User Login

Users  need a personal "User Login" to access LinkPOS.

 

The  ability to make changes to data is set by an operator's "User Login". For example, only a user with administrator access can create a new user.

 

Steps to Create User Login

  1. Open the "User Login" menu
  2. Click on the "New Button".
  3. Enter the Sign-on ID and Name.
  4. Tick the "Change Password" check box.
  5. Select "Role Code" from the drop down box.
  6. Select the "Location" for the user.
  7. Enter Discount details.
  8. Enter the "TAX File Number" of the user. This is the Tax Identification Number.

Note:

  1. The default password for users is password.
  2. Enforce "Change Password" to allow users to change their password at first login.

Report

  1. SYS User Role Menu Access. Generate report from POS Web.
Table 1 : Field Description for User Login

Fields

Description

User ID

This is the user ID or username to sign into LinkPOS.

Name

 This is the name of the user.

Change Password

 If "Change Password" is set to "Yes", the system forces the users to change their password at the first login.

Role

 Role defines the role of the user. User access is dependent on the role setup.Role Codes are maintained under Role Maintenance .

Location

 Location is where the user is physically based. Locations are maintained under Inventory Location .
Discount Allowed Tick the checkbox to allow the user to process discounts. Untick to disable the user from processing discounts.
Discount is Percent Tick the checkbox if the user to process discounts as percentages. Enter the percentage of discount allowed in the "Discount amount" field.

Discount Amount

 Discount Amount is the "Value" of discount a user can process.

Status

Status field shows if a user is "logged On" or "Logged Off" from POS.

If a user tries to log on, the system gives the following message:

‘The user is already logged in’, another user with administrator rights can log in and set this field to "Logged Off" for the use to log on.

Security ID

 Security ID is an encrypted field used to login into POS. The user can automatically login using this Security ID. This ID is usually used for swipe cards and barcode logins. Use a blank username to login with a security ID.
Generate the UserLoginBarcode report for print outputs. Users can generate the barcode by a username or security code.

Tax File Number

 This is the Tax Identification Number of the user. 

Comments

 Users can enter any other additional notes.
 

Figure 1: User List Maintenance.
 
Figure 2: User Login