Sixth Sense Point of Sale retains over one hundred and twenty pieces of information on every item in inventory. This means that the more information you attach to an item, the more information can be generated with sales reports, and more information is available to you.
The Department, Category, and Family designations are shown. Case and unit costs are displayed both with tax and deposit and without. By entering just one cost in these fields, all the others are automatically calculated. Regular retail and Multiple/ Complex prices are shown and automatically calculated based on the profit margin you have entered. Or you can enter one selling prices and the profit margin and the remaining selling prices will be calculated.
You can view the item’s: sales by day, week and month, its receiving history, store location, sale prices, dates for automatically putting that item on sale, two period tracking dates, the entire sales history of the item, and more.
Adjustments
Sometimes you have to make an adjustment to an inventory record due to breakage, theft or other reasons. Sixth Sense lets you easily alter inventory counts so that you can keep an up to date inventory value, and therefore the correct report on your gross profit. Adjustments include a record of who made the adjustment and why.
When performing a routine count of the total inventory in your store, use a Portable Data Collector from Sixth Sense Software. The Data Collector scans the shelf tags you printed with Sixth Sense Point of Sale, which include barcodes for items. Simply enter the quantity, and when you are finished scanning all your inventory, download the new count to Sixth Sense Point of Sale. Sixth Sense Point of Sale will then give you a report displaying the old and new amounts and amount of difference, then update your inventory automatically.
Apply Formula
Sometimes a supplier will change their name, or you otherwise need to alter a broad range of items. Sixth Sense Point of Sale allows you to create formulas for easily altering all the items you need to in a single batch, rather than individually. Change prices, margins, departments, or any other data field with the click of a button.
Automatic Sale...
You can automatically have items go on sale and then automatically return to the pre-sale prices. Just select a start and end date for the sale and the sale price or margin in the item's file and Sixth Sense Point of Sale will automatically lower the price at the sale start date and then automatically raise it at the end of the sale. This means not having to change each item on the start and finish dates, and prevents items being sold at sale prices inadvertently when the sale is not yet or no longer on.
When you start up Sixth Sense Point of Sale in the morning, you will be reminded of the upcoming sale and the need to print new shelf tags (labels). Sixth Sense Point of Sale will know which items need new shelf tags and automatically print them at your command.
Custom Descriptors
Sometimes you need custom fields for designating an item other than size. Create any field you want – color, style, model number, etc – to suit your own business needs.
Dept., Cat., Families
Simply putting items into a single vast inventory isn’t enough for most business. Sixth Sense Point of Sale allows you to designate inventory items by Department, Category, and Family – allowing you to organize your inventory in multiple ways. This means you can create reports and track movement on items and sections in many different ways for improved analysis and cross reference. The number of Departments, Categories and Families are limitless so you can be as specific or vague as you need.
Duplicating Records
Create new items quickly and easily. If you have items that are very similar except maybe for size or color and you don't want to enter all the same information over again in a new record, Sixth Sense Point of Sale allows you to copy all the data from one record and paste it into another. Then all you have to do is change what you need and the PLU Number (barcode number).
Graphs
Visually alter the display of data by using easy to understand graphs. Graphs in the inventory menu show the quantity and dollar amounts of sales for any item or group of items in inventory. Graph sales reports for a different look or for professional presentation.
Importing/Exporting
Sixth Sense Point of Sale can import or export any data you need. Whether it be your inventory records from a previous point of sale program or the data your accountant is requesting.
Any part of or all of your inventory data can be exported for use in another program. You can also import data from other programs or databases. Sixth Sense Point of Sale will import and export using text, SYLK or DBF files.
While you can import and export data yourself, when switching to Sixth Sense Point of Sale, Sixth Sense Software will take your old inventory data file and import it to the new data file, free of charge.
Labels
Sixth Sense Point of Sale includes a complete custom label making program. Make labels for envelopes and folders, or use them as shelf tags which show the item name, size, your own descriptor and price. Create any label any size up to 8.5” x 11”, and adjust it to fit any manufacturer’s labels or model of printer. Use from our selection of pre-formatted labels or make your own. New shelf tags can be printed automatically when new items are created or altered and you can include barcodes on your shelf tags to make counting inventory with a portable data collector even easier. Sixth Sense automatically takes an item’s information from it’s inventory record for use in making a new label, saving you from duplicating that info to a whole new label making program. Multiple/Complex pricing breakdown will also be displayed on shelf tags.
Linking Items
With this feature you may link two items together. For example there may be a service fee connected with the sale of a particular item (an item that had to be assembled), the PLU Number (bar code number) of this fee will be entered into the file of the first item. Every time that item is sold, the service fee is automatically be added to the sale.
Minimum Levels
Minimum levels can be set by you or Sixth Sense Point of Sale can determine what minimum levels should be automatically based on its analysis of your sales records. When in store quantity of an item falls below minimum levels, Sixth Sense Point of Sale will reorder the item automatically. The minimum levels report shows the existing levels and what Sixth Sense Pos believes they should be.
Movement Reports
It is vital that you know which of your products are your best and worst sellers. This way you can determine which items should get more floor space, which more advertising time, and which should be dumped because they’re just collecting dust.
With Sixth Sense Point of Sale you can display all your top sellers and bottom sellers, or a comparison report showing the movement of all your items in inventory.
Multiple/Complex Pricing
Attract new customers by using Sixth Sense Point of Sale to sell items in various ways. Sell one item at one price, but multiple items at a lower price, so that they buy more items.
Ordering New Stock
With Sixth Sense Point of Sale, ordering inventory has never been simpler. Have Sixth Sense Point of Sale place an order automatically based on supplier, department/category, and suggest a new order number. Orders are calculated on the minimum levels set manually by you or by the minimum levels set automatically by Sixth Sense Point of Sale based on its analysis of your sales records.
Make manual orders by simply entering the PLU or name of an item you wish to include. While making an order, check an item’s sales history, and make special orders for customers which records a deposit left in trust by the customer. The customer will receive a special record of the order that serves as a receipt. When creating an order you can make any changes necessary. Sixth Sense Point of Sale calculates the value of the order, including the value of tax and deposits. Print the order from the receipt printer or use a full page printer.
Item Print Outs
You can print out a price report for any of your items which will show the item name, size, PLU number (bar code number) and current selling price. Use this report at the till for quick reference.
Any or all items in inventory can be printed. You can also print out a report showing the entire data on any items in inventory. This report prints all the data stored in each item's file.
Profit on Items
Gross profit is calculated and stored in each item’s file. With this you are able to determine the most profitable items in your business. Create a report to view your most or least profitable items and react accordingly.
Receiving History
Each item's file contains every receiving record for that item which is used to calculate that item’s value in inventory. You can see the quantity in store of the item, the value, average cost, and the relevant receiving records used to determine those figures.
Receiving Inventory
There are two methods in which to receive data from an inventory order in Sixth Sense Point of Sale.
The first method lets Sixth Sense Point of Sale enter all the data. Bring up the corresponding order records for the items to be received using the Display Order button. Compare the original order with what was purchased, make necessary changes, then receive everything by clicking a single button.
You may also receive orders manually, useful if you weren’t able to acquire most of the items in an order. Here you will receive each item from the Receiving Inventory screen, which also displays all of an item’s information, and allows you to alter case cost, prices, etc. as you go.
Sixth Sense Point of Sale will automatically print new shelf tags for any items that have changed price during receiving. Just press the update labels button.
Rentals
With Sixth Sense Point of Sale you can designate an item to be a rental item. Doing this allows Sixth Sense Point of Sale to keep track of the person or company that rented the item and the due date for its return. You will be able to print out a report of all items out on rental and the customer's name and phone number and the date the item is due back.
When an item is returned Sixth Sense Point of Sale will automatically alert you if it is overdue and show the day it was to be returned.
Sales Data
View a chart of an item’s sales data right from the item’s record in inventory. See sales by quantity and dollar amount for each month of the year, quarterly periods, half and full year totals. Compare the data with previous years, and display in bar graph form by simply pressing a button.
Sales History
View any sale you ever made. Every sales record associated with an item is displayed in the item’s file. You can call up any of these records and see the cash register screen as it was during the sale. These records can then be sorted in any manner you wish and reprinted.
Searching and Sorting
Sixth Sense Point of Sale has powerful searching and sorting capabilities which allow you to search for any item or selection of items in inventory. You can search and sort using any of the data fields in the items file. You can even search for partial data as in 'search names that contain the word box or letters xyz'. You can search for items that have been sold in the past week or items that belong to a certain department, category or family. There is no limit to the ability to select items from inventory and sort those items in a meaningful manner for your use.
Serial Numbers
Sixth Sense Point of Sale uses serial numbers as yet another way to track items. If you are already using Order and PLU fields, you can also use Serial numbers.
Sound
What does sound have to do with inventory? Sixth Sense Point of Sale lets you have the computer play any sound that is in your computer during the sale of an item. As you sell the item, the sound will be played for the customer to hear. You could play the latest jingle with the sale of a Pepsi or Coke or have the computer ask about a complementary product. When a customer buys pop ask them if they remembered the ice. You can use pre-made sounds, or use the computer to make your own.
Value of Inventory
The value of your inventory is an important figure, and Sixth Sense Point of Sale knows that, so inventory records are always kept current and accurate. At any time you can get a figure for the value of your total inventory or any selection of items in inventory. The report will show you the value with and without tax and deposit. You can select all items or items in any distinction such as department, category, or your own custom created fields. The value of your inventory, along with any other figures in Sixth Sense Point of Sale can be exported to an accounting program or printed out for your accountant’s use.
