{"id":34125,"date":"2025-11-27T09:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/?p=34125"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:10:05","slug":"how-to-configure-odoo-pos-interface-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/product\/point-of-sale\/how-to-configure-odoo-pos-interface-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Odoo POS Interface Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odoo provides flexible POS interface settings that help businesses control how products, employees, and orders are handled on the POS screen. These options improve usability, manage employee access, and streamline the selling process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessing the POS Interface Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start by opening the <strong>Point of Sale<\/strong> module. Go to the <strong>Configuration<\/strong> menu and click <strong>Settings<\/strong>. Then, choose the POS terminal you want to configure in the <strong>Point of Sale<\/strong> field. After selecting the terminal, scroll to the <strong>POS Interface<\/strong> section where all customization options are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings-1024x491.png\" alt=\"Odoo POS  Accessing the POS Interface Settings\" class=\"wp-image-34134\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Accessing-the-POS-Interface-Settings.png 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting Start Category and Restricting Categories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can control which product categories appear when the POS loads.Enabling <strong>Start Category<\/strong> lets you choose a default category that appears as soon as the POS opens. This is helpful for businesses selling mainly from one category, such as restaurants or mobile stores.<br>If you need to hide certain categories, enable <strong>Restrict Categories<\/strong>. You can then choose only the categories that should be visible on the POS screen. This is useful for special sales, promotions, or limiting what employees can access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Start-Category-and-Restrict-Categories.png\" alt=\"Odoo POS  Start Category and Restrict Categories\" class=\"wp-image-34135\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Start-Category-and-Restrict-Categories.png 443w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Start-Category-and-Restrict-Categories-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting Margins &amp; Costs and Salesperson Assignment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turning on <strong>Margins &amp; Costs<\/strong> allows the POS to display the cost price and margin when selecting a product. This helps staff understand product profitability instantly.<br>To track performance, enable <strong>Allow Salesperson<\/strong>. This setting lets you assign a salesperson to each order line within the POS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Margins-Costs-and-Salesperson.png\" alt=\"Odoo  POS  Margins  Costs and Salesperson\" class=\"wp-image-34141\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Margins-Costs-and-Salesperson.png 407w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Margins-Costs-and-Salesperson-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting Multi Employees per Session<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If multiple employees need access to the same POS terminal, activate <strong>Multi Employees per Session<\/strong>. You can set <strong>Basic Rights<\/strong> for employees who just place orders and <strong>Advanced Rights<\/strong> for those allowed to give discounts, handle returns, or perform other special actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Multi-Employees-per-Session-.png\" alt=\"Odoo  POS   Multi Employees per Session\" class=\"wp-image-34142\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Multi-Employees-per-Session-.png 638w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Multi-Employees-per-Session--300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting Large Scrollbars, Sharing Open Orders, and Enabling Order Types<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your POS runs on industrial or less-sensitive touchscreen devices, turn on <strong>Large Scrollbars<\/strong> for easier navigation.<br>To allow employees to manage open orders started on other POS terminals, configure <strong>Share Open Orders<\/strong> and select the trusted POS terminals that can share order data.<br>You can also enable <strong>Order Types<\/strong> if your business handles different order categories like Standard, Online, or WhatsApp orders. After enabling, select which order types apply and set a <strong>Default Order Type<\/strong> for each new sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Large-Scrollbars-Share-Open-Orders-Order-Types-.png\" alt=\"Odoo  POS  Large Scrollbars, Share Open Orders, Order Types\" class=\"wp-image-34143\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Large-Scrollbars-Share-Open-Orders-Order-Types-.png 599w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenth-Planet-Odoo-POS-Large-Scrollbars-Share-Open-Orders-Order-Types--300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saving the POS Interface Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once all the POS Interface settings are reviewed and selected based on your business needs, click <strong>Save<\/strong> at the top left of the screen. Your POS terminal will now run with the updated settings, improving accuracy and overall usability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odoo provides flexible POS interface settings that help businesses control how products, employees, and orders are handled on the POS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[430],"tags":[502,646],"class_list":["post-34125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-point-of-sale","tag-point-of-sale","tag-pos-interface-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36967,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34125\/revisions\/36967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}