CounterPoint V7 is a field-proven solution that combines all the capabilities you need into one easy-to-use package. CounterPoint V7 has it all - ticket entry, inventory management, purchasing, order processing, customer tracking, gift registry, frequent shopper, rentals, flexible reports, basic accounting and countless other features. And it works with whatever platform you do - Windows, Unix, Linux or Novell.
Features:
Point Of Sale provides fully integrated cash register functions on a computer workstation. It also gives you a full complement of management controls and reports to help you operate your business profitably and securely. Point Of Sale works well in a variety of retail, wholesale and mail-order environments. Users can choose from regular or touchscreen ticket entry.
Gift Registry provides the tools necessary to track information about events (such as weddings, showers, even a customer's Christmas or birthday wish list), the people involved and specific items that have been registered and/or purchased for the event.
Credit Cards provides electronic draft capture (EDC) capabilities by allowing you to swipe a credit card through a magnetic strip reader, automatically authorize a credit card, verify an address and electronically settle funds to your bank. Electronic check authorization and debit car processing are also provided.
Offline Ticket Entry provides lane redundancy so that register can continue Ticket Entry operations in offline mode in the event that a connection to an operational server is lost. Offline Ticket Entry is also useful when holding sidewalk sales, when operating a portable kiosk and in wide-area network (WAN) configurations.
CPWireless is a scaled-down version of CounterPoint designed for PDAs. Update your CounterPoint system in real-time from the sales floor, the warehouse or even the parking lot. With CPWireless you can enter mobile tickets for cash register line busting, receivings, transfers, price verification, price updates, physical counts and more.
Inventory is the means by which all items are identified, priced and tracked. Inventory is designed to help businesses maintain optimum inventory levels, control inventory costs and track merchandise turns. It provides the tools needed to minimize inventory levels and out-of-stock conditions and maximize valuable management information and profitability.
Grids can be one- or two-dimensional, with up to 20 rows and 50 columns. An item can have up to 1,000 unique color/size combinations. When a new item is set up, its grid layout is also established. New items may also be set up by copying existing grids, reducing setup time and opportunities for error.
Serial/Lot Number Tracking provides a detailed record of each piece of merchandise - when it was received, what it cost, which customer bought it, when it was bought, warranty expiration, etc. Serial number tracking is beneficial to any business that sells big-ticket items, tracks product warranties or deals in regulated commodities. Lot numbers are used to track distinct groups of inventory within a given product. Lot tracking is useful for products such as pharmaceuticals and limited-shelf-life products or chemicals which are tracked within individual containers.
Kits are an inventory item made up of one or more component items. Automatic, or loose, kits can be used for bottle deposits or for other charges that should always be attached to a particular item. Of course, pre-built kits can also be assembled, work orders printed and product then tracked when they are sold to a customer.
Rentals allows you to enter rentals, rental returns, deposits, and late fees so that you can track the status and history of your rental inventory. Rental reservations are also available to reserve inventory for pickup or use by a customer at a given time.
Purchasing provides excellent features for controlling purchases and receivings, including returns to vendors. Purchasing utilizes a single, easy-to-learn screen for all purchasing and receiving functions.
Multi-Currency P.O. is for multiple foreign currencies. Define a "home currency" for your company and a default "P.O. currency" for each vendor. Each P.O. has a "P.O. currency" and exchange rate.
Customer tracking is a key part of any business. Each customer may be set up with user-defined profile information. This allows you to build a valuable database of the key customer features you want to track to assist you in analysis and marketing. Complete customer sales history is available in detail or monthly summary form.
Frequent Shopper customer loyalty programs allow you to reward customers for their business and encourage them to purchase more frequently and in higher dollar amounts. Loyalty programs also help show your customers that you value their business.
Receivables adds the ability to complete on-account charge sales, receivables tracking, cash receipts, finance charges and statement printing. Parent/Child receivables allows you to process cash receipts for a parent customer with payments applied to invoices from child customer accounts.
Labels allows you to design and print labels for merchandise and customers, with full support for barcode printing. Predefined label formats are provided, but customized label formats can also be developed.
Sales History retains and manages historical sales data and allows you to graph, view and report those sales in monthly summary or detailed form. It also provides commission reporting and management.
Timecards allows employees to clock in and out of the system using CounterPoint workstations and provides reports for subsequent payroll processing.
Accounting Interface permits general ledger and accounts payable transactions to be passed to a number of third party accounting packages such as Great Plains, Macola, Computer Associates, Solomon, Intuit, Best and Red Wing. Optionally, the
Basic Accounting option will fully integrate you existing CounterPoint data with general ledger, accounts payable and check reconciliation functions. Basic Accounting is designed to meet the entry-level accounting requirements of small businesses.
Ecommerce capabilities are provided with CounterPoint for compatibility with CPOnline, a web-hosting and e-commerce service designed especially for CounterPoint users.
Order Entry is a three-screen process in which the user completes "header", "line item" and "totals" screens. User interaction is designed for ease of use, speed, accuracy, access to features and clear presentation of information.
Data Interchange allows you to retrieve information from a text file for use in CounterPoint and includes the ability to import customers as well as inventory items and related information. It also allows you to import Point-of-Sale or Order Entry line items fro a handheld data-collection device or a remove checkout location.
Open to Buy refers to merchandise budgeted for purchase during a certain time period that has not yet been ordered. Open to Buy is also the process of planning merchandise sales and purchases.
SQL Connection can be used with tools such as Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel to easily access and display real-time CounterPoint data in charts, graphs and tables. It allows you to run a client application and view the data files in the format you want.
