System Setting

Originally written by Josh Pickles, last updated by Robert Hobson on 5 June 2024, on the Swan Retail knowledge base (Trims Support › System Configuration & Settings).

The following settings are available in TRIMS, this guide is to help explain what settings can be configured for your system. You will need to consult with a Swan Retail representative before attempting to change any settings.

• Company The company name used on reports and some documentation
• Phone The company phone number used on reports and some documentation
• Decimal Places Format TRIMS inventory quantities to x decimal places
• Number of Images The number of image URL slots available per item
• Number of Barcodes The number of Alias barcode slots available per item
• Default Import Location **Deprecated**
• Default Invoice Location The location details to use on invoices if no specific address selected
• Background Image The URL to be used for the TRIMS Background image. Use BING to display Microsoft's daily Bing image as the background
• Include VAT in Margin Calculation A switch for two common ways businesses calculate their Margin
• Default TAX Rate When no TAX rate is provided, this rate will be used
• Hide N/A Levels States if category attributes that are N/A are hidden in the Navigation Tree
• Default Locations Populate the New Product location box with these locations
• Default Link Code Products created without a Link Code will get this Link Code. The Link Code is used to like products with Accounts Packages
• Flag Created Products For Web Set if new products should be visible to the website by default
• Week Starting Day Starting day of week used for some reports and listings
• Stock Delivery Calculation States if the delivered figure is based on GRN records (preferred) or Available Stock + Current Sales calculation
• Alias Slot Names Used to name the Alias barcode slots
• Image Slot Names **Deprecated**
• Queue Labels for Received Transfers Toggles if labels should be queued for transfers delivered
• Queue Labels for Received Orders Toggles if labels should be queued for orders received
• Prompt For Reason On Stock Adjustment Sets if stock adjustments should prompt user for a reason
• Compact PLU Attributes Attribute IDs to use in the Compact PLU
• Average Cost Calculation Options of Per Item and Per Barcode. Per Item calculates weighted average for its own location only, Per Barcode copies the weighted average across all locations.
• Retail Calculation Toggles if retail prices should update across all locations or just the location being changes
• Default Alias Slot For New Products The Alias slot to receive the given Alias Barcode if one is provided on product creation
• Exchange Rate View Mode States the default view as from, or to the base currency
• Merge Alias The Alias slot to use for the deleted product when merging items
• Company Logo URL The URL of the company logo for use on some reports and documentation
• VAT Number Company Vat Number to be used on some reports and documentation