125 - BreakPoint PLU Speed Chart
BreakPoint provides up to 100 Speed Charts. Each Speed Chart has its own SPEED CHART Key that is used to access it. The information that is presented with the Speed Chart is stored in a simple flat-ASCII data file. When the SPEED CHART Key is pressed, the information that has been stored in the specified Speed Chart is presented on the screen, permitting the cashier to use the CURSOR UP and CURSOR DOWN Keys to move up and down the Speed Chart display.
How to Implement the Speed Chart
To implement the Speed Chart, you must first position the SPEED CHART Key on your cashier keyboard. The SPEED CHART Keys range from Cashier Keyboard Function #301 to Cashier Keyboard Function #400 and can be positioned by using the Keyboard Layout option of the ALT Programming Menu.
Once you have positioned the SPEED CHART Key, you must prepare the Speed Chart data file. This file must be created under the filename PSFDSPxx.DAT, where xx is the number of the Speed Chart function.
There is no required format for the Speed Chart data file. However, as it must be displayed on the BreakPoint video screen, each record within the Speed Chart data file should be no more than 76 characters in length. The file may contain as many records as desired, as the cashier may use the CURSOR UP and CURSOR DOWN Keys to move up and down within the display.
In many cases, BreakPoint may be used in conjuction with a backroom system that is performing the management of PLU Items. In those cases, the backroom system can produce the Speed Chart data files, based on criteria specified by the operator.
The Speed Chart data files can also be created manually by the operator using any simple text editor. The layout and format of the Speed Chart data file is completely flexible, permitting the operator to completely control the manner in which the Speed Chart information is presented on the screen.
Although the primary purpose of the Speed Chart is to permit the display of PLU Items for quick lookup, it may also be used for other purposes. For example, one SPEED CHART Key might be labelled as the EMPLOYEE PHONE LIST that displays a Speed Chart data file that contains the Names and Phone Numbers of various employees. Speed Chart data files may be constructed to display any information that the operator wishes to make available to cashiers.
When you with to terminate the Speed Chart display, press the ESC key at any time.