POS Cash-Up Screen Improved

ROBOTILL Version 2.8 was released and is ready for download.

The POS Cash-UP screen has been improved (click on the image below to enlarge it).

The Cash-Up Break Down can now also be printed on the Till Printer. The layout of the print out can be designed in Manager in the Print Layout Section.

The ‘More’ screen that contain your custom functions, shortcuts to stock items and other programs has been improved. Click on the image below to enlarge it.

The screen now uses buttons instead of a list box. This makes it easier for touch screens.

Other changes include:

• Stock levels can now go into negative. This has been requested by customers and would be needed if you didn’t have time yet to import the new stock into the system.
• A bug was fixed in the Account payments and the password is now hidden as some shops let their customers type the password instead of the cashiers.

ROBOTILL can be downloaded from http://www.robotill.com

Note for existing customers

When upgrading to a new version please do the following:

1. Do a backup of our database (From ROBOTILL Manager click on Tools > Database Backup and Restore > Backup)
2. From your Control Panel, select uninstall programs and uninstall ROBOTILL (This will not uninstall the database server).
3. Install the new version. No need to restore the database, all your data should still be there. The backup was just as a precaution.

ROBOTILL Version 2.75 released

We have released version 2.75 of our POS Software. The following has changed:

• The time was added to the date field in the Drawer Report.
• Sales Per Day Report was fixed. The Price Including Tax showed the Price Excluding Tax.
• The Item Description column in the POS application was made bigger.
• When doing a big sale, the last item wasn’t always visible and the cashier had to scroll down. This has been fixed.
• The Change in the Pay screen was made bigger.
• In the Pay screen the user (cashier) can now no longer use ESC to close the screen. They are forced to click on Done or Cancel.
• When converting a Quote to a sale it caused an error in the previous version. This is now fixed.

We would like to thank all our customers and users of the FREE POS Software Edition for all your feedback.

If you have any change requests or if you want to download the free edition please go to www.robotill.com

A Take Away Menu in your POS System

ROBOTILL allows you to add a Take Away Menu (or something similar) to your tills (Touch screen system or standard computer).

The following are instructions on how to add the take away menu but will also work for any other menu you want to add.

In ROBOTILL Manager add a category for the take away menu. The stock description of the category will be used in the More screen of the POS application.

Change the category of the items you want included in the take away menu to the Take Away category (under Stock Maintenance).

In Manager, go to Setup > Custom Functions and select ‘Stock Category’. Select the category you want to add as a short cut option in the POS screen.

That is it. The Take Away Menu has now been added and is available at all tills.

In the POS application, the cashier can now click on the ‘More’ button. The Take Away Menu option will be available.

When the cashier select the Take Away Menu option, all the items that is part of that category will be displayed for quick selection.

ROBOTILL can be downloaded from http://www.robotill.com

ROBOTILL Version 2.72 Released

Version 2.72 of the POS Software System ROBOTILL has been released and can be downloaded from http://www.robotill.com

What’s new in Version 2.72?

• Stock on Hand Report now displays total cost value and sell value.
• Stock on hand (stock count) will not fall below zero if the user forgot to import new stock. Stock that has a negative stock count from previous versions can be adjusted with the Stock Take feature.
• Time added to the date on the till slip.
• Customer account name has been replaced with a system generated account number.
• Customer selection and filtering improved.
• White space in numbers are now automatically removed instead of warning the user that it is an invalid number.

There is a problem with adding new customers in version 2.71 that was briefly available for download. This problem is fixed in version 2.72.

As always, all ROBOTILL customers can upgrade to the new version free of charge.

Lay-bye sales now supported

The POS Software System ROBOTILL now supports laybye (layby, lay-bye) sales. A lay-bye sale allows customers to pay off items over a period with zero interest. The following lay-bye features are supported:

• Simply scan the items the customer wants to purchase on laybye.
• New laybye contract is printed together with an internal ‘stock reserved’ slip.
• Minimum deposit percentage can be set.
• Laybye payment slip with details like outstanding balance printed with each payment.
• Laybye reports on current, cancelled and completed laybye sales.
• Easy Laybye interface with option to setup customers from the POS screen.

Other new features in ROBOTILL Version 2.7:

• If the quantity is more than one, the price per item is also now included in the slip.
• Total tax has been added as an optional print item if you prefer to use Total Tax instead of Tax detail.
• New Tax Report has been added.
• When you do a price change, you can now enter the price including tax or the price excluding tax.
• Cash Drawer report can now be printed from the POS Application on the slip printer (or a standard printer).
• Cash Withdraw option added if you want to remove cash from the drawer.
• Customer notes added.

ROBOTILL can be downloaded from http://www.robotill.com

ROBOTILL Version 2.5 Released

Version 2.5 of the Point of Sale Software System ROBOTIL has been released and can be downloaded from the ROBOTILL website.

Changes include:

• New Tax Report
• When doing a Price Change you can now type the amount including or excluding tax.
• Quantity change now allows decimals.
• A Cash Drawer Report (Close of Register Report) has been added to the POS Application so that it can be printed on the POS Slip Printer (or any other printer).

 

New Change Price Screen.

Existing ROBOTIL Customers can just uninstall the previous version of ROBOTIL from the Control Panel (Do no uninstall SQL Server). When installing the new version it will update your existing database and you will not loose any data.

Always remember to do a Database backup before installing a new version.

ROBOTILL prices reduced

Great news!! The yearly renewal fee for ROBOTILL Point of Sale System has been reduced.

Previously you purchased a 1 year subscription and you had to pay a renewal fee each year. The price (see the ROBOTILL website for prices) is now a once-off fee. No subscriptions or renewal fees.

ROBOTILL also still offers the FREE POS Software that can be downloaded from the ROBOTILL website.