The following explanation of how to record sales 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 Sales dialog window by clicking on the Sales icon on the Astrix toolbar.  The following screen will then be displayed.

Enter a staff code.
Click on New Sale command button.
Select the Party who is purchasing the items or use the generic party ID “*.*” pre-filled in the ID text box.  If you are running a buyers/members point club then it is essential that the Party be specified so that they will receive Points for their purchases.

Enter Sales information.  Use the Tab key to move through the text boxes entering / changing information as you move.  Or click on the desired text box to make changes.

Stock Lot ID - from the tag of the item to be sold.  If a valid Lot ID the item's description and size will be displayed.
GST % - is the GST percentage to be charged on purchased item
PST % - is the PST percentage to be charged on purchased item
Acct % - is the percentage of the sale price that the person or company is to receive from the sale of the item
Units – is the number of the particular item being sold
Tag Discount – is the percent discount applied to the original price if automatic price discounting has been turned on in Astrix.  This can also be setup such that it can be used to calculate a manual discount for item price
Sale Price – is the original or discounted price for the item being sold.  This can be manually changed by typing over the pre-filled price.
Tag Fee – is the amount of the tag fee applied to the item price if tag/processing fees have been turned on in Astrix.

 When the cursor is in the Sale Price text box press the Enter key to enter another item to be sold.
Continue entering items to be sold as described above.
When all items have been entered, move to the Payment information area by pressing the Tab key when the cursor is in the Sale Price text box or by clicking in Payment area.

The first time that the Payment area is entered by either using the Tab key or clicking in the area, the total amount of the sale will be pre-filled in the Amount text box and Cash payment method will be selected.  Thereafter, the total of the payments must be manually changed to equal the total sale amount. Enter Payment information.  Use the Tab key to move through the text boxes entering information as you move.

Method – is the method of payment for the Deposit.  To select a method of payment click on the down arrow at the left side of the text box and choose from the following methods:

American Express – Amex
Bank Debit Card – Bank Card
Cash
Cheque
Coupon – when this method is chosen a request, similar to the one for Gift Card below, for a valid Coupon number will be displayed.  To use the Coupon a valid number must be entered.
Discount
Gift Card – when this method is chosen a request for a valid Gift Card number will be displayed.  To use the Gift Card/Certificate a valid number must be entered.
Master Card
On Account – choosing this method causes Astrix to determine the amount of money owed to the consignor entered in the Party information area as a result of the sale of their consigned items and to display a popup screen with this amount and a text box where an amount that is to be used towards the purchase can be entered.  The amount that is used is deducted from the amount owed to the consignor when a payment is made to the consignor. When this method is used the printed receipt will have a space for the consignor’s signature which acknowledges the use of monies owed to them to make a purchase.
Points – choosing this method causes Astrix to determine the amount of Points as a dollar amount due to the party entered in the Party information area from their purchases in the store.  Astrix then displays a popup screen with this amount and a text box where an amount that is to be used towards the purchase can be entered.  The amount that is used is deducted from their total earned points. When this method is used the printed receipt will have a space for the consignor’s signature which acknowledges the use of earned points to make a purchase.
Promotion – when this method is chosen a request, similar to the one for Gift Card above, for a valid Promotion number will be displayed.  To use the Promotion Item a valid number must be entered
Store Credit – when method is chosen a request, for a valid Store Credit number will be displayed.  To use the Store Credit a valid number must be entered.
Visa

Amount – is the dollar amount of the Payment

Multiple methods of payment can be used to make a purchase in Astrix.  To enter additional payment methods place the cursor in the Amount text box if it is not already there.  With the cursor in the Amount text box press the Enter key.  A new line for another payment method will be added as below.  Fill in the information for this payment.
 
The amount still owing or the amount of change due the purchaser will be displayed in the Payment area after a number of payments have been entered.
Sale and Sale Payment information is automatically saved when it is entered.

To delete an item from the sale click on the text box under Item for the item that is to be deleted.  Once the desired item is selected, click on the Delete command button or use the short cut Alt+D.
To delete a payment click on the text box under # for the payment that is to be deleted.  Once the desired payment is selected, click on the Delete command button or use the short cut Alt+D.
 
Before a Sales Receipt can be printed, or a New Sale can be started, or the Sales P.O.S. window closed the total payments less any change must equal the total sales amount.  Error messages will continue to be displayed until the sale and its payments are balanced.

To print a Sale receipt Click on the Receipt Command button.
To record additional Sales click on the New Sale command button or use short cut Alt+N and repeat the above steps.
To finish recording Sales click on the Close button