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Add-on Modules
Point of Sale
Enhancements
1. Pastel Point of Sale now runs on Microsoft SQL. This is mainly to cater for users that have large
datasets.
2. New functionality allows POS payment types to be split between different General Ledger Control
Accounts or Cashbooks. This allows for reporting on different payment types and makes it simple to
trace or reconcile variances.
3. Entity tab has been added to allow users to enter additional Masterfile fields when creating new
Customers.
4. On Edit of Documents, it was defaulting to On Hold. If there are no documents on hold, it will now
default to COD.
5. There is new Search functionality for customer accounts. On the Zoom, activate the find option and
the search fields are:
Code
Description
ID
Name
Surname
Passport
Delivery Address 1
Telephone No
Mobile No
6. If an invalid inventory code is entered, a message is displayed and a user cannot continue.
7. Enable or disable strong password option.
SMS Messaging
1. Send SMS Messages to customers or enter your own customer number for SMS notifications. SMS
messages can be sent for the following transactions:
On completion of a Quotation
Sales Order
Tax Invoice
Credit Note
After a POS user or supervisor completes a Cash Up
For Money In or Money Out transactions
2. Customers can be instantly informed when a transaction has been posted against their accounts.
3. Managers or owners can be notified of the daily Cash Sales (Cash up) amount or when money has
been taken from the till.
