RE  Demo

Note : RE Export and RE Import software will work with Retail Express software.
For MYOB Retail Manager, use My Export and My Import
For MYOB Accounting, Premier, and Enterprise, use My Premier Export and My Premier Import
For QuickBooks, use Quick Export and Quick Import

If you have any questions, email support@minipos.com.au

Step 1 - Installing software

Download the install program to your desktop (0.4 Mb), click here.

On your desktop, click on the RE Demo icon to install the software.

Go into the C:\Program Files\MiniPos\ShortCuts folder.
Left click on the RE Export shortcut.
Hold down the Ctrl key, and left click on the RE Import shortcut
and also the other shortcuts. Release the Ctrl key.
Right click, Left click on copy, Exit back to desktop.
On the desktop, Right click, Left click on paste.

Step 2 - Exporting your stock file

Note : Your data should not contain the following characters - Apostrophy (') Quotes (") or Commas (,)

Export your Retail Express stocktake file to
  C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Data\Stock.Csv

Click on the shortcut to RE Export.

Click on source file text box.
select source file - your exported CSV stock file.

Click on destination file text box.
  Select location  C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Data
  File Name - Stock.Txt
  click Open

Click on Continue , Demo

A stock file Stock.Txt will be created, in C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Data.
In the demo version, only the first 20 items will be included.
Click on this file to see these items.
Record the product codes for use in Mini Scan Pro and Price Checker.
Note: The first column is the product code, second column is barcode.

Step 3 - Stocktaking

Click on the shortcut to Mini Scan Pro.
Click on Scan
Enter product codes and quantity on hand.
Click on Exit

A stocktake file Stocktake.Txt will be created, in C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Data.
In the demo version, only 5 items can be counted.
Click on this file to see these items.

Step 4 - Output your CSV stocktake file

Click on the shortcut to RE Import
Click on Demo
Click on the Stocktake File text box.
select file - C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Stocktake.Txt
Click Open
Click on the Output File text box.
select file - C:\Program Files\MiniPos\Stocktake.Csv
Click Open

Click on Clear
When you begin a stocktaking session, select the range of items
that you will be adjusting. You can select to clear :-
1. only items counted, or
2. all items.
Note :- If you select option 2, any items not counted will be set to zero.

Click on Import
The data imported from the PDA will be accumulated.
You can import multiple PDA stocktake files.

Click on Print
You can print a stocktake report to see the accumulated stock quantities. Further
stock counts can be imported if necessary, and an updated stocktake report printed.

Click on Commit
When no further stock is to be counted and imported, and required stocktake
reports have been printed, you can output the stocktake figures to a CSV file.
When finished the RE Import program will close.

Import this stocktake file into your Retail Express database.