4.7b and 4.7c Release Notes

Owned by Anthony Turriciano
Last updated: Sept 01, 2020 by Rose Eliff (Unlicensed)
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1. New Features & Improvements

Some new features and improvements require activation on accounts that wish to use them. Contact your account manager to discuss and activate, if applicable.

Note that some issues listed are just a portion of the work required; these will be completed in a future application release.

  • Time Clock

    • New configurable thresholds to calculate overtime pay properly. 

  • Time sent to kitchen

    • Able to view what time menu items were sent to the kitchen and able to print chit with time sent on it.

  • Add User Options menu to additional locations 

    • Easy access to Time Clock, Break Notifications, and Cashout by tapping staff name on Ordering, Location and Cashier pages 

  • Cash Drawer Assignments

    • Sites can be configured to use dual cash drawers. Users can be assigned to drawers and drawers can be cashed out. 

    • Able to see all users with drawer assignments. 

  • Cashout

    • Managers have the ability to cash out the entire house.

    • Manager able to cash out the drawer separately from user cashout.

  • Customer Accounts

    • Advance Orders can have the option to not require a customer account be attached to an order.

  • Kitchen and Printing

    • Counter Service can send items to the kitchen when check has been finalized without tapping Send Now or Submit Order.

    • Option to print menu item button name on receipt. 

  • Reporting

    • iPad DSR will display the over/short of a cash deposit 

  • Staff UI

    • If privileges are flagged, staff or cash drawers will be required to enter a cash deposit prior to cashout.

    • Item search expanded to search PLU/barcode numbers.

    • Discounted items can be moved from one check to another and retain discount. 

    • Payment price and check details match on receipt, payment screen and search check details. 

    • Able to access all checks through Location Manager.

    • A comped check will be last to finalize during payment with multiple checks. 



2. Fixes

  • Adjustments

    • Tax Exempt adjustment available for checks and items. 

  • Cashout

    • Cashing out with an unfinished transaction and/or adding a deposit no longer displays an error message.

    • Cashout reports for staff, drawer and entire house correctly print cash deposit and over/short. (In Progress)

  • Printing

    • Corrected spacing on receipt via watermark when time sent is printed.

  • Processor

    • Credit card payments through Bluetooth payment device no longer displays error when processor payment is successful. 

  • Reporting

    • Labor section on iPad DSR, user, area and drawer filters are disabled.

  • Staff UI

    • Counter service orders park properly once sent.

    • Discounts are applied to checks correctly.

    • Checks details match from receipt to payment screen to check detail in check search.

  • Time Clock

    • Able to adjust clock-outs on last day of pay periods. (Open)

  • Kiosk

    • Second ordered items send to kitchen properly when "payment not allowed" is enabled.


See NorthStar - What's New for more detailed information on these new features. 


3. Release report

All NorthStar Order Entry documentation and how-to guides are located in the links below: