Category Module Overview​

Category is class or division of inventory regarded as having particular shared characteristics. Understanding the types will help you identify it for valuation and management.

Let’s look at them.

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Related modules:

Inventory module

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Getting there.

In the navigation menu, select: Modules > Category module.​

Access level requirement to control this module.

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 Basic information required for adding a new category ​

1. Fill in the field under category name (Max 16 Alphanumerical) 

2. Fill in the field under description (Max 50 Alphanumerical) 

3. Click on the [Save] button to complete.

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Searching for an existing  category.​

• The [Search] button enable user to find all category stored in the database .

• The [Edit] button enable user to edit an existing category information

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Tips: Keep your product description as short as possible to support other modules. You may use this field for

multi-language setup.

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​Active status

The active selection change the status of your category result from active(default) to deactivate. When a category is deactivated, it will not be visible in the web or POS interface. 

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​Printer setting

The printer setting display a range of available printers to assign. A category can be assigned to many printers.

All inventory items follow the category printer settings.

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To set a specific inventory item to print  another printer or not print.

Refer to:

Printer  settings

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