How to use coupons and barcodes
It is possible to print a barcode on a coupon and have the discounted product automatically added to the sale when the barcode is scanned.
To specify the user code for the special and print the barcode:
1. Go to the SysManager > Activities > Financial Lists > Specials > Edit special > General tab for the special you are applying as a coupon.
2. In the User Defined field, enter a code that specifies this special.
3. Print a coupon with a barcode that begins with the prefix %%C1 followed by the contents of the User Defined field. Specify the User Code for the special.
Scan the barcode at a salespoint. Sales searches the specials database for a product with a matching User Code. If only one matches, a list of products is displayed. If only one product exists, it is automatically added to the sale with the special applied. Otherwise, the operator has to select the product.
Note: This was first created so that a resort could scan a Coke can, for example, which would add a discounted item to the sale. The User Code was set to the scan code on a Coke can, and the %%C1 was programmed into the scanners.