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Cashout12573

Pre-condition: Users must be assigned to cash drawers: 

ECM Configuration:
  • User permissions set 
    • Allow user to assign staff to a cash drawer
    • Payment requires drawer assignment 
  • Device > Peripheral set to Enable drawer assignment 
  • Printer setting with drawer selected
  • OE Configuration: 
    • Tap Cash Drawer Assignment and assign users to cash drawers 
  • OE-12575

    • Tap user name to show User Options; tap Cash Out 

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    • On the Cash Out screen, tap the house icon, then tap the deposit (currency) icon
      • Deposit icon is enabled for Current Cashout, disabled for Previous (selector at top middle)

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    • A numeric keypad will display
    • Enter the deposit amount; tap Go

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      • Multiple deposits can be entered before finalizing; tap deposit icon to enter additional deposits
      • A negative amount can be entered by tapping Deposit Adjust +/-
    • A deposit receipt will print for each deposit entered 

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    • Deposit amount is required; report cannot be finalized without entering a deposit amount 

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    • Tap printer icon to print report 
    • Tap Finalize to flnalize report 

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     ECM setting: 

    Users > Jobs > edit a job > Workflow tab

    New setting added (OE-12982):
    Allow entire house cashout with pending cashouts remaining 

    • Selected: Entire house cashout can be performed with user cashouts pending
    • Not selected (default): Entire house cashout cannot be performed with user cashouts pending

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    Workflow:

    ECM: Select the workflow tab setting to allow entire house cashout with user cashouts pending; deploy change. 
  • App: Pre-condition - One or more servers have not cashed out
  • Tap Cashout from User Options menu 
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    • Tap House icon on cashout report to run entire house cashout 
    • Tap Finalize

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    • A warning message will advise that some staff has not cashed out. 
      • Tap Dismiss to close warning message and return to cashout report 
      • Tap Proceed to complete and finalize the entire house cashout
        • User cashout will remain open and pending 

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    • Note: If the workflow setting is not selected, the warning message will only have Dismiss available and user will not be able to finalize the entire house cashout. 

    Quantity column has been added to the app DSR and cashout for the Category, Adjustment and Tender sections of the report: 

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    OE-12269

    Technical change only; no UI change

    Current UI: 
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    Gift card payment: Prompt for tip amount on PAX device 

    When the gift card payment request is sent to the PAX device, the device will display suggested gratuity amounts and allow the guest to select the amount to be added for payment. 

  • Actions added:
    • Tax information 
    • Gratuity information
    • EOD information 
  • Added column:
    • Business date
  • Enhanced Timestamp information to include business date and time NO DESCRIPTION ON TICKET; UNABLE TO DOCUMENT 
    Issue No. 
    Summary
    Configuration
    Operation 

    Audit Log 

    (For more information on the audit log, see What's New - ECM Release 2019-03-27)

    OE-

    User Drawer assignment: Unassign users from drawers at clock out, cash out and end of day 

    To prevent users from remaining assigned to cash drawers at end of day, users are unassigned from their assigned cash drawers when they clock out, when user or house cashout is performed and when end of day runs.  

    Users assigned to cash drawers will be unassigned from the assigned drawer(s) when: 

    • A user clocks out at end of shift 
    • A house cashout is performed (all users are unassigned from all drawers)
    • A drawer cashout is performed (all users assigned to that drawer are unassigned)
    • A user cashout is performed
    • End of day runs (all users are unassigned from all drawers) 

    Cashout - Entire House: Can enter deposit for entire house 

    Deposits for the entire house can be made on the cashout report. 

    (User cashouts are made from the user cashout screen.) 

    N/A

    OE-12848

    House Cashout: Allow entire house cashout when user cashouts are pending

    Previously, a full house cashout would not be allowed to be completed if there were user cashouts pending. This improvement allows the house cashout to proceed. 

    OE-12908

    DSR (App)/Cashout: Show quantities for Category, Adjustments and Tender (match ECM DSR)

    To be consistent with ECM DSR, add quantities on the application DSR and Cashout reports for:

    • Category
    • Adjustments
    • Tender
    N/A

    Payment Processing

    Payment processing: Revise MPPG implementation for Vantiv processor 

    Technical changes made to MPPG/Vantiv processor to support the eDynamo card reader and decryption center. 

    Technical change only; no UI or operational change using eDynamo card reader for payment through MPPG/Vantiv OE-12657

    The suggested gratuity amount is configured in ECM: Sites > Receipts > Suggested Gratuity 

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    • On Payment screen, tap Gift Card, then tap Use Payment Terminal
    • The PAX payment terminal will display the order amount and suggested gratuity amounts 
    • User taps an amount (or No Tip)
    • The information is sent to the app and applied as gift card payment 
    • Note: If a tip is entered into the staff UI prior to the gift card payment process, the system will not prompt for a tip on the external PAX device

    S300 device

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    PX7 device 

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    Audit Log 

    (For more information on the audit log, see What's New - ECM Release 2019-03-27)
    OE-12775

    Audit log: Include "Print check" when $ is tapped on check 

    (Related to OE-12036 Audit Log, release version ECM 03-27-2019)

    Include the "Print Check" event in the audit log when check is printed by tapping the brown dollar sign ($) in the check panel and tapping Print check in the pop-up. 

    N/A
    • Tap the dollar sign ($) to prompt the options pop-up window
    • Tap Print check 

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    • The print check event is reported on the audit log

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    OE-13022

    Check Audit Log Enhancements

    Added information to enhance usefulness of report 

    N/A12775

    Audit log: Include "Print check" when $ is tapped on check 

    (Related to OE-12036 Audit Log, release version ECM 03-27-2019)

    Include the "Print Check" event in the audit log when check is printed by tapping the brown dollar sign ($) in the check panel and tapping Print check in the pop-up. 

    N/A
    • Tap the dollar sign ($) to prompt the options pop-up window
    • Tap Print check 

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    • The print check event is reported on the audit log

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    OE-13022

    Check Audit Log Enhancements

    Added information to enhance usefulness of report 

    N/A
    • Actions added:
      • Tax information 
      • Gratuity information
      • EOD information 
    • Added column:
      • Business date
    • Enhanced Timestamp information to include business date and time 

    Cashout



    OE-12573

    User Drawer assignment: Unassign users from drawers at clock out, cash out and end of day 

    To prevent users from remaining assigned to cash drawers at end of day, users are unassigned from their assigned cash drawers when they clock out, when user or house cashout is performed and when end of day runs.  

    Pre-condition: Users must be assigned to cash drawers: 

    • ECM Configuration:
      • User permissions set 
        • Allow user to assign staff to a cash drawer
        • Payment requires drawer assignment 
      • Device > Peripheral set to Enable drawer assignment 
      • Printer setting with drawer selected

    • OE Configuration: 
      • Tap Cash Drawer Assignment and assign users to cash drawers 

    Users assigned to cash drawers will be unassigned from the assigned drawer(s) when: 

    • A user clocks out at end of shift 
    • A house cashout is performed (all users are unassigned from all drawers)
    • A drawer cashout is performed (all users assigned to that drawer are unassigned)
    • A user cashout is performed
    • End of day runs (all users are unassigned from all drawers) 

    OE-12575



    Cashout - Entire House: Can enter deposit for entire house 

    Deposits for the entire house can be made on the cashout report. 

    (User cashouts are made from the user cashout screen.) 

    N/A
    • Tap user name to show User Options; tap Cash Out 

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    • On the Cash Out screen, tap the house icon, then tap the deposit (currency) icon
      • Deposit icon is enabled for Current Cashout, disabled for Previous (selector at top middle)

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    • A numeric keypad will display
    • Enter the deposit amount; tap Go

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      • Multiple deposits can be entered before finalizing; tap deposit icon to enter additional deposits
      • A negative amount can be entered by tapping Deposit Adjust +/-
    • A deposit receipt will print for each deposit entered 

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    • Deposit amount is required; report cannot be finalized without entering a deposit amount 

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    • Tap printer icon to print report 
    • Tap Finalize to flnalize report 

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    OE-12848

    House Cashout: Allow entire house cashout when user cashouts are pending

    Previously, a full house cashout would not be allowed to be completed if there were user cashouts pending. This improvement allows the house cashout to proceed. 

     ECM setting: 

    Users > Jobs > edit a job > Workflow tab

    New setting added (OE-12982):
    Allow entire house cashout with pending cashouts remaining 

    • Selected: Entire house cashout can be performed with user cashouts pending
    • Not selected (default): Entire house cashout cannot be performed with user cashouts pending

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    Workflow:

    • ECM: Select the workflow tab setting to allow entire house cashout with user cashouts pending; deploy change. 

    • App: Pre-condition - One or more servers have not cashed out
    • Tap Cashout from User Options menu 

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    • Tap House icon on cashout report to run entire house cashout 
    • Tap Finalize

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    • A warning message will advise that some staff has not cashed out. 
      • Tap Dismiss to close warning message and return to cashout report 
      • Tap Proceed to complete and finalize the entire house cashout
        • User cashout will remain open and pending 

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    • Note: If the workflow setting is not selected, the warning message will only have Dismiss available and user will not be able to finalize the entire house cashout. 
    OE-12908

    DSR (App)/Cashout: Show quantities for Category, Adjustments and Tender (match ECM DSR)

    To be consistent with ECM DSR, add quantities on the application DSR and Cashout reports for:

    • Category
    • Adjustments
    • Tender
    N/A

    Quantity column has been added to the app DSR and cashout for the Category, Adjustment and Tender sections of the report: 

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    Guest-facing



    OE-13044

    Guest-facing: Provide ability to Add Tip to paid check

    This feature allows guests to add a tip to a check that has been:

    • paid in full via: cash, credit card, gift card or alternate payment

    • comp’d

    • charged to a room charge

    N/A

    The previous version of NorthStar provided for adding a tip during the guest payment process; a tip could not be added after the check was paid. This improvement provides the ability to add a tip after the check has been paid and has a zero balance. 

    Workflow: 

    • Pay the check in full without adding a tip through the payment process; the check will be stamped PAID
    • Tap Add tip
    • Enter the tip amount on the keypad; tap OK

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    • Select payment type for tip 

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    • Sign on signature screen, if applicable

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    • Select receipt option 

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    • View returns to the paid check screen. Add tip remains available. 

    Payment Processing



    OE-12269


    Payment processing: Revise MPPG implementation for Vantiv processor 

    Technical changes made to MPPG/Vantiv processor to support the eDynamo card reader and decryption center. 

    Technical change only; no UI change

    Current UI: 
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    Technical change only; no UI or operational change using eDynamo card reader for payment through MPPG/Vantiv 
    OE-12657

    Gift card payment: Prompt for tip amount on PAX device 

    When the gift card payment request is sent to the PAX device, the device will display suggested gratuity amounts and allow the guest to select the amount to be added for payment. 




    The suggested gratuity amount is configured in ECM: Sites > Receipts > Suggested Gratuity 

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    • On Payment screen, tap Gift Card, then tap Use Payment Terminal
    • The PAX payment terminal will display the order amount and suggested gratuity amounts 
    • User taps an amount (or No Tip)
    • The information is sent to the app and applied as gift card payment 
    • Note: If a tip is entered into the staff UI prior to the gift card payment process, the system will not prompt for a tip on the external PAX device

    S300 device

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    PX7 device 

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    Printing/Kitchen 



    OE-11433

    Kitchen printing: On chits for selected printers, reference other printers menu items are routed to 

    In product configuration, menu items can be configured to route to multiple locations to be printed (known as print routing). 

    For this feature, in kitchen configuration, users can select specific printers where the kitchen chit will print those other locations for reference. 




    Info

    Account feature toggle required**:

    4.7 Print check items to additional printers 

    ECM setting: 

    • Site > Kitchen
    • Kitchen management engine: Select Kitchen Printing 
    • Notify other printers of check items: 
      • Enabled - Allows user to select other printer locations from list 
      • Disabled - List is disabled; locations cannot be selected 

    Enabled

    Disabled


    Example: 

    • Print Routing: A menu item (Item 1) is configured with print routing set to four printers: 
      • Kitchen-1
      • Kitchen 2
      • PREP 1
      • PREP 3

    • Kitchen setting: The kitchen printer is set to also notify two additional printers of the kitchen routing settings and print those locations on the chits of those additional printers
      • Kitchen 2
      • Kitchen-1

    • Result: 
      • Menu items print on the four printers specified in print routing (example not shown; standard behavior) 
      • The two printers specified in the kitchen setting are notified of the four print routing printers and print those locations on the kitchen chits of those two printers 
        • Check 1 shows Kitchen 2, PREP 1 and PREP 3
        • Check 2 shows Kitchen-1, PREP 1 and PREP 3

    Reports



    OE-13011

    ECM DSR: Separate Non-Revenue sales in Reporting Categories

    Improvement to Daily Sales Report to report non-revenue sales separately in reporting categories section. 

    Pre-condition:

    • Non-revenue sales category should be included in a reporting category 

    Example: Non-Revenue sales category is included in Financial reporting category 

    Non-revenue sales are not included in revenue financial information. They are reported separately. 


    (THIS MAY NOT BE FINAL PRODUCT; LARGE SPACE WHERE HEADER TOTAL WAS REMOVED) 

    Staff/UI Improvements



    OE-11399

    Ordering: Order combos by quantity  

    Combo menu items can be ordered by quantity.

    The quantity of each qualifier in the combo can be customized as needed:

    • Tap the QTY icon on each qualifier shown to enter the quantity
    • Tap the (info) icon to edit the quantity 


    Info

    Account feature toggle required**:

    Quantity on Combos 

    ECM Settings

    Sites and Groups > Sites > edit site > Areas > edit area 

    Select setting: Allow quantity orders of combo qualifiers 

    • After seating table, tap the seat icon to change to QTY and tap quantity for order 

    • Tap combo menu item 
    • On combo customization screen, the number of items required for each qualifier category are shown

    • Tap a qualifier category (e.g., Food, Side, Beverage)
      • Tap QTY on a qualifier menu item in the category
      • On the numeric keypad, enter a quantity; tap Go

     

    • Tap QTY on another qualifier menu item in the category
    • On the numeric keypad, enter a quantity to meet the remaining requirement; tap Go

    • Note that the Selected panel will display the number of items remaining to meet the requirement 

    • Complete quantities of remaining qualifiers

    • Tap Add to Order
      • Combos are built and displayed in check panel

    • Receipt will reflect the number of combos and the number ordered of each qualifier

    Modify quantity:

    • To modify a quantity on the customization screen before sending to kitchen, tap the (info) icon next to the item to be modified and enter a new quantity on the numeric keypad 

    Exceptions:

    • If the quantity ordered exceeds the quantity required, an alert message will be shown

    OE-12128



     

    CC payment: Signature not required  

    Major credit card companies no longer require a signature for payment. Sites may choose one of the following options: 

    • Not require a signature (account feature toggle required)
    • Require signature on chit (receipt)
    • Require signature on screen



    Info

    Account feature toggle required**:

    4.7 No signature required on payment processing

    If feature toggle is set, ECM will display the option: 
    Signature is required 
    If feature toggle is not set, ECM will only display the option: 
    Signature Type 

    ECM setting: 

    Site > edit site > Payment > Settings 

    Signature is required setting: 

    • When No is selected, no signature is required on the chit (receipt) or on the screen

    • When Yes is selected, the Signature Type setting is shown; the user can select either Chit or Screen for the signature requirement


    If feature toggle is not set: 
    Only Signature Type will be displayed with an option to select either Chit or Screen: 

    Options

    • Signature required = No
      • No signature required on chit or screen

    • Signature required = Yes
      • Chit - A customer signature line is printed on the chit (receipt)

    • Screen - The customer is prompted to sign on the application screen 


    OE-12246


    Adjustments: Allow adjustments to reopened check using existing CC payment 

    Specific adjustments can be made to a reopened check that was paid by a credit card. The credit card payment will be used for the adjustment; no additional card swipe or guest signature is required. (Applies to checks reopened the same day.) 

    ECM Setting

    Users > Jobs > Permissions 

    • Select: Allow user to modify fully paid checks and adjust charges 

    The following actions are permitted on a check (session) that is reopened on the current day; the guest's credit card does not need to be swiped again and no guest signature is required: 
    • Add item(s) (Ordering Menu)
    • Add adjustments to item or check: 
      • Void 
      • Comp 
      • Discount 
      • Tax exempt 
      • Gratuity

    Workflow

    • Find check in Check Search; tap check number to open check
    • User can add items or add adjustment to the reopened check 
      • ADD ITEM
        • Tap menu item, tap Submit Order
        • On Payment screen, tap Credit Card
        • Tap previous payment to select
        • Both charges are combined into one charge
        • Tap Apply Payment 


    • APPLY ADJUSTMENT 
      • Tap brown $ sign on check panel; tap Adjustments

    • Select item or check; select adjustment to be applied; apply adjustment
    • Tap Done to close Adjustments window and return to ordering page
    • Tap Payment on ordering page
    • Tap previous payment to select 
    • Total Payment is adjusted to new total with adjustment applied
    • Tap Apply Payment

    OE-12294


    Age Verification: Scanner application integration 

    Uses the third-party VeriScan online ID scanner from IDScan.net. 

    When integrated with Order Entry, users can scan a guest's identification online to verify age. 

    This feature requires: 

    • Account feature toggle
    • Site setting
    • Menu item setting
    • Job permission setting 



    Info

    Account feature toggle required**:

    4.7d IDScan.net VeriScan Online ID Scanner

    ECM Settings

    Site setting

    • Sites > edit site > Integrations (tab) > Age Verification (tab) 
      • Select: Enable IDScan.net VeriScan Online ID Scanner 

    Product setting

    • Products > Menu Items > edit menu item > General 
      • Select: Require Age Verification 

    Employee permission setting

    • Users > Jobs 
      • Select: Can verify age 

    1. Tap menu item set to require age verification
    2. On age verification pop-up, tap Verify
    3. Third-party app is displayed to scan the guest's info
    4. Scan guest's ID
    5. Tap back button to close scan info window and return to OE app
    6. Item is added to check panel

    App - verify age on demand

    1. Go to Location Menu
    2. Tap Verify Age
    3. Display third-party app


    • Order an item that requires age verification

    Scenario 1

    • Age Verification Required window pops up
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    • Tap Verify
    • Online ID scanner window displays
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    Scenario 2

    • Swipe to Location Menu, tap Verify Age
    • Online ID scanner window displays

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    • Tap the camera icon on the app

    • When the camera activates, place the guest's ID in front of the tablet's camera

    • The guest's information will be captured automatically by the app to verify the guest's age. 

    • Close app; order item is added to the check 
    OE-12475

    Gratuities: Allow multiple gratuities to be applied to a check 

    More than one gratuity can be applied to a check. 


    N/A
    • Order items
    • Go to Adjustments

    • Tap check
    • Tap gratuity to be applied 
      • Tap Apply

    • Tap another gratuity to be applied
      • Tap Apply 

    • Both gratuities are applied to check 


    OE-12498


    Loyalty programs: Scan loyalty card barcode to attach account and redeem offers 

    Customer loyalty card can be scanned to access the member account and redeem offers. (Manual entry of member account number remains available.) 


    N/A

    Rewards can be redeemed in several different ways as described below: 

    Scan loyalty card 

    • Place an order and tap Send Now to send to kitchen
    • Tap the customer icon (below check panel)
    • Scan the customer's loyalty card to prompt Rewards pop-up 

    • Tap matching customer account to select
    • Tap Order and select check 

    • Tap Redeem Offer
    • Rewards pop-up will show eligible offers; tap Redeem for desired offer 

    • Selected offer will be added to check 

    Manually enter offer number and card number 

    • Tap the customer icon to open the Rewards window, then tap Redeem Offer (bottom right)
    • Enter the offer number and card number

    • Tap Redeem
    • Reward is redeemed and is displayed below the menu item; corresponding customer is attached to the check

    Scan an offer code that consists of the offer number and member number

    • Scan a barcode. Example below where: 
      • R = the offer code number (external code of the reward; find this number in ECM > Financial > Loyalty Programs) 
      • C = loyalty card number  
    • When the barcode is scanned, the reward is automatically redeemed and is displayed below the menu item; corresponding customer is attached to the check

    OE-12523

    Cash Drawer Assignment: List drawers in alphabetical order 

    Improvement to show the cash drawer assignment list in alphabetical order. 

    N/A (assumes site is already configured for cash drawer assignment: feature toggle, device peripherals setting, printers setting, jobs permissions) 
    • From Cashier Menu, tap Cash Drawer Assignment

    • On Cash Drawer Assignment window, users are listed in alphabetical order 

    Allow reduced price combo by percentage discount 

    Previously, reduced price combos could be set up by specifying a dollar value for the discount amount.
    This feature expands that functionality to allow reduced price combos to also be set up by specifying a discount percentage value. 


    Info
    titleAccount Feature Toggle**
    Allow reduced price percentage on combos

    ECM Setting

    To add a new reduced price combo discounted by a percentage:

    • Combo Type - Select Reduced Price 
      • Two options will appear: O Dollar, O Percentage 
      • Select Percentage
      • Percent Reduction: Enter the percentage value to be applied to the menu item. This will be the percentage to be deducted from the price. 

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    • The combo is priced as 
      • A single combo item - The percentage value is deducted from the total amount of all qualifiers (price of each qualifier is set to 0)
      • A discount to each item in the combo - the percentage value is deducted from each qualifier
    • Complete remaining fields
    • Save and deploy combo menu item 

    Reduced price combo configured as: 

    • Percentage discount 
    • Single combo item 

    Reduced price combo configured as: 

    • Percentage discount 
    • A discount to each item in the combo

    Reports

    • Daily Sales Report

    • Item Sales 

    • Adjustments

    OE-13021

    GUEST PAYMENT no functioning properly (WR) - NO TICKET DESCRIPTION - TBD 

    Time Clock



    OE-12597

    Time Clock: Allow user to clock in when they have no access to areas

    Revised standard process:
    Prior to this change, a job was required to have Area Access to at least one area in order to clock in. This change removes that requirement. A user whose job does not have area access specified can now clock in. 

    Alternate location feature:
    There are special circumstances that apply if a site is using the alternate location feature (primarily used for counter service where a device is set to a default location):

    • If the user doesn’t have access to the area of the default location set on the iPad, the alternate location feature will not apply. 
    • If we switch to a user that has access to the area of the default location, the alternate location feature works as is.

    ECM Setting

    • A job or jobs is set up with no area access specified.
    • A user is assigned to a job with this configuration. 

    • The job permission "Allow user to use POS without clocking in to the Time Clock" is not selected. (The user must clock in to use the POS.) 

    • User with the specified job can clock in when:
      • They have no area access and
      • They are required to clock in to use the POS. 


    Web Ordering API 



    OE-12501

    Web Ordering - Payment: Allow $0 payment for a check if the balance due is $0

    This is a server change that applies to the Web Ordering API only. 

    N/AThis is a server change to allow a $0 payment for an online web order through the web ordering API for reconciliation purposes. 
    This does not apply to the NSOE client app. 




    *Detailed documentation is in progress and will be available upon completion. 

    **Please contact your NorthStar representative to have this setting enabled for your account.