Register 4.17.10 Release Notes

Smart Volution are releasing an update with exciting new functionality to the Register application. Please read the below information for details on the new functionality.

Multiple Order Receipts

Register can now support multiple order receipt printers, allowing merchants to send order receipts to specific printer locations, based on the products being sold. For example, a restaurant can now configure products into different Print groups and send the order to printers at different stations in the kitchen: Salad Bar, Grill, Main Course or Drinks.

Products can be assigned to certain Print Groups, then linked to specific printers. This is all managed through the Register Portal.

Multiple Printers are available to merchant devices using a Plus license. The feature is enabled from the profile area by setting the printer type to ‘Advanced Printing’, the configuring individual printers and print groups.

Merchant Devices using a Core license now have the ability to add 1 Order Receipt Printer in addition to their customer receipt printer.

Numbered Order References (automatic)

Merchants are now able to create order receipts that use an incrementing number, as opposed to entering in a text reference or selecting from a list. The digit number is generated based on the till number followed by 2 incrementing values. This option can be enabled from the Profile area of the Register Portal, using the Transaction Name option.

This feature would be good for quick service merchants who typically take payment, then prepare the order for the customer to collect. On completion of the transaction both the order receipt and customer receipt will automatically show ‘Order Number: 0123’, allowing the merchant to identify the customer when the order is ready.

General Updates

  • Large text on order receipts
    • When using Advanced Printers, the order receipts have the option to use a normal or large font size. This is set from the new Printers area of the Config Menu on the Portal.
  • Display product modifiers on customer receipts
    • A new profile option allows merchants to set if product modifiers are displayed on the customer receipts. This controls both price modifiers and list modifiers.
  • Display product modifiers in Transaction History
    • When viewing a transaction basket from the Transaction History screen, staff members will now be able to view any applied modifiers against products.
  • New Supplier Product Report
    • A new report has been added to the Sales Reporting group on the Register Portal. The report will detail all products sold within the selected time period, giving a. breakdown of each product, the quantities sold, and their supplier.
  • Configure tax identifiers on receipts
    • When managing taxes on the Portal merchants are now able to assign a single character tax reference to each tax. The character is then used on customer receipts against each item sold, and in the printer tax summary area.
  • Grouping products on order receipts
    • A small change has been made to the printer Order Receipt for staff members. If multiples of the same product have been ordered, they will be printed on one line with a quantity. Allowing staff to read and identify he order items much quicker.
  • Total savings line added to customer receipts
    • The customer receipt has been updated to include a new line for the total amount saved from discounts. This line is only printed on receipts where an item or transaction level discount has been applied by the merchant.
  • Refund items on customer receipts
    • A minor change has been made to ease identifying Refund items on customer receipts. Any refund items are now prefixed with ** REFUND.
  • Profile layout adjustments on the Portal
    • When editing a Profile on the web portal, the settings for assigning a transaction reference have been moved. There is a new sub section within the Functions group of a profile, called ‘Transaction Reference’, where merchants are able to choose the type of Reference. As before this can be set by text entry or from a custom list.
  • Some Register Portal Reports have been renamed. Below are the old and new names for reference
    • PLU Report is now the Product Report
    • PLU Profitability Report is now the Product Profitability Report
    • Staff PLU Report is now the Staff Product Report