Difference Between Custom Buttons and Custom Variables

Example 1: Relocate functions from their default location to a new location at your register.

Example: Liquor store adds an Age Check button to their register. Age Check is an Exatouch function located by default within the global menu (right side Exatouch menu). When this merchant added an Age Check button to their register, they moved it from the global menu to a register button, giving this merchant quicker access to the age verification function.

Example 2: Place a Quick Payout button on your register.

Example: A convenience store often issues customer payouts for lotto and scratch-offs. This merchant placed a Customer Payout button directly on their register via custom buttons, allowing them to process customer payouts quickly. For even quicker access, this merchant has also added a Lotto button via custom buttons. The “Lotto” button is a type of Quick Payout, which involves first defining custom variables before they can be placed as custom buttons. See: Setup Quick Payout

Example 1: Use Staff Types to track employee roles.

Example: Restaurant adds “Staff Type” descriptions to their staff records to better track employee roles. “Staff Type” descriptions are defined on the Custom Vars (custom variables) tab under Settings > Preferences. This merchant defines custom variables for Staff Type as Delivery, Cashier, Manager, Sales, and OldDelivery. These custom variables appear in the Staff Type drop-down under Staff > Staff Details.