12-part guide
Odoo POS is not a bolt-on. It runs natively inside the same database as Inventory, Accounting, and eCommerce, which means every sale posts directly to your ledger, reduces stock in real...
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Odoo POS is not a bolt-on. It runs natively inside the same database as Inventory, Accounting, and eCommerce, which means every sale posts directly to your ledger, reduces stock in real time, and feeds the CRM without a middleware layer. The twelve odoo pos features below are the ones that matter for North American...
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Internet outages kill restaurants during a dinner rush. Odoo's POS offline mode caches the product catalog, pricelist, and customer data locally, so the terminal keeps processing cash and card-present payments through a local payment terminal without a live connection. When connectivity returns, all sessions sync...
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Every sale on the Point of Sale module writes a stock move at the moment of order confirmation, not at end-of-day batch. A sold item is gone from available stock instantly, which prevents overselling on the eCommerce channel running from the same database. Restaurant operators track ingredient-level deductions by...
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Odoo's Loyalty Programs module handles points, rewards, gift cards, and promotional coupons in a single rule engine shared across POS and eCommerce. A gift card sold at the register is redeemable online, and a coupon issued in Marketing Automation is scannable at checkout, without sync scripts or third-party loyalty...
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The Point of Sale module supports unlimited payment methods on a single order, cash, card, gift card, customer account credit, split any way the customer chooses. Each method maps to a dedicated accounting journal so the nightly cash-up report matches GL entries without adjustment. Stripe and other gateways integrate...
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Restaurant operators configure floor plans visually, drag tables into position, set covers, assign sections to servers. Orders attach to tables, not registers, so a server can hand off mid-meal without re-entering items. The kitchen display system receives tickets by course. Bill splitting by seat or by item works at...
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Pricelists apply automatically at the register based on the identified customer, wholesale, VIP, staff discount, promotional period, without cashier input. A B2B retailer serving both walk-in and account customers on the same terminal sees the right price load the moment the customer is scanned. Pricelist rules nest...
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Odoo's POS customer display mirrors the order screen in real time, items, quantities, totals, and promotional messages, on a second monitor or tablet facing the customer. Kiosk mode turns any browser-accessible device into a self-ordering terminal, useful for fast-casual restaurants or low-staffing retail hours. Both...
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Retailers selling apparel, footwear, or any size-color matrix use Product Variants, the cashier taps the product, selects size and color from a visual grid, and the correct SKU and barcode are resolved instantly. Restaurants configure product attributes as cooking preference, allergen substitution, or add-on...
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Each physical location gets its own POS configuration, its own cash control session, its own receipt template, its own payment methods, its own pricelist, while all stores share a single product catalog, customer database, and accounting instance. Operators managing five locations do not run five systems. Consolidated...
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Session close in Point of Sale posts a single journal entry to Accounting, sales revenue by tax code, cash collected, card receivable, gift card liability, without any export, import, or middleware. US sales tax rates map to fiscal positions by state; Canadian GST/HST/QST applies by province. A controller can...
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POS reads any USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner out of the box. Receipt printers (Epson, Star) and cash drawers connect via the IoT box or direct USB. Label printing for price tags and shelf talkers uses Inventory's label templates, drawing on the same data without duplicate setup. For multi-lane retail, each lane gets...
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The Point of Sale reporting dashboard slices daily sales by time slot, cashier, product category, and payment method in seconds, no BI tool required. Managers see peak-hour coverage gaps, top-selling SKUs, and discount abuse at a glance. Data exports cleanly to Spreadsheets for further analysis, so most operators do...
Bonus
A POS implementation runs on your busiest floor during peak hours. The partner who ships it matters as much as the software. Six checks separate partners who deliver from ones who learn on your budget:
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