POS and Edge

POS Client Models

Model	POS Logic	Platforms	UI
Thick Client	Deployed locally on device	Windows, Linux, Android, iOS	React JS (singularly defined)
Thin Client	Deployed on server (Cloud POS, In-Store Server, or Master POS)	Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	React JS (singularly defined)
Browser	Deployed on server (Cloud POS, In-Store Server, or Master POS)	Chrome, Firefox, and other commercial browsers	React JS (singularly defined)

One Single Platform, One Single Codebase

POS Architecture - Thick and Thin Client

Layer	Thick Client (POS Device)	Thin Client (Mobile Server)
Top	UI	API
Logic	Logic	Logic
Data	Database	Database
Management	Services + Updater	Services + Updater
Deployment	In store locally on hardware, fully offline capable	Deployable in the Cloud or in the store
Platforms	Linux, Windows, macOS, Android	Linux, Windows
Client Devices	N/A (self-contained)	Thin Client Apps (all platforms) or Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Brave, Opera)

Estate Manager, Stores, POS and Edge

Supports a 2-tiered or 3-tiered architecture:

Tier	Components	Data Flow
Cloud	Enactor Central Components - Retail Microservices (Estate Manager): User Interface, Transaction Processing and Archive, Configuration and Master Data, Cloud Messaging	Master Data and Configuration down / Transactions up
Stores or Cloud	Enactor Store Back Office (Optional) with Database, Enactor Edge Server (Optional) with Database	Master Data and Configuration down / Transactions up
Stores	POS Native Thick Client Devices (with local Database), POS Edge Client Devices	Receives configuration, sends transactions

Resilient Store Topologies

Topology	Cloud	Store	POS Devices
Large Resilient Store	Estate Manager	Store BO (with Database) + Mobile Server	Fixed, Thick POS (with Database) + Thin POS Mobile or Fixed
Medium Resilient Store	Estate Manager	Store BO (with Database)	Fixed, Thick, Master POS (with Database) + Thin POS Mobile or Fixed
Cloud BO Resilient Store	Estate Manager + Store BO (with Database)	-	Combined Mobile Server/POS (with Database) + Thin POS Mobile or Fixed

Cloud Store Topologies

Topology	Cloud	Store	POS Devices
Resilient "Popup"	Estate Manager	Combined Mobile Server/POS (with Database)	Mobile Thin POS
Fully Cloud Store with BO	Estate Manager + Cloud BO + Mobile Server	-	Fixed Thin POS + Mobile Thin POS
Fully Cloud Store	Estate Manager + Mobile Server	-	Fixed Thin POS + Mobile Thin POS

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Further Reading

Document	Description
POS Installation - Windows	Installing thick client POS on Windows
Thin Client Installation - Windows	Installing thin client POS on Windows
Store Server Installation - Windows	Installing the store server on Windows
Mobile POS - Android	Configuring mobile POS for Android devices
Mobile POS - iOS	Configuring mobile POS for iOS devices
Native Android POS Installation	Installing the native Android POS application
Native iOS POS Installation	Installing the native iOS POS application
Configure Web POS	Configuring browser-based Web POS
Configure Self Checkout	Configuring self-checkout terminals