Customer records at POS
POS databases will now only contain customer records for customers created at the store and those who have done transactions at the POS. When a transaction is performed for a customer who is not in the POS database, the application will pull the information from the CAS and update the local database similar to the way items are handled. In the event that there is no ongoing internet connectivity and the pos needs to have all customer records a sync can be performed at the time of download and whenever connectivity is available to download all records. This feature has been modified to only have required customer data at the POS and to keep the size of the data file to a minimum.
Tax Structure - Change in Minimum Tax Feature
An enhancement has been made to allow for a minimum taxable sales amount to apply to both tax 1 and tax 2. In states that have tax agencies which set their own minimum tax rates, this allows for different minimums to be applied to tax 1 and tax 2.
Expiration Date field on Keypad
In the sales transaction screen, when a credit card expiration date is handkeyed into the expanded screen, the four digits now populate the expiration date field.
Items created on the POS pushing to the CAS
A scenario has been identified where, given a specific sequence of sales transactions, a newly created item on the POS was not pushing to the CAS. This has been fixed, and all items created on the POS are also in the CAS.
Enabling SFTP
Backups and restores of the POS database can now be sent to either a FTP or SFTP site.
Promotional Message in Receipt
The user now has the ability to create a promotional message of up to 250 characters which will be dusplayed on the customers receipts. This can be created on the CAS or POS. If created on the POS, this message will supercede the message saved on the CAS.
Automatic coupons
The criteria for an automatic coupon has been enhanced to allow for specific time and date settings to apply to the coupon. The retailer can now apply the coupon for specific times of the day (such as from 4pm – 5pm) or by day (Tuesday specials). This allows for greater flexability to target consumer sales during times or days of the week with lulls in sales.
Verified Refunds on Credit Cards
The user now has the ability to submit original transactional information on verified refunds.