Real Data Set Up – Artisan POS Knowledge Base

Switching to Real Data

Once you’re comfortable with Artisan and know your way around the program, you’ll want to switch from “Sample Data” to “Real Data.” To do so, head over to the dropdown…

Use Real Data

If you’re using Artisan for the first time, we recommend that you use Sample Data so you can get comfortable with the program. To go back and choose Sample Data,…

The Difference Between License Keys and Soft Keys

What is a License Key? License keys grant you access to Artisan, adding other stations, and additional features (add-ons). They are given to you by our sales department, typically in…

How to Retrieve Your Hardware ID

To enter license keys into Artisan, you’ll need to provide your hardware ID to CerTek. The hardware ID is a unique signature assigned to your computer that lets us keep…

Add License Key

If this is a new installation or an upgrade to a new major version (e.g., from a 1.X or 2.X version to 3.X or 4.X), you must enter your license…

Setting Up Stations and Sites

What are stations and sites? In Artisan, stations are your registers. Sites are your locations. Each site requires a key, given to you from our Sales Department. You’ll have already…

Installing Artisan POS Additional Stations

Once you have your main computer and/or server setup it is easy to install additional stations. Here are the requirements for stations: Have a network cable attached to your computer…

Tutorial – Configuration Settings for First Time Setup

Program Options There are many settings and configurations in Artisan, and you may not know everything that you would like to configure at this time. You can come back later…

Quick Security Setup

Artisan has robust settings to keep your data secure. Security settings allows only certain users to see and control information in your database. If you would rather set up your…

Configuring Sales Tax

Before processing sales in Artisan, make sure you have set up your tax settings. Most of our customers will use the basic tax setting, Local Tax, and don’t require more…

Enabling and Disabling Program Features

If you want to disable or enable certain features within Artisan, follow this tutorial. Navigate to “Tools,” “Program Options.” Click on “Optional Features.” This will show you a list of…