# Forecourt

![Forecourt Tab](/files/0e80b243db7e4917aebce38dbc92e9f2d6dc8cb6)

### DCR

Refer to Configuring Dispenser Card Readers

### Fuel

Refer to Fuel Configuration

#### Fuel Prices

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*Refer to Cash Credit Pricing for more information.*
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The Pricing Manager form is used to set up fuel pricing, including tier pricing. Tier Two pricing can be set up at any time but does not take effect until the appropriate information is entered in the “Start Tier 2 Pricing” and “Number of Tier Hours” parameters in Fuel > Site Parameters > Fuel Site Parameters.

Select the product, then double-click the Price text boxes and enter the price (0.000 - 9.999). The price of all products changes to match the price entered in the top text box after ENTER is pressed. Prices can be edited if necessary.

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*When entering a price, take care when placing the decimal point. For example, to change a price to 1.159, enter it as written here. To change a price to 1.500, enter the trailing zeros*.
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If you only change fuel prices, for the changes to take effect, initialize Fuel Prices by selecting:

* Forecourt > Initialization > Fuel Prices

If you change other fuel parameters as well as prices, you will need to initialize Fuel and DCRs for the changes to take effect. To do this, select both of the following:

* Forecourt > Initialization > Fuel
* Forecourt > Initialization > DCRs

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*Make sure that your fueling positions are not in use when initializing any Fuel Prices, Fuel, or DCRs.*
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The fuel prices have a limit of four characters and can take only a maximum of $9.999 with three decimal places. This document shows how to configure a site to set fuel prices to 2 decimal places to support price that are greater than $9.999 per gallon in the $xx.xx format.

#### Configuring Fuel Prices for 2 Decimal Places

1. Go to **Forecourt > Fuel > Fuel Config Pending > Site Parameters**and disable “Force .9 Cents Per Gallon”.<br>

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2. Go to Forecourt > Fuel Prices Pending and change all existing product prices with third decimal place to 0 (eg: from $2.152 to $2.150).<br>

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3. Go to **Forecourt > Fuel > Fuel Config Pending > Site Parameters**and change “PPU Decimal Position” and “Total Decimal Position” to “2”.<br>

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4. Go to Forecourt > Fuel Prices Pending and change the prices of the product per gallon to the $XX.XX format for both Tier One and Two Prices.

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#### Feature Limitations

* Sites can be configured to take fuel prices with either two or three decimal places; $xx.xx or $x.xxx. Sites cannot have mixed decimal positions while using a single Verifone Commander.
* At two decimal sites, prices that have 3 decimal places (eg. $4.299) will only be calculated at the 2 decimal amount (eg. $4.29).
* By default, sites are configured for 3 decimal places in $x.xxx format.

### DCR Keys

Each DCR should be assigned to a DCR key configuration. If sites have a mix of DCRs with and without alphanumeric capabilities, sites will require to create 2 or more DCR key configurations.

The configuration for DCRs that are alphanumeric should have the “Enable Alphanumeric” checked, and NOT checked for the DCRs that only accept number input.

Use to configure DCR keys for the different DCR positions.

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| Field/Button        | Allowable Value/Function                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add                 | Click Add to configure new DCR Keys layout.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Delete              | Select to delete the selected DCR Keys layout.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Label               | Label the new DCR Keys layout.                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Enable Alphanumeric | The configuration for DCRs that are alphanumeric should have the “Enable Alphanumeric” checked to use the alphanumeric keys layout. This field should NOT be checked for the DCRs that only accept number input. |
| Assign Positions    | Click assign positions and select the DCR that can be used for entering alphanumeric characters. The DCRs that do not have alphanumeric capabilities are grayed out.                                             |
| #Rows               | Number of rows for the DCR Keys layout.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| #Columns            | Number of columns for the DCR Keys layout.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Assign Positions    | Select to assign the DCR Keys layout to the DCRs in the site.                                                                                                                                                    |

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*Click on the keys to configure the values.*
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### DCR Idle Screen

The DCR Idle Screen Configuration form is used to set up what displays on the DCR screen when not in use.

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| **Field/Button**            | **Allowable Value/Function**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Add                         | Click Add to configure new DCR idle screen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Delete                      | Select to delete the selected DCR idle screen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Name                        | Enter a name for the DCR idle screen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| DCR Non-Graphic Idle Screen | <p>These are the text lines that the user would like to appear on a Non-Graphic DCR’s Idle Screen.</p><ul><li>If it’s a 4-Line display DCR, then the 4 configured lines would appear on the screen on one-line each.</li><li>If it’s a 2-Line or Single-Line display DCR, then the 4 lines could scroll one after the other in that order.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Graphic Enabled             | Select if the DCR has a Graphic Keypad. If this field is disabled, the panel below would show the “DCR Non-Graphic Idle Screen” configuration. If it is enabled, it would show the “DCR Graphic Idle Screen” configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| DCR Graphic Idle Screen     | <p>If the “Graphics Enabled” is selected, the Graphic Idle Screen configuration opens. The Left and Right keys allow the user to configure what is displayed on each of the keys. The middle lines provide the user the option of displaying some lines in the middle for the top two rows and use the bottom 2 rows for the keys. If the Middle Text Line is configured, the keys on those lines are not displayed on the DCR. On clicking each of the key buttons, the following pop-up to configure the key is displayed.</p><ul><li><strong>Softkey Type</strong>: Tags the key text to one of the pre-defined types.</li><li><strong>Softkey Text</strong>: The text that is displayed for this key on the DCR. After the text is entered here, the text next to the button changes to reflect this text.</li></ul> |
| Assign Positions            | Select to assign the DCR idle screen to the DCRs in the site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

### Outdoor TAVE

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*Refer to the* [*TAVE Feature Reference*](broken://spaces/vbu5hXPd6kwo3uSpxPju/pages/mRiR72rDii4785FQjJLt) *documentation for information on this feature.*
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### Cash Acceptor

The Cash Acceptor Configuration form is used to set up and edit cash acceptors at the site. Site Information determines the behavior of all cash acceptors at a site. Attributes determines the behavior of a specific cash acceptor at a specific fueling point.

Select the Cash Acceptor on the list on the bottom of the form, then select the value check boxes that are applicable for that Cash Acceptor.

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<table><thead><tr><th valign="top">Field/Button</th><th valign="top">Allowable Value/Function</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Disable If Cheated</td><td valign="top">Select to turn off a cash acceptor when someone tries to cheat it.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Disable If Paper Low</td><td valign="top">Select to turn off a cash acceptor if the receipt tape is running out.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Disable If No Printer</td><td valign="top">Select to turn off a cash acceptor if the printer is not working.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Prompt ‘insert cash’</td><td valign="top">Select to have the phrase “OR INSERT CASH” appear at the end of the idle prompt.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$1 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of one-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$2 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of two-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$5 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of five-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$10 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of ten-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$20 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of twenty-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$50 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of fifty-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">$100 Bill Enabled</td><td valign="top">Select to allow acceptance of one hundred-dollar bills.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Bill Orientation</td><td valign="top"><p>This parameter does not apply to Tokheim dispensers.</p><p>Select to require that bills are inserted face-up with the black-seal end first.</p><p>(If not selected, bills can be inserted face-up in either direction.)</p><p>Note: <em>The black seal appears on the front of the bill to the left of the face.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Timeout [Seconds 10-99]</td><td valign="top">Enter the time (in seconds) between when a customer inserts a bill and when the pump shuts off if no fuel has been pumped (10 - 99).</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><p>Cash Acceptor Attributes -</p><p>Cash Acceptor</p></td><td valign="top">Select the number of the fueling point.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Duplicate Acceptor</td><td valign="top">Click to copy the current cash acceptor’s attributes to any number of other cash acceptors. In the Duplicating Acceptor form, select the cash acceptor(s) to which you want to copy and click Done Duplicating.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Cash Acceptor In Dispenser</td><td valign="top">Select to indicate that the fuel pump has a cash acceptor.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Reset Printer Error</td><td valign="top"><p>Note: <em>This parameter is not currently supported.</em></p><p>Note: Select to enable the printer after the cash acceptor has been disabled and brought back online.</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Print Totals Now</td><td valign="top"><p>Note: <em>This parameter is not currently supported</em>.</p><p>Note: Select to print the amount of money in the cash acceptor.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Fuel Tax Exempt

The Fuel Tax Exemption Configuration form allows taxes to be removed from a post-pay fuel sale by setting up one to five fuel tax exemptions. Each exemption can either be setup by the Amount Per Gallon or the Tax File Entry that is setup in **Store Operations > Payment > Tax Rates**, or Both.

The Fuel Tax Exempt Receipt Lines section is used to enter up to four lines of text that you want to print on the header of Fuel Tax Exemption receipts.

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| Field/Button                   | Allowable Value/Function                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Fuel Tax Exempt Record         | Select a record number.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Delete                         | Select to delete the selected fuel tax exempt record.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Name                           | Enter a name for the fuel tax exemption. The name appears on receipts and reports.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Amount                         | Enter the dollar amount per gallon of tax (0.000 – 99.000)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Type                           | Select the tax type to exempt: Amount Per Gallon – The dollar amount per gallon. Tax File Entry – Taxes applied in **Store Operations > Payment > Tax Rates**. Both – A combination of Amount Per Gallon and the tax rates entry that is setup in Store Operations > Payment > Tax Rates. |
| Signature Line                 | Select to print the receipt with a signature line to certify the customer’s eligibility for the tax exemption.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Fuel Tax Receipt Lines (1 - 4) | Enter up to four header lines for the fuel tax exemption receipt (alphanumeric, 1 - 10 characters).                                                                                                                                                                                       |

### Rapid Change Fuel Config

Rapid Change Fuel configuration is configured from **Forecourt > Rapid Change Fuel Config**.

This feature allows the cashier to change the pump’s service level and auto approval rapidly at the pump using the POS without having to change the fuel configuration using Verifone Commander Configuration Client or without manager intervention.

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To change the fuel configuration level from the POS, the cashier should access *CSR Functions > Fuel Manager > Rapid Change Fuel Configuration*.

### Unattended DCR

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*Refer to the* [*Unattended Fueling feature reference*](broken://spaces/vbu5hXPd6kwo3uSpxPju/pages/mRiR72rDii4785FQjJLt) *documentation for information on this feature.*
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