task pads"
- Click the box next to the task pad that you want to add the cash drop or payout buttons to:
Click on "Edit Selected Taskpad" :
Pick an available task pad button, enter button name, ensure that the button is active, complete other information like color, role settings, and column settings:
Copy the commands below in to the "Command Parameter" box:
For a cash drop use this information in the "Command" fields/boxes:
In the smaller box: Sales: Compose
In the larger box:
[
{
Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',
Parameter:{ProductCode: '10786387', CanAddNonSearchable: true}
},
{
Command: 'SetLineItemComment'
},
{
Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',
Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"
}
]
For a Cash Payout Button, use this information:
In the smaller field/box: Sales: Compose
In the larger field/box:
[
{
Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',
Parameter:{ProductCode: '21379363', CanAddNonSearchable: true}
},
{
Command: 'SetLineItemComment'
},
{
Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',
Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"
}
]
[
{Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',Parameter:{ProductCode: '400000004488', CanAddNonSearchable: true}},
{Command: 'SetLineItemComment'},
{Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"}
]
Important: Note that you will need to restart Cloud Retailer on each POS station for the Task Pad changes to take effect.
This video covers the above procedure:
Important:
To make sure that the cash payout/drop amounts show properly on the end-of-day reconciliation page, please add the appropriate tags: "Cash Drop" and/or "Cash Payout" in the product/s.