The following explanation of how to consign items is given in terms of using the mouse and clicking on command buttons. Please note that there are keyboard options for the item consignment activity.
Begin by opening the Item Consignment screen by clicking on the Consign Item icon on the Astrix toolbar shown on the right. The screen below will be displayed.
Select the consignor for whom you wish to consign items with one of the three methods:
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Type in the consignor’s ID number in the Text Box and press Enter. If the ID is valid the party’s information will be displayed.
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Type in the consignor’s last name (full or partial) and press Enter. If the consignor’s name is found their information will be displayed. If there is more than one consignor found with the same last name a Consignor Lookup Screen will be displayed from which you can pick the desired consignor. If only a partial name is entered, a Consignor Lookup Screen will be displayed showing those consignors whose name begins with the entered letter(s). From the Consignor Lookup Screen you choose the desired consignor.
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Right mouse click on the ID Text Box, a Consignor Lookup Screen will be displayed.
Click on Add Item command button. The next available Item number for the consignor will be automatically provided.
Enter consigned item information:
Item Description - free form item description which will be printed on the item tag
Size - size of the item
GST – whether or not GST is to be charged on the item
PST – whether or not PST is to be charged on the item
Fixed Price – whether or not item is to have “Fixed Price” printed on the item tag.
End Date - is the date the consignment period for the item ends.
Disposal – indicates whether the item is to be Donated to charity or Returned to the consignor after the consignment period. To change click on the down error at the right end of the Disposal text box and select your option.
Tag Colour - the colour of the tag attached to the item.
Acct % - the consignor percentage of the sale can be changed at this time.
Handling Fee – is a fee that can be charged per item handled regardless of whether or not the item is sold, donated, or returned.
Price - the sale price for the item.
Units – is the number of the same type of item being consigned, e.g. 5 pairs of blue jeans. In this case you could enter 5 in the Units text box. Four additional rows will then be added with blue jeans entered.
Click on the Save command button to save the item.
Click on the Add Item command button to add a new item and fill in the item information as explained above.
To print tags for the all consigned items click on the Tags command button.
To print labels for the consigned items click on the Labels command button.
To print a sheet of the consigned items click on the Print command button
To attach a memo or pop up memo to the consignment click on the Memo command button
To start a new consignment click on the New Consignment command button.
To finish consignments click on the Close command button
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