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# 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.&#x20;
* **\</CENTER>**

  Prints an empty receipt line.

A full list of receipt directives can be found by [clicking here](/getting-started/configuration/configure-pos-receipts/directives.md).

### 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.

{% hint style="info" %}
We recommend that you add the Receipt Header in the workstation group for the store, since headers are often store specific.  Receipt footers can be often be configured site-wide, for example in the **all/all** workstation group.
{% endhint %}

### 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&#x20;
* 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.