POS and Edge

POS Client Models

[ laptop / desktop ]

Thick Client Model

POS UI & Logic deployed locally on Windows, Linux & Android, iOS

Singularly Defined UI: React JS

[ tablet / phone ]

Thin Client Model

POS Logic deployed on a server: Cloud "Cloud POS", In-Store Server or Master POS

Thin Client Apps on Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

Singularly Defined UI: React JS

[ fixed terminal ]

Browser Model

POS Logic deployed on a server: Cloud "Cloud POS", In-Store Server or Master POS

Runs on commercial browsers: e.g. Chrome, Firefox

Singularly Defined UI: React JS

One Single Platform, One Single Codebase

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

One Enactor Application

Thick Client

POS Device

Services

Updater

Database

Logic

UI

LinuxWindowsmacOSAndroid

Deployed in store locally on hardware, fully offline capable

Thin Client

Mobile Server

Services

Updater

Database

Logic

API

LinuxWindows

↓ Network ↓

POS Device

Thin Client Apps

Linux, Windows, iOS, Android

POS Device

Browser

Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Brave, Opera

Deployable in the Cloud or in the store

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

Cloud

Enactor Central Components — Retail Microservices (Estate Manager)

User Interface

Transaction Processing and Archive

Configuration & Master Data

Cloud Messaging

↕ Master Data & Configuration (down) · Transactions (up)

Stores Or Cloud

Can support a 2-tiered or 3-tiered architecture

Database

Enactor Store Back Office (Optional)

Database

Enactor Edge Server (Optional)

↕ Master Data & Configuration (down) · Transactions (up)

Stores

WindowsLinuxAndroidiOS

Database

POS Native Thick Client Devices

POS Edge Client Devices

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

Cloud

Estate Manager

Store

Large Resilient Store

Store BO DB

Mobile Server

Fixed, Thick POS DB

Thin POS Mobile or Fixed

Medium Resilient Store

Store BO DB

Fixed, Thick, Master POS DB

Thin POS Mobile or Fixed

Cloud BO Resilient Store

Store BO DB (Cloud)

Combined Mobile Server/POS DB

Thin POS Mobile or Fixed

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

Cloud

Estate Manager

Resilient "Popup"

Cloud servers: Estate Manager only

Combined Mobile Server/POS DB

Mobile Thin POS

Fully Cloud Store with BO

Cloud BO

Mobile Server

Fixed Thin POS

Mobile Thin POS

Fully Cloud Store

Mobile Server

Fixed Thin POS

Mobile Thin POS

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