Zero Configuration Orders is an iPad application allowing you to add products to customers basket and print receipts or share orders with co-workers, right in your shop (you will need a wireless printer, supported by iOS).
Although you may find many apps with the same goal, ZCO gives you some advantages for everyday usage:
***There is no monthly or annual additional fee to pay: the app on the App Store is fully functional. You dont need to upgrade it in any way or make in app purchases;
***The product DB is... a plain CSV file! Yes, this makes easy as 1-2-3 to get started and possible to keep just one catalog on your PC/MAC. There is no new technology to learn. Download a test CSV DB at http://www.fabiensen.com/db.csv and read the documentation at http://1drv.ms/1mDP4GI
***Every wireless printer you use with your iPad is supported;
***Perform barcode scanner driven products search with the iPad camera;
***Use it on multiple iPads and everyone of your team could print orders and receipts wherever in your shop! You dont even need to buy ZC Orders multiple times if you use the same App Store account. And finally, no iPad needs a configuration, except for the URL of the products DB.
The DB is a simple CSV text file, that you can edit with Microsoft Excel on your PC/Mac. Just update this file and save it wherever you want, on a local or remote server! You dont need PHP, complex DBs, MySQL, infrastructures: just a plain CSV file, which you can edit with your MS Excel on PC or Mac. Every iPad with an active connection will build its catalog after the DB data!
For every product you can edit the following info in the CSV file:
Name
Manufacturer
Description
ID
Group ID
Barcode (to be scanned)
Notes
Attribute 1
Attribute 2
Attribute 3
Price
Discount
Discounted Price
Discount End Date
Availability
Category
Sub-Category
You can search for a product with a Spotlight-like system by its name or you can scan its barcode with the iPad camera!
Also, in order to print a good-looking receipt, in the DB you can set:
The name of your shop
Its address
Its phone number
Its logo
The string "Total" translated into your language (in this way you can have your receipt in every language you like)
Receipt footer message (like "Thank you and Goodbye!")
Within the app itself, you can set the currency ($ is the default value)
Every receipt/order can have a note that the cashier can add before to print it!
The full documentation is at http://1drv.ms/1mDP4GI
Please, read it carefully to understand if ZC Orders can suits your needs!