POS Order Out-of-Stock Items

Set System Parameter

  1. Go to the Main Menu > Settings > System Functions > Set System Parameters
  2. The Set System Parameters dialog box opens.
  3. Select the POSparameter group.
  4. Select the POSBackorderOOSItems parameter.
  5. Select False.
  1. Select Save.
  2. Click Close to exit the Set System Parameters dialog box.

Place Order

  1. Go to the Main Menu > Create a New Order > Point-of-Sale.
  2. The Point of Sale (POS) screen opens.
  3. Enter a sale.

Note: After you change the system parameter, you do not see anything different on the POS screen. To see that the order for the out-of-stock item was saved:

  1. Go to Main Menu > Process My Orders > View & Process My Orders > Order.
  2. Select All Orders in the Quick Filter drop-down list.
  3. Use the arrow buttons in the lower right hand corner of the Process Orders screen to navigate to the last order you entered from the POS screen.
  4. Notice that instead of listing the quantity ordered in the BO column, the quantity ordered is listed in the Shipped column and the order is marked Approved.
  5. Click Close to exit the Process Orders screen.
Updated on June 4, 2019

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