Receipt parts
Receipt parts
POS receipts are designed by constructing a receipt layout using receipt directives mixed with plain text. A receipt directive contain dynamic data while the plain text is static.
Receipt directives take on the form </Directive> and reveal their content only during printing of the receipt on the POS.
Some of the main tags that are added as a part of almost all receipt layouts are the following:
</BITMAP>
The logo for the receipt, usually printed at the top of the receipt. Is configured for each receipt layout in Centara Server.
</RCPTTOP>
The receipt header as configured in Centara Server.
</BODY3>
Prints out the pre-formatted sale information; sale lines and payment lines including change back line if existing. The layout of this cannot be changed.
</RCPTBOTT>
The receipt footer as configured in Centara Server.
</TRANSDATETIME>
The end date and time of the sales transaction.
</TRANSNUM>
The receipt number. Common way is to decorate this directive to represent the receipt numbers as a bar code:
</TRANSNUM,BC[Type=108][Height=50][Width=150][Alignment=-2][TextPosition=-11]></OPERNUM>
The ID of the operator performing the sale.
</CENTER>
Prints an empty receipt line.
Configuring the content of receipt tags
As mentioned above, receipt header, footer and the logo are configured as properties individually in Centara Server under the SETUP tab. Properties can then be applied on various levels in the organization hierarchy.
Receipt layout
The receipt layout is configured under the SETUP tab, under POS receipts. The receipt layout can be designed in any way as desired in combination of receipt markup tags and plain text. The receipt layout has three configurable components:
Logo
Receipt width
Receipt template
The Receipt Width property helps ensuring that each line will be within limits. Typical values for receipts are either 40 or 42 characters.
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