General Settings

Main Store · Downtown

General Settings

Language and formats, appearance, inventory defaults, backups and account security.

Language & formats

How text, dates, times and numbers are displayed across the admin and the POS.

Applies to staff screens. Receipts follow each customer's language.

Date format
Time format
Week starts on

Products sold by weight are always shown to 3 decimals.

Date09/23/2026
Time10:42 AM
Amount$1,234.56
Quantity12.50
Large number1,234,567.89

Appearance

Theme and layout preferences for your account on this device.

Theme
Layout density
Collapse the sidebar by defaultShows icons only until you expand it.
Show product images in tablesTurn off to make long lists denser.
Reduce motionDisables chart and page transition animations.

Inventory defaults

Thresholds that drive low-stock and expiry alerts for products without their own values.

units

Products at or below this level appear in Low Stock.

units

Triggers an urgent alert to the inventory manager.

days

Batches expiring within this window are flagged.

New SKUs look like FM-BAN-0125.

days of sales

Suggest a purchase order when stock covers fewer days.

Generate SKUs automaticallyBuilds a SKU from the category and name when a product is created.
Track batches and expiry datesRequired for perishables; receiving stock asks for a batch number and expiry.
Email a daily low-stock digestSent at 8:00 AM to inventory managers.

Thresholds by category

Category Low-stock threshold Expiry alert
Fresh Produce
units
days
Dairy & Eggs
units
days
Bakery
units
days
Meat & Seafood
units
days
Beverages
units
days
Pantry
units
days
Snacks
units
days
Household
units
days

Set the expiry alert to 0 days for categories without expiry dates.

Data & backup

Automatic encrypted backups of products, customers, sales and settings.

Last backup · Sep 23, 2026 · 2:00 AM48.2 MB · automatic · completed in 41 s · encrypted with AES-256
Back up automaticallyNext backup: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Frequency

Store time. Pick an hour when the store is closed.

Include images & attachmentsProduct photos, receipts and invoices PDFs.
Email me if a backup failsSent to emily.carter@freshmart.example.com

Backup history

Kept for 30 days
Date Type Size Status Actions
Sep 23, 2026 · 2:00 AM Automatic 48.2 MB Successful
Sep 22, 2026 · 2:00 AM Automatic 48.0 MB Successful
Sep 21, 2026 · 2:00 AM Automatic 47.9 MB Successful
Sep 20, 2026 · 2:00 AM Automatic — Failed Cloud timeout
Sep 19, 2026 · 3:41 PM Manual · Emily Carter 47.6 MB Successful

Export your data

Security

Sessions, two-factor authentication and password rules for every staff account.

Sessions

Applies to the admin dashboard.
Cashiers unlock with their PIN; the sale in progress is kept.

Two-factor authentication

Require two-factor authenticationA one-time code is asked at sign-in, on top of the password.
Verification method

Password policy

Strength Strong
Passwords shorter than this are rejected.
chars
Require an uppercase letter
Require a number
Require a symbolFor example ! # $ % &
Previous passwords cannot be chosen again.
passwords
Lock account after failed sign-insNumber of attempts, then minutes locked.
tries
min

Active sessions

Back-office PCThis device

Chrome on Windows · Springfield, IL · Emily Carter · active now

Register 2 iPad

Safari on iPadOS · Springfield, IL · Aisha Khan · 12 minutes ago

Android phone

Chrome on Android · Springfield, IL · Nisha Patel · 2 hours ago

Danger zone

These actions are permanent. Only a Super Admin can run them, and each one asks for confirmation.

Reset all settings to defaultsRestores every page under Settings to its factory value. Products, customers and sales are not touched.
Delete test transactionsRemoves 38 sales and 12 purchase orders recorded in training mode. Live records are not affected.
Delete this storePermanently removes Fresh Mart Grocery with its products, customers, sales history and settings. Download a full backup first.

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