Features and Improvements - ECM Release 2020-12-09

ECM API

OE-15246

Components: Expose Start and End dates in ECM API 

Component start and end dates is existing functionality. This work Improves the ECM API specifically by providing component start and end dates in the ECM API. Concepts can use this information to manage components (including seasonal) more efficiently. 

Component start and end dates is existing functionality. 
Path: Products > Components > edit a component

• Enter a start date and end date; save and deploy. 

The ECM API will now include the start and end dates for components. 

Open

Time Clock Adjustment Acknowledgement

THIS FEATURE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR RELEASE. The ECM work is part of a larger feature development effort. 

OE-15394

Time Clock: Add settings regarding time record acknowledgements and reporting 

As part of a future release, settings have been added to the Time Clock configuration page to require staff to review and confirm adjustments to their time records. Time record adjustments can be excluded from reporting if not acknowledged. 

These settings are only available when the account feature toggle is enabled.  

Path: Edit a site > Time Clock > 

The Adjustments section will display the following settings: 

[ ] Require staff to acknowledge time record adjustments made by managers 

[ ] Exclude unacknowledged time record adjustments from labor reports and data outputs

The "Exclude" setting is disabled for selection unless the "Require" setting is selected.  

Other 

OE-15364

ECM Publishing: Use Site ID to send site and device info 

This technical improvement to the publishing method addresses the number of socket messages sent on publish/deployment. 

N/A

Technical improvement only. 

Membership

OE-15233

Membership - Synergy: Support coupons on a customer’s loyalty account

Added support for coupons on Synergy loyalty accounts.

Synergy is configured as the Loyalty account processor for the site. 

After tapping Payment, the available rewards for the loyalty account are shown; unexpired Synergy coupons are included and eligible for redemption. 

Web Ordering API

OE-13081

Web ordering API: Show start and end dates for menu items and components 

This work Improves the Web Ordering API by providing component start and end dates in the return body for web orders.  Concepts can use this information to manage components (including seasonal) more efficiently. 

Add start and end dates for menu items and components as needed.

Products > Menu Items 

Products > Components 

When the items are ordered online, the start and end dates are included through the web ordering API: 

Menu item

Component 

NorthStar Pay 

THIS FEATURE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR RELEASE. The ECM work is part of a larger feature development effort. 

OE-15164

Bar/QR Codes - Enable settings for NS Pay landing page including URL links on landing page    

QR Codes settings can be configured to take the user to a landing page from the link/QR code on their receipt. The landing page will include links as specified in the QR Codes setting. The links could be to a payment page, survey page, loyalty sign-up, etc.  

Edit a site > Receipts > Bar/QR Codes 

• Select Add the following links on landing page (optional) 

• Enter link label and link URL

• When the user scans the QR code or accesses the link on the receipt on their browser, a landing page will display with the links specified in the settings.
  (Landing page is under development and not yet available for release.)