Setups by store type

A register profile in Bitta Retail POS is a set of switches that decides which controls and capture fields the register offers: returns, price check, parking, fulfillment, kitchen output, weighing, cash operations and cashier information. This reference suggests a starting point for common store types. Every switch below is a field on the POS Register Profile Card; how to create, copy and assign profiles is covered in Register profiles.

How profiles behave

• Assignment: a terminal's Register Profile Code wins, then the store's, then Default Register Profile Code on POS Setup. With none assigned, the register runs in compatibility mode with every control available.
• Switches request, policy decides: a switch only allows a control. Company settings, permissions and the till still apply. For example, Stock Availability also needs Show Stock on Register, Cashier Cancellation needs Allow Cashier Sale Cancel, Weighed Item Capture needs Enable Live Scales or Allow Manual Weight, and Shift Operations, Cash Movements and No Sale need an open shift.
• Readiness: an active profile must be ready. A used order reference needs an Order Reference Caption, and a Required fulfillment needs at least one fulfillment method. Kitchen Printing is checked for a fulfillment method that sends to the kitchen and an active kitchen print destination; Validate on the card lists blocking errors and warnings.
• Templates: Create from Template offers Standard Checkout and Order and Fulfillment; Copy Profile clones an active profile with its fulfillment methods. Start from a template and change only the switches in the table below.
• Check the result: Effective Register Setup shows, for a store and terminal, which profile applies, where it came from, and whether each feature is available.

Recommended switches by store type

The first column is what the Standard Checkout template sets. The other columns are recommendations, not app defaults; adjust them to how your stores work.

Switch	Standard Checkout template	General retail	Quick service	Grocery and deli with scales	Trade counter	Express lane
Customer Requirement	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Required	Not Used
Order Reference Requirement	Not Used	Not Used	Optional	Not Used	Required	Not Used
Fulfillment Requirement	Not Used	Not Used	Required	Not Used	Optional	Not Used
Promised Time Requirement	Not Used	Not Used	Optional	Not Used	Optional	Not Used
Preparation Instructions	Off	Off	On	On (deli)	Off	Off
Kitchen Printing	Off	Off	On	Off	Off	Off
Pricing Changes	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Park and Resume	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Cashier Cancellation	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Returns	On	On	Off	On	On	Off
Gift Receipt	On	On	Off	Off	Off	Off
Price Check	On	On	Off	On	On	On
Stock Availability	On	On	Off	On	On	Off
Customer History	On	On	Off	Off	On	Off
Weighed Item Capture	Off	Off	Off	On	Off	Off
Shift Operations	On	On	On	On	On	On
Cash Movements	On	On	On	On	On	Off
No Sale	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Receipt Recovery	On	On	On	On	On	On
Sales History	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Printer Menu	On	On	On	On	On	On
Cashier KPIs	On	On	On	On	On	Off
Cashier Financial Amounts	Off	Off	Off	Off	On	Off

Not Used, Optional and Required are the three values of the capture fields: hidden, offered, or needed before the sale can complete.

Notes per store type

General retail (apparel, gifts, home goods): keep the Standard Checkout template. Returns, gift receipts, Price Check and stock badges are the controls cashiers use most. Set up the stock side on Stock availability.

Quick service (cafe, bakery counter, takeaway): start from the Order and Fulfillment template. It turns on Preparation Instructions and Kitchen Printing, sets Fulfillment Requirement to Required, offers an optional order reference and promised time, and assigns the Dine In, Pickup, Delivery, Drive Through and Curbside methods with Pickup as the default. Rename Order Reference Caption to what your staff call out, such as Pickup Name. Kitchen routes are covered in Kitchen tickets and labels.

Grocery and deli with scales: turn on Weighed Item Capture, then turn on Enable Live Scales or Allow Manual Weight on POS Setup and set the terminal's scale. Gift receipts rarely matter here. See Sell by weight with scales.

Trade counter (contractors and account customers): require a customer, use the order reference for the job or purchase order number with Order Reference Caption set to Job No., and keep Customer History on so cashiers see what the account bought before. Pair it with On-account sales.

Express lane: keep the register to scan, pay and print. With pricing changes, parking, returns and cash operations off, exceptions go to a full register or a supervisor.

Where this is used

• Register profiles: creating and assigning profiles.
• Touch screen layout: tile size and favorites, which are terminal settings rather than profile switches.
• Stock availability: the Stock Availability and Price Check switches in practice.