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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:
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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. |
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:
Epsilon Fuel Integration in cashier and convenience mode
Showing of the Epsilon Express Widget in convenience mode in POS is now depending on configuration.
It is also possible to configure a button to open the widget using function OPEN_EPSILON.
When an alarm is received from Epsilon Express, a warning in form of a header is shown. By clicking the header the same widget is opened.
Improvements POS
| Area | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer order | Coupons not available in customer orders (RTP-32436) When opening orders in POS, coupons are now visible or selectable in sales view or in loyalty header. |
| eSale | eSale integration with MBXP in combination with Epsilon Express (RTP-32441) Return of eSale items validated by MBXP now works fine, even when configured eSale integration with Epsilon Express in the same POS. |
| Flight integration | Information about final destination for connecting flights (RTP-31293) Improvements were made for showing final destination for connecting departure flights. |
| Fuel integration | Handling lifting of nozzle and not doing any fueling (RTP-32316) When nozzle is lifted and put back away without doing any fueling, then no issues in POS are encountered. Required Configuration: PermitZeroQuantity = True Opening fuel panel outside of Convenience view (RTP-31416) When opening fuel panel from outside of convenience sales view, then PLU-board configured in parameter PluBoardNameToOpenOnStartup is shown as default. When POS is integrated with Fusion and a zero-filling is paid from Convenience Sales View, tender view is opened to proceed with payment. A new icon for Authorized Card was added. |
| General | Improved speed of cashier login (RTP-32324) The speed of cashier login has been significantly enhanced. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Mobile payment | Aborting / switching from Svea payment (RTP-32038) A started Svea payment may now be aborted by clicking the "X" in the upper right corner of the Svea input dialogue. This may be useful in case the need of switching to a different tender. |
| Orders | Deleting Click and Collect orders in POS (RTP-32327) When a Click and Collect order is deleted from POS, it is at the same time cancelled in Chain Web and deleted from pick list in POS. Printing pick list can be done in POS successfully, including for orders containing age approval items. External order numbers are displayed in the "Order Number" column in Web Order view in POS if DisplayExternalOrderNumberOnPickingList parameter value is set to True. Required POS Master 3.0.0.175 or higher! POS Configuration: DisplayExternalOrderNumberOnPickingList parameter (default value: False) This parameter controls if ExternalOrderNumber will be displayed instead of OrderNumber on PickingOrders list in POS. Alphanumeric external order numbers (RTP-33337) Alphanumeric external order numbers are supported in Web Orders View in POS. Showing of Click & Collect in Web Order View (RTP-33321) When CustomerOrderVariant is set as NULL then, Click & Collect orders are shown in Click & Collect tab always. |
| PLU List | PLU List with one item (RTP-32586) When selecting PLU List with one item/no items inside there is no error encountered. Cashier can proceed sale without problems. |
| Price calculation | Combination of subtotal coupon discount and manual line discount (RTP-32556) When there is a combination of subtotal coupon discount and a manual line discount in a receipt the price calculation for this is now triggered correctly. Previously the calculation generated an AppWide if at list one of the existing parameters 'ShowCouponDiscountTotalOnCouponItem' or 'ShowCouponSubtotalDiscountsAsLine' was activated. |
| Receipt | Added customer specific ARTS extension data in EG receipt format (RTP-31712) When a receipt is cancelled by the cleanup job in POS the correct customer specific ARTS extensions (ExternalTypeCode, CountryCode, ExternalLineTypeCode and TaxGroupId) will be added to the EG POSLog XML format before the receipt is sent to the receipt queue. This ensures that receipts exported from ReceiptService in the ARTS version 6 format contains this data. This is only valid if the relevant parameters below is configured:
Added customer specific member data in Receipt for ARTS extensions (RTP-31713) When a receipt only contain a member registration and no sale in POS the correct customer specific ARTS extension (ExternalTypeCode) will be added before the receipt is sent to the receipt queue. This ensures that receipts exported from ReceiptService in the ARTS version 6 format can be imported to SAP without errors. This is only valid if the relevant parameters below is configured:
Customer specific order data in EG POSLog XML to be used in ARTS extensions (RTP-30833) When a customer order confirmation receipt is created the correct customer specific ARTS extension (ExternalTypeCode configured for ReceiptOnHold) will be added before the receipt is sent to the receipt queue. This ensures that receipts exported from ReceiptService in the ARTS version 6 format can be imported to SAP without errors. This is only valid if the relevant parameters below is configured:
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| 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:
Shopping bag dialog (RTP-31512) The dialog for shopping bags has an updated appearance. The leftmost buttons, which customers select if they do not want any bags, now reads "No bags" instead of showing the numeric value 0. This change helps to reduce confusion and ensures a clearer understanding for customers. The alternative shopping bag dialogue is configured via parameter 'PageFlow', by replacing 'Bag' page with 'BagPopup' page. Picture: When the 'BagPopup' page is displayed (from parameter PageFlow), the scanner is disabled. This prevents any scanner inputs while customers are selecting their shopping bag options, avoiding confusion since scanned items were not being added to the receipt during this time. Once the 'BagPopup' view is exited and the customer proceeds to payment, the scanner is re-enabled. Scanner disabled in confirmation dialogues (where needed by other cashier) (RTP-32237) In popup dialogues where a function needs to be confirmed by another cashier scanner is now disabled. This also goes for popup dialogue to confirm e.g. high quantity for an item. This will better secure correct handling of scanner inputs. When weight items are selected using function "New PLU list" and the cashier manually enters and confirms the weight via keyboard, error messages are no longer logged. Previously, an error message appeared despite the item being correctly added to the receipt. Signature-Based Card Payments in Self-service (RTP-33144) The login process for cashiers enabling digital signatures with the Signotec pad in self-service POS has been improved. This reduces the chance of the POS freezing and prevents unnecessary interruptions during transactions. |
| Shifts | Automatic Shift Close (RTP-33203) Shift is closed automatically at 23:23:50 when AutomaticShiftClose POS configuration parameter is set to TRUE. |
Improvements 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 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. External Order Number (RTP-32350) External Order Number can be set in ReserveCartInStore and is sent through POS Message. |