Make These Decisions Before You Install

• If your store needs to be "reset", do it before you install scanning This avoids adding unnecessary items to the price book
• Decide which counter top scanner to purchase
• Several makes and models are certified to work with your Cash Register
• Decide on additional maintenance 1 warranty service on the scanner
• Decide how many departments to use
• If you change Departments, anticipate any accounting implications
• Decide how you will ring up items that do not have bar codes
• Open Department Key sales? PLUs ?
• Decide how you will ring up items with bar codes that won't read
• Open Department Key sales? PLUs? Manual UPC?
• Decide which Price Groups and PLUs to set-up
• Decide which employees will have Manager Mode Authority
• Decide how and when to train your employees
• Decide if vendor check-in procedures need to change
• Enter new items into your Back Office Software and send them to your Cash Register before they are placed on shelves
• Decide if any product substitutions will be accepted from vendors
• Decide your "Scanning Accuracy Policy"
• Decide whether to use priced shelf labels or to price individual items