How to Set Up Point of Sale in Odoo
Odoo Point of Sale turns a till into part of your connected business, so every sale updates stock and accounts automatically. Setting it up well is what makes the shop floor fast for staff and smooth for customers. Continuing this series of practical Odoo how-to guides, here is setting up point of sale.
Set up your products for the till
The POS sells from your product catalogue, so start with clean products: correct prices, barcodes and sensible categories. Well-organised products with barcodes make the till fast and accurate, while a messy catalogue means staff hunt for items while customers wait. This groundwork is what makes everything at the counter quick.
Configure your point of sale
You create a point of sale configuration for each till or shop, setting things like which products and categories appear, the payment methods you accept, and how receipts look. Take a little care here so the till presents exactly what your staff need and nothing that gets in their way. A well-configured POS is a pleasure to use.
Set up payment methods
Decide which payment methods you accept, cash, card, and others, and set them up so staff can take payment quickly. Getting this right, and testing it, means the moment of payment is smooth rather than a fumble. This is the point where a clunky setup shows most, so it is worth getting clean.
Connect your hardware
Retail often involves hardware: barcode scanners, receipt printers, cash drawers, card machines. Connect the devices you use so the till works as a proper point of sale, not just a screen. Odoo supports common hardware; setting it up turns the POS into the fast, physical tool a shop floor needs.
Plan for offline working
Shops lose internet, and a till that stops when the connection drops stops the business. Odoo POS is built to keep working offline and sync when the connection returns, but you should understand and set that up before you need it. Planning for offline is what keeps the queue moving through a network blip.
Practical tips
- Prepare clean products with prices, barcodes and categories.
- Configure each till with the products, payments and receipts it needs.
- Set up and test your payment methods for fast checkout.
- Connect your hardware: scanners, printers, drawers, card machines.
- Understand and set up offline mode before you rely on the till.
My take
Point of Sale rewards careful setup because any rough edge shows live, at the counter, in front of customers. Clean products, a thoughtful configuration, working payments, connected hardware and a plan for offline are what make it fast and reliable. Set it up as part of your connected system and the till does far more than take money; it keeps stock and accounts in step with every sale.
Next in this series: how to set up subscriptions.
Based on the official Odoo 19 Point of Sale documentation. Setting up a shop floor? Get in touch.