Point-of-sale terminals, ATMs and similar machines

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to factory-gate foreground data packages for finished network-connectable point-of-sale (POS) terminals, automated teller machines (ATMs), and machines with the same calculating and transaction-processing function. It covers final hardware assembly, software/firmware configuration, functional and security testing, and packing performed by the reporting factory. Purchased components and materials enter as product flows with upstream datasets.

The boundary includes POS terminals and network-connectable cash registers, ATMs, and comparable completed machines. It excludes unconnected cash registers, ticket-issuing machines, postage-franking machines, totalisator machines, stand-alone magnetic-card validation/control systems, loose parts and accessories, and upstream component manufacture unless performed at the reporting site. Installation, transaction-network infrastructure, cash logistics, use electricity, maintenance, and end-of-life are outside the default factory-gate boundary and require separately declared extension scenarios. The official CPC 3.0 structure establishes the subclass title; the CPC 2.1 explanatory note supplies the reviewed inclusions and exclusions for the same subclass identity.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.office-accounting-and-computing-machinery.point-of-sale-terminals-atms-and-similar-machines
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 45142, Point-of-sale terminals, ATMs and similar machines (exact)
covered_products	Finished network-connectable POS terminals; connected cash registers; automated teller machines; completed machines with equivalent calculating and transaction-processing function
excluded_products	Unconnected cash registers; ticket-issuing machines; postage-franking machines; totalisator machines; stand-alone magnetic-card validation/control systems; loose parts and accessories
representative_product	A finished, configured, functionally tested and packed POS terminal or ATM at the reporting factory gate
production_route	Assembly of purchased electronic, display, power-supply, enclosure and packaging components; configuration; functional/security testing; packing
market_state	Finished new equipment at factory gate, packed when the declared product is sold packed

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a finished machine capable of the declared POS, cash-dispensing and/or comparable transaction-processing function
How much	1 kg of finished reference product at the factory gate
How well	Conforms to the declared model configuration and has passed the manufacturer's release, functional and security tests
How long or cycle	One reported production period; service life and use-phase duty cycle are declared separately and are outside this factory-gate functional unit
reference_flow_link	The normalized output row finished_terminal_output provides the reference product

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Point-of-sale terminals, ATMs and similar machines 2c387020-8faf-4bc5-bdc3-a3111560c91b
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	product family (POS terminal, connected cash register, ATM, or similar machine); model and hardware configuration; unit mass; display type; enclosure material; power-supply type; integrated printer, card reader, keypad, cash dispenser and safe presence; software/firmware release; test coverage; packing included or excluded; production geography; reporting period; factory-gate boundary

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
mu_reference_mass	Reference product and all mass-normalized rows	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net finished-product mass consistently with the packing declaration. Normalize batch totals by released product mass; do not use item count without a measured model-specific count-to-mass conversion.
mu_electricity_conversion	Assembly and test electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	MJ	Preserve the meter's original energy record and convert kWh to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ. Do not treat electricity as a mass flow.
mu_scrap_mass	Production waste outputs	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record wet/contaminated state where relevant and keep steel, ABS plastic, populated-board and cardboard wastes segregated; subtract only documented returns that never become waste.

5. System Boundary

The default boundary is cradle-to-factory-gate for the completed machine: foreground operations begin when purchased components, packaging and energy cross the reporting factory boundary and end when conforming finished products and segregated wastes leave it. Upstream production of purchased components must be represented by suitable upstream datasets. Installation, use, maintenance and end-of-life are excluded unless a separately identified extension is reported. Regulatory sources are conformance and scenario rules, not empirical amount ranges.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
sb_factory_gate	default_system_boundary	Include final assembly, configuration, functional/security testing and packing at the reporting factory; connect every purchased component, material and electricity flow to an upstream dataset.
sb_product_scope	product_identity	Apply this PCR only to CPC 45142 products within the reviewed inclusions and exclusions; do not use it for excluded office machines or loose parts.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; un-cpc-2-1-2013
sb_rohs_disclosure	regulated_hazardous_substances	Where the declared market is subject to Directive 2011/65/EU, retain supplier declarations or test evidence at homogeneous-material level and disclose applicable exemptions; this is a conformance disclosure, not an inventory range.	eu-rohs-2011-65
sb_downstream_extension	optional_use_and_end_of_life	Report use electricity, maintenance, collection and treatment only in separate extension scenarios. Where Directive 2012/19/EU applies, keep separate collection and treatment/reuse/recycling routes explicit and do not merge them into factory production waste.	eu-weee-2012-19

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased components, packaging and energy delivered to the reporting factory with supplier identity and mass/energy records
starting_condition_role	Foreground gate for final equipment assembly; upstream component manufacture remains represented by linked upstream datasets
product_classification_scope	Finished CPC 45142 machines only; parts, accessories and excluded office machines remain outside the reference-product identity
recursive_input_rule	A same-category finished machine used as an input must be recorded as a distinct reused/remanufactured input with its own upstream dataset; do not recursively apply this PCR to it inside the same process
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use technology-, geography- and product-state-appropriate datasets for purchased PCB assemblies, display modules, power supplies, enclosures, packaging and electricity; disclose proxy use
disclosure	Declare product configuration, unit mass, packing state, factory operations, excluded onsite operations, upstream proxies, regulated-market assumptions, and any optional downstream extension

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
terminal_final_assembly	Final assembly, configuration, functional testing and packing	required	Always included; product-specific components absent from the verified BOM are reported as not applicable rather than substituted with another material	Foreground production of the finished reference product	1 kg of released finished terminal at factory gate

Process: Final assembly, configuration, functional testing and packing (terminal_final_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Populated printed-circuit-board assembly (populated_pcb_assembly_input)

Record the mass of the populated PCB assembly installed in the finished machine from BOM and receiving records. Keep the UUID empty because the audited candidates did not establish one exact populated assembly identity.

• Selected flow: Populated printed-circuit-board assembly
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net installed mass plus documented assembly loss
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

LCD display module (lcd_display_module_input)

Record the mass of each LCD display module installed in products that contain one. Use not applicable only when the verified model BOM contains no LCD module.

• Selected flow: LCD display module 264605c6-41b8-4baa-82b0-e27e815063a0
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net installed mass plus documented assembly loss
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

AC/DC power-supply unit (ac_dc_power_supply_input)

Record the mass of the internal or bundled AC/DC power-supply unit. Keep the UUID empty because no audited candidate exactly represented one complete power-supply unit.

• Selected flow: AC/DC power-supply unit
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net installed or bundled mass plus documented assembly loss
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

Painted steel terminal enclosure (painted_steel_enclosure_input)

Record the mass of the painted steel enclosure or safe body installed in the declared model. Use not applicable only when the verified BOM shows no steel enclosure.

• Selected flow: Painted steel terminal enclosure
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net installed mass plus documented fabrication or fitting loss
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

Injection-moulded ABS terminal enclosure (moulded_abs_enclosure_input)

Record the mass of the injection-moulded ABS enclosure installed in the declared model. Do not substitute ABS granulate unless moulding is actually inside the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Injection-moulded ABS terminal enclosure
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net installed mass plus documented fitting loss
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

Assembly and test electricity (assembly_test_electricity_input)

Record purchased electricity metered for assembly, configuration, functional/security testing and packing, with justified allocation where the meter is shared.

• Selected flow: Electricity 890a70b7-b677-4e2a-8a1b-7d017e0a10ae
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Metered electricity attributable to the reporting period, converted to MJ and normalized by released product mass
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electricity_metering
• Sources:

Corrugated board box (corrugated_board_box_input)

Record corrugated board boxes consumed for products whose factory-gate reference state includes packing. Use not applicable when packing is explicitly outside the declared reference state.

• Selected flow: corrugated board boxes 4f197bec-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured box mass issued to conforming products, net of documented unused returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

Expanded polyethylene foam packaging insert (expanded_pe_foam_insert_input)

Record the mass of expanded polyethylene foam inserts used to protect the finished product. Keep the UUID empty because audited candidates did not establish both polyethylene chemistry and formed-insert state.

• Selected flow: Expanded polyethylene foam packaging insert
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured insert mass issued to conforming products, net of documented unused returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_component_packaging_mass
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Released finished terminal (finished_terminal_output)

Record only conforming finished products released at the factory gate. The exact Tiangong state-100 reference-product flow is used.

• Selected flow: Point-of-sale terminals, ATMs and similar machines 2c387020-8faf-4bc5-bdc3-a3111560c91b
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured released product mass normalized to exactly 1 kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_output_mass
• Sources:

Waste flows

Waste populated printed wiring board (populated_pcb_waste_output)

Record rejected or damaged populated boards that become waste at the reporting factory. Do not include supplier returns that never enter waste management.

• Selected flow: Waste populated printed wiring board eb5ffe4a-49af-450c-9a31-3efdfd343f8a
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed segregated populated-board waste sent to storage or treatment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_segregated_waste_mass
• Sources:

Steel scrap offcuts (steel_offcut_scrap_output)

Record steel offcuts generated by enclosure fitting or onsite fabrication. Use not applicable where no steel cutting or fitting loss occurs onsite.

• Selected flow: Steel scrap, offcuts ae44c4ac-bcd5-4a16-b0a5-d674ffeaab6b
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed segregated steel offcuts leaving the process as waste
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_segregated_waste_mass
• Sources:

Segregated ABS plastic production scrap (abs_plastic_scrap_output)

Record ABS enclosure trimming, fitting or breakage waste as one segregated polymer stream. Keep the UUID empty because no exact ABS production-scrap identity was confirmed.

• Selected flow: Segregated ABS plastic production scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed segregated ABS scrap leaving the process as waste
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_segregated_waste_mass
• Sources:

Cardboard packaging waste (cardboard_packaging_waste_output)

Record damaged boxes and cardboard offcuts that become waste at the reporting factory. Do not include boxes shipped with conforming products.

• Selected flow: Packaging waste, cardboard 72270223-04b1-4986-a546-94e5a0821317
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed cardboard packaging waste leaving the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg released finished terminal
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_segregated_waste_mass
• Sources:

Elementary flows

No direct elementary exchange is prescribed for this assembly process. Site-specific direct emissions may be added only as separate, chemically specific rows with verified identities and measurements; upstream emissions remain in upstream datasets.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
al_subdivide_first	shared_assembly_and_test_operations	Subdivide by production line, model, test programme or reporting period wherever records allow direct attribution.
al_mass_energy_driver	residual_shared_inputs_and_wastes	Allocate component and packaging masses by BOM/issue records, electricity by metered test time or another documented causal energy driver, and segregated waste by measured source records; use finished-product mass only when no more causal verified driver exists.
al_no_avoided_burden	recyclable_production_waste	Report waste at the factory gate without avoided-burden credit. Any downstream recycling substitution belongs in a separately declared scenario and must not reduce foreground assembly inventory.	eu-weee-2012-19

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_component_packaging_mass	terminal_final_assembly	installed components and shipped packaging	BOM, goods issue, receiving record, calibrated scale record	model id; component id; quantity issued; quantity returned; measured unit mass; reject mass; packing inclusion	Reconcile released-model BOM with warehouse issues/returns and model-specific scale checks	kg	Each model/revision and reporting period	Complete reporting period	All reporting-site assembly and packing lines	Sum net issued mass attributable to released products; add documented onsite loss only once	Approved BOM revision, issue/return reconciliation, scale calibration, variance investigation
cp_electricity_metering	terminal_final_assembly	assembly and test electricity	electricity meter and equipment runtime record	meter start/end; multiplier; line/test station; runtime; model; released mass; allocation driver	Read dedicated meters where available; otherwise reconcile shared meters and documented causal allocation drivers	kWh and MJ	At least monthly and at model/test-programme change	Complete reporting period	All included assembly, configuration, test and packing equipment	Convert kWh to MJ, subtract documented excluded loads, allocate residual shared use, divide by released mass	Meter identifier and calibration, bill reconciliation, load boundary diagram, allocation record
cp_product_output_mass	terminal_final_assembly	released finished product	release record and calibrated scale record	model; serial/batch; released quantity; unpacked mass; packed mass; packing declaration	Reconcile release records with model-specific measured mass and reject records	kg	Each model/revision and reporting period	Complete reporting period	All included production lines	Sum only conforming released mass in the declared packing state	Release authorization, scale calibration, packed/unpacked mass reconciliation
cp_segregated_waste_mass	terminal_final_assembly	PCB, steel, ABS and cardboard waste	waste-container scale ticket and transfer manifest	waste identity; container tare/gross; contamination; date; source line; destination; supplier return flag	Weigh each segregated stream and reconcile internal storage change and outbound manifests	kg	Each transfer; aggregate monthly	Complete reporting period including opening and closing stock	All included production and waste-storage areas	Net generated waste = outbound + closing stock - opening stock; exclude documented non-waste supplier returns	Scale calibration, photographs/labels, manifests, stock reconciliation, contamination notes

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_mass_normalization	mass inventory rows	normalized kg/kg = attributable row mass in kg / released finished-product mass in kg	reconciled row mass; released finished-product mass	kg per kg reference product
calc_electricity_normalization	assembly_test_electricity_input	normalized MJ/kg = attributable metered kWh × 3.6 / released finished-product mass in kg	metered kWh; excluded loads; allocation driver; released mass	MJ per kg reference product
calc_waste_stock_balance	waste outputs	generated waste = outbound transferred mass + closing onsite stock - opening onsite stock, excluding documented supplier returns	scale tickets; manifests; stock records; return records	kg waste per reporting period before normalization

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	product and component identity	Tie product model, hardware/firmware revision, component identities and packing state to an approved BOM and release record; disclose every UUID-empty flow and proxy dataset.	BOM revision, configuration record, release authorization, supplier specification
dq_temporal	all foreground rows	Cover one representative continuous reporting period and disclose shutdowns, rework campaigns, new-model ramp-up and missing intervals.	dated meter, warehouse, production and waste records
dq_completeness	mass and energy balance	Reconcile component issues, released product, rejects, supplier returns and segregated wastes; explain material variances and excluded shared loads.	signed reconciliation and variance log
dq_measurement	scales and electricity meters	Use identified calibrated instruments and preserve raw readings, multipliers, conversion and allocation calculations.	calibration certificates, raw exports and calculation workbook
dq_regulatory	regulated market declarations	Where applicable, retain homogeneous-material substance declarations/exemptions and separately document WEEE collection/treatment assumptions used in downstream extensions.	supplier declarations or test evidence; applicable compliance records; scenario documentation

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_reference_flow	reference_product	Confirm that finished_terminal_output uses the exact reference UUID, Mass property, kg unit, and equals 1 kg after normalization.
val_scope_identity	product_scope	Reject a package for an excluded office machine, loose component, or unconnected cash register; verify the declared POS/ATM/similar-machine function and network capability.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; un-cpc-2-1-2013
val_inventory_atomicity	process_inventory	Confirm every row is one atomic exchange and that absent product-specific components are marked not applicable rather than replaced with an umbrella flow.
val_reconciliation	foreground_records	Recalculate mass and electricity normalization, check released-product denominator, reconcile waste stocks and returns, and flag unexplained negative or duplicate quantities.
val_boundary_disclosure	system_boundary	Confirm the factory-gate boundary, packing state, included onsite operations, upstream dataset links, excluded use/end-of-life stages and any regulatory extension scenario are explicit.	eu-rohs-2011-65; eu-weee-2012-19

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review of representativeness and upstream links
downstream_use	Product-footprint and lifecycle-model foreground/background modules for declared POS terminal, ATM or similar-machine configurations
allowed_use	Factory-gate comparison or modelling when product configuration, mass, geography, reporting period, packing state and foreground boundary are compatible
excluded_use	Direct substitution for excluded CPC products; use-phase or end-of-life claims without separate scenarios; comparison of unlike POS/ATM configurations without functional adjustment
required_metadata	PCR id and version; product/model configuration; reference UUID; unit mass; packing state; production site/geography; reporting period; included operations; upstream dataset identities; allocation; unresolved UUIDs; regulatory-market assumptions
required_quality_disclosure	Data coverage and gaps; meter/scale calibration; BOM and mass reconciliation; shared-energy allocation; waste stock balance; upstream proxy use; component and packaging not-applicable decisions
update_trigger	Hardware, enclosure, display, power-supply, packaging, software/test programme, production site, energy supply, allocation driver or regulatory scope changes that materially alter the inventory

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Structure, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Official CPC 45142 title and classification identity
un-cpc-2-1-2013	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 2.1, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/doc13/BG-CPC-Version21.pdf (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Original explanatory-note inclusions and exclusions for subclass 45142
eu-rohs-2011-65	standard	Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32011L0065 (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Conditional homogeneous-material compliance evidence and disclosure rule; not an empirical range
eu-weee-2012-19	standard	Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32012L0019 (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Conditional separate-collection and treatment/reuse/recycling scenario rules; not an empirical range