4 | Account Maintenance "Main Setups" Tab

This article covers the "Main Setups" Tab within Account Maintenance and the relevant configurations that can be made in BackOffice.

The settings and fields that are covered in this article can be set when Creating a New Account or can be Edited for an Existing Account.

Prerequisites

To access Account Maintenance features, the applicable Operator Privileges will need to be enabled

Operator Maintenance 'Maintenance' Tab

All "Accounts & Memberships" Flags

Account Settings Tabs

Account Settings are divided into four (4) Tabs - Main Setups, Details & Address, Custom Info, and Membership
This lesson will focus on the "Main Setups" Tab

"Main Setups" Tab Details

Individual Account Settings

The highlighted section can be referred to as Individual account settings which allow setting unique details for individual accounts

Flag/ Setting/Field	Description
Credit Limit	This is the amount that the Account is allowed to charge in debit This is only valid when the Cash Only flag in Group Settings is disabled
Stop Limit	If this flag is enabled, the Credit Limit amount is overridden and the Account will essentially have Zero Credit with no ability to charge to the Account This will not affect the use of Bonus Points, Discounts, etc.
Discount Limit	Setting a Discount Limit will put a maximum on the amount of automatic discount given that adds to the Discount Total asset for the account The automatic discount includes any Discount or pricing policy set for this account and any Product Promotion that adds to the same discount total The amount of discount already can be seen in the Current Discounts field
Expiry Date	This sets a Date & Time for this Account to expire
Do Not Email Flag	Enabling this flag will stop the Account from receiving bulk emails
Do Not SMS Flag	Enabling this flag will stop the Operator from receiving bulk SMS messages
Do Not Post Flag	This flag is not utilized by the system but can be used for Operator's reference
Do Not Phone Flag	This flag is not utilized by the system but can be used for Operator's reference
Order Num Reqd. Flag	When purchasing at a SmartPOS Workstation, an order number must be entered to purchase
Use Group Settings Flag	Group Settings are designed for Accounts to adopt the settings of the Group it is in This enables simple, efficient, uniform settings in relation to their points and pricing settings When this flag is enabled, Operator cannot change anything within the Group Settings Section

Group Settings

Flag/ Setting/ Field	Description & Information
Account Type	There are sixteen (16) different Account Types which may be edited in Global Settings These are user-defined fields which may then be used for reporting and filtering purposes These are parallel to the Account Groups and provide additional analysis and classification of Accounts and Members
"Cash" Only	If this flag is enabled, the Account will not be authorized to make any Charges When enabled, every transaction on this Account must be finalized with a Cash Payment
Charge Only	If this flag is enabled, the Account is only authorized to pay for transactions by charging to the Account There must be available Credit on the Account
Earn Points	If this flag is enabled, the Account will accumulate points for Loyalty Programs The percentage dictates the percentage of the Points to be awarded according to the Points Profile which has been assigned to the account holder This can be 100% of the active points profile, greater than 100%, or less than 100%
Redeem Points	If this flag is enabled the Account holder can redeem points for products or cash depending on the system setup If Earn Points is enabled, but Redeem Points is disabled, points can still accrue to the Account
Redeem Profile	This option enables you to set different Redeem Profiles for the Account per Store Click on 'Add Store Redeem Profile' and select any Store to add one of the Points Profile to that Store This will override any Redeem Profile that has been set for each Workstation within the Store Click on 'Add Store Redeem Profile' and select Default Profile for Account to add one of the Points Profile This will be the default for the selected Points Profile
Always Print receipt	If this flag is enabled, a receipt will always be printed upon completion of a transaction The receipt will be printed from the Workstation's assigned Account Printer
Use CALink for Points	If this flag is enabled, accounts will use the Points Bank from the other System
Tax Type	This can be used to override the Tax Type This can be used if an Account always gets charged one item Tax Type regardless of what the product is This would be set to Override to GSTFree for overseas Accounts to make them GST Free for export
Auto Email Receipts	If this flag is enabled, an email will automatically be sent to the Account's Email Address on file upon completion of a transaction
Allowed Operators	This specifies which Operator Group, or All Operators, can sell to and access the Account
Allowed Venues	This specifies at which Venue, or All Venues, where the Account can be used in a Multi-Venue environment

History

The fields in the History section are not editable; they merely display the History of the Account from the date it was Created until the Current date & time

ields	Descriptions
Account Balance	This is the amount that the Account either has in Positive Credit or Owes towards their available Credit Limit If the Account owes, this value will appear as a Negative
Gross Turnover	This is the Total Sales Amount to this Account prior to any discounts being applied
Nett Turnover	This is the Total Nett Sales to this Account after discounts have been applied
Current Discounts	This is the current amount of Discounts that have been applied to the Account from when it was Created until the current Date/Time
Visits	This is the number of times that the Account has visited based on the Account being used This is once per day
Last Transactions	This is the TransactionID of the last Transaction to this Account content
Last Sale	This is the Date & Time of the last Transaction to this Account
Points Balance	This is the Total Redeemable Points that the Account has available Expired Points are removed from this total
Points Earned	This is the Total Points that have been Earned for the Account since the Last Points Expiry Expired Points are removed from this total
Points Redeemed	This is the Total Amount of Points that have been Redeemed since the Account was created
Points Expired	Points can be Expired or Removed This is the Total Amount of Points that have been Expired from the Account since it was created
Points From	This is the last Date that Points have been expired or reset

Account Payment

This allows for adding a Payment to the Account which will be applied to the Account Balance

With this option, Payments can be made through BackOffice without the use of a SmartPOS Workstation
Account Maintenance Overview

4 | Account Maintenance "Main Setups" Tab

This article covers the "Main Setups" Tab within Account Maintenance and the relevant configurations that can be made in BackOffice. The settings and fields that are covered in this article can be set when Creating a New Account or can be Edited for an Existing Account.

Flag/ Setting/Field

Description

Flag/ Setting/ Field

Description & Information

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Descriptions