Log In/Out

Employee & Security Overview | Log In/Out Preferences

Employees can be required to log in/out of Point of Sale to provide both security and accountability. Login names and passwords are initially defined by the System Administrator, as are the security rights assigned to each employee.

To access the Log In/Out dialog:

You can access the Log In/Out dialog in any of these ways:

- Upon program startup, if requiring user logins, the Log In dialog is automatically displayed

- Click the small arrow adjacent to the logged-in employee's name, and then click Log In/Log Out from the drop-down menu

To log in:

1. Select your user name from the drop-down list.

2. Enter your password in the Password field. (Passwords are case-sensitive.)

3. click Log In.

The name of the logged-in user is displayed at the top of most Point of Sale screens and is auto-filled into the Associate and Cashier fields on documents.

To log out:

1. Access the Log In/Out dialog as described above.

2. click Log Out.

Notes:

- To log in/out, the Require users to sign in preference must be enabled by the System Administrator.

- Optionally, you can enable automatic security logouts.

- A logged-in employee does not have to log out before a second employee logs in. The second employees login will automatically log out the first employee. This feature saves time if it is necessary for an employee with higher security rights to log in to complete an action that the first employee cannot.

- The Manager Override login dialog may be automatically displayed if the current user does not have security rights to complete a selected action.

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