--- schema_version: "1" id: 5b22912db3fb51f04fd44171204f7aa0b6d1bb24f0f94ae7d84886e0856137c5 title: Configuring Price Checker in Point of Sale collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/commerce/264-0-0/rt_pos_settings_price_checker_pos_app.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.rt_pos_settings_price_checker_pos_app.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: eb31c34f499180fabd2359480e1a9a099514920df4eb92bafb6b1b3c38b4bab8 description: Create an app that customers use to scan a product’s bar code to get the current price. Change the layouts, visibility settings, and other important settings. products: - Commerce release: "264" --- # Configuring Price Checker in Point of Sale Create an app that customers use to scan a product’s bar code to get the current price. Change the layouts, visibility settings, and other important settings. ## Creating a Dedicated App Configuration 1. In CMS, go to **Apps > All**. 2. Create an app configuration by selecting the **+** symbol. 3. Select **Modern POS** and configure the necessary fields for the app configuration. For detailed instructions, refer to [Creating an App Config](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.rt_cms_layouts_configs_app_cms.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Customize Point of Sale app configurations for different user groups to enhance personalization and control. Toggling settings in CMS allows you to disable defaults and enable layout groups, ensuring a tailored experience. iOS users can select from a variety of native, license-free fonts by typing the name directly. Set and edit segmentation preferences to refine the user experience at associate and manager levels."). 4. Select **Create**. ![The Store App Configuration in Point of Sale CMS.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-retail-264-0-0-production-enus/17d647fb-8988-49fb-9add-c4f4cc79c9e4/retail/images/rt_pos_settings_price_checker_app_config.png) ## Creating Role and Approval Policies Create a dedicated role and assign approval policies. 1. To create a dedicated role, in CMS, go to **Store Management > Associates > Associate Roles**. 2. Select **Create** in the top right corner and configure the necessary fields. For detailed instructions, refer to [CMS Store Associate Custom Roles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.rt_cms_store_associate_roles.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create custom roles for store associates in Point of Sale CMS so that you can establish approval policies."). 3. To assign approval policies, in CMS, go to **Store Management > Associates > Approval Policies Configuration**. 4. Select **Create** in the top right corner and configure the necessary fields. For detailed instructions, refer to [CMS Store Associate Approval Policies](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.rt_cms_store_associate_approval_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Control which features and roles in Point of Sale CMS require approval."). ## Creating Dedicated Login and Device Settings Establish a dedicated login for associates. 1. In CMS, go to **Store Management > Associates > Associates**. 2. Select **Add** in the top right corner and configure the necessary fields. For detailed instructions, refer to [Store Associates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.rt_cms_store_associates.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Store associate users can be fed into the Point of Sale platform through a feed file or they can be created and managed manually in the CMS."). ## Customizing Layouts Customize the appearance of the app configuration by configuring layouts. 1. In CMS, go to **Layouts > Layout Pages**. 2. Select **Add From Template**. 3. Select a template and edit it to match your requirements. ## Disabling Clienteling Search & Store Locator Picker Prevent customer access to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and store locator picker. 1. In CMS, go to **Apps > All**. 2. Edit the customer-facing app config. 3. Go to **Modules > Clienteling**. 4. Turn off **Show Clienteling Icon**. 5. Go to **Modules > Store Locator**. 6. Turn off **Store Locator**. 7. Save your changes. ## Disabling Location Picker 1. In CMS, go to **Apps > All**. 2. Edit the customer-facing app config. 3. Go to **Modules > Clienteling**. 4. Turn off **Show Clienteling Icon**. 5. Save your changes. ## Configuring Timeouts Set timeouts on both the device and app configuration to make sure that customers remain logged in during their sessions. ### Store Settings With the Store Settings, the timeout is applied globally to all the registers. 1. In CMS, go to **Store Management > Store Settings > Transaction**. 2. Under **Cart Session Expiry Duration in Seconds**, enter the timeout in seconds. 3. Save your changes. ### App Config With the App Config, the timeout is applied to a specific app configuration and overrides the Store Settings. 1. In CMS, go to **Apps > All**. 2. Edit the app configuration you want to configure the timeout. 3. Go to **Modules > Settings**. 4. Under **Enable Session Time**, turn on this flag. 5. Under **Session Timeout in Seconds**, enter the timeout in seconds. The minimum is 120 seconds. 6. Save your changes. ### Store Associate Session You can configure the amount of time a store associate can be logged into the app before being automatically logged out. If this isn't configured, the timeout defaults to eight hours. 1. In CMS, go to **Store Management > Store Settings > Associate**. 2. Under **Length of associate session in seconds on login**, enter the timeout in seconds. 3. Save your changes. ### Customer Profile Login Session You can also configure the amount of time a customer profile can be logged. This only logs out the customer as the store associate remains logged in and items remain in the cart. 1. In CMS, go to **Store Management > Store Settings > Checkout**. 2. Expand **Advanced**. 3. Under **Customer Login Session Length**, enter the timeout in minutes. 4. Save your changes. ### iPad Configure the amount of time that elapses before the iPad turns off the display and swipe the screen to resume. 1. On the iPad, go to **Settings > Display & Brightness**. 2. Tap **Auto-Lock**. 3. Select the timeout. ![The Auto-lock settings on an iPad.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-commerce-retail-264-0-0-production-enus/17d647fb-8988-49fb-9add-c4f4cc79c9e4/retail/images/rt_pos_settings_price_check_timeout_ipad.png)