User Guide

Scale View V4.0 Owner’s Manual
Data Maintenance
18-Oct-04 Page 3
Data Maintenance
Add New PLU
The Add New PLU button allows you to add a new PLU number to the database.
The status of your PLU database will determine what happens when you press the
Add New PLU button. For example, if your PLU database is empty and you have
just “double-clicked” on the PLU Table screen you will see the PLU Maintenance
Form with PLU Number 000001 with a Commodity Descriptor of ADDNEW and a department
number of 000001. If you depress the Add New PLU button at this moment you will get a pop-up
warning telling you that the PLU has not been saved and asking you if you want to save it. If you
answer YES, the PLU Number 000001 ADDNEW will be saved to the database in department
number 000001. If you answer NO, the PLU Number field will be blanked and the cursor will be
placed in the PLU Number field so you may add a new PLU number to department 000001. If
you “double-click” on the PLU Table screen and you already have PLU’s in your database, you
will be adding a new PLU to the department number of the PLU you “double-clicked” on. If you
press the Add New PLU button at this point, the PLU Number field will blank and the cursor will
be placed there for you to add a new PLU number. Please keep in mind that if you do not want
this new PLU to be in the current department you must change the department number prior to
saving this PLU.
After you have entered a PLU Number enter all the other appropriate information for this PLU.
You may move to the other fields by depressing the TAB key or moving the mouse pointer to
the desired field and clicking there. Notice that some fields have an explanation or limitation
statement at the bottom of the PLU Maintenance Form.
Miscellaneous Field Requirements:
Field Requirement
PLU Price, Sale Price
or Frequent Shopper
Discount Price
These price fields do not require you to enter a decimal point.
They will automatically format the number that is entered to 2
decimal places.
Commodity Line 1 This field must have at least 1 character space entered due to
database sort index requirements. If you attempt to save a
PLU without at least 1 character space entered you will get a
pop up window reminding you of the requirement.
Tare Weight The tare weight field entry must follow the minimum
incremental weighing capacity setup of the scale. For
example, if the scale is setup to weigh 0 – 15 lb in 0.005 lb
increments then the tare weight field must be entered in
increments of 5. If the scale is setup to weigh in 0.01lb
increments then the tare weight should be entered in
increments of 1. Failure to use the correct tare weight
increments will not result in an error during downloading but
will result in a PLU DATA ERROR when recalling the PLU.
Note: If scale types are mixed in a department all scales
must be set to weigh in the same minimum increments.
Ingredient or Nutrition Ingredient or Nutrition information can only be entered if the
PLU has been saved