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POS 2022.045

• Corrected issue where you could have items print to prep printers more than once by using Split Checks in certain ways.
• Purchase Orders now can optionally spread the freight costs and any discounts applied across the cost of each product received.
• All indications are showing that the issue where the Qty (@) keypad and the lookup up UPC keypad would only half appear and lock up the POS has been corrected.
• SMS texting is now available in Reservations.
• You can now set each employee to require or not require a Employee Cash Out Report when they clock out.
• Corrected issue where Gas/Fuel would round incorrectly on the receipt.
• You can now add just a Keypad and/or the Payment Methods to the Main POS Screen.

POS 2022.041

• Sale Notes and Customer Notes now appear when viewing parked sales.
• Added new report Specific Date Stock By Product Type and corrected issues on Specific Date Reports for Ingredient Costs
• Corrected issue where you could not see the Add New Button when creating new Ship To Addresses.
• Corrected issue where you could not get a Clover Direct Token.
• The POS has been tested and works with standard RS232 Barcode Scanners.
• An Optimum Controls File Generator has been added. See the Help Manual for additional information.
• Minor changes were made to the keypad load process to try to prevent random freezing when the @ key or the Find UPC key was pressed.
• Corrected issue in the Menu Designer where you would click an item > click the Price or POS button in the top left of the screen > right click a blank item position and the Save Button would appear. Clicking the Save Button would erase the price and description of the item.
• A change to the Moduurn integration now allows item that are sent from Moduurn with the ID tag ‘NULL’ will not be saved into the POS.
• Corrected issue where you could not modify a POS Ethernet Printers record because it would display IP is already in use.

POS 2022.04

• Corrected issue where Online orders would generate an error -1 when Receipt Printing and Texting were both enabled.
• Woo Commerce can now return the appropriate payment method applied.
• Corrected split check issue where splitting an item followed by selecting the first split item > clicking Split Item > clicking Finished Splitting Item and then selecting the second split item > clicking Split item > clicking Finished Splitting Item would produce random results.
• Ackroo gift card refund receipts now display the card number, reference number and card balance.
• Corrected confusing information being displayed on the Change Due Windows when doing an Ackroo gift card refund.
• The System Manager no longer monitors API requests including Multi-Store Gift Cards. API’s requests are now monitored by a new application call APImonitor.exe. If you were using the API’s, then make sure set the new application to start with windows.

POS 2022.033

• The POS now filters the Spool Name in Printer Configuration of characters that are not allowed within a Windows Folder Name.
• The POS now provides a ‘All Stations’ option when prompting for a station selection for POS reports.
• Improvements were made to Modifier Setup. The Product List now sorts case insensitive putting all the A and a together. Also we have added the standard Product List and the Product Search Like to make it easier to locate the items.
• Logging has been enabled in the System Manager API Listener. Logs will be stored in the POSLOCAL folder.

POS 2022.032

• Corrected issue where Shopify and Woo Commerce would sometime process orders multiple times when Auto Receive was enabled.
• Corrected codebase error occurring in PATT app.

POS 2022.031

• Corrected issue where you could not use Stamp/Reward Cards in conjunction with Customer Auto Discounts.
• The 4 Sales Summary By ... Reports now include the total line Total Sales Including Tax.

POS 2022.03

• Modifications have been made to Clover Direct. The POS will cancel the current transaction on the Clover if the customer takes too long to respond. This timer is based on a new field in Station Setup named Read Time Out. This corrects some Communication Error responses.
• Corrected issue where randomly new products would have a security level associated with them.
• Corrected upgrade issue where some of the Sales Summary By Reports did not function correctly after upgrading.

POS 2022.0221

• Modifications made to the Moduurn App to ignore any item that Moduurn sends if the ID for the item is the word NULL
• Added new look to Language Setup screen.
• Corrected issue where the List Window did not always appear in the center of the screen.
• Corrected issue where launching customer setup from the invoice screen would sometimes lock the invoicing application
• Corrected issue where the Reports app would sometimes have nothing selected in the dropdown for Ingredient Units & Display.
• Corrected issue where Sales Tracker Names would only allow 25 characters to be entered. You can now enter up to 40 characters.
• Corrected issue where Sales Tracker Names on the POS screen would only display about 8 characters.
• Corrected issue where the Shopify App would provide incorrect product details if a discount was given thru Shopify.
• Corrected issue where the authorization method Print On Folio Printer would sometimes not have accurate balances on cash out reports.
• Corrected issue where the Auto Gratuity feature could not be turned off.
• Corrections were made to the Deliverect App. Customer records are no longer created when Deliverect orders are received.
• Corrected issue where the Report Scheduler in the System Manager would error if you did not put in the correct path to the appropriate batch file.

POS 2022.022

• A new security level has been added, Reports on Employee Screen in POS. This controls who can access these specific Employee Reports.
• Detail level instructions now come across from Moduurn.
• The Woo Commerce app can now display the appropriate payment method such as Visa, MasterCard.
• Corrected issue where ^L and ^B would appear on emailed receipts if they were included in the receipt header or footer.

POS 2022.021

• ChannelOrderDisplayID will now be printed on the customers receipt for Deliverect and Kitchen Chit.
• An option to allow manual card number entry for Clover Direct has been added under Station Setup.
• The Online Order API Listener now records the Table Number if it’s included in the JSON Request.
• The Online Order API Listener now sends back the Quantity On Hand and the Product Type when making Job requests 12, 13 or 14.
• Corrected issue where New Product Types could not be created.

POS 2022.02

• An option has been added to include an hourly summary on the All Station Sales Report by ... reports on the Manager Screen. To enable this feature, go to System Setup > Reports Tab.
• Stamp Card Rewards are now applied back to a customer’s account when a sale is voided that included a Stamp Card Redeem.
• Corrected Deliverect issue where Pickup Orders did not come thru to the POS correctly.

POS 2022.0195

• A check has been added to verify that IP Addresses are not used more than once when adding IP printers in System Printer Setup.
• Corrected issue where if only one check was showing under Split Checks, and that transaction was paid for using the payment button on the split check screen, the POS would prompt for a cover count after the transaction was finalized.
• Corrected issue where the custom report title did not print for scheduled reports.
• Corrected issue where you could not split items on the Split Check Screen.
• Corrected issue where the Copy Button was missing from the Modifier Setup Screen.

POS 2022.0193

• Corrected issue where the Hourly Sales by Product did not filter by employee.

POS 2022.0191

• Corrected issue where the new back office buttons did not upgrade correctly.

POS 2022.019

• A Revenue Center filter has been added to several Sales Summary By Reports.
• Cost changes now record in the Audit Log and in Product Setup in the Price Change Log.
• Increased font size in Stock Adjustment Utilities.
• Four Themes have been added to the Back Office and Reports. Click Themes in the top left of the Back Office Main Screen.

POS 2022.0181

• Corrected an issue where printing a Receipt by Seat Position would print incorrectly if Group Similar Items On Receipt was checked. Printing a receipt by seat or group now disables the Group Similar Items On Receipt option.

POS 2022.018

• Corrected issue where the Park, Pickup and Delivery Buttons would not automatically return to the Sale Start Screen if enabled under Station Setup.
• We believe we have corrected the issue where the POS Login Screen and the Reloading POS Screen would randomly flash quickly between the two screens when reloading was taking place.

POS 2022.017

• Corrected issue where Re-Order would display invalid products if a customer search was performed during a transaction.

POS 2022.016

• Improved Back Office performance when loading forms.
• Table numbers are automatically created in the Tables File when floor plans are modified. The Tables File is used in conjunction with the Reservations System.
• We now have Table Sections. Each Table can be assigned to a Section, eg Bar, Dining etc. The sections are used in conjunction with th Reservation System.
• You can no longer move any gift card sold using the split check function.
• Corrected delays on the Floor Plan updating table status colors.
• Support for Customer Contact Solutions (CCS) has been terminated.
• Corrected issue where security was set incorrectly on a product when creating a new product.
• Corrected issue where an Error 380 would appear loading the POS if the Guest Check Area was designed too narrow in the POS Screen Designer.
• Improved the appearance of the Super Button Screen.
• Corrected issue where the Keylogger files would not change the filename date as the calendar date changed.

POS 2022.015

• The Woo Commerce App now locates customers by phone number and the customer’s first name eliminating issues where the same phone number is assigned to two different customers such as husband and wife.
• A discount option has been added to the Woo Commerce App so coupons applied in Woo Commerce can be correctly imported into the POS.
• Price Overrides have been added to the Audit Log Report.
• Check Transfers have been added to the Audit Log Report.
• The POS Day End Reports now include in the Taxes section the amount of taxable sales.
• Corrected issue where the Reservations App would not launch.
• Corrected issue where the Reservations App did not assign tables correctly in 24 hour mode.

POS 2022.014

• Corrected issues where background timers caused pos to sometimes display bills with incorrect information.
• Deliverect now displays a pop up message if a token cannot be retrieved.
• Corrected issue where Stamp / Reward Cards did not work correctly if the @ (Qty) button was used to sell multiple cards.
• Corrected issues with Shopify where we were converting the order created from GMT.
• Corrected issue where the POS Simplicity upgrade process would create empty Multi Gift Card files.
• Corrected issue where opening Menu Designer would sometimes result in a Subscript Out Of Range error.
• Corrected issue where sometimes you would manually have to select a Screen Name when opening the Menu Designer.
• The Edit Payment option that can appear on the Payment Screen has been discontinued due to the complexity of how payments are processed. You must use the Erase Payments option under the Transaction Viewer.
• New Reservation / Wait List app released.
• A new field called Kiosk Employee has been added to Station Setup. This field is visible when the Station Type is Self Serve Kiosk. All sales on the kiosk will be assigned to this employee and employee shift. This employee will be automatically clocked in whenever the Kiosk Station is accessed.
• The appearance of the split checks screens have been improved to keep with the new look.

POS 2022.012

• Corrected issue where UPC codes would print on receipt if items were sold using the @ (Qty) button regardless of the Detail Format specified on the Receipt Tab in System Setup.
• Rated/Hourly Items can now be sold thru Universal. Sell timed products such as Pool Table usage. Stop the timers when the customer is finished. The POS will calculate the price for the table rental.
• Corrected issue where the Customer Search Like feature would not operate correctly for certain installations.
• Corrected issue where Pickup Numbers skipped one number on each Moduurn order received.
• The Deliverect App has been modified to include the POS Simplicity Client ID and Client Secret.
• Corrected issue where a customer’s bonus point balance could slip into the negative when points were redeemed.

POS 2022.011

• The print spacing option on kitchen chits now allows for spacing all items.
• Corrected issue where Price Maintenance would not load Modifiers.
• The Deliverect integration now uploads any Web Image you added in Product Setup on the Web/Online Tab.
• The Shopify App now has an option to disable inventory posting.
• Correction to Clover Direct to approve refunds whenever a 200 HTTP response is received with No Auth Code Present.
• Corrected issue where the Sales Summary By ... Reports would not show any data if the number of active and deleted employees total more than 130 records.

POS 2022.01

• Testing has been completed using POS Simplicity with Windows 11. No issues have been found.
• Continued improvements on the appearance of the POS front end.
• Customer and Label prompting has been moved from Station Setup to Sales Type Setup making prompting easier between sales channels.
• A new Station Type Option has been added ( 7) Quick Service Guided ). This beta release makes it easier to process delivery, takeout and dine in orders. This option requires a more detailed setup of Sales Types.
• Corrected issue where you could not add ‘Other Buttons’ to Menu Page Screens 2, 3 or 4.
• Corrected issue where the POS Modifier Screen would error if the Modifier was told to use Sales Type Pricing and the Sales Type was told to use Schedule Pricing.
• When Modifiers are split, the headings such as Whole, Left Side and Right Side will only print on prep printers if a modifier is selected under the heading.
• Added to invoicing an option to show margins and mark-ups.
• Corrected issue where Back Office Reports would error or appear blank if multiple stations were running Back Office Reports at the same time.
• 241 Discount Types 17 & 18 now accept the value field. Generally the 241 would default to 100% but you now have the ability to apply, for example, only a 50% discount to the second item.
• Corrected issue where you could not use the Substitute Function on Super Buttons.
• Corrected issue where the Modifier Screen would sometime appear cut off on the right when using RDP.
• Corrected issue where Received On Accounts would display on invoices and in Invoicing incorrectly.

POS 2021.11

• New POShelp PDF released which includes detailed directions for setting up Deliverect.
• Corrected issue where you could not apply a Macro Discount if Cannot Be Combined with Other Discounts was checked.
• The Delivery Viewer feature has been re-integrated into the POS.
• Schedules pricing is now an option under Price Levels for Sales Types. This is useful in scenarios such as Dine In may use price schedules whereas Delivery can force price level 10.
• An option has been added under Sales Types to disable ticket printing.
• Added 4 new report; Detailed Stock by Department (Basic), Detailed Stock by Product Type (Basic), Detailed Stock by Report Group (Basic), Detailed Stock by Supplier (Basic)

POS 2021.108

• Corrected issue where the Jump to Table/Check Button would appear in the POS behind other objects.
• Corrected issue where the Red X would not appear on item buttons when a item was sold out on a count down.

POS 2021.106

• Corrected issue where Bonus Points would be calculated incorrectly using several functions on the transaction Viewer.
• Customers Stamp Card Balances are now adjusted when the POS transaction where the Stamp Card was issued is voided.

POS 2021.104

• Corrected another issue that caused Pickup Time to appear randomly on prep printer chits.
• Forced Table Numbers cannot exceed 10 characters.
• Corrected issue where tiered reward point did not always calculate correctly.
• Corrected issue where Paymentree in Cashier mode did not separate payment methods on POS reports.
• Updated Ontario Wine Pricer for new LCBO pricing.
• Deliverect released in Beta.
• Corrected Issue where Universal Multi Store Gift Cards would not process if the card balance was less than the sale total.

POS 2021.103

• Added back the original icons as an option so software upgrades don’t change appearance.

POS 2021.102

• Added additional tracking fields to the Keylogger.
• Added blue icons.
• Added new report Refund/Void Summary By Employee Detailed.
• Corrected issue where empty buttons and pages were not appearing on the screen.
• Corrected issue where POS would send invalid information to KDS Pro if there is no default sales type setup for the station under Station Setup.
• NOTE: The two new button styles only work well with a relatively dark POS screen background.

POS 2021.101

• Corrected issue where the function button appearance in the POS was not correct.
• The POS Screen Designer now displays the Icons on the POS Function Buttons making it easier to see how the button looks.
• Added Smaller Black and White Icons.

POS 2021.10

• The Support Ticket System has been improved so anyone can open existing tickets and update /edit the resolution.
• The Sales Exporter for Universal Remote now lets you export all sales since a date so you can get your customers sales history up to the cloud.
• Add Period Sales Summary (Sales by Day of Month, Day Of Week and Hour of Day) to Universal Remote.
• Report Scheduling has now been simplified. When scheduling the POS Simplicity can now automatically add the command line to appropriate Windows batch file. The System Manager can run those batch files at the appropriate times.
• Stock and Physical Adjustment Utilities now have a Price Change Allowed Option under the File Menu. If enabled, retail and cost changes can be made. These changes take effect immediately. You do not have to Post Changes.
• Added Location ID for Paymentree Setup. This makes it possible to use RDP with Paymentree installations.
• HOimport and HOexport have been retired and will be replaced shortly by a more robust system.
• The Sales Exporter now can upload information every 5 minutes or more. The default is every 15 minutes.
• Corrected issue where Stock Analysis could not be added to favourites.
• Corrected issue where penny rounding was not coming across to Universal Remote for Paid Outs.
• Manual Comments now only print to consolidated chits if Modifiers are told to print to consolidated chits.
• Gift Card / Meal Plan Maintenance now allow for Multi Store Gift Card processing.
• The Importer Utility can now import Multi-Store Gift Cards.
• Corrected missing QOH column on the Specific Stock by Report Group report.
• Corrected issue where Bonus Points were awarded to customers assigned to a customer types that were deleted.
• Corrected issue where Sales Tracker would appear on receipts for online orders.
• Corrected issue where the UPOS Listener would not store the customer’s ship to address.
• Added new POS report Sales By Revenue Center.
• An option has been added under the Administration Menu to disable the POS from auto reloading changes.
• New looks can now be created in the POS using framed buttons with slight rounded corners and new icons. You can also now use your own icons if you wish.

POS 2021.091

• Corrected issue where voiding an item in the POS would display inflated retails and costs on the Statistics tab in Product Setup.
• You can now quickly access Modifier Setup from Product Setup.

POS 2021.09

• Universal ADconnect now released. Dealer advertising now available for the Back Office. You now have the option to have your own dealer advertising appear in the Universal Back Office. Display up to 12 different ads each year. Contact Universal for pricing.
• The System Manager now has a Report Scheduler Tab. Here you can configure the batch files to run for your daily, weekly and monthly scheduled reports. This eliminates the need to set up Tasks using the Windows Task Scheduler to run reports.
• Corrected issue where On Line Future Orders did not display a valid pickup number is Always Print Receipt was enabled for On Line Orders.
• Added % sign to on screen keyboard in POS.
• The Export Bar PLU’s in the System Manager now only exports the items that have been assigned to Bar Product Types.
• The Menu Designer now allows the Menu Pages to be resized if the Menu Pages are in the Items frame.
• Improved Error Messages that appear when Software. Key related issues occur.
• Corrected issue where Future Orders would still print at the appropriate time even though the transaction was voided.
• Corrected issue where a Union Pay credit card would post as Cash when using Pay at The Table.

POS 2021.08

• Simple macros are now allowed. Macros can sell any range of products and or discounts.

POS 2021.0752

• The Float Entry Screens now have an Open Cash Drawer Button.
• Corrected issue where receipt would always print if Auto Receipt by Seat was selected and Number of copies was set to zero.
• Corrected issue where in 24 hour mode the pos would not always close the day correctly.
• Added support for Touch KDS Pro Version 1.30
• Corrected issue where decimal quantity values would not print on prep. printers for modifiers.
• Clover Direct has now been released.
• Corrected issue where 24 hour mode would not display the correct business date.

POS 2021.074

• Purchase Orders now have a print label option so labels can be printed prior to receiving the order.
• The POS now will accept Givex and Data Candy gift card data returned from Ingenico Tetra Devices. Create a payment method and assign the card type of Gift Card.
• The importer now supports setting the product type to Product, Modifier - Print Follows Item or Modifier – Print Follows Product Type. Also if the imported item is a Modifier, the Print In Red is selected by default.
• Corrected issue where the totals shown on the payment methods on the POS screen were inaccurate.

POS 2021.073

• Corrected issue where POS print spooler would not allow 7 printers per station.
• The DBGName2004 POSEDGE.INI setting for multi store gift card processing has been discontinued. Anyone using this feature must have their system changed over to the new POS Simplicity Multi Store Gift Card System prior to installing this release.
• Under Administration à System Setup à Report Tab, you can disable printing gratuities on the POS Shift Reports.

POS 2021.072

• The POS print spooler now can run up to 7 printers per station.
• WooCommerce has been removed from the OnLineOrder Application and will need to be re-setup after this installation. Please see WooCommerce in the current POSHELP.PDF

POS 2021.07

• The POS now has a Group Button on the Seat Bar. The Group Button allows you to group seat positions. For example, 2 couples sitting at a table. This would be 4 seats or 2 groups. The POS can now print sales receipts by seat position or by seat group. The printing option is configured under Station Setup à Receipt Tab.

POS 2021.065

• Universal Remote no includes a Itemized Product Sold Report.
• Corrected issue where the Loading Splash Screen and the Print Spooler Screen would randomly flash between each other causing the POS to locking up.
• Corrected issue where Ship To was not sorted in invoicing.
• Corrected issue where Print Receipt On Receive always printed zero for quantity.
• Modifiers can now charge Sales Type Price Level.
• Corrected issue where auto gratuities did not divide when splitting a check.
• A zero dollar amount will no longer print on the receipt for manually entered comments cleaning up the receipt appearance.
• Improvements were made to the Woo Commerce integration to improve visual feedback when processing orders.
• Additional parameters were added to the Woo Commerce integration to retrieve all orders available.
• Stamp/Reward cards have been introduced in Beta. These would be similar to Coffee Cards. For example, pre-purchase 10 coffees and get 2 Free.

POS 2021.063

• Corrected issue where Bonus Points could get awarded more than once if Erase Payments was used under the Transaction Viewer.
• Corrected issue where Bonus Points could get awarded more than once if Use Sale was used under the Transaction Viewer on a closed transaction.
• Corrected issue where Bonus Points could get removed if a discount was applied and declined while trying to redeem points.
• The POS will now automatically attempt to void any online credit cards processed when voiding a transaction that was paid using an online authorized credit or debit card.
• Totals now appear on the payment buttons, (US Cash, Bonus Bucks, EBT etc), when the payment buttons are located on the main POS screen similar to how it has always worked when you used the Finish Button to display the payment buttons.
• Purchase Orders now allow the first column to display UPC, Alt UPC 1 or Alt UPC 2.
• The API to return products now returns the Retail Price as a string.

POS 2021.062

• Under Station Setup à Receipts, there is now an option to prompt for receipt.
• Prompting for Receipt or Invoice screens no longer covers the Change Due window.
• Online ordering using Woo Commerce now supports bottle deposits.
• Added several comparative reports show by various categories, 4 Weeks Prior Sales, 4 Months Prior Sales, 4 Years Prior Sales for any given date.
• In the POS à Customer à Account Tab, we have added a ‘Issue Debit On Account’ button to easily add a opening balance or just a charge on account.
• In the POS Transaction Viewer, you can increase the font size by right clicking on the Transaction Grid and Selecting Font to switch the Font Size between 8 and 10 points. This must be set on each terminal.

POS 2021.061

• POS Simplicity now offers simple and affordable multi store gift card processing. (Currently available in beta)

POS 2021.06

• The language for Other Fee 1 & 2 and Deposits now come exclusively from Tax and Deposit Setup and have been removed from the language database.
• Sales Representative setup has been simplified.
• The POS Simplicity API has been rewritten adding additional security and the ability for products to be pulled in JSON format.
• Added new 8 ½ x 11 inch Shelf Label for advertising specials called Label_1Across_1Down_FullSheet_UsingOnSpecial and Label_1Across_1Down_FullSheet_Plain.
• Corrected random issue where POS would display an error Invalid Row if a Customer display was used in conjunction with the Seat Bar.
• Corrected issue where Desktop and Move 5000 pinpads would error with Invalid Parameter.
• Added new report, Sales by Sales Type by Product Type.
• Corrected issue where 241 discounts would cause various back end sales reports to have inaccurate values.

POS 2021.059

• Customer Auto Discounts have been modified to make it simpler to apply discounts to a group of customers. See Customer Auto Discounts in the current POSHELP.PDF
• Refund can now be applied directly to a gift card. If the gift card exists, the refund is added to the card. If the gift card does not exist, the card is created with the appropriate value.

POS 2021.058

• Corrected issue where the Default Label was not applied from SmartScan.
• Corrected issue where Woo Commerce order selection screen did not display order total or status.
• Corrected issues where QOH did not appear correct in Purchase Orders if a Matrix item included on the order.
• Corrected issue were a negative price on a Helper Label in Modifiers would always charge a positive amount.
• Support for the Obsolete VX810 & VX820 Serial Pin pads has been DISCONTINUED.
• The POS now recognizes the difference between check ownership and who closed the check. This allows the POS to allocated gratuities to the owner of the check as appose to the person who closed the check.

POS 2021.055

• Improvements and Fixes were made to the Auto Coupons.
• Corrected error when running Detailed Sales by Payment Method report.
• Corrections were made to Modifiers to correct pricing issues for premium priced modifiers.
• Corrected issue where the Return To Stock option was randomly ignored when refunding or voiding items.
• Corrected stock issue where refunds were deducting from stock.
• Corrected issues where VAT taxes created total issues on Account Statements.

POS 2021.051

• An integration to Caterbook Property Management has been added using Cloudhook.
• Added a warning message to appear when applying a discount that exceeds a maximum discount value.
• Modifications were made to Modifiers to correct pricing issues for premium priced modifiers.
• Modifications were made to Modifiers to correct issues that occurred when the same modifier group was added to the same product.

POS 2021.05

• The Refresh button in Product Setup will now refresh the QOH.
• Super Buttons now let you select no Modifier.
• The new tab is automatically selected when you click the New Tab button under Super Buttons.
• When reports or sales receipts are sent to the screen, there is now an email option to email the document.
• Added Number Open Drawer with Zero Dollar Sale to all Sales Summary By reports.
• Corrected issue where free selected items on modifier selection would start charging prices in certain scenarios.
• Another Price List showing the 3 User Fields has been added to reports.
• The importer now displays the number of skipped records when importing customer records if there are duplicate customer codes or duplicate customer codes.
• The POS now sends Pick Up Time to Touch KDS Pro.

POS 2021.0473

• Corrected issue where the Pos would error if a Cancel Sale was done with an active sale but no items on the check.
• Corrected issue where the prices for premium toppings modifiers were not always calculated correctly.
• Corrected issue where the POS was prompting for Postal/Zip Code instead of City when using the Google Maps API.
• Corrected issue where deleted employees sales would not appear on any Sales Summary By reports.

POS 2021.047

• Corrected Issue where the scroll bars would not function in Back Office Reports.
• Corrected issue where only one winery report would print from invoicing or the POS regardless of how many copies were requested.
• Corrected issue where Taxes 3, 4 and 5 would sometimes not appear on the Sales Summary By Reports.
• The Transaction Viewer can now be defaulted to sort by Active Transactions > Transaction Number.
• The Google Maps Distance Matrix API has been improved for better accuracy. The API now utilizes Address, City and Postal/Zip code for both the origin and destination location. When enabled, the POS now prompts for city instead of postal/zip code making entering new customers faster. The API now returns Imperial or Metric results based on the Units of measure selected under the Company Profile Tab or System Setup.
• Always Print is now checked by default when creating new Super Buttons or New Tabs in Super Buttons.
• The Sales Summary By reports now do not display fields such as Deposits, Gratuities, Taxes etc. If the value is zero.
• The Search Like Screen will now display an on screen keyboard if Station Has Keyboard is unchecked in Station Setup.

POS 2021.0461

• Corrected Issue where the scroll bars would not function in Back Office Reports.
• Corrected issue where only one winery report would print from invoicing or the POS regardless of how many copies were requested.
• The Transaction Viewer can now be defaulted to sort by Active Transactions > Transaction Number.

POS 2021.046

• Add new Avery Label for Clearance Shelf Tags (Label_3Across_10Down_Avery05160_ClearanceSale)
• Corrected issue where 241 discounts would not always calculated correctly.
• Corrected issue where A/R reports would not display full details.
• The Shopify integration now supports item level discounts.

POS 2021.0452

• The open drawer method (By Employee Constant Drawer Assignment) now only opens the cash drawer on a sale if the payment method has the drawer assignment checked.
• Beta release of Auto Polling for Shopify and Woo Commerce.
• Temporarily disabled Audit Log. Created issue where prices could not be saved if changed in product setup.

POS 2021.045

• An Audit Log has been added to POS Simplicity. This log tracks all security authorization requests, retail price changes, remove tender & gratuities, transfer checks, time clock adjustments and sale voids. More trackable functions will be added as requested by dealers and customers. This report is located on the Misc. Reports tab.
• Key Logging has been added back into the POS. It was removed due to several technical reasons about a year ago but has been reintroduced. Key Logging creates a daily CSV file in the data folder and can be used to show the keystrokes performed in the POS. Please report any areas where the POS is not logging events. To activate the feature, open the POSEDGE.INI file in the POSLOCAL folder and in the OPTIONS section add KeyLogger=1
• The Product Importer now has a column for Product or Modifier. Leave the field blank for products or enter a 1 for modifiers.

POS 2021.041

• Corrected database issue that occurred when Stock Adjustment Utilities were used and quantity over limit vales were entered.
• Search customers by phone number now search all 4 phone number fields.
• Customer Annual Spending report has been updated to include customer’s phone number and email.
• SMS texting now logs all communications for debugging purposes. (see c:\poslocal\sms_mmddyyyy.txt)

POS 2021.04

• The Gas Classification under Product Setup now allow for the Volume of fuel to be entered by checking Ask For Quantity.
• A new POS function button has been added; Jump to Table>Check. This function will save and leave the current check and then prompt for another table. If the table exists, the system will open the table. If not, the system will start a new table. If you do not enter a table number when prompted, the system will display a list of all open checks allowing you to select.
• A Maximum Allowable Manual Gratuity has been added under System setup > Hospitality Tab. A Security Setting has also been created to allow Management to override this value if needed.
• The Transaction Viewer now has a default sort order which can be changed under System Setup > POS Screen Tab.
• On Line Orders now have an option to send a confirmation text when an order is received.
• Corrected issue where large purchase orders would flicker and randomly jump to top of screen when editing.
• Use POS keyboard now has several options. Before this change, you would need to uncheck Use POS Keyboard in order to use alphabetic characters in UPC codes. Now you have more options on the keys that can be assigned to the Pos keyboard.

POS 2021.035

• Corrected issue an Adjustment Type window would appear on several back office screens.
• Corrected issue where the POS would error if certain POS Item Buttons were clicked when there was a Top Line Text added.
• Functionality was added to support Touch KDS Professional Version 1.20.

POS 2021.0332

• Corrected issue where Reorder from customer screen would freeze POS.

POS 2021.0331

• Corrected issue where On Line Orders would not print correctly on the KDS.
• Corrected issue where receipts would not print for On line Orders with Always Print Receipt checked.

POS 2021.033

• Improved the appearance when front end POS reports are printed to a Windows printer. The text now aligns on the report making a better looking printed report.
• FIXED: Issue where Gift Card History would sometimes not display unless the POS was restarted.
• Several improvements have been made to increase the speed of generating back end reports.
• On line ordering now provides better feedback to identify issues when the inventory update fails on items using Shopify.
• Stock Adjustment Reasons now include an Adjustment Type Option to accommodate the newly added Alberta Cannabis Retail Compliance Report.

POS 2021.031

• The option ‘Purchase Orders now allow you the ability to create and receive orders within the same process’ created in 2021.01, is now optional and must be enabled in Purchase Orders under the Administration Menu.
• An option has been added to automatically print a receipt when any on line orders are received or processed.

POS 2021.023

• FIXED: Issue where Tax would not charge correctly on a manually added gratuity.
• Pickup Time on receipts is now available as a code for the receipt header of footer text.
• On the Receipt Tab in System Setup, you can now control what prints for item details on the sales receipt. View the available codes under System Setup à Receipt Tab.
• Search Like can now search Alt UPC 1 and Alt UPC 2.
• The Product List Screen can now display Pack Size.

POS 2021.022

• FIXED: Issue where POS was not sending the pickup number to Touch KDS Pro.

POS 2021.021

• The Account Date Format for SHOGO is now auto set to eliminate errors when setting up the accounting interface.
• FIXED: Issue where Course Sorting for forced modifiers did not work correctly.
• FIXED: Issue where the Change Due window would not always disappear on the customer display.
• The POS Simplicity API has been updated. All requests and responses are now using HTTP RESTful requests and all responses are now is JSON format. The new API document is available in the POS Simplicity dealer portal.

POS 2021.02

• The Reorder Button on the POS Screen and the Reorder Button on the View Open Check Screen now recalculate the price of the item when reordering an item.
• The screen refresh timer has been modified on the View Open Check Screen as a debugging measure to test for a client’s technical issue.
• FIXED: Issue where some reports could not be added to Favorites.

POS 2021.014

• The Product List now has an option to search Alternate UPC 2.
• FIXED: Issue where Gift Card Sales would print incorrectly on invoices.
• Enabled stock tracking for Moduurn and CCS.

POS 2021.013

• FIXED: Issue where Shopify did not account for the shipping fee.
• FIXED: Issues with the Printer Override on Sales Types.
• FIXED: Issues with the new Modifier features released in version 2021.01.
• OLO parameters can now come from a command line allowing the OnLineOrder app to run more than once letting clients use multiple on line order platforms simultaneously.

POS 2021.012

• FIXED: Issue when trying to display just Pickup Orders or Delivery Orders, the list would not include any On Line Pickup or On Line Delivery Orders.
• FIXED: Issue where the day could be closed leaving Future Orders active even though they should have been completed that day.
• Changes have been made to improve Table Locking when using Pay at the Table to force transactions not to be used when a payment is being taken.
• FIXED: Issue that would occur if a modifier table was erased and still assigned to a product and that product was sold at the POS.
• In the Menu Designer > Other Tab, you can now add a Product Search Like button.
• FIXED: Error that occurred when you clicked to Add New Modifier

POS 2021.01

• Under Sales Types > Advanced Tab, we are now allowing the option to also override and redirect the location for receipt printing. This replaces the old feature under System Setup > Quick Service Tab > Send Receipts to Kitchen Printer 2 for Deliveries. Note: The redirection for Receipt Printing is only on the initial printing of the check. All additional receipt prints will follow the default channel specified under Station Setup. This limitation is by design.
• The Modifier Window has been redesigned in appearance to accommodate the ‘Ask All At Once’ feature coming in 2021.02 and also to allow better correction functionality. For example, your sell a steak > select Medium for temperature > selected Baked for side > realize the temperature should have been Medium Rare > select Medium off the list > click Void and then Select Medium Rare.
• The Modifier Window now dynamically calculates pricing. As you void and add modifiers, the pricing is recalculated for the entire order.
• Added a Sync Price Levels button in product setup to automatically have all price levels set to price level 1.
• Gift Card Processing now allows for Over Tendering if ‘Change Is Tip’ is selected under Payment Method Setup allowing the server the ability to easily add the gratuity to the gift card payment.
• The Supplier Setup area now has the search option to find a particular supplier.
• The Invoicing Module now automatically searches all UPC fields (UPC, Alt UPC, Alt UPC1, PLU#) when searching for a product.
• Export products now include ALT UPC, ALT UPC 1 and PLU number.
• Purchase Orders now allow you the ability to create and receive orders within the same process. An option has also been added to allocate any order discounts and freight charges across the order to adjust each items landed cost.
• Purchase Orders now allow cost prices to have up to 6 decimal places allowing for scenarios such as you purchase 2 items for $2.49 giving a net cost each of $1.245
• Purchase Orders now have an option to let you add the same item to an order multiple times. This scenario is useful if you are a business that uses the same UPC for multiple different items.
• The Stock Destination dropdown list now always defaults to Main Store when receiving or adjusting inventory eliminating the need to always needing to select it.
• You can now select a default stock adjustment reason under Stock Adjustment Reason setup. This will automatically be selected in all dropdown lists and will also be the reason used for the Quick Receive Stock under product Setup.
• Customer Auto discounts selection has been moved from System Setup to Customer Types allowing different auto discounts to apply to different customer types. NOTE: If using auto discounts and the installation is an upgrade, then this will require setup by the dealer or end user after the upgrade.
• The Option to ‘Prompt for Receipt or Invoice’ has been moved from System Setup to Station Setup so the option can be station specific.
• There have been major improvements to the speed and appearance for the ‘Search Like’ feature accessed from the Product and Customer Search List.
• The created_at_min option has been added to filter the order results from Shopify. This must be set under System Setup. See the manual for setup information.
• The Start and End Dates for back office reports now default initially to Today’s Date and these fields can no longer be blank or have invalid dates entered.
• The @ (multiplication) button automatically appears on the ‘Payment Buttons on POS Screen’ if this feature is being used.
• FIXED: Issue where you could not begin a sale with a manual comment.
• FIXED: Issue where Menu Designer for would be slow loading on large databases even with Auto Load Product in Menu Designer unchecked.
• FIXED: Issue where you could not filter Future Orders in the Transaction Viewer.
• FIXED: Issue where back end reporting would crash if no date range was entered when running any Sales Summary By ... Reports.
• FIXED: Shogo accounting date format issue.
• FIXED: Woo Commerce and Shopify now show an accurate # Items Sold on the customers receipt.
• FIXED: Issue where all Purchase Order Receive Summaries would not produce correct information if a date range was entered.
• FIXED: Issue where you could not adjust the number visible payment buttons if you had the payment buttons on the main POS screen. The number of visible payment buttons is now a global setting set under POS Screen Designer on the Payments Screen.