Setup Point of Sale System with Barcode, Receipt Printer, & Cash Drawer in Odoo
Odoo 8 has a powerful Point of Sale system that can be easily configured to work with a cash drawer, receipt printer and bar code reader. This video shows you how to hookup the POSBox hardware and configure the software correctly to work with the barcode reader.See how to setup a real Odoo point of sale system.
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See exactly how to hookup the Point of Sale hardware
Odoo's POSBox makes setting up a Point of Sale system easy
Configuring a Point of Sale System in Odoo v8
What do I have to know for this video?
This is a fairly basic Odoo functional video that shows you how to configure the hardware for an Odoo Point of Sale System. To learn the basics of configuring an Odoo Point of Sale system you may wish to first watch Understanding Point of Sale in Odoo 8.
Why would I use Odoo's Point of Sale System?
With the release of Odoo 8 you now have the option to configure a very powerful Point of Sale system. Furthermore, it integrates very well with the rest of Odoo, leveraging your information, product setup, and inventory systems. While some systems may do Point of Sale well, they simply don't have flexibliity and integration with a powerful ERP system that Odoo provides. For franchise operations, Odoo's Point of Sale system can provide you a platform that you can grow and customize to meet the exact needs of a growing company.
Furthermore, Odoo works very well with inexpensive tablets. Their POSBox makes setup easy. It is also a polished easy to learn point of sale system.
Setting up a receipt printer and bar code reader for Odoo Point of Sale
For most Point of Sale systems you are going to need a receipt printer and bar code reader. Optionally, you may wish to have an automated cash drawer that will open automatically once the sale is completed. That is the configuration we demonstrate in the video. Setting up this hardware is easy using Odoo's POS Box and will take you only about 10-15 minutes once you know how to do it. This video shows you step by step how to configure a point of sale system.
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Why do I need to learn to create a Business Intelligence module in Odoo?
Odoo provides a robust framework to create advanced Business Intelligence reports. To successfully create these modules you will need to understand basic SQL queries. This is outside the scope of Odoo development training and you will find many resources that can teach you to develop the SQL queries requied to build a Business Intelligence module in Odoo.