PC America Cash Register Express

On the left side of the Configuration screen for Quickbooks integration in Cash Register express, as seen here, you may find certain options missing from the Transactions section.

This occurs when you do not have the correct module for Cash Register Express. Much like the Barcode Express module adds label printing functionality to the software, the Accounting module increases the functionality of Quickbooks integration in CRE.

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To perform a return transaction in Cash Register Express, follow these instructions:

1. Scan the product you wish to return, or enter its product number using your keyboard.
2. Click Quan Change.

3. Enter -1 (if you are accepting a return on more than one of the same product, enter the appropriate quantity). Click OK. The product will now be highlighted red, and the price will be displayed in parentheses, indicating a negative total.
4. Proceed with the transaction as normal: If you wish to disburse cash to the customer, select a cash payment; if you wish to place a credit on their credit card or a gift card, choose accordingly.

To create your initial database in Cash Register Express, open the software, and follow these steps when prompted:

1. Select your store type; this will most likely be "retail store."
2. Check Use Advanced Configuration, then click Next.
3. Click Change Local Database Info.
4. Fill in the information as follows:
    
         Server Name: localhost
         Database Name: cresql (or the desired database name)
         Instance Name: pcamerica
         User Name: sa
         Password: pcAmer1ca
5. Click Done, then click Next. Cash Register Express will now create a new database. This may take a few minutes.
6. Select 1001: Retail Checkout w/CRE from the left pane, then select 01 from the right pane. Click Done, and then click Begin.
7. Log in using 01 as the cashier ID and admin as the password.

To create a tag along item you will need to go to the Options -> Administrative -> Inventory Maintenance. This is where you enter in items from your existing inventory to ring up after the item you have selected. To do so, find the item you would like to add a tag along item to (you can find this my searching for the item under Enter Search Text). Under Tag Along Items on the item page, select the green check mark. Under Enter Search Text, search for the Tag Along item, highlight it, and hit Select. Then select Save. This should add the second item as a tag along item to the first one.

In the Inventory Maintenance screen, there will be a section listed for Tag Along items. [Read More]

PC America, the parent company of Cash Register Express (CRE), now has a new partnership with Heartland Payment Systems.

• CRE certified annual support contracts now cover a full site - not each license as it was before - so if you have 3+ stations you are already reaping the savings
• Also include in the new annual support contract is a partnership with Heartland (when you have a new Heartland payment contract) covering any payment processing issues you may have
• CRE partnership with Heartland Payment Systems will also enhance the software's ability to process integrated EMV transactions, and make set up much easier since all pin pads will come pre-encrypted.
• CRE Pro license cost has increased slightly, but is still competitively priced with in the market. [Read More]

While CRE does not have an estimates or quotes feature per say, the newest releases of Cash Register Express do have a feature built in, called Dockets. With dockets, you are able to print out an invoice of rung up items, minus the costs, and print that out for your customer. Unfortunately, at this time, the only way to get prices to show up within the docket, is to hand write in the cost.

In order to get to the Docket section, you will need to log into Cash Register Express. Once logged in, and you have items that have been rung up, open up your Options Menu. Now, within the Options menu, select the Cashier field. Here you can then select the Dockets feature, providing you have items rung up as if you were about to do a transaction. The Docket will print out as a full sized invoice in an 8 1/2 x 11 format, with the Item Number, Description, and Invoice #, minus the cost amounts.

Once you have printed off your docket, you can void the transaction if the customer is not interested in purchasing anything at that time.

After receiving the download link for Cash Register Express, and downloading the CREsetup.exe file, you are going to want to right click on the file, usually found within your downloads folder on your computer, and Run As Administrator.

Once the install prompt loads on the screen, follow the steps outlined in the Getting Started Guide for Cash Register Express.