(All of these features are included in BCSS Diamond and Virtual. Several are included in BCSS Deluxe. None of these features are included in BCSS Intro. Compare BCSS Editions.)

As of 4/1/2010, updates in BCSS are automated. Just select 'Check for Update' under Help. If an update is available it will be downloaded and installed while you wait. If a database modification is necessary a message will appear asking you to contact support.

Batch Delete by Consignor and by category - Existing inventory items and items that have not been settled are not deleted.

Batch Functions - Batch add, edit or delete Inventory Items by category, Consignor and/or date.

Batch Transfer Manually to House Account - Select multiple aged inventory items from different consignors and categories and move the to the House Account.

Buyer Fee - Deduct an amount from sales proceeds per item before splitting with the Consignor.

Buy Outright - (Direct Purchase from Consignor): Buy items from consignors. In BCSS such items are consigned items ready for Settlement. To pay the Consignor for the item, just process a settlement.

Consignment Agreement may be edited within BCSS (Utilities, Edit Consignment Agreement). Copy/paste is allowed.

Consignor IDs Sort - Consignor IDs should always start with all or part of each Consignor's last name, but if numbers are used first, consignors can now be sorted in numerical order.

Credit Limit Displayed at POS - The amount of credit set in the Buyer Record appears automatically when processing a new sale. (usually used for reference only)

Credit Purchases Deducted Automatically from Consignor Balance

Discount after Transfer to House - Items may be auto-transferred to store ownership and auto-discounted after the transfer.

Discount by Category - Any inventory category can have its own aged-inventory discount schedule.

Disposal Codes - Some store owners don't want buyers to know how unsold items will be disposed. Price tags can be printed with Disposal Codes for Destroy, Donate or Return. Store Employees will know the codes but buyers may not. The codes may be changed periodically to maintain secrecy. Set the codes in Program Setup (Inventory).

Employee Permissions - Allow or deny each employee access to BCSS areas in Point of Sale, Back Office and Management.

Full-Screen Display Check this setting in Program Setup (General tab) to maximize BCSS screens.

Import/Export Consignor and Inventory Records from/to spreadsheets. Import/Export Buyer Records using BCSS Diamond or Virtual.

In Dates, Bar Codes, Disposal Codes and Discount Schedules on price labels

Inventory Classification - Use Inventory Groups and Sub-Groups to make Inventory Classification easy and exact. Four Groups are available, They can be named anything  and each can have unlimited Sub-Groups. For example, a Group might be 'Manufacturer' and its Sub-Groups might be 'American', 'Ashley', 'Broyhill', 'Bush', 'LazyBoy', etc). Then, when adding or editing an Inventory Item, the Manufacturer can be selected from a List of Manufacturers.

Inventory List for One Consignor - View or print a list of inventory for one Consignor.

Mailbox Feature: Mark individual consignors with notes of action to take at a later time and/or print and mail letters to consignors. (In BCSS, select a Consignor, Edit, Mailbox; or right-click on the Consignor and select Edit Mail Box.)

Non-Tax of Clothing Items below $50  - Any clothing item sold for under $50 will not be subject to tax on the sales invoice. This includes items that may have been priced over $50 and subsequently reduced to under $50 from automatic or manual discounting. (Originally designed for stores in Connecticut)

Pictures! - Add a picture (stored locally or online) of any inventory item to its record.

Reminders - Be alerted to contact patrons (on a specific date or when they come into the store) and have notes for reference.

Reports Added

Returned, Donated and Destroyed Items - Generate, view and print records of such items. When generating a report, in the Inventory Work Area, select options from the drop-down menu named Disposition.

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Payments to One Consignor

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Disposition Filter for Consignor Reports - In the Consignors Work Area, select 'All Dispositions', 'Return', 'Donate', 'Destroy' or 'Transfer to House' from Unsold Items to create a report for such items.

Right Click - Select an item in the list of consignors, settlements or sales then RIGHT-click on the selected item for a menu of functions like edit, delete, etc.

Search Records - Find a specific record in the Consignors, Disbursements or Inventory Work Areas (not Sales and Settlements) using the Search Function. (In BCSS Diamond and Virtual also find records for Customers and Employees.)

• Search by ID - Replace 'Enter Search' with part or all of an ID ('Paid By' in Disbursements) and click the first button (with the 'white I' in the blue circle).
• Search by Name - Enter part of all of a name ('Description' in Inventory) and click the 2nd button (with the 'white N' in the blue circle).
• Click the 3rd button (with the white arrow) to find the next record (if any) that matches the ID or name entered.

Settle and Pay One Consignor - No need to wait for 'batch settlements' and 'batch payments'.

Taxes - Multiple taxes may be applied to each item and items can be made non-taxable below a stipulated amount. For example, clothing below $50 per item is not taxable in Connecticut.

Undelete Inventory - Restore the record of Inventory Items that have been deleted.

User Date - Mark Consignor Records with a specific date then view or print a list of consignors for that date only.

User-Defined Inventory Groups - Inventory is 'categorized' by designating a 'category' for each item. Set up Groups (like color, size, style and brand) and Sub-Groups (like red, green, blue and white, for color) for each category and select from those options when adding or editing an inventory item.

User Text can be any text added to a Consignor or Buyer Record to uniquely identify the person. The text might be a single word (like 'best'), then a list can be generated to only include those persons.

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