Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 50)

Admin Categories
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To add or edit category items, select Admin | Categories | category name ( Material for our examples)
from the main menu. The Category Table appears.
The category table shows information for the first category item. If there are no items in the table, the
category table will show a code of 0000 and blank description fields. Begin entering items at this point.
Figure 31. Example of a Category Window
To create a new category item, click the New button.
Code and Description
The category table has a Code and Description field. Each category item must have a numeric or
alpha-numeric code and description. The code may be up to four (4) characters in length. The description
may be up to 30 characters in length.
Default Category (Material)
A default material item other than -1 None can be selected by checking the Default Category (replace
Category with the table name) options box. The material selected as the default material will be used
during a transaction. The default material selected for an individual customer account will override this
option. A
Default Category option is available for all four category tables.
Allow Override Rates
When the Override Rates feature is enabled, an Administrator or Supervisor can select to have certain
category items unavailable for an Operator to override. For more information about the override rates
feature, see
Editing the TransAct Initialization File in the Appendix.