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In all locations where a product bar code is expected, entering three or more characters will bring up the Alpha Lookup screen. For this to work, all characters have to be alphabetic characters. The Alpha Lookup screen will show a list of matching product descriptions. Entering more characters can further restrict the search. It is not necessary to type in the starting characters of the first word, as the match is performed of each word in the product description. So typing bleach may result in a list including 'HS Bleach 1l', 'HS Thick Bleach 1l', Domestos Bleach 1.5l' and Bleach, Value 1l.
Products can be selected with the mouse or by using the up/down arrow keys. The typed description will then be replaced by the product bar code. The last column contains a single digit, 0 to 9. If this digit is pressed, that line will be selected. If there are more than ten lines, the remainder are not numbered.
Each line of the display contains a retail price. This allows for the correct selection of products with identical descriptions but different prices. The next one to the end of the line, after the product description, shows the number in stock. It is often the most convenient way of checking the current stockholding, from the sales screen; useful for answering customer requests. Pressing Escape will abort the lookup, afterwards. The product code (barcode) is also shown to distinguish similar products.
Products that have their 'StockType' set to Stop are not included in the selection shown. This is a useful feature to remove products that are no longer sold from the alpha display.
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