Creating new Categories
Categories are used by POSbiz for Reporting in the Reports.
Group – The Folder of options for a set of categories.
E.g Beverage, Food, Discount etc
Category – Specific categories for a set of items.
E.g White Wine, Red Wine, Beer
1) In the left pane select Available Categories
2) In the right pane click New Group and enter a Group Name
3) In the Left pane this group will appear. Click this group in the left pane
We can now add Categories to this Group
1) Click New Category in the right Pane, Enter a Name for this category.
This Category will now appear in the drop down list in the Category Tab
Group names and Category Names cannot be the same
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