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Description

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Description

New Feature

SCO - Refund Mode

A dedicated 'Refund' mode is now available on the Operator Functions Screen - Engage range only.

New Feature

Refund Reasons - Ability to block manual entry

This feature allows the user to block manual entry when dealing with refund reasons.

Note: New System Option #820 

New Feature

SCO Standard Mode - Lock Screen

Allows the user to lock and unlock the screen, via a new button tht can be added via the 'Touch Screen Layout Designer', and 'Macros' in GPoS or  TotalControl.

Locking or unlocking the feature is recorded in the journal in GPoS and passed through to TCP including the clerk that carried out the operation.

New Touch Screen layout Button: #151 

New Feature

GPoS Utility - SCO Screen Items - Multi-select 

The SCO screen items screen now allows multi-select for easier setup/management of your SCO screens. 

New Feature

KVM - Cook Area Support

A new field for 'Cook Area' has been added to the product database, when set this will be passed through to the logwood Kitchen Video Monitor System.

New Feature

KVM - Error Correction after send

The KVM integration now allows for corrections after a transaction has been sent to the KVM. Error correct, Voids and Refunds are now passed with negative quantities. 

New Feature

Balance -  'Person Count' function

The balance plan screen now has a dedicated 'Person Count' Function.

Note: If the target table already has a person count, the numeric input will display that as a default for entry

New Feature

SCO - Halt Transactions due to Incorrect Date/Time

When in SCO mode the system will now monitor the date and time (as per standard mode), in that it will monitor the dates of transactions being recorded comparing these with the date/time of previous transactions. If it see's that the last transaction data is out compared to the current system date/time the user will be halted with an appropriate message displayed.

New Feature

SCO - Removal of Restricted Items (Confirmation)

When an operator is dealing with restricted items. Declining of the restrictions will display an additional screen to the operator asking them to confirm the items have been removed from the basket prior to continuing.  

New Feature

SCO Screen Items - Up and Down Arrows

The SCO screen items within the GPoS utility now have up and down arrows on the user interface, allowing better support for touch screen without the requirement of a mouse. 

New Feature

SCO Support For Payment Feature 'Minimum Spend'

Payments on the SCO now support the 'Minimum Spend Feature'.

As part of the payment process (post bag check), it will see if the subtotal meets that of the selected payment key. If it doesn't, a suitable message is displayed and you're returned to sales registration mode.

Change

Installer - Removal of Obsolete Integrations

The GPoS Installer no longer install or works with the following obsolete integrations.

• GPoS Loyalty Server Note: For Instant CRM integrations the standalone installer for 'GPoS Loyalty Server' should be used. 
• Kappture service
• Yespay
• ICE Loyalty

Change

Debug Command Prompt - Change of working and new Commands 

Change of current Command

• Open Command -Instead of first sending a remoting connect request, it now sends a GPoS IRC packet to the target host checking to see if GPoS is present first. if a valid response packet is received it will proceed to send a remoting request packet and will first send the IRC command on the standard IRC port before sending to the remoting port.

New Command Line Switches

• /delay=n       where n is the number of milliseconds you want to delay for. This is a one time delay and is processed before anything else.
• /file=xxxxx where xxxxx is a text file located in the same folder as the command prompt.  The text file can contain commands that would normally be executed by typing them in. Each command must be on its own line. The contents of the file are processed before allowing key entry into the console window.

Extentions to the Open Command Syntax

• open <addr> (<port>) (-retry=n)

             where 

             <addr> = the target IP or computer name

             (<port>) = optional; if omitted it will use the default 9155 otherwise will attempt to use the port you nominate.

             (-retry=n) = optional; if omitted a connection attempt will be tried once as before. N can be any number of tries 1 to 32768, and if N is 0, it will retry indefinitely. 

             example:

             open localhost -retry=4

Change

Verifone Transactions - Cancel Full Sale Blocked

When a transaction contains a payment key (Which has 'EFT' flag set 'True'), Cancel full sale will now be blocked with the following error presented to the user: 

"error #1, 'Cannot cancel when a settlement on a card has taken place"

Change

Database Upgrade -Check for bespoke triggers on Trandetails table

For set customers some bespoke SQL triggers are in place for the 'Trandetail' Table. Previously the user would need to recreated manually these following database upgrade.

The upgrade routine has been hardcoded to detect these if present and replace them after the upgrade.

Change

Company Logo Update

The company Logo has been updated on the main GPoS Splash screen (displayed on load) along with other areas including the GPoS Utility, Accounts Server etc.

Change

IRC Reports - Validation of IRCID + Name/IP

When running an IRC Report the system now checks the IRCID and the IP Or Hostname to validate each POS.

Previouly the system only looked for the IP/HostName and if finding a POS at the location collected the report information.

Change

Gift Card (HTA and CRM) - E-topup total

Gift Cards (HTA and CRM) Activate and Report to the E-topup total.

Change

SCO - Transaction Grid - Restricted Items Highlighting

When using GPoS SCO mode 'Restricted Items' requiring approval are now coloured red. 

Change

Balance Plan - Person Count - keypad

Previously a number needed entering prior to using this feature, which required that screen to have a keypad.

Now If no number is input, the numeric keypad will be displayed.

Note: Entering 0 here will remove and previously person count entry

Change

Balance Plan - Open table  Confirmation Requirement Removed.

Previously when using the 'Open' feature on the balance plan, an additional step to confirm was present. This has been removed.  

Change

System Options - SCO Config Options

The SCO Config options previously controlled via a config file (GPoSSCO.Config) are now present in the standard GPoS system options.

Change

Transaction Grid - Discount Value Display Colour (Accessibility)

The discount text and value displayed at the bottom of the transaction grid used a colour that didn't stand out visually compared to the background. This has been changed to be more accessible. 

Fix

IRC Table -Edit of record to set hostname

When editing a record on the IRC Table, changes made to the Hostname were discarded on save. 

Fix

Report #45 PLU Calorific Value - Totals Incorrect

The totals for 'Quantity' and 'Value' displayed by this report were incorrect.

Fix

Report #10 PLU Discount Element - Quantity Field

This report incorrectly showed a 'Quantity' field containing none applicable values. This will now show zero quantities.

Fix

Utility - Alpha-numeric 

Attempts to add a Supplier with an alpha-numeric supplier code (example: 'AA1') would fail. 

Fix

IRC - URI (Adverts)

IRC the URI (adverts) from one POS to another was failing. 

Fix

Stock Countdown - Concurrency violation check Error

When Stockcountdown was enabled the system could throw a Concurrency violation check error. 

Fix

Refund from Receipt - Refund entry Selection 

When refunding from receipt the system was not offering refund reason selection from a dropdown list (Manual entry only). Now this system can offer both selection and manual entry in this senario (as per refund not from receipt).

Fix

Stock Transactions - missing information

Stock transactions entered at the POS were not including full information when transmitted to the back office system. Now includes terminal details, clerk details and transaction ID by including them in the notes field against the transaction.

Fix

balanceservlog - System slowdown due to size & new maintenance feature

A Logfile used by the system was able to grow large enough to cause system slowdown. This has been resolved by the inclusion of a maintenance feature.

New System Option #814 - Balance History Log: Delete after N months.

Note: Defaults to '3' months.

Fix

Group Age Restrictions - Handling of changes received from back-office 

Changes to group age restrictions received by the POS were requiring a restart to be active. This has been resolved so this is no longer required. 

Fix

GPoS Could fail to Start due to EFT Config issue 

Previously the system could fail to start if system option #218 pointed to an EFT device which no longer exists. 

Fix

SCO - Item counts Incorrect

The Item count displayed on the SCO was not correctly handling product removals or price overrides. Causing the count to then be incorrect.

Fix

SCO - Shutdown - Confirmation 

The shutdown function didn't have a confirmation dialog, allow the user to cancel the request if done in error.

Fix

Partial Refund from Receipt Issue

Performing a partial refund from receipt was incorrectly causing further lines to be recorded with clerk 0.

Fix

Processing Screen Updates during Load

Previously if the system received updates from the back office which contained screen changes, the system could get stuck refreshing the screens. 

Fix

CRM Integration - Loyalty Details Missing

When using the CRM Integration, the loyalty details displayed at the top of the transaction grid once a customer has been registered were no longer being displayed. 

Fix

Rooms - Error Correct of Posted Items

Attempting to Error Correct an Items Posted to a room produces no dialog to the user. A dialog now displayed.

Fix

Time and Attendance - Report

When floating balances were in use the system was not correct recording Time and Attendance of the Time and Attendance Report.

Fix

Refund from Receipt - Refund Totals on Financial Report (Customer Account Transactions)

When Refunds from receipt were entered against a customer account transaction, a doubling of refund values was being shown on the financial report.

Fix

Gift Cards - Activate attempt with blank code 

When selling gift cards attempting to activate with blank 'GiftCard Code' was not handled correctly.

Fix

KVM - Sort Options

When using the kitchen Video Monitor Integration and sorting the transaction (Via system options #168, #176).

Fix

SCO - Crash on age approval screen

The SCO could crash when trying to access the age approval screen the system could crash (If system option #50 - Don't prevent unknown PLU Add set false).

Fix

Splash Screen and Status button - Incorrect SQL Database size limit displayed

When installed some computers (x86-64) the system was not able to correctly calculate the % of maximum database size used. 

Fix

Cancel Sale Triggering Gift Card Activation

Cancel Sale in Training Mode triggers Gift Card Activation.

Fix

Errors on Install due to fingerprint .dll (On x86-32 OS's)

During the installation of GPoS on 32bit operating systems an error was displayed when the system failed to register a dll used by the fingerprint system.

Fix

Macros Missing System Keys - 'GIFTCARD BALANCE CHECK' and 'GIFTCARD REVERSAL'

The macros screen was missing the following keys.

• GIFTCARD BALANCE CHECK
• GIFTCARD REVERSAL

Fix

Product Button Displaying Price

Product Button Displaying Price (via %price%) was not working immediately on initial load of the system loading up.

Fix

SCO - User cancelling Transaction / Transaction Time Out

SCO -System not handling user cancelling PED Transaction or Transaction timing out correctly.

Fix

Table Plan (Split bills) - Display of balance and colouring issue 

On the table plan, when using the split bill feature the table didn't display the balance and was coloured incorrectly following split bill. (Until re-opened).

Fix

Customer Record

Multiple Fixes

Fix

Cosmetic and Textual

Various Cosmetic and Textual fixes.