Disclaimers Overview

A disclaimer is a simple message that is assigned to print on a receipt for items in the assigned department. This is a simple way to attach return policies, warranty policies, or any line of text that needs to be seen by the customer on a receipt for a particular group of items.

With this article, you will learn:

1. How to add a disclaimer
   
2. How to edit a disclaimer
3. How to delete a disclaimer
   

Reaching the "Disclaimers" Module

To reach the "Disclaimers" module:

1. Log into Control Center
   
2. Choose Point of Sale
   
3. Choose Maintenance
   
4. Choose Restrictions
   
5. Choose Disclaimers
   

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1. Understanding "Disclaimers" Layout

Please see the image below labeled Figure 1.1 for descriptions of the buttons and fields that appear on the screen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Figure 0.1

The below-mentioned data gets displayed on the screen:

Label:

1. Name: Give a unique name to the new disclaimer.
2. Created: The date that the disclaimer was created on.
   
3. Updated: The most recent time the disclaimer was edited.

Action Buttons:

1. Add New: This button lets you add/create new disclaimer.
2. Edit: Click this button to edit an existing disclaimer.
   
3. Delete: Click this button to delete an existing disclaimer.

1. Creating/Adding a New Disclaimer

Follow the steps below to create a new disclaimer:

1. Click the “Add New” button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to add a new disclaimer.
   
2. The form highlighted in Figure 1.0 will appear on your screen.
   

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1. Fields:

1. Name: Give a unique name to the new disclaimer.
   
2. Type: Fill in the type of disclaimer explaining the reason to support it.
   
3. Require Customer Acknowledgement: This toggle is set to YES in the case that a customer's acknowledgement of the disclaimer is required before the transaction can be completed.
   

2. Editing a Disclaimer

1. Click the Edit button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to edit the disclaimer. 
   
2. The form highlighted in Figure 2.0 will appear on your screen.    

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Edit the data in the fields, which are explained above under Add New Disclaimer to update the existing disclaimer.

3. Deleting a Disclaimer

The Delete option can be accessed from Edit Disclaimer form and from the Disclaimers home screen.

1. Click the Delete button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to delete the disclaimer record.
   
2. The form highlighted in Figure 3.0 will appear on your screen.

 

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1. Click “Yes, Delete” to continue the process of deleting the disclaimer record.
   
2. Click “Cancel” to close the pop-up and skip the deletion process.
   

4. Linking a Disclaimer to a Department

1. When adding a new department or editing an existing department, you will see the disclaimer list under the Disclaimer label. 

The disclaimer drop-down list consists of all the disclaimers that have been created in the "Disclaimers" module.