Entrance voucher

MICROS Retail OSCAR POS POS provides the redemption of entrance vouchers from different issuers which are handed out to customers.

Entrance voucher of different issuers are provided by MICROS Retail OSCAR POS. Entrance vouchers can be redeemed at the till  with- or without an EAN code with a special payment type from type "entrance voucher". The different entrance vouchers must be saved in the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS database. The voucher amount (Discount) depends on the assigned item and its price or on the value which is entered for this entrance voucher.

For each recorded entrance voucher a voucher with EAN code will be printed.. This voucher remains in the drawer for the declared entry process.

The following parameter must be set for the use of entrance vouchers:

· Precondition
The evironment variable "MICROS Retail OSCAR POS_OPTONS=EntranceVoucher" must be set in the file "oscar.ini". The commands "oscar init StatParam" for the statisticdata and reports "Entr. Voucher company", "Entr. voucher branch" and "Eintr. voucher profitcenter" must be performed, followed by the command "oscar convert", "oscar addAscFile", "oscar init UiText", "oscar init DbText" and oscar "dofgl.fgl Language aus".

· Payment type
Parameter -> Payments -> Payments
A payment type from category "entrance voucher" must be created. Activate the option  "Need declare entry". For this payment the  Payment parameter fort he assigned  Terminal type must be updated

· Item (Price)
Application -> Item -> Item
Create in program item an item for the registration of entrance vouchers. This item must be assigned in program Company -> Entrance voucher. The price of this item specifies the price reduction of the redeemed entrance voucher. Alternately the price reduction can be entered as the reduce amount directly..

· Entrance voucher
Application -> Organisation -> Company -> Entrance voucher
For each issuer an entrance voucher must be created. These vouchers can be scanned at the till or manually selected by its descriptor in case no EAN code is printed on the entrance voucher. The redemption of entrance vouchers is carried out via a payment type from category entrance voucher. After the payment key is pressed, the system will ask to scan the entrance voucher. If no EAN code exist, the Ascii search function has to be used to manually select the entrance voucher by its name.

• EAN Parameter
  Application -> Organisation -> Branch -> EAN Parameter
  
  The EAN parameter must be  entered for entrance vouchers as follow::
  
  Identification:               = dummy13
  Typ field 2                   = Other
  Length field 2               = 13
  Simulates key               = ENTVOUSCANNED"
  
  

· Declared para
Application -> Organisation -> Terminal -> Terminal type -> Add data 1
Activate the option  "Use SSP Declared entry" and update the declared entry parameter for the according terminal.

· Declared para pos
Application -> Organisation -> terminal -> Declared parameter
Create the declared parameter and add in program Declared para pos the payment type for each entrance voucher.

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D-10587 Berlin

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