How to search for items in the POS

Modified on Wed, 5 Jun at 3:12 PM

Basic POS Search

You can search for an item in the POS by typing the item's name, description, or key words into the search field. Press {ENTER} to search, and the results will be listed in most relevant order.


Example: Searching in the POS


Advanced Searching

There are several advanced searching options that use keyboard shortcuts:

 

Keyboard ShortcutResult
{Alt + L}
fills the search box with the most recent search
{F2}
Use instead of {ENTER} to search for all items beginning with the search term
(e.g. searching PINK with {F2} returns items named PINK, PINKERTON and PINK FLOYD)
{Shift + F2}
Use instead of {ENTER} to search for all items exactly matching the search term
(e.g. searching PINK with {Shift + F2} returns items named PINK)
{Ctrl + F2}Use instead of {ENTER} to search for items whose extended name begins with the search term
(e.g. searching MADDEN NFL with {Ctrl + F2} would return X360/MADDEN NFL 10, PS3/MADDEN NFL 09, etc.) 


Search Results

After searching, a window will open with the items found. The items are listed in the top part of the window. The details of the currently selected item, like the price and the stock in stores, are in the bottom part of the window. 


Items will be highlighted in color if they are unavailable or haven't been released yet. Unavailable / out of print items are highlighted in red, and items that haven't been released yet are highlighted in blue.


Example: POS Search Results


 

Additionally, the bottom pane can be collapsed/expanded by toggling the carrot key:


Sorting Search Results

Search results can be sorted by clicking any column header at the top of the item list. 



There are checkboxes to hide unavailable / out of print items, out of stock items, or items of a specific category. Select a checkbox or use the keyboard shortcut (listed below) to apply the filters. Note: for category, you must first select an item in the list to filter on its category. 

 

Hide Unavailable Items

 

C

Hide Out of Stock Items

 

O

Lock on This Category

 

L

Find (keyword/text portion)

 

CTRL F

Find in Store


F

Item History

 

H

Item Attributes

 

I

Find All (grouped)

 

A



Finally, as noted in the table above, CTRL+F will yield an additional search box that will highlight potentially helpful keywords or descriptors: 



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