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Finding items and scanning barcodes

What you’ll do here: put items on a bill by scanning, by name or by code, and teach Setu a new barcode.

Scanning a barcode

With the cursor in Item / barcode, scan the packet. The item goes on the bill with a quantity of 1, and the cursor is ready for the next scan.

• A barcode scanner needs no setup in Setu. It types the barcode like a keyboard and presses Enter by itself.
• Scanning the same item again adds a new line of 1. If you’d rather have the quantity go up on the same line, the owner can turn on Add to same line on repeat scan in the Control Room.
• If an item has a pack barcode (for example on a box of 12), scanning the box adds one box.
• If the owner set Default sale quantity to 0 in the Control Room, Setu asks the quantity after every scan.

Typing the item’s name

1. In Item / barcode, type the first few letters of the name, for example zz sug for “ZZ Sugar 1 kg”.
2. A list of matching items opens. Move with ↑ ↓.
3. Press Enter to put the item on the bill.

If only one item matches, it goes on the bill straight away.

The item list. Type the first letters of a name in Item / barcode, then pick with ↑ ↓ and Enter.

You can also type an item’s code in full. Press F5 for the item index, to look through the whole item list.

In the item list:

• F3 changes the item, for example to add a barcode (owner or manager, or a cashier with a manager’s approval);
• + opens barcode labels for it.

When a barcode isn’t found

New packets often come with a new barcode. When you scan a barcode Setu doesn’t know, it says:

“Barcode … not found. Type the item’s name and pick it to save this barcode on it, or F2 = new item.”

If the item is already in Setu:

1. Type the item’s name and pick it from the list. The item goes on the bill.
2. Setu asks “Save it on <item> so that scanning it adds this item? (Y/N)”.
3. Press Y. From now on, scanning that barcode adds this item.

A cashier needs a manager to approve this. A Manager approval box opens: the manager types their user name and PIN or passphrase and presses Enter. If no manager is around, press N: the item stays on the bill, and the barcode can be saved later.

If the item is new to the shop, press F2 to make it a new item. See Items and stock.

When no item matches the name

Setu says “No item matches ‘…’. Press F2 to create it as a new item (you can scan its barcode there).” Check the spelling first: try fewer letters, or another word from the name.

A number typed by mistake

If you type a short number in the item box (for example a quantity typed too early), Setu adds nothing and says “No item has the code …”. Scan or pick the item first, then type the quantity in Qty.

Weighed (loose) items

Loose items such as rice or dal sold by weight are kept in KG (or G, L, ML). Their quantity can have decimals, up to 3, for example 0.750 for 750 grams.

If the shop has a weighing scale connected to the computer, put the item on the scale and press Alt+W. Setu reads the weight and shows “Weight 0.750 kg from scale. Enter to accept.” If the scale isn’t ready, Setu says “Scale not ready or weight not stable. Type the weight instead.”

The scale’s port is set by the owner in the Control Room or in Printer setup (Ctrl+F11).

Barcode labels

To print barcode labels for items, choose Masters › Barcode labels. Add the items and how many labels, then press F10 to print. Alt+P chooses the label printer.