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FA~Link for Campus Stores. FA~Link for FA, Sponsorships, AR, Student Services, and the Bookstore. Bookstore. POS system Manages store inventory Performs Cash Register functions. Is This Your Bookstore at Rush?. Line at Cash Register Manual Entry Duplicate Efforts Lost Revenue.
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FA~Link for Campus Stores FA~Link for FA, Sponsorships, AR, Student Services, and the Bookstore
Bookstore • POS system • Manages store inventory • Performs Cash Register functions
Is This Your Bookstore at Rush? • Line at Cash Register • Manual Entry • Duplicate Efforts • Lost Revenue • Line for Voucher • Manual Lookup
College Business Problem How can we give Students access to Colleague funds at the Bookstore?
FA~Link was created to solve this problem Provide a real-time,two-way conversation between your campus bookstore and your Colleague system Students use their financial aid and sponsorship funds directly at the bookstore cash register
Student Bookstore POS FA~Link Host Server Software Colleague App Server Student System FA~Link Interface Cashier POS Vendor’s Server FA~Link Connects POS with Colleague Real-time access to available FA & sponsorship funds
FA~Link is in Colleague Robust, flexible, and proven Colleague Studio based software module BKPI Menu in ST
FA~Link Authorization Step • Cashier scans student purchases • Student ID is entered or scanned • FA tender key is pressed • TCP/IP message is sent to Colleague
FA~Link Authorization Step Authorization uses your setup for Financial Aid, Sponsorships, rules, etc. Add/Drop activity is automatically reflected at the next visit to the campus store
Control of Financial Aid funds Only Allowable Items Will Be Authorized No clothing, candy, etc.
FA~Link Transaction Final Step • All data is up-to-date when the student leaves the cash register • Bookstore transactions are written to Colleague As Ordinary Invoices • co-exist with tuition, fees and other invoices for this student’s AR account
AR codes • AR codes in Colleague for bookstore purchases • Departments in the bookstore are mapped to AR codes in Colleague • What restrictions do you need for purchases? Current AR codes in Colleague for bookstore purchases How Departments in the bookstore are mapped to AR codes in Colleague What restrictions do you need for purchases?
Reconciliation Report Date Driven Summary or Detail Real-Time Reconciles Against Datatel and Bookstore POS
Getting Started Purchase and Load BKPI Module Fill Out Site Survey Configure FA~Link Establish TCP/IP Link Between POS and Colleague On-Site Training Go-Live
Student Benefits • Faster Access to Funds for Books • No need to go from place to place on campus • Student Accounts Are Updated Immediately • Improves Customer Service