Description: Departments are the item categories for your products and help you create an organized reporting structure. Review the process of creating or editing a Department within SkyTab POS below.
To set up on Lighthouse, visit the Create or Edit Departments in Lighthouse Business Manager for SkyTab POS article.
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Adding New Department
To create or edit a department, begin by navigating to Manager > Settings > Menu and ensure that the Departments tab is highlighted. From there:
- If you are creating a new department, select Add New in the lower left corner, fill out the fields, and select Save.
- If you are creating an existing department:
- Select a department from the list on the left side of the screen.
- Make the proper adjustments.
- Select Save to commit the changes.
Department Menu Fields
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- Active: Toggle to the right to activate the department or to the left to deactivate it.
- Department Name (required): Give the department a unique name to easily determine the contents.
- Department Icon: Choose an icon by pressing the blue Set Icon button; if you do not wish to set an icon, select the first option (a white box); you are unable to upload or create your own icon. Select OK to save your selection.
- Assign to Course: Selects a pre-programmed course from the drop-down list for all items within this department to be associated.
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Items Assigned to Department: Lists items that are connected to the department. To add or remove items from the department, press Tap to edit at the bottom of the list.
- Select Edit to change the order the items will appear in the Department
- The middle arrows move the item up or down one position.
- The first and last arrows move the item to the top or bottom of the list.
- Toggle Sort A-Z to put the assigned items in alphabetical order.
- Press Done, then OK to commit the changes
- Select Edit to change the order the items will appear in the Department
Edit Department List Order
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To edit the order in which the Departments appear on the Order Entry Screen, select Edit List in the bottom left to view the Edit List Order dialog box and highlight the department you wish to relocate.
- Select the middle arrows to move the department up or down one position.
- Select the first and last arrows to move the department to the top or bottom.
- Select Save when complete.
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