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Overview<\/em><\/h3><\/div>
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Point of sale (POS)<\/strong> is the place where a retail transaction is completed. At the point of sale, the merchant calculates the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice for the customer, and indicates the options for the customer to make payment. BigCommerce Point of sale (POS)<\/strong> application uses the scope of POS that allows managing sales on an online store along with the physical store simultaneously. Therefore the assigned sales agent can create the order from his physical store using the POS and the order will be generated & synced with the BigCommerce store. Admin can create multiple sales agent for the physical store to manage POS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This application will work in both online and offline mode. Any agent can create customers and orders even in the absence of the internet. In offline mode, all the orders, and transaction are saved locally. So when the internet is available for use, then the data can easily synchronize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

F<\/em><\/strong>eatures of BigCommerce Point of Sale (POS<\/em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
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  1. This application allows register maintenance for a single session. So it allows the feature to fill the initial amount in a register and the final balance at the moment a register is closed.<\/li>
  2. An option to synchronize the POS data is provided.<\/li>
  3. Option to refresh the POS data as per the selected field.<\/li>
  4. Works well in both “online” and “offline” mode.<\/li>
  5. Full screen can be achieved for a better view and handle POS.<\/li>
  6. Product(s) can be added to cart based on different options and SKUs.<\/li>
  7. Product stock is checked for a simple type(non-optionable) of product, so that out of stock product cannot be purchased.<\/li>
  8. Quick product search option via product name\/SKU and selected category.<\/li>
  9. Functionality to add new customers from the POS panel.<\/li>
  10. Additional discount can be implemented for any customer on the cart page.<\/li>
  11. Discount can be applied based on “percentage” or “fixed amount”.<\/li>
  12. A cart belongs to customers can be put on hold along with additional ‘note’ and resumed.<\/li>
  13. Option to search hold carts by customer name\/email is provided.<\/li>
  14. Product(s) quantity can be increased or decreased within the cart.<\/li>
  15. Payments option through both card and cash is provided.<\/li>
  16. “Sales” tab to view the list of orders and print receipt of a particular order.<\/li>
  17. Option to search orders by customer name\/email and order date is provided.<\/li>
  18. Functionality to search for a registered customer by name, phone number or email.<\/li>
  19. Well organized dashboard view that covers the latest customers, agents, and subscription plan.<\/li>
  20. Functionality to create multiple agents to access the POS system from the backend.<\/li><\/ol>\nNote-<\/strong> The current version doesn’t support the product modifiers.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    V<\/em><\/strong>ideo Tutorial<\/em><\/h3><\/div>
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