Mapping PLUs to printers

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Before you start

• Access to the PowerEPOS Management Console.
• The printers already set up for the outlet — see our guide on connecting printers.

Creating a printer role

Step 1

Open the outlet's printers

From the Management Console, select the System tile. The System module holds the global configuration, with the outlets down the left marked by a shop icon.

Select your outlet — Leederville here — to open its POS terminal settings, then Printers on the right. The Printer Configuration window lists the printers already set up for that outlet.

Step 2

Open the role assignments

Select Printer Role Mappings to open the Printer Role Assignment window. This is the picture of which role prints where — in this example, every PLU on the Coffee role prints at the physical printer called Coffee.

Step 3

Add the role

Select the add button on the right and give the new role a name — Kiosk here.

Step 4

Save it

Select Save in the control panel. You come back to the Printer Role Assignments window with the new role in it.

Connecting a role to a printer

Step 5

Drag the role onto the printer

Select the Kiosk role and drag it onto the Kitchen printer. That is the connection made.

Step 6

Save and close

Select Save and close, which brings you back to the Printer Role Assignment window, then Save & Close again to leave the System module and return to the Management Console.

Moving a role to a different printer

Step 7

Open the role assignments again

Go back through settings, outlets and Printers, and select Printer Role Mappings.

Step 8

Drag the role to the new printer

Select the role you are moving — Kiosk — and drag it onto the new physical printer, Coffee in this example.

Step 9

Delete the old link

Now remove the link from Kiosk to the Kitchen printer: select the link and choose Delete in the control panel, or press Delete on the keyboard. Leaving it in place causes errors when dockets print later.

Step 10

Check what you deleted

The deleted link is drawn as a red dotted line, so you can see exactly what has gone.

Step 11

Save and close

Select Save and close to return to the Printer Role Assignments window, then Save & Close again to leave the System module.

Publishing to the POS

Step 12

Publish

The orange marker on the System tile shows there are settings waiting. Select Publish at the top right, check the changes and the outlets, clear anything you are not ready to send, and publish.

Step 13

Keep the revision number

The Complete message carries a revision number, which the Revision Management Tool works from. It takes the Publish button's place at the top right of the screen.

Step 14

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