Alpha 600sc User’s Guide
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Programming Discounts
a discount, the discount you enter must always be 4 digits. For example,
you enter a 25% discount as
2500
.
You can also set it so that the Minus Percentage Discount amount is not
subtracted from the department totals on the Management Reports. For
more information, see Flag 23 on page 63.
After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the Program
Confirmation Report on page 73.
To program a Minus Percentage Discount [-%/ra]
Example 16:
Program the Percentage Discount rate of 10%
1
Put the PRG key in the Mode key slot and turn it to the PRG position.
2
If you are prompted for a Manager Password, type the password number
and then press the
Check
key. If you did not program a Manager
Password, go to the next step.
3
Using the round Number keys, press
1000 0
and then press the
-%/RA
key.
You must always enter the percentage rate as a 4-digit number without
the decimal point, representing 00.00 through 99.99.
Note
See Minus Percentage Discount Sale on page 103 to ring up a Minus
Percentage Discount sale.
Programming Coupon Discounts
You can use the Coupon Discount (CPN) key to subtract a specific amount
from an individual item. You can enter a coupon in the middle of a
transaction or by itself in a transaction.
After you are done, you can check your results. See Running the Program
Confirmation Report on page 73.
Programming the Coupon Discount key includes 2 steps:
1
Setting a High Digit Lock Out (HDLO) number
The High Digit Lock Out (HDLO) number limits the number of digits
that can be rung up in a coupon discount. This prevents you from
accidentally subtracting a large amount.
