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“Amico Retail POS - Billing Software” - Documentation


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Created year: 2022
Email: techamicogoa@gmail.com

Amico Retail POS is Windows pc based Software, In This Software user can track Items & its Stock, Manage Suppliers, Customers, Items Categories, Sales, Purchase, expenses, users. this software has barcode printing feature and you can get all the reports which are required for accounting and and daily pos reports and it has many more features. You can create any number of Users. Admin can see all report at once.

Minimum System Requirments

  • intel i3 processor
  • 8GB RAM, Windows 10 with Microsoft excel and pdf reader

To get started installing .NET 3.5 framework in Windows 10, follow the steps below:

  • Install .NET framework via Windows features
  • There are many ways to install .NET and enable it in Windows 10. One of the fastest ways to get .NET 3.5 in Ubuntu is via Windows add/remove features. To get Windows features pane, click on Start and search for “Turn Windows features on or off“. Then click on the relevant link as shown in in the image below:
  • When Windows features pane opens, select and check the box next to .NET frame 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0). Once chosen, click OK to be installing.
  • When prompted with the screen below, select “Let Windows Update download the files for you” and continue with the installation. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, the required file should be downloaded and installed in no time.
  • .NET 3.5 framework should be installed and ready to use. You may want to reboot as well.

  • Download the Express (R2) version of SQL Server 2008: SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe (32-bit server) or SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe (64-bit) from the Microsoft Download Center:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30438
     

  • Double-click on the application to launch the installer:
  • Select the New installation or add new features to an existing installation link – the License Terms screen will display:
  • Tick the I accept the license terms box and click the Next button – the Support Files will be installed:
  • Once completed – the Feature Selection screen will display:
  • Click the Select All button and then the Next button
  • The Instance Configuration screen will display:
  • Type in a Named instance or leave as default: SQLEXPRESS and click on the Next button – the Server Configuration screen will display:
  • Click the Next button
  • The Database Engine Configuration screen will display:
  • Ensure that the Mixed Mode (SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication) radio button is selected
  • Enter password and Confirm password – for example: 123/123
  • Click the Next button – the Error Reporting screen will display
  • Click the Next button – the SQL server will begin installing:
  • Once completed, the following screen will display:
  • Click on the Close button
  • The installation of the SQL Server 2008 R2 is now complete.

    Alert !

  • default username is sa and we set password is 123
  • How to Install Crystal Report runtime

    Login to your PC with  administrator permissions, and do the following steps

    Choose the appropriate version of the report that i.e. 64bit or 32bit depending on your application. Download the runtime from the above link and save it to a folder on your hard disk. Unzip the content.

    Double click on the .msi file and in my case it is  CRRuntime_64bit_13_0_14.msi

    You will see the welcome screen as shown below

    Crystal Report runtime installation welcome screen

    Click on Next to continue.

    This will take you to the License agreement.

    Crystal Report License agreement

    Click on I Accept the License Agreement and click on next to proceed.

    If the previous version of the runtime is installed on your Computer, then the warning screen will appear.  If you continue, the installer will upgrade the previous version to the new version.

    Previous Installation Warning Message

    Click on next to continue to upgrade.

    This will take you to start installation screen

    start installation screen

    Click on Next to proceed

    The installation begins and it will take several minutes to finish. At the end, you see the following screen.

    Installation Completed

    Click on finish.

    This will complete your installation of runtime. You can now run your crystal report application without any issues.

    Now Install Amico Retail POS Setup

    You will see the welcome screen as shown below

    Click on Next to continue.

    This will take you to the installation path selection area(ie.: if computer has d drive then install in d drive).

    Select installation path and click Next to continue

    Click on install to continue .

    The installation begins and it will take several minutes to finish. At the end, you see the following screen.

    Installation Completed

    Click on finish.

    This will complete your installation of runtime. You can now run Amico Retail Pos to configure data path.

    You will see this screen as shown below

    Click on Seatch Server continue.

    This will fetch sql server data path.

    input user name as sa and password as 123 which was set at time of installation of sql server

    Click on test db connection if u get this error something is wrong with setup

    ,check username and password or sql server data path.

    after you configure it correct you will see the following screen.

    click create blank db and proceed to complete configuration

    This will complete your configuration of data. You can now run Amico Retail Pos to configure your company, printer,products supplier details.


    Login Screen:

    Demo user(full rights/administrator user) PIN : 1234

  • Login Screen - use demo pin and try the software for totally free for 14 days no cost trail period

  • Forgot Password:
    Login Screen -> Click on "Mailbox icon at bottom right"
    note you have entered valid email id in email settings, it will not work if you have not configured email settings in settings.

  • Login pin recovery - generating new pin via email

  • Alert !

  • You need to configure email settings from settings(i.e. Settings>Email Settings) to perform forgot pin task and get new pin via email.
  • Options:

  • Back Office:

  • manage -Company, Settings, User Registration, , Wallets, Loyalty Cards, Promotion, Banking, Categories, Products, Suppliers, Purchase/returns, Stock Adjustment, Expenses, Payment/Voucher, Pos Shift Closing, Pos Records/Reports, Accounting Reports, Barcode Label Printing, Software Logs, Salesman, Credit Customers


  • POS:

  • manage -Sales and Sales return.

  • Back Office
  • Alert !

  • Checkout some utilities available in tools section and shortcuts made for internal use.
  • click logout button to close the software.
  • Company - Add/Edit/Delete Company details with some Advance Settings options.
  • Adding a Company is a very easy task. Enter all details of your company as per fields given and click on Save button. You can Delete or Edit using action buttons. Select type of print format to be printed and if barcode printer is available.

    Alert !

  • Do Not Delete Company if Billing has been Started.
  • to show logo on bill receipt -> check show logo on receipts.
  • Settings
  • Alert !

    Do Not Use Execute Query Option.


  • Terminal Settings - Set Printer, Cash drawer, customer display, Show menu images in POS Settings

  • Tax type - Set type of Tax on products.

  • Tax Master - set tax percentages.

  • Unit master - set different types of measuring units.

  • Tax Settings - set tax inclusive or exclusive.

  • SMS Setting - input SMS API to use SMS feature

  • Email Settings - set email providers details (resetting login Pin and Email reports ) .

  • Invoice code - define manual series of invoice numbers .

  • User Rights - roles for registered login users for using software.

  • Execute Query - for Developer/software provider use only.
  • Do not use without confirmation from your software provider


  • Discount Settings - define discount percentage to be given by users.

  • Database - Backup/Restore
  • Alert !

    Do daily backup of your data and take backup of data before restoring.


  • Database Backup - Backup latest data.

  • Database Restore - restores selected backup.

  • Registration - Create POS Users with Roles for login using PIN
  • Alert !

    Please give correct email id for pin recovery option if forgot.


  • Wallet - Create Wallets for payment settlement reports as per payment modes to be shown.

  • Loyalty Cards - Loyalty points and printing Cards.

  • Loyalty Settings - manage loyalty settings.

  • Add Member - Manage memberships.
  • Print Cards - Print Own loyalty cards or generate PDF file to send for printing.
  • Member Ledger - View Member available points, redeemed points and other ledger.

  • Promotion - Setup buy 1 get 1 free offer.

  • Banking - Add Banks/Branches/Accounts/transactions and reports.
  • Bank Master - Manage Multiple banks.

  • Branch Master - Manage Multiple banks branches.
  • Bank Account Registration - Manage Multiple banks Accounts.
  • Fund Transfer - Manage Transaction entries.

  • Fund Deposit - Manage Transaction entries.
  • Payment/withdrawal - Manage Transaction entries.

  • Bank Account Statement - get all statements at single place.

  • Product Master - Add/edit/delete products (import/Export using excel) Bulk update prices of products.

  • import/Export Excel - click export to download sample excel format file from software. open downloaded excel file fill all details and save the file. Now click import and select saved excel file,
    now click on save. You will get successfully imported mgs .now you can find all new/updated products. Products already exists will not be imported or it will give error.

  • Bulk Update - click on products prices fields, change the prices and click update to save prices at once.

  • Categories - product Categories.

  • Purchase - Adding stock entering purchases supplier wise.

  • Select Supplier or Create New (use import export feature from masters to import suppliers using xls files)- Select supplier or add new supplier one then input invoice date and invoice number

  • import Supplier - use import export feature from masters to import suppliers using xls files

  • Product selection - scan product or manually input initials of product and hit and enter.

  • Product details - input Qty, price per unit, free qty if any, MRP of product, sales price, discount if % or flat rate, confirm tax, expiry if any and press add or F8 key to scan next product or save entry click on save or F2 key.

  • Purchases Return - adding records of returning damaged/dead stock.
  • Select invoice number, then click on items, input qty to be returned and click on save to update stock entry.


  • Stock Adjustment - adjusting stock with reason in case(i.e.: damaged/expired/missing/extra).
  • Click on load Products, then input product name or scan using barcode. Select adjustment type, now input qty to be adjusted and reason, click save to update stock.


  • Payment - Supplier payment entries.
  • Select Supplier, then input amount and description for payment click on save to update payment entry.


  • Voucher/Expense - expense payment entries.
  • Select Date, input Name, details, payment mode, particular (if not there create one using green shortcut button(+)) amount and note for payment click on save and print to update expense payment entry.


  • Pos Work Period - employee shift detailed entries.

  • POS Records - all sales records.

  • Alert !

    Do not delete sales entries.

  • POS Reports - overall report, bill wise report, best/ least selling item and items by category reports, most sale by operator and product ledger.

  • Accounting Reports - journal entry, profit and loss, Balance sheet, card processing, tax summery, purchase daybook, trail balance, purchase item history,
    purchase returns, voucher, stock adjustment(s), input/output tax, Supplier ledger, General daybook/ledger, cash book, creditors list store available, low, expired, out of stock.
    salesman commission/ledger, dashboard and dashboard with charts.


  • Barcode Label Printing - create custom barcode labels for products in multiple formats as per available label sizes..

  • Logs - all Detailed logs of system.

  • POS (Sales).
  • i) press F1 or click on new trans for New entry.
  • ii) press F3 or click on scan items to focus barcode.

  • Select customer or import customers(use import export feature from masters to import customers using xls files) or input name and phone number.

  • click on Pay or F2 and select print format if print required(note if show all printers selected in company master then only all prints will be shown else direct option will come yes or no). .

  • press F4 or Product.

  • press F5 or click on Change Qty.

  • press F6 or click on Change Rate.

  • press F7 or click on item discount.

  • press F8 or click on Bill discount.

  • press F9 or click on find Item.

  • press F10 or click Hold transaction.

  • press F11 or click Load Transaction.

  • press F12 or click Bill Reprint.

  • click on Quick Settle and select print format if print required(note if show all printers selected in company master then only all prints will be shown else direct option will come yes or no).

  • Bill note. - add note to bill

  • Close register. - Day closing with available cash and generating report of same

  • Lock screen. - It will lock screen if clicked, enter pin to unlock

  • Dark mode. - Change to dark skin

  • Data backup on Logout.

  • Salesman Master - commission based salesman.

  • Credit Customer - create credit customers assign limits, accept payments, view Statments.

  • Credit Customer - Manage all credit customers here

  • Receipts - accept credit customers payments here.

  • Customer ledger - check outstanding, availed limits, invoice wise statements.

  • Sales return - entry of items exchanged or returned.
  • Select invoice number, then click on items, input qty to be returned and click on saves to update stock entry and refund


    Alert!

    if customer asking for exchange, then make new bill and add the customers product if cost is less then returned product refund balance else take balance amount from customer.

  • Software_licensing - Activate your License code.
  • Process to avail License code: Proceed Successful payment, Share the payment details Via Email with Hardware ID generated on your Pc. you will receive activation id within 24hrs.


    Alert!

    payment should be done in full, if you need AMC please contact our team via email.

    If any issues/sales queries or product customization you can email us on techamicogoa@gmail.com.


    Thanks for showing interest in Amico Retail POS.
    Tech Amico