Node Preferences - Employee - General
Employee - General preferences have have settings related to the employees (associates) on transactions and time clock.
Employee > General preferences
| Preference | Description |
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| Require User to Select Associate | If the "Require user to select an associate on new transactions" check box is selected, users must make a selection in the Associate field when creating a new transaction. If the user tries to tender/update the transaction without selecting an Associate, an error message is displayed. |
| Use Simple Time Clock | RP Prism includes a built-in time clock feature that enables easy check in at start of shift and easy check out at end of shift as well as the ability for managers to create or edit check in/out records that are missing or need correction. The time clock comes in two versions: A standard version that requires employees to enter their user name and password A simple version that automatically creates a record for the currently logged-in user If this preference is selected, the simple time clock will be used. |
| Display Associate as | Enables retailers to customize how Associate names are displayed in the RP Prism UI.
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| Default Associate to use for New Transactions | Select the Associate that should be entered by default on new transactions. By default, the logged-in user is entered as the Associate. This preference enables you to change the default behavior. This preference must be set at the Store level. |
| Automatically Lock Workstation | If selected, workstations for the store will be locked after the specified number of minutes without activity. By default, the lockout period is set to 15, meaning that if there is no activity on a workstation for 15 minutes, the workstation will be locked. When the lockout time is reached, a prompt is displayed in the Prism UI. To unlock the workstation, a user must log in with a valid Retail Pro username/password combination. Using the automatic logout feature provides an important security safeguard if a user forgets to logout for whatever reason. Important! You must refresh (reload) your browser for the change to take effect. If the same user logs in to the prompt, the user will be in the same location as when the lockout took effect. If a different user logs in, the user will be returned to the RP Prism Point of Sale home screen. Automatically Lock Workstation vs. Force Log out Please note that this preference is separate from the " Force log out user after completing transaction" preference in the Transactions > General area of preferences. The "Force log out user after completing transaction" preference is for retail environments where multiple Associates share a single workstation and helps ensure that the correct user is always logged in for each transaction. The Automatically Lock Workstation preference applies to all areas of Prism is meant as a general-purpose security feature, appropriate for any retail environment. |