Summary

Build 1765_0000 introduces support for Tracrite, Zebra Printer-Scale hardware, TMT20ii drivers, and reintroduces the Stand Sheet Inventory Management module on POSes. 

This build also includes new InterfaceLinks, iGiftCard UI adjustments, Combo/Discount calculations and updates to many transaction reports.

Additional fixes have been made for reporting, receipts, menu item behavior in BackOffice, and UI fixes for both POS and BackOffice.

New Features

Clock Out

InterfaceLink – Auto Clock out Cashiers Weekly 

• A new InterfaceLink for automatically clocking out Cashiers or Users at a particular time each week is now available.
  AUTOCLOCKOUTWEEKLY:<day of week>:<min of day>

• This IntefaceLink can also be combined with other Auto Clock Out parameters.

• Documentation: http://www.volantedocs.com/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=415828672

Reports

Directors Reports – Inclining Balance Plan Lines

• Directors Reports now includes lines for Inclining Balance Plan under ITEM AND OTHER DISCOUNTS. 
  
  

Meal Plan Allowance Changes Report

• The Meal Plan Allowance Changes Report is now available.  This report allows site staff to review Meal Plan updates/changes that have been done through the GUI.  

  • The Reports will show Customer, Account Name, Customer Type, Meal Plan, Updated Date, Rule, Rule Date, and Quantity increase amounts.

  • The Reports can also narrow down the time frame of changes based on time constraint filters.

Combos 

Combos or Discounts with Value Thresholds

• Added the ability to provide combo discounts on items if a transaction exceeds a certain price threshold.

  • Example: 

    • This month, a brownie costs $2.50 regularly, but if more than $5.00 is spent on the transaction, the brownie is discounted to $1.

    • A customer orders a burger that is $9.00, and a brownie for $2.50.  

    • Because the brownie is discounted to $1.00, the total transaction is $10.00 ($9.00 + $1.00).

    • The price mod will have Max applies per item set to 1.

• To accommodate this change, the database has been updated – the PRICE_MODIFIERS table now has an extra attribute called thresholdTypeId. 

Combo on Total Functionality for Kiosks

• Added the ability for kiosks to combo on Total.

  • Previously, no Total button was available, and only Combo on add (addition of items) was supported.
• Use case:  This was needed for UTM due to how their student meal plans worked.
• When "Go To Payment" is selected upon choosing a combo, the total on the screen where the payment method is selected. 
  

  • When you click on Go To Payment then the combo will kick in, you will see the total on the screen where you select your payment method.
    

Integrations 

iGift Card Panel for Blackboard Integration

• If a site uses Blackboard Integration as its iGiftCard, the POS's iGiftcard panel will feature only Redeem, Check Balance, and Redeem Meal Plan options.  

• Other sites will continue to use the default button layout, featuring Load/Redemption/Check Balance/Redeem Meal Plan options.

Standard (left) VS Blackboard layout (right)

Zebra MP7000 Weigh Scale Scanner Integration 

• Integration with Zebra MP7000 Weigh Scale Scanner is now available with Volante.

• This is primarily used by University of Washington.

• Integration guide: https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/manuals/barcode-scanners/mp7x00-ig-en.pdf

Tracrite Integration

• Tracrite integration is now available in New Menu, with previous SQL queries having been ported over.

• Related documentation: TracRite - Optimum Control

  
  

Stand Sheets and Inventory Management

Standsheet Management

• Standsheet Management has been reintroduced in Build 1765.  This feature allows sites to track and manage inventory of items via detailed listings on the POS.
  

  • Stand Sheets are accessible via Admin Options > Stand Sheet Management.

  • Stand Sheet Management can be added to the POS's Main Menu screen (i.e. below Cashier or Bartender options).  This is done in the BackOffice via Hardware > POS Use Mode, and checking off Select Stand Sheets.

• Documentation: http://www.volantedocs.com/confluence/display/IS/Stand+Sheets

"Transfer To" in Inventory Management

• In Inventory Management, a new Transfer To screen is available.  This allows sites to transfer inventory from one inventory group to another. 

• It is accessed through the Inventory Grouping Management Screen.

• To open the Inventory Transfer screen on the POS, open the Admin Panel and select Inventory Grouping Management.  Select an Inventory Group, and click Transfer To.

• Documentation: http://www.volantedocs.com/confluence/display/IS/Inventory+Transfer

Improvements

Error Prompts on Terminals without Cash Drawers

• If terminals are not configured with Cash Drawers, attempting to use Cash Drawer functions on POS will prompt a message, which by default will state, "This Payment Method is not supported on this terminal".

  • This line can be edited in config/langResources/VolanteResource.properties:

    • PaymentDialog.paymentNotSupported=This Payment Method is not supported on this terminal


• Previously, terminals without Cash Drawers attempting to use these functions would result in terminals freezing, requiring a restart.
  
  

TM-T20ii Dedicated Drivers

• Volante now supports integration with the TM-T20ii Printer Driver. 

Eigen Installer including MiraServ and Journey

• The Eigen Installer now prompts for Miraserv or Journey installation during setup.

Auto Gratuity on Kiosk

• Volante Kiosks now support Auto Gratuity and Gratuity being displayed.  Previously, these values would only appear on specific screens and receipts.  

• Auto gratuity display on Kiosk is now triggered by a setting, "Auto gratuity for any check balance over X", where auto gratuity applies when X is a value greater than 0. 

Schedule Config Table View – Chronological Order

• The Schedule Configuration table view now shows configurations in chronological order, based on their Start Date.

• The Date has been reformatted to allow it to be sorted both chronologically and alphabetically.

• The default width for the table columns have been expanded to accommodate extra white space resulting from this change (i.e. date now uses numbers and not letters).  

• Schedules now default to sorting based on the Start Time period. 

• The system now remembers the last sort order.

Bug Fixes

Payroll Employees using Payroll Deduct without opt-in on Kiosk

• Fixed issue where users were capable of accessing Payroll Deduct accounts even with Opt-In status disabled.

Customer Transaction Details showing Meal Types and Meal Counts

• Fixed issue where Customer Transaction Details failed to show Meal Type for Customer, as well as Meal Counts remaining.
  
  

Detailed Transaction listing by Payment Methods Showing Duplicate Cash Transactions

• Fixed issue with Detailed Transaction listing by Payment Method Report displaying cash transactions twice.

Sorting Menu Item Order on Mobile Apps

• Fixed issue where editable Order IDs in the BackOffice lead to Menu Item sorting following the Order IDs, resulting in disorganized menu item order on Mobile Apps (i.e. no logical order, not alphabetical)

• Results will now appear sorted regardless of Order ID edits, based off expected patterns.

  
  

Global 86 Functionality on POS 

• Fixed issues with Global 86 functionality where searching items to perform actions only work if the exact case and the full name of the item is used.  

• Searching is now case agnostic and is capable of pulling partial searches.

ITC Meal Plan Integration: iGiftCard Balance on Receipt shows " Offline" instead of actual Balance

• Fixed issues with ITC Meal Plan Integration where iGiftCard balances were showing "Offline" in place of actual balances on receipts.
  
  

Taxes on Split Bills 

• Fixed issue where Taxes were not appearing on Split Bills. 
  

BackOffice Loading Menu GUI 

• Fixed issues where sorting menu items caused BackOffices to be unable to load menu elements (i.e. Groupings, Menu Sets)
  

Exiting Customer Info Panel from Cashier Screen Resets to First Panel 

• Fixed issues where opening the Customer Info panel (Customer button) and selecting a tab, then exiting the panel does not reset the Cashier screen to the first panel, and stays on the previous tab.
  
  

Reports – Account Balance by Start and by End time

• Fixed issue where reports would indicate discrepancy between Account Balance Start and End Times.
  • As some customers use the Account Balance Report by End Time, the Start Time value has been hidden. 

  • For the same reason, "Gift Card Report by Start Time" is also being hidden as well. 

• As Report By Start Time reports are no longer available, the corresponding Reports Folder has been renamed from By Start/End Time to just By EndTime.

Switching Quick Menus Intermittently

• Fixed issue where using the Switch Menu button would occasionally throw errors.

Change in Behavior for Size Items

• Fixed issue where Main Menu item itself was appearing as a Size within the "Choose a Size" option screen on both POSes and Kiosks.   This occurred due to the "Default" option being necessary as one of the sizes.

• This was adjusted so that the "Default" option could be removed from the Size Selection Screen.

Table Services – Raise Priority without selecting Items Reports

• Fixed issue where selecting a Table in Table Service and raising the priority without selecting an item would prompt errors.