V5 - Miscellaneous Item/Custom Item with price and description options

[QMcKay]

@croxtonfishbar

First i downloaded the zip file, unzipped it, moved it over to documents/sambapos5/databasetasks

@RickH folder only contains the database task txt file, and that is all.

all i have done is add that txt file to database tasks folder, and also create a misc file.

That is the problem. The TXT file is not a Database TASK. It is a DB Tools IMPORT file…

@RickH

This database tool file will add the setup for a misc/custom item.

Misc Item.zip (960 Bytes)

Install Database Tools File

So download and unzip the file, anywhere really, except the databasetasks folder. In fact, delete the TXT file from the databasetasks folder; it does not belong there.

Then use DB Tools Import function to import the TXT file:

How to use DB Tools (Database Tools Export/Import)

A Database Tools (DB Tools) file is a simple TXT file containing JSON-formatted data which describes different configuration elements in the SambaPOS System. For example, DB Tools files can contain Screens, Tasks, Printer Templates, Automation (Rules/Actions/Automation Commands), Accounts, etc. You can Export configuration elements (create a TXT file), or you can Import configuration elements (by selecting a TXT file) using the functions in: Manage > Settings > Database Tools > Tools DB Too…