PLANNED
Prerequisites are located in the menu on the left.
Consumer Sales Date on items
Fields for Consumer start date and end date are imported from Item Management.
- Consumer sales start
- If value exists for an item, the item can only be sold after that date.
- If value does not exist for an item, it will be available for sales in POS immediately.
- Consumer sales end
- If value exists for an item, the item can not be sold after that date.
- If value does not exist for an item, it will not have an end date for selling in POS.
Cashier permission to enter EAN manually
A permission ("Sell items by manual input") can be configured for cashiers in User Management. This controls if cashiers are allowed to enter EANs/GTINS/Item numbers manually. When disabled, an error message will be shown if the user tries to use the input field:
IMPORTANT!
- Cashiers in User Management:
- The new permission must be added manually to a role that all cashiers have in User Management for retailers that still want cashiers to be able to sell items manually.
- This must be done before cash registers are upgraded with EG POS 4.0.0.148 or newer!
- Cashiers in Chain Classic / Chain Web:
- The new permission will automatically be added during upgrade. The new permission is not possible to configure.
Button to show last receipts after finished payment
When cashier finishes payment, the summary of the receipt is shown on the screen. A button to show the recent receipts can be shown in this dialog:
When clicked, the list with last x receipts is shown and the content of the most recent receipt:
Price check with currency support
The price check function can be used to check the current price in multiple currencies and the price will be shown both on the cashier view and on the customer view (if one is attached).
When using the function price check a dialog to enter or scan the EAN is shown.
Then the price info is shown on cashier view in the selected currency:
And on customer view:
| POS Configuration |
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ButtonConfig New function that can be configured on the desired button:
Configures which currencies can be used for payment. Also controls which currencies are shown in the new dialog for price check. |
Showing exchange rates on cashier and customer view
A function to show current exchange rates can be configured on the desired button. The function will show the exchange rates for all currencies configured to be allowed for payments on the cashier view and on the customer view:
Integration for online flight data
POS can be connected to a online flight service to fetch additional data related to a flight. The IATA BCBP (boarding pass) will be sent to the service, and additional data will be passed back. For now, the additional data is the CustomsID of the flight.
Duty free items is not allowed on domestic and EU flights
POS can be configured to block the sale of Tax Free items on domestic and EU flights.
A new error message is shown when trying to add duty free item with domestic or EU flight. The functionality requires an online flight integration that provides the CustomsID of the flight. If the CustomsID is D (Domestic) or U (EU), and the parameter BlockTaxFreeItemsOnDomesticAndEuFlights is enabled, tax free items will be blocked by the following message:
A tax free item is identified by an item attribute imported from Item Management that is saved in the dbo.item table in the POS database.
Currency payment on customer view
The customer view is updated immediately with payments and refunds when the cashier is using the Currency payment function.
Example screen after paying with euro, Turkish lira and Norwegian krone:
Example screen after overpaying with USD, resulting in a cashback:
Currency return
Currency return can be used to fully refund a receipt originally paid by foreign currency. (All payments from the original receipt will be inverted.) This function is useful for stores that do not normally allow refunds in foreign currency, but wants to allow it in special cases when they know they have the foreign currency available in the cash drawer.
First, search for or scan a finished receipt. Use the currency return function. The return is automatically finished and the receipt summary is shown, specifying how much to pay out to the customer.
If the original receipt does not contain foreign currency payment or contains a payment type other than cash, the currency return will be rejected:
If the original receipt is older than 48 hours, currency return is not allowed:
Receipt print menu
Changes in ReceiptPrintMenuSetup parameter have been implemented. If option DigitalReceiptMembersOnly is configured in ReceiptPrintMenuSetup parameter, the "Digital receipt" option in receipt print menu in POS is displayed only for receipts containing members.
Example dialogs for receipts without and with members:
Configurable fields for Credit Payment
A new parameter CreditPaymentFields is added in POS Configuration. This configuration defines the fields to be shown when paying by credit in POS. Maximum of 6 fields can be configured and setting the field as mandatory would make it mandatory in the user interface.
Tax value information on the printed receipt
When an item with half or full tax is sold, then the receipt is printed with the identifier next to the item. If the item has half tax (TaxGroupID17), "H" will be printed. If items has full tax (TaxGroupID19), then "V" will be printed. Printing of the identifier can be configured by the parameter "Print tax identifier on line item" based in the PrinterConfig parameter in the POS Configuration.
New Credit Payment Fields in POSLog
When CreditPaymentFields parameter is configured and customer is proceeding with credit sale, then info from the credit payment dialog is saved in POSLog.
Required
POSLog version 90
Automatic Cash Register Lock
Cash Register can be locked automatically after time defined in the parameter AutoLockWhenIdle. Time is counted from the moment of last action of the cashier. Cash register can be unlocked by the same cashier or by the supervisor with specific permission.
Reason code for logging out of POS
Reason codes for logging out can be defined in POS Management. When defined, the cashier has to supply the reason when logging out manually. A reason can also be configured for automatic log out by inactivity.
The reason will also be included in the POSLog XML receipt format:
Improvements POS
| Area | Description |
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| Flight integration | Scanning boarding pass for another airport (RTP-27385) When the cashier scans the boarding pass and the arrival/departure airport is not the location airport, then the flight is invalid. The customer is not allowed to buy any items and an error message is shown.
Information about final destination for connecting flights (RTP-31293) Improvements were made for showing final destination for connecting departure flights. |
| Log in | Not possible to log in to POS if CloudAccessService is down (RTP-32244) CloudAccessService on POS Server is used by POS to fetch a token used as authentication versus EG Cloud services. A bug has been fixed, making it impossible to do cashier log in if CloudAccessService was not available when EG POS started and is still not available when a cashier tries to log in. |
| Log out | Improved offline handling for recent logins (RTP-32055) When Store Central database is offline, POS will use a local cache to show recently logged in cashiers. This avoids potential slow log out of cashier when Store Central is offline. |
| Loyalty | Fetching member info from loyalty provider in self-service POS (RTP-31107) When a member is added in the self-service POS, their information is automatically fetched from the loyalty provider and included in the active transaction, regardless of the 'CustomerMasterLocation' parameter setting. This applies specifically to self-service POS systems using PosCustomerService to retrieve member information. Previously, only the member's LoyaltyNumber was added if this parameter was set to 'Internal'. This ensures comprehensive member data is available during transactions. |
| Payment summary | Payment summary for foreign currency when doing refunds (RTP-32130) The amount in foreign currency is shown on left side and the value in local currency is shown on the right side in the payment summary when doing refunds.
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| Price | NetCost and NetCostNormalPrice in POSLog (RTP-25848) When an item has a weighted cost price, in the POSLog:
When an item does not have a weighted cost price:
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| Receipt | ArticleArea and SpecialGroup in receipt for link items (RTP-31282) ArticleArea and SpecialGroup is added to the POSLog XML receipt format also for link items. Flight information for fake flights in POSLog XML (RTP-32260) DestinationCode and OriginCode have been changed for fake flights .ARR, .DEP and .PAX. |
| Self-service | Selling items without price in Self-service (RTP-31125) If an item without price is scanned in self-service, the following error message will be shown:
Approval of age per boarding pass in cashier mode (RTP-32053) When closing self-service mode and using dialog to approve age per boarding pass in cashier mode before going back to self-service mode, it is no longer necessary to approve age also in Monitor App. Improved navigation after cashier assistance (RTP-32054) When a customer goes to payment in self-service and cashier assistance is needed, for example for age control via cashier mode, then the payment view will be opened when going back to self-service. Previously, the self-service sales view was opened and the customer had to click "got to payment" again. Always sending receipt content to Monitor App (RTP-32090) When existing parameter SurveillanceEveryScan is enabled, POS will always in include the receipt details in the messages to Monitor App. Previously, the receipt details were only included if we received a "start live view" request from Monitor App. This makes it possible to continuously view live sales from the same Self-checkout in Monitor App. Print gate receipt in self-service POS when connecting flight it confirmed (RTP-31165) If configured, A gate receipt will be printed in self-service POS when a customer confirms going on a connecting flight after buying items that requires a STEB bag to be used. The gate receipt will be needed because the original receipt will be used in the STEB bag making it difficult to scan when going through the gate. This is relevant only when using the flight integration in self-service POS. POS Configuration: Relevant existing parameters: EnableGateReceiptPrinting (default False) - must be enabled - set to 'True' |
| User interface | New customer-specific skin (RTP-30840) New customer-specific skin has been added and can be configured in parameter UIHighlightColor in POS Configuration. Scrolling using "Up Arrow" in Sales View (RTC-41010) Using the "Up Arrow" key with more than 100 items in the receipt does no longer causes excessive scrolling. If an item image has been uploaded in item management and sent out to POS, it can be shown in sales view and item information views. If no image is available locally on disk, POS will try to look up the images via URL (If parameter ExternalImageBankURL is configured). Full FD resolution: Line discount/edit line views (RTP-24298) Resolution issues regarding line discount and edit line views have been resolved. Full HD support in pop-up dialogs (RTP-24285) Pop-up dialogs for sub menus and for sending SMS have been adjusted to support Full HD (1920x1080).
Full HD support in login view (RTP-23873) Elements for login view in POS have been adjusted to support Full HD (1920x1080) resolution.
Support for full HD resolution in dialog to add flight manually (RTP-32004) Improvements were implemented for resolution 1920x1080 in dialog to search for flight.
Full HD resolution: Search (RTP-23961) The following improvements in search field for full HD resolution were implemented: bigger search field, icons, and font. Indents between the menu buttons have also been corrected. Full HD resolution: Sales (RTP-23960) Sales screen elements and font sizes for resolution 1920x1080 are increased for better visibility. Full HD resolution: Customer Order (RTP-24287) The following improvements in search field for full HD resolution were implemented:
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| User Management | Changes in "Prevent from login" and "Training mode" (RTP-29816) "Prevent from login" and "Training mode" are removed as user role permissions. They are added as flags for a cashier/user. |
Improvement POS Server
| Area | Description |
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| POS API | Removal of picking order when using DeleteCartOrder (RTP-27938) Deleting an order from cart in POS API also deletes it in Backoffice, as well as makes it unavailable for picking in InStore App. Sending SMS for cancelled click and collect orders (RTP-29904) Method SendCartOrderConfirmationNotification can be used on already finished/cancelled receipts to send SMS with information to the customer. Improved error handling for import of orders/sales (RTP-31109) When the order/sale received by the BatchToPosApi package fails with an InvalidQuantityFault, CartItemNotFoundFault or CartIsCancelledFault - it no longer retries after the initial fail. Improved error handling in SetStoresForCartOrderPicking method (RTP-32043) When using the SetStoresForCartOrderPicking endpoint with a non-existing item identifier, the response is more descriptive. It gives information about the cart id and the wrong cart item identifier. Improvement in ItemInfo/GetProductsInArtsXmlByEan (RTP-24543) GetProductsInArtsXmlByEan returns net weight and ID of an alternative item in the response. Required POS Master 3.0.0.171 or higher! CouponValidationType in CartCalculator (RTP-30760) CouponValidationType parameter is added to CartCalculator method, wherein value can be set to either "None" or "Online". When value is set to "Online", CartCalculator contacts coupon provider and fetches all the available coupons, and if there are coupons added in the request, they are ignored. When value is set to "None", no online validation is done and only the coupons added in the request are added. If parameter is left out in the request, the default value is "Online". |
| POS Import | Import of Consumer Sales Date (RTP-31494) POS Import was extended to import new fields for consumer sales start and end date from Item Management. Import of bundles from Item Management (RTP-29944) Bundles can be imported from Item Management and sold in POS. The price set on the bundle item will be used when selling the bundle in POS. The difference between the sum of the price of the items in the bundle and the bundle price will be set as bundle discount. The sum of the price of the items in a bundle must be lower than or equal to the price of the bundle. |
| POS Master | Consumer Sales Dates (RTP-31495) New columns in dbo.item and staging.FlatVPI were added. Data will be imported from Item Management via POS Import and saved in the new columns. |