Product marking codes — Paloma365 Classic (Windows POS)

This article is about Paloma365 Classic, the POS program for Windows. When a marked item is sold, the POS asks for its marking code (e.g. DataMatrix), stores it with the order line and verifies it on return. The Classic interface is in Russian; original UI names are shown in quotes.

Enabling the marking prompt

Tick "Запрашивать марку" (request marking) in the item card and save. The same checkbox appears in the item-creation window shown when an unknown barcode is scanned.

Selling a marked item

1. Add the item to the order as usual (see Sales and orders).
2. The "Введите или отсканируйте марку" ("Enter or scan marking") window opens. Scan the code with a 2D scanner or type it.
3. Press "Принять" (Accept) — the line is added with its marking. "Отмена" (Cancel) closes the window without adding the item.

Key points:

• The marking must be at least 13 characters, otherwise the POS shows "Entered value is not a marking". Cyrillic input is rejected with the same message; the POS switches the keyboard layout to English automatically.
• Uniqueness is checked: a marking that was already sold triggers "Item with the given marking, was sold before!" and the line is not added. Only markings currently counted as sold are blocked: after the item is returned, the same marking can be sold again.
• Each marked unit is a separate line with its own marking: no quantity prompt, quantity cannot be changed, identical lines are not merged, and a line note cannot be set.

Payment and receipts work as usual; see Fiscal registers.

Returning a marked item

During a return (see Returns) the POS asks to scan the marking of the returned line ("Отсканируйте штрих-код или марку" — scan the barcode or marking). The marking can also be scanned straight into the search field at the line-selection step — then no separate window opens, the POS takes the marking from the field. It is compared with the marking from the original order; on mismatch the POS shows "Item with the given marking was not found!" and the return is not processed.

The marking scan cannot be skipped on a return: even with the "Разрешить пропускать без считывания марки" setting enabled, it applies to sales only — without the marking, a marked line is not accepted into the return.

Marked items report

The report list includes "Отчёт по маркированным товарам" (marked items report): item, barcode, sale type (sale/return), outlet and order columns, with filters by name, barcode and marking; the header shows "Date of an actual data:". The report is built from a local copy of the data refreshed during synchronization: a fresh sale appears after the POS syncs, and the header date shows how current the data is ("NO DATA" means nothing has been loaded yet). The marking filter matches the full marking exactly — scanning it is easier than typing. Access uses the same right and password as the stock remains report. See POS reports.

Common problems

• Cyrillic letters appear in the field — the scanner types in the Russian layout; the POS switches it automatically, otherwise check the scanner settings.
• "Was sold before!" — the marking is already sold. The local setting "Не проверять уникальность для марок" disables the uniqueness check (administrator's decision).
• Damaged, unreadable marking — the local setting "Разрешить пропускать без считывания марки" lets the cashier press "Принять" with an empty field and sell without a marking. It does not apply to returns — there the marking is mandatory.

FAQ

Can the marking be typed manually? Yes — at least 13 characters, no Cyrillic letters.

Where can I see which order a marking was sold in? In the marked items report, using the "Марка" (marking) filter.