The Product Search screen will display all the active Products that are in the system. It allows you to select a Product to check the details of the Product. You can filter the list of products to quickly find what you are looking for and there are also shortcut on the screen to assist with getting what you need quickly.
To open the Product Search screen touch the Products button on the Home screen.
This will load the Product Search Screen
At the top of the screen,
- Close Button - this will close this display and return you to the Home screen
- Options Button - this displays the Options Menu with additional operations that are related to this screen
This screen may be cancelled by either,
- Touching the Close button (X)
- Swiping down on the screen
The Options Menu provides the following selections:
Show All Products
This will remove all filter applied to the screen and display all products.
Scan a Barcode
This allows you to filter the screen to a list of Products by scanning a barcode using the internal Device Camera
Sorting Options
Selecting one of the Sort options will return you to the Product Search screen with the Products resorted accordingly
Product Filtering
The next zone allow you to select Product Categories and apply addition Filtering to the list of Products
- Touching in the Search Zone will load the Category Selector screen
- Touching on the Filter button (Funnel) will load the filtering Options screen
Product Category Selector Screen
This screen may be cancelled by either,
- Clicking the Close button (X)
- Swiping down on the screen
Selecting a Category
The Product Category Selector screen allows you to quickly drill down to the correct range of products you are looking for.
Touching on a product category will apply the filter to the Product Search screen.
If there are sub categories under the selected category, these will be displayed to allow you to drill down further and refine the list of products.
Once you have selected the Category you want, you can close the screen to return to the list of Products.
SHORTCUT
- Clicking the > in the category row will allow you to select the category ad close the screen in one operation
Searching For a Product
To Search for a Product
- Touch in the Search Zone
- Type the desired text
- Touch Search on the Keypad
This will close the Product Category Selector and return you to the list of searched Products.
The Search will look are a match on the Name, Manufacturer Code, Barcode and optionally the Description fields. The Search supports matching partial information i.e. "cup" will find products that contain "cupcake".
Additionally by default you can provide multiple words in the search and Products that match all words entered will be listed. If you do not want the search to operate in this manner, you can change a setting to ensure the complete text is used in the matching of products.
After closing the Product Category Selector you will be returned to the Product Search screen. The Search Zone will now indicate the current Product Category or Search text.
SHORTCUT
- Clicking the x icon in the Search Zone will Clear the Category or Search term and return to All Products (Filters still applied)
Product Filtering Screen
The Product Filtering Options screen allows displays all the available Filters with the current values. You can then change the applied filters to further refine the list of Products.
- The list of Filters will change depending on the setup of your system and which, if any, Custom fields have been enabled.
- Filters will operate on the current Product Category selected.
- The product Filters are cumulative i.e. If both Sugar Free and Gluten Free filters are applied, only products that are Sugar Free and Gluten Free will be in the Product list.
There is the Option to quickly Clear any Filters currently applied.
To Clear any Applied Filters
- Touch the Clear filters option
To Apply or remove a Filter
- Touch the Filter Option desired
- This will display a list of Filter Options for that Filter that you can then touch on to apply the Filter
After closing the Product Filtering Screen you will be returned to the Product Search screen. The Filter Button will now indicate a filter is applied by showing a green tint to the button.
List
The bulk of the screen is for the actual list of Products.
Inzant Sales Allows for the customisation of the way Product are displayed so you system make look different, however the operation of the screen is much the same.
- There is a header at the top of the List that displays the name of the columns of information in the product rows.
- All Products are in a list of rows beneath the header
- The list is scrollable, using the swipe up and swipe down
To view the details of a Product in the List, there will normally be a blue Link field you can tap on, or an information Icon to touch. This is pendant on your system configuration.
To show a products details
- Touch the Blue link field
We have provided a Context Menu on the Product Search screen to allow you to quickly access some functions that are on the Product Detail screen.
To Access the Contact Menu
- Long Touch the product row until you get the selected feedback (haptic tap and sound)
- Release the long touch
This will display the product touched and the options available.
- Touch the option to perform the function