Overview

The article will outline how to create drop and payout buttons in Cloud Retailer.  

Procedure

1. Log in to the back office/manager part of Cloud Retailer
2. Go to "admin" and then click on "task pads"
3. Click the box next to the task pad that you want to add the cash drop or payout buttons to:

Click on "Edit Selected Taskpad" :

Pick an available task pad button, enter button name, ensure that the button is active, complete other information like color, role settings, and column settings:

Copy the commands below in to the "Command Parameter" box:

For a cash drop use this information in the "Command" fields/boxes:

In the smaller box: Sales: Compose

In the larger box: 

[

{

Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',

Parameter:{ProductCode: '10786387', CanAddNonSearchable: true}

},

{

Command: 'SetLineItemComment'

},

{

Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',

Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"

}

]

For a Cash Payout Button, use this information:

In the smaller field/box: Sales: Compose

In the larger field/box: 

[

{

Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',

Parameter:{ProductCode: '21379363', CanAddNonSearchable: true}

},

{

Command: 'SetLineItemComment'

},

{

Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',

Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"

}

]

[
{Command:'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.AddLineItem',Parameter:{ProductCode: '400000004488', CanAddNonSearchable: true}},
{Command: 'SetLineItemComment'},
{Command: 'CloudRetailer.Pos.Sales.TakePayment',Parameter: "{PaymentCode: 'Cash', Amount: ActiveTransaction.Total}"}
]

Important: Note that you will need to restart Cloud Retailer on each POS station for the Task Pad changes to take effect.

This video covers the above procedure:

Important:

To make sure that the cash payout/drop amounts show properly on the end-of-day reconciliation page, please add the appropriate tags:   "Cash Drop" and/or "Cash Payout" in the product/s.