Enhancements and New Features
- Customer Accounts & Loyalty Cards:
- Users can now create customer accounts and link loyalty cards for personalized rewards and better tracking.
- Customers can accumulate points, redeem discounts, and receive targeted promotions based on their purchase history.
- Improved User Interface for seamless customer account creation and card linking.
- Bill Printing - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Unity:
- Store settings now include options for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles-compliant bill printing, ensuring financial records meet regulatory standards.
- Users can customize receipt layouts and formats to align with tax and auditing requirements.
- Resolved issues related to bill print alignment and missing transaction details.
- Automatic Token Repair for Non-Primary Devices:
- The system now detects and repairs authentication tokens automatically for non-primary Point of Sale devices.
- Prevents login failures and transaction interruptions due to token mismatches.
- Enhances overall security and reliability by ensuring devices remain authenticated.
- One-Time Pin Enhancement - Automatic Failover:
- One-Time Pin (One-Time Pin) authentication now includes an automatic failover mechanism.
- The system selects the most reliable authentication service to reduce One-Time Pin delays and failures.
- Supports multiple authentication providers for improved redundancy and security.
- Styling Theme Improvements - Voucher Balances:
- Increased visibility of toolbar values for a clearer and more accessible User Interface.
- Enhanced readability of voucher balances, ensuring customers and staff can quickly check available balances.
- Adjustments to font sizes, colours, and layout for better display across different screen sizes.
Kitchen Display Screen (KDS)
- Online Orders sent to the Kitchen Display Screen (KDS) will be split according to the prep mes-sages attached to it.
- Kitchen Dockets can be created when using the Finalize Order Methods feature on the KDS.
- Solved some KDS settings that were affecting the layout of the Kitchen Display Screen.
- The KDS can now be a Failover device for the Remote Setup. Previously only the Point of Sale could be used.
- Solved an issue with KDS that are setup via remote startup. They did not change states when bumping from a full KDS.
- Added a new feature, Merge Same Order. When enabled, multiple entries with the same order number will merge into a single entry on the KDS.
- Improved the failover and improved the Setup and Startup.
- Solved an issue where the products linked to prep screens that are going to a KDS other than the KDS of the main product do not change the states when they get bumped.
- The Dragon Tail KDS will now display the table number on the KDS when a table service order is placed.
Technical
- Installed backend plugin server. This is a mechanism to assist with installing and uninstalling plugins(devices) on site.
- Added MQTT Improvements. The Refresh Token works, the normal MQTT reconnect allows a normal speed of every second. There is a check to see whether the disconnect was due to an error.
- Solved a KDS error where the dark theme did not display Ingredients due to the font colour.
- The KDS has new features added. A new Support tool bar ahs been created to display the software version and IP address information for each KDS.
- Solved an issue with the KDS visual tear display not working correctly.
- Solved the issue with invoice printer fonts not functioning properly.
- Solved an issue where the impact printer fonts differed from the thermal printer fonts.
- Extra characters have been added to the kitchen printout.
- A NodeJS upgrade has been applied, upgraded to 16 and 18.
- The KDs and Come and Get it Screen now has an auto-update feature. The KDS will show an update icon where the Come and Get it Screen will be automatic.
- Solved an issue with the remote terminals not re-connecting when there was a network connection error.
- Solved an issue with the KDS not displaying the slips correctly when bumping the order.
- Solved an issue with integrations not live syncing.
- Improved the way the Mobile POS keeps the printing order and formatting with the Point of Sale.
- Improved the way Online Ordering functions. The stored online order is available on more than a single device. If it can’t connect to the primary device, it can collect orders from a non-primary device.
- Solved an issue with the Printer Status that was printing incorrectly.
Integrations
- Completed the Revmax Integration.
- Added a prompt feature for all Loyalty integrations.
- Add the ability to view all integrations linked to the store directly from the primary Point of Sale.
- Added a primary and secondary field for delivery customer addresses.
- Added a new integration called Tevin. This is a fiscal integration for Kenya.
- Solved an issue with an error when redeeming loyalty vouchers.
- Solved an issue with fiscal printing and reversing closed orders.
- Solved an issue with Legacy Lookup errors in Unity Loyalty.
Cashups
- New enhancement added to Cash Management. If the Earning and Deduction is set to Deferred, the cash management transaction will be created. However, it will not affect the balancing of the cash up.
- The Cashup Print now includes deferred Earnings and Deductions.
Bug Fixes
- Customer Account Creation:
- Fixed a bug preventing users from adding loyalty cards during account setup.
- Addressed a system error that caused account details to be saved incorrectly.
- Improved form validation to prevent duplicate customer entries.
- Bill Printing Settings:
- Resolved incorrect application of store settings in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles-compliant bill printing.
- Fixed a print format issue that led to missing transaction details.
- Optimized printing speed and accuracy for high-volume transactions.
- Token Synchronization:
- Addressed failures in token synchronization that previously caused interruptions for non-primary devices.
- Implemented a self-recovery mechanism that prevents devices from requiring manual re-authentication.
- Reduced downtime related to token authentication errors.
- One-Time Pin Handling:
- Fixed inconsistencies in One-Time Pin failover that previously led to authentication delays.
- Enhanced system logging for better tracking of One-Time Pin failures and successful authentications.
- Optimized response times when retrieving One-Time Pins from external authentication providers.
- User Interface Adjustments:
- Improved styling issues, including toolbar visibility and readability of voucher balances.
- Fixed layout inconsistencies that caused User Interface elements to overlap on certain devices.
- Enhanced colour contrast and font clarity for improved accessibility.
To see previous Unity Point of Sale Updates, please follow the link below.
Unity Point of Sale Previously released Updates