Quick-Access Product Keys for Fast Checkout
How to set up product quick-keys in AskBiz POS for your fastest-moving items — tap once to add to the basket without searching or scanning.
Key Takeaways
- Quick-keys are one-tap product shortcuts on the till screen for your most popular items.
- Set up quick-keys from your Inventory so cashiers don't need to search or scan for common products.
- Organise quick-keys into categories — drinks, snacks, staples — to keep checkout fast.
- Quick-keys use the same price and stock as the main product record — no duplicate setup needed.
Why quick-keys matter in a busy till environment
If your top 10 products make up 60% of your sales, having cashiers search by name or scan a barcode for each one adds seconds to every transaction. Over a day of 80+ sales those seconds add up to real queue time. Quick-keys solve this: a tap on a pre-configured button instantly adds the product at the correct price. AskBiz lets you configure as many quick-keys as your screen comfortably shows, organised into groups that match how your cashiers think about your products.
Identifying your top products for quick-keys
Go to Operations > Reports > Sales report and sort by units sold over the last 30 days. The products at the top of that list are your quick-key candidates. In the example inventory, products like Basmati Rice (stock: 25) and AJWAD Premium Biryani Rice (stock: 24) are clearly high-turnover items — these are ideal quick-keys. Aim for 8–16 quick-keys on a standard till screen; enough to cover your core range without cluttering the interface.
Setting up quick-keys from your inventory
Open Operations > Inventory and click Edit on the product you want to add as a quick-key. In the product settings, find the 'Quick key' toggle and enable it. You can optionally assign a colour and position number to control where it appears on the till's quick-key grid. Save the product. The next time a cashier opens the till, the quick-key appears on screen. No need to enter the price again — it uses whatever price is set in the product record.
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The till's quick-key grid can be organised into tabs by category. For example, a grocery store might have tabs for Rice & Grains, Oils & Condiments, and Personal Care. Cashiers swipe between tabs to find the right product group. Set the category for each quick-key in the product's Edit screen under the Quick key category field. This organisation reduces the cognitive load on cashiers during busy periods and reduces the chance of ringing up the wrong product.
Keeping quick-keys in sync with price changes
Because quick-keys link directly to the product record in Inventory, any price change you make in the Inventory edit screen is reflected immediately at the till — no need to update the quick-key separately. If a product goes out of stock, it is not automatically hidden from the quick-key grid, so make a habit of reviewing your Out of stock filter in Inventory and deactivating quick-keys for items you won't be restocking soon. This prevents a cashier accidentally trying to sell a product you no longer have.
Quick-keys and variable-weight products
For products sold by weight — like loose rice or spices sold per gram — you can set a quick-key with a price-per-unit and prompt the cashier to enter a quantity at the till. The quantity field accepts decimals (e.g. 0.5 for half a kilogram). This works well when the price is fixed per unit but the amount varies by customer. The Inventory page shows these products with their per-unit price so you can verify the quick-key price is correct before busy trading periods.