While Layaway and Accounts Receivable share the similarity of installment payments, Layaways differ in two respects:

1.   No interest in charged on the unpaid balance

2.   Goods are not delivered until all installment payments have been made.

In PPSS, click on Consignment on the far right of the Main Menu to switch to the Consignment Program.

Press F7 (or click on 'Sale New F7' at the top).

An invoice will open. Check this box at the bottom:

Enter the payment schedule in the fields on the right under Enter Payments Below.

Enter the first payment and payment method.

When entering the remainder of payments, each box to the left of 'Pending' must be check.

For the second scheduled payment, for example, check the box to the left of 'Pending' and enter the anticipated date and amount of the 2nd payment. Repeat for all scheduled payments until the total of all payments equals the purchase amount.

The total of the scheduled payments must be the same as the Total Sale Amount. If so the 'Due field' will show zero.

Layaways are included in reports but not Employee Account Balances or in Employee Commissions. Upon completion of the Sale, Inventory and Employee Commissions are automatically updated along with data-tracking entries.

When a subsequent layaway payment is made, select View Sale in the Sales Menu.

Enter the date, payment method and amount under Enter Payment Below.

The payment schedule and amounts can be altered.

Opt to Preview and Print or click Close to save changes.

Changing the payment method from 'Pending' to something else (Cash, Visa) causes PPSS to count that payment as made.

When all payments have been made remove the check from 'This is a layaway'. At that point the sale is considered completed for commission purposes and will be included in reports.

Go to the Layaways on the Main Menu to view Open, Closed, Expiring and Past-Due Layaways.

Make selections. Results will appear in the Main Table.