Business lines: Vending and EAS
INSSACS runs two lines. Almost every entity — account, operation, product, profile, code, device — belongs to one of them, and many screens filter by line.
| Vending | EAS | |
|---|---|---|
| What it dispenses | Consumables (snacks, drinks, coffee…) | Kit and equipment (PPE, tools) |
| How it is paid | Charges: deducts balance, or cash / card / wallet | Does not charge: controlled by unit quota |
| Main rule | Available credit and price | Quantity per period and time between deliveries |
| Returns | Not applicable | Yes: returnable products |
| Reports | Deliveries, Failed deliveries, Top-ups, Available credit | EAS deliveries, Failed EAS deliveries, Returns |
Where they are enabled
- The account declares its business lines.
- Each operation enables one or several of its account's lines.
- Products and profiles belong to a single line.
- A code may operate both lines, with one profile per line.
The device where the user presents the code does — not the code. A code with only a vending profile is rejected by an EAS module, and vice versa.
What you see based on your lines
Your operator inherits the business lines of its origin, and the app hides everything belonging to the line you do not handle:
| You handle | Menu shows |
|---|---|
| Vending only | Dashboard, Deliveries, Failed deliveries, Top-ups, Available credit |
| EAS only | EAS deliveries, Failed EAS deliveries, Returns |
| Both | Both groups in full |
The Dashboard analyses vending sales, so an EAS-only operator does not see it: their home screen after signing in is EAS deliveries.
Selector options are filtered too: the Business line filter in lists, the line when creating an account, operation, product or profile, and the rows of a code's profile block. See Permissions and scope.