How to start with RunSensible POS

How to create a category, and what is an Item Category?

Organizing your products/services by categories gives order and structure to your inventory. This way, your staff and customers will easily find what they are looking for.

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Items”.
  • Tap on “Categories”.
  • To define a new category, tap on the plus sign(+).
  • Type in a proper name for the category.
  • Click “Save” to finish.

How to define discounts?

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Items”.
  • Tap on “Discounts”.
  • To define a new discount, tap on the plus sign (+).
  • Type in the related subject for the discount.
  • Add the discount value and determine if it is an amount in dollars or a percentage discount.
  • Click “Save” to finish.

How to define taxes?

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Items”.
  • Tap on “taxes”.
  • To define a new tax, tap on the plus sign (+).
  • Type in the related subject for the tax.
  • Add the tax value and determine if it is an amount in dollars or a percentage tax.
  • Click “Save” to finish.

Adding items

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Items”.
  • To define a new product/service tap on the plus sign (+).
  • Tap on the square to add a picture or color for the product/service.
  • Type in a proper name for your product/service. the name you enter appears on receipts and in sales reports.
  • Select the category in which the item fits best. If there is not a fitting category, define it in the Category section.
  • In the next part, choose whether your Item is sold by weight or by the number of the units.
  • Enter Price i.e. the amount a customer must pay for the product/service. You can leave this box empty to enter a price at checkout.
  • Enter cost i.e. incurred expense for making the product/service.
  • Insert an SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) code for the product. SKU codes are alphanumerical names defined for products/services based on their marketing characteristics. SKUs are useful assets in digital marketing that help businesses identify, manage and track their products/services.
  • Type in or scan the product/service Barcode
  • Determine if any taxes are added to the cost of products/services. If there are no defined taxes go to the “Tax” section and define all the adding taxes to your products/services.
  • Click “Save” to finish.

Selling with RS POS

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Sales”.
  • On the Basket’s navigation bar, tap to choose the related customer or you can add a new customer by tapping on plus sign (+).
  • At this stage, you can add or edit contact information in the customer profile.
  • Tap on “+ Add to ticket”.
  • On the navigation bar, tap on the search icon and look for the item by name.
    • Or tap on the barcode icon and search for the item by scanning or typing its barcode.
    • Or limit your view of the items by category to easily find intended ones.
  • Scan/Tap on items as many times as the customer has ordered.
  • After you add all the items to the basket, click on discount at the bottom of the basket to add any applicable discounts.
  • Tap on “Charge”.
  • You have the total amount of prices for products/services in front of you.
  • Tap on cash if the customer pays in cash and tap on “Card” if the amount is paid by a credit card.
  • Check the customer’s Email address and tap on “Send Invoice” to email it to that address.
  • Click on “New Sale”.

How to use a barcode reader?

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Settings”.
  • Tap on the “Barcode Reader” dropdown.
  • Tap on “Camera” if you want the camera of your device to read barcodes.
  • Tap on “Barcode Reader” if you want to add a barcode reader device to your RS POS.
  • Turn on Bluetooth on your POS device, and connect it to your barcode reader.

How to connect to the Printer?

  • Launch the RS POS app from your Home screen.
  • Tap on the menu button (≡) to expand the left sidebar menu.
  • Tap on “Settings”.
  • Tap on “Printers”.
  • To connect to a new printer, tap on the plus sign (+) in the top left corner.
  • Choose your printer model on the menu.
  • Tap on “Find devices” to look for available Bluetooth printers.
  • Switch on “Cut Receipt” to allow receipt cutting.
  • Determine font size.
  • Switch on “Print Receipts” to allow receipt printing.
  • Tap on “Print Test” to print a test page.
  • Tap on “Save Printer” to save this printer port name for further use.
  • You can delete a certain printer by tapping on DELETE on the top right corner.

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