2.40 Release Notes CASHOFFICE 5

RevelSystemshasentirelyredonetheCashOfficereport,turningitintoatooltohelpyoumanageyourbackofficecashfromsafedropsthroughbankdeposits. 5

CDS 7UserInterfaceEnhancements 7VideoContentNowAvailableonCDS 7CustomerAccountCreationandManagementontheCDS 8Alertingoninterferingwithcustomercreate 9

CUSTOMERS 9ReferenceIDaddedtocustomerlists 9ImprovedSyncing 9UserInterfaceEnhancements 9AddNotestoAddresses 9UpdatedSettings 10

DASHBOARD 10UserInterfaceUpdates 10SalesSummaryTrendingComparisonChange 11ViewingGraphDatafromOtherEstablishments 11UserSortPreferencesSaved 11

DISCOUNTS 11ModifiedReplacementLogic 11UserInterfaceChanges 11RepeatingCashOffDiscounts 12Multiplegiftredemptions(giftwithpurchase.) 12Optiontoprintanadditionalreceiptwithdiscountdetails 14WholesaleComboDiscounts 14Exactpricediscountperproductincombos 14ReplicateDiscounts 15AllOnlineOrderingplatformsnowhandleStackableDiscounts 15AddedsupportforrepeatingcashdiscountstoOnlineOrdering 15

EMPLOYEESANDSCHEDULES 15StickyColumnHeads 15Auto-GeneratePINS 15

ENTERPRISE 16CDSBranding 16EMSTaxes 16DisableeditingEMSEstablishmentGroups 16

GIFTCARDS 16

LimitManualGiftCardFunding 16GiftCardUserInteractionModifications 16DisableGCLookupviaStoreCredit 17

INSIGHTSAPP 17QuickEmployeeBreakView 17

INVENTORY 17Emailalertforsitetositetransfersforreceivingstore 17ProductPriceonInventoyExports 17NegativeQtyAverageCostingApproach 18Forcestocktakeattheproductlevel 18MultipleReorder/StockUnitsperVendor 18RMAscannowimpactaverageweightedcost 18ItisnowpossibletocreateRMAsforproductsthathavebeendeactivated 18InventoryRestrictionsperProduct 19MultipleUOMonsinglePO 19Removetaxwhilereceiving 19DisableAdjustCostunderSettings/Inventory 19ForceStockTakeonaproductlevel 19Createadocumentforstockmovementsatthelineitemlevel 22NewUIforaddingUOMofproductstovendors 23Workflowforrejectingstoretostoretransferforreceivingestablishment 24Settingforcostadjustmentinstoretostoretransfer 25Filterontheinventorylogbasedonvendor 26FilteringbyreasoncodesonInventorylog 26EnablesreasoncodesonPOS 26EmailsforRMAs 27AddinganattachmenttoanRMA 27SetupgroupingofStockMovementReasons 29

INVOICES 29DefaultNewOrderOption 29Invoicesnowdisplaytheamountofanydeposit 29EmailInvoiceHeaders 29Revelhasrefinedtheflowforremovingitemsinaquantityfrominvoices 29

KITCHENPRINT/KDS 30KDSManagementConsoleConfiguration 30RedModifierDisplayonKitchenViews 34ExpandedOrderTypeDelay 34

KIOSK 35OrderTypePromptChange 35OutofStockMessage 35

LOYALTY 35PointsEarnednowdisplayed 35

ReturnsandLoyalty 35ManagealltypesofloyaltyprogramsfromthePOS 36MaskloyaltyinformationonOrderHistory 36

MENU 36LocallyAppliedInventoryRestrictions 36ImportSupportsFlatTax 37PaginateProductGroup 37

ORDERS 37Modifier/ComboSelectionUserExperience 37SortOptions 38OrderScreenEnhancements 38SpecialRequestsandCombos 38SettableDueDate 38CateringDueDateTiedtoOrder 38

ONLINEORDERING 38CustomCommercenowsupportscombore-ordering 38Paymentcancellationchanges 38TheRevelurlhasbeenremovedfromonlinereceipts. 38CustomPaymentTypesAddedtotheWebOrderingAPI 38MultipleCustomCommerceAppsSupport 39CustomShippingandOnlineOrdering 39FutureDatesforOnlineOrders 39OnlineOrderFlowChanges 39

POS 39CustomActionButtons 39

PAYMENTS 41TriPOSHostedCheckoutSupport 41BatchScreenAdjustments 41EigenPaymentSupport 41LimitVoucherstoProducts 41TransactionCheckingFeature 42SupportRBAv19 42AydenChanges 42MonerisChanges 42PayPalChanges 42

PERIPHERALS 42FasterSwipeLoginwithIDTech 42SupportforLineaPro5MobileBarcodeScanner 42RevelnowsupportsFrenchFiscal 42

PRICING: 43PriceTiersAddedtoProductPriceLifeCycle 43

PRINTING 44Namenowprintedonrefundreceipts 44ArabicReceipts 44ArabicLabelTags 45

PRODUCTS 45DynamicCostAddedtoexports 45CopyingFunctionPerformanceEnhancement 46

PURCHASEORDERS 46AdditionalchangestoTimeFormatonFinalizedPO. 46

QUICKBOOKS ERROR!BOOKMARKNOTDEFINED.SupportAutoTax 47ImprovedhandlingofinventorycreatedviaPrepRecipes. 47SupportforCrossEstablishmentReturns 47QBOTaxChanges 47

REPORTS 47DiscountsReport 47CustomersOrdersReport 47SerialNumberReport 48SalesSummaryReport 48GiftCardReport 49OperationsReport 49TillsReport 49EmailedReportFormatOptions 49HouseAccountStatementChanges 49TheSpeedofServiceReporthasbeenupdated 49ReportsOptimized 50FilterforestablishmentonProductInventoryLog 50EstablishmentontheinventorylogatEMSlevel 51RevelhasupdatedtheheaderontheCateringDeliveryreport 51NewDayoftheWeekFilter 52OrderHistoryReport 52

SCALES 52NTEPCertificationUpdate 52

TABLESERVICE 53UsersmaynowsortorderlistsbyTableNumber 53SplitBills 53

THIRDPARTYINTEGRATIONS 53

TILLS 53PreventSaleswithOpenCashDrawer 53TillImprovementsonDashboard 54BetterCurrencyManagement 54

ImprovedSafeDropScreen 54VirtualTillCashDropImprovements 54ClockingOutwithOpenTills 54

USERINTERFACEANDDESIGNIMPROVEMENTS 55

WEBSOCKETS 55

CASH OFFICE

RevelSystemshasentirelyredonetheCashOfficereport,turningitintoatooltohelpyoumanageyourbackofficecashfromsafedropsthroughbankdeposits.ThefirstpageofthereportistheManageCashTool.YourfirststepistoconfirmyourSafeDrops,recountingthemandinputtingtheconfirmedamount.Revelwillcalculatethevariancebetweenthedeclaredamountandtheconfirmedamount.ClickSavewhenyouhaveconfirmedallthesafedropsyouwishtoconfirmatthatmoment.

Thesecondstepistocreatesafecountsoutofyoursafedrops.CheckallthesafedropsyouwishtoincludeinthesafecountandclickCreate.BydefaulttheSafeCountreportingdatedefaultstothedateofthefirstSafeDrop.Youmaychangethisdateifyouwish.RevelusesthereportingdatetoreporttheSafeCountamountsontheOperationsreport.

Thethirdistocreatethebankdeposit.CheckalltheSafeCountsthatwillbepartofthebankdepositandclickDeposit.YoumayenteraDepositIDforthedepositifyouwish.InputtheamountoftheCashthatwillgotothebank(theToDepositamount)andRevelwillcalculatetheremainderasstayinginthebusiness(theSafeBalance).

Note,SupportforSafeBalancesisoptional.Youmaychoosetoalwaysdeposittheentirecashamounttothebank.SupportforSafeBalancesiscontrolledbythesettingonReportsettingspage:CashOfficeTrackSafeBalance.

AfteryouhaveclickedcreateontheBankDepositPopup,thedepositshallbecreatedinaHeldState.Itispossibletorequirethatusersinputtheirpasswordpriortocreatedbankdepositsandlogthatactivityintheactionlog,asasortofelectronicsignature.Thisisastaffonlysetting,socontactyoursupportagenttoenableit.

BankDepositsthatareintheheldstatecanbedeleted.DeletingabankdepositreturnsallSafeCountsassociatedtotheDeposittoStep3:CreateBankDeposit.

Whenyouarereadytosendthebankdeposittothebank,changeitsstatusinStep4toSent.AfteryoureceivenoticefromthebankthattheDeposithasbeenregistered,moveitsstatustoValidated.Apopupwillappearallowingyoutoinputtheamountthebankreconciliationamount.ClickconfirmonthepopupandthedepositshallmoveofftheManageCashToolandexclusivelyintothereportingsection.

InadditiontotheManageCashTool,CashofficeincludesreportsforallphasesCashManagementactivity:SafeDrops,SafeCounts,BankDepositsandSafeBalances(ifenabled).Thereportsarefilterablebyavarietyofdata,includingstatus,date,employeeandcurrency(ifmorethanoncecurrencyisused).Entriesalsohyperlinktorelatedentries.Forexample,SafeCountshyperlinktotheSafeDropsthattheycontain.

Reportscanbeexportedtoexcelorcsvorprinted.ItisalsopossibletoprintreportsofeachbankdepositfromthebankdepositreportaswellasfromtheManageCashTool.

RevelhasaddedaCashManagementsectiontotheOperationsreporttohelpusersunderstandtheirbackofficecash.Thesectionincludesthefollowingentries:

• DeclaredSafeDrops:AllSafedropsmadeduringthereportingperiod• ActualSafeDrops:TheconfirmedamountofallSafeDropsmadeduringthereporting

period• Variance:ThetotalvariancebetweentheDeclaredandActualSafeDrops• SafeCount:ThetotalofallSafeCountsmadeduringthereportingperiod.[Note,Revel

usestheSafeDropReportingdatetoselectwhichSafeCountstoincludetothereport.]• AmounttoDeposit:ThetotalamounttodepositfromtheSafeCountsabove• AmounttoSafe:ThetotalSafeBalancesfromtheSafeCountsabove.

IfyouhavenotbeenusingtheCashOfficetooltomanageyourSafeDrops,thenyoumayhaveagreatdealoflegacydatabuiltup.Therefore,Revelhasawaytoquickprocessolddatasoyoucanbeginafresh.ClickMassConfirmNowandinputadate.RevelwillquickconfirmallCashOfficeActivitypriortothatdate.SafeDropsandSafeCountswillbeconfirmedfortheirdeclaredamount.TheywillnotbemovedtothenextstepoftheManageCashTool.BankdepositswillbeautomaticallyvalidatedwiththeConfirmedAmountgoingintotheReconciliationfield

CDS

UserInterfaceEnhancementsRevelhasredesignedthewayitdisplaysitemsbeingsoldbyweightontheCDS,bringintolinewiththerestoftheUI.

Revelhasredesignedforgreaterusabilitythescreenwherecustomersmayentertheiremailstoreceivereceipts.

Insplitscreenmode,iftheCDSdisplaysavideothatdoesnotcovertheentirescreenarea,thebackgroundshallnowbecoloredblackasopposedtowhite.

Revelhasmadeseveralchangestothecoloroptionsthatwereintroducedin2.34.PrimaryColorhasbeenrenamedDarkerColorandSecondaryColorisnowLighterColor.Darkercolorisusedforalltextandbuttonsthatexistonwhitebackground.Usersnowmaynowselectwhichcolorisusedintheheaderbar.Itsoppositewillbeusedforheaderbartextandbuttons.

VideoContentNowAvailableonCDSUsersmaynowlinktoYouTubeorVimeoVideosorexternallyhosted.mp4or.mv4filesfordisplayofpromotionalmaterialontheirCDS.FullScreenvideos(displayedwhentheCDSisidle)andHalfScreenVideos(displayedontheleftsideoftheCDSinSplitScreenMode)aresupported.Todisplayvideos,navigatetoSettings->AdvancedSettings->CustomerDisplaySystemandchooseVideounderSplitScreen–UseMediaType,and/orWelcomeScreen–UserMediatype.Then,enterthelinktothevideoinSplitScreenVideoand/orWelcomeScreenVideo.Note,ifthevideocannotbeplayed,thentheCDSwilldefaulttotheSplitScreenImageorWelcomeScreenImage.

CustomerAccountCreationandManagementontheCDSCustomersmaynowcreateandsignintotheiraccountsontheCDS.EnablethisfeatureinthenewCustomerCreationSectionofCustomerInfosettings.Check‘AllowCustomerCreationonCDS’andselectwhichfieldsanewcustomerwillberequiredtocomplete.Alsoselecthowyourwishyourcustomerstologintotheiraccounts,viaphone,emailorloyaltynumber.IfyouwantaRevelloyaltyaccounttoautomaticallybegeneratedwhenthecustomersignsup,besurethat“AllowAutomaticLoyaltyGeneration”isconfiguredundertheLoyaltySectionofGift,RewardsandAdminCardssettings.

Onceenabled,theCDSwilldisplayabuttonintheupperrightinvitingthecustomertologinandalinktocreateanaccountiftheydon’talreadyhaveone.Oncecustomerssignin,wewilldisplaytheirloyaltypoints.Customersmaytaptheirnamestoperformminoreditstotheiraccounts.Theywillbeabletoredeemanyrewardstheyhaveearnedanduseanygiftcardslinkedtotheiraccounts.

Ifcustomerselecttocreateanewaccount,theywillinputtheirfirstandlastname,aswellastheirphonenumber,emailaddressand/orbirthdateasrequiredbythesettings.IfAutomaticLoyaltyGenerationissupported,RevelwillcreateanewloyaltyaccountforthecustomerinaccordancewiththeAutomaticLoyaltyGenerationSettings.

AlertingoninterferingwithcustomercreateIfthecustomercreationscreensareopenontheCDSwhenthecashierattemptstomovetothepaymentscreens,Revelwilldisplayanalertandaskifthecashierwantstocancelthecustomercreationorwait.

CUSTOMERS

ReferenceIDaddedtocustomerlistsTheReferenceIDcolumnhasbeenaddedtofullscreencustomerlists.

ImprovedSyncingIfforwhateverreasoncustomerdatacannotbesyncedwiththeManagementConsole,itshallbeaddedtotheresyncqueuetobesyncedwhenconnectionsarerestored.

UserInterfaceEnhancementsTheCustomersscreensasaccessedfromthedashboardhavebeenadjustedtobemoreinlinewithAppleguidelines.Tappingcustomersnowopensafullpagescreenwiththecustomerlistontheleft.Onceacustomerisselected,theirdetailsappearintherightpane.TappingAddNewwillbringupthecustomercreationpopup.

TheCustomerDetailsscreenaccessfromOrderDetailshasbeenupdatedtobeinlinewithotherCustomerDetailsdisplays.

Revelhasupdatedthefullscreencustomerlistthatappearswhenaccessingcustomerthroughsuchchannelsasgiftcardmanagementordeliveryprompts.

TheCustomerandCallNamepopupthatappearswhenpromptingforcustomerorcallnamehasbeenupdatedtobeinlinewithothermodernizedpopups.BothCustomersandCallNamesareavailablefromthesamepopup,byswitchingthetabsatthetop.

AddNotestoAddressesRevelhasaddedanotesfieldtotheaddressrecordsassociatedtocustomers.Itisanticipatedthatthesenoteswillbeusedfordeliveryinstructions.Assuch,theywillbedisplayedwherevertheymaybehelpfulfordelivery,suchasintheDeliveryManagementConsole,onDeliveryReceipts,andinOnlineOrdering.OntheManagementConsole,thenotesmaybeviewedandmanagedontheCustomer

UpdatedSettingsInordertosupportCreationandSignIntocustomeraccountsontheCDS,RevelhasaddedagroupofsettingstoCustomerInfoSettings.CheckAllowCustomerCreationonCDSandthenselectwhichfieldsarerequiredforAccountCreation.AlsoselecthowcustomerswilllogintotheiraccountsontheCDS.

Forconsistencysake,RevelhasalsomovedtheAllowCustomerCreationSettingsonKioskoutofKioskSettingsandintoCustomerInfoSettings.

DASHBOARD

UserInterfaceUpdatesTheDashboardhasbeenreorganized.Optionsthathadbeenfoundalongtheleftsideofthepagearenowatthebottomofthescreen.Eachoftheseoptionsopensintoafullscreenview.LogouthasbeenmovedtotheupperrightandTimeClockisnowaccessedviathebuttontotheleftofOrders.

ProductSetupisnowaccessedviatheProductSetupbuttonontherightsideofthescreen.

RevelhasupdatedtheHourlySalesgraphtoshowsalesdatafromthepastthreeweeks.

SalesSummaryTrendingComparisonChangeThetrendingnumbersontheSalesSummarygraphnowrefertothesamedaylastweek.Thathavealsobeenupdatedtomakeitclearthattheyrepresentpercentageincreasesordecreasesoverthatdate.

ViewingGraphDatafromOtherEstablishmentsAssumingtheManagementConsolesetting,Reports->RestrictiPadGraphsbyEstablishmentisfalse,usersmaynowselecttoviewgraphdatafromotherestablishments.IfthegraphsaresettoEnterpriseReporting(viathestaffonlyAccesscontrol),thenusersmayselecttoviewaggregategraphdataforallestablishments.Note,usersmusthaveaccessrightstoanestablishmenttoseeitsdata.

UserSortPreferencesSavedTimemanagementnowsavestheuserssortpreferences.

DISCOUNTS

ModifiedReplacementLogicDiscountreplacementlogichasbeenreworkedintheeventtheuserattemptstoapplyadiscounttoanobjectthatalreadyhasone.NowRevelwillwarnonlyifthenewandexistingdiscountsareincompetitionwitheachother,andtheexistingdiscountwouldactuallybereplaced.

UserInterfaceChangesRevelhasupdatedtheDiscountspage.Bydefault,onlytheAutoApplyandItemLevelcheckboxesshallappearonthereport.However,usersmayclickthePreferencesbuttontodisplaytheTaxedandActive(new)checkboxes.BydisplayingtheActivecheckbox,usersmayenableordisablemultiplediscountsatonce.

RepeatingCashOffDiscountsThisfeatureallowsuserstoapplyadollaramountdiscountforeveryXdollarsspentmultipletimeswithinthesameorder(i.e.forevery$20spent,get$2offtheorder.)Thisisonlyapplicabletoorderleveldiscounts.

"Minimumamount"dictateshowmuchthecustomermustspend,eitheracrossthewholeorderoronaqualifyinggrouporclassorproduct.RepeatingCashoffDiscountsalsoparticipateinautodiscountsrules.

Setting

Multiplegiftredemptions(giftwithpurchase.)Usersmaynowtosetupagiftwithpurchasediscountsthatmaybeappliedmultipletimeswithinthesameorder.Theusercansetupthediscounttoapplyautomaticallyormanually.

Automaticallyapply

Manuallyapply

Whenmanuallyapplied,theuserwillhaveascreentoapplythediscountwheretheywillbeabletoselectthenumberoftimesforthediscounttoapplyafterclickingthePaybutton.

OptiontoprintanadditionalreceiptwithdiscountdetailsTheoptiontoprintanadditionalreceiptwithdiscountdetailsisnowcontrolledbytheReceiptsetting,“Additionaldiscountdetailsforseparatereceipt”.Ifenabled,afieldwillbeexposedonDiscountdetailswheretheyusermayinputanytexttheywanttoprintoutonasupplementaryreceipt.

WholesaleComboDiscountsUsersmaynowapplytheDiscountflag“Wholesale”toCombodiscounts,akaRepricediscountswhere“repricetosumofproducts”istrue.IftheWholesaleflagisinvoked,theproduct(s)intheRepriceDiscountwillactuallyberepriced.Thatistosay,thesavingwillnotbeexpressedasadiscount,butasanewprice.Thismeansthattheproduct(s)will*not*appearasdiscountedontheorderscreen.Rathertheywilljusthaveanewprice.Further,thediscountwillnotappearindiscountreports.

ExactpricediscountperproductincombosItisnowpossibletosettheexactpriceofeachproduct(orratherproductgrouporclass)withinacombodiscount.Combodiscountsarerepricediscountsthatrequireaproductfromeachclassorgroupandapplytherepricetothesumtotaloftheproducts.Traditionally,Revelwouldassessthediscountagainstthehighestpriceitem.Byenabling,“SetdiscountpricepergroupforCombodiscounts”underAdvancedSettings,customerswillbeabletosetapriceagainsteachgrouporclassinthediscount.Thepricemustbelessthanorequaltothepriceoftheleastexpensiveiteminthegrouporclass,andthetotalpricesmustequaltherepriceamount.

ReplicateDiscountsRevelhasaddedtheabilitytocopyexistingdiscountstomakenewones.Clickthecopyiconnexttotheediticonbyadiscountandthengivethediscountanewname.

AllOnlineOrderingplatformsnowhandleStackableDiscounts

AddedsupportforrepeatingcashdiscountstoOnlineOrdering

EMPLOYEES AND SCHEDULES

StickyColumnHeadsThecolumnheadersandemployeenameshavebeenmadestickyonSchedules,TimeWorkedandPayroll.Thismeanstheywillnotdisappearastheuserscrollsdownorright.

Auto-GeneratePINS

Usersmaynowenforceauto-generationofPINSfornewemployeesbycheckingthe“EnforceAutoGeneration”sub-settingunderAdvancedPOSsettings->AutoGenerateEmployeePINS.Ifautogenerationisenforced,thenonewillnotbeabletoedittheautogeneratedpinwhilecreatingtheemployee.Ifcreatingemployeesviaimport,anyuserinputPINSwillbeignored.Assumingtheuserhasthecorrectadminrights,theymayeditthePINaftertheemployeehasbeencreated.

ENTERPRISE

CDSBrandingUsersmaynowmanagelogosandCDSWelcomeScreenimagesattheenterpriselevel.

EMSTaxesItisnowpossibletomanagewhichtaxesacustomergroupisexemptfromontheEMS,assumingtheexempttaxeshavethesamenameonthebaseandtargetestablishments.

DisableeditingEMSEstablishmentGroupsSincetheEnterprisefunctionalityforEstablishmentGroupswillbeincludedinthefutureiterations,RevelhasdisabledtheEMSfeatureofmanagingestablishmentgroups.IfthesettingwithinthedivisionisenabledforEnterpriseMenu(underestablishmentssettingsinEMS),thentheestablishmentgroupfunctionwillnotbeavailable.

GIFT CARDS

LimitManualGiftCardFundingItisnolongerpossibletomanuallyaddfundstogiftcardsaspartofthepaymentprocess.Instead,cardsmayonlybecreatedorloadedfortheamountofthegiftcardpurchased.

GiftCardUserInteractionModificationsTheimplementationoftheRestrictedGiftCardAccesspermissionhasbeenenhancedforthenewUI.UserswiththeRestrictedGiftCardAccesstokenmaycreateoraddvaluetogiftcardsfromtheDashboard.UserswithouttheRestrictedGiftCardAccesstokenwillneedtoinputthepinofauserwhohasthetokentodoanythingotherthanviewtheamountonanexistinggiftcard.

DisableGCLookupviaStoreCreditInordertofixasecurityholewhereuserswereabletoaddvaluetogiftcardsbylookingthemupthroughstorecredit,RevelhasdisabledtheabilitytocallupGiftCardsbypressingStoreCredit.

INSIGHTS APP

QuickEmployeeBreakViewUsersofInsightscannowseeataglanceiftheiremployeesareonpaidbreaks(asopposedtounpaidbreaks)viathelittleclockandcoinsiconthatappearsnexttothewords,“OnBreak”.

INVENTORY

EmailalertforsitetositetransfersforreceivingstoreOnemaynowsendanemailtothereceivingstorewhenastoretostoretransferisinitiated.Whenthestoretostoretransferisfinalized,theuserwillseeapop-updisplaythatwillallowtheusertomodifytheemailaddressthealertissentto.ThetransferdetailswillcomeasanattachedPDF.

TheemailaddresswithinthisUIispopulatedbasedonthevalueonthereceivingstoresetwithinEstablishment>Establishmentsettings>Email.

ProductPriceonInventoyExportsProductPricehasbeenaddedtoInventoryExports,afterthenameandbeforethebarcode.Thefieldisforinformationalpurposesonlyandcannotbeeditedfromthisexport.

NegativeQtyAverageCostingApproachRevelhasre-architectedthewaytheinventorysystemdealswithaveragecostinggreatlyincreasingitsstabilityandbringingintolinewithstandardaccountingpractices.Revelhastotallyremovedsupportfornegativeornullcostcalculationsorinventoryvalueandalteredthewayittreatsproductcostwheninventoryquantitiesgonegative.Whileinventorygoesintoanegativequantity,theaveragecostismaintainedatthatpoint,butinventoryvaluestopsat0.Anyreceiptswhileinventoryisnegativestayatthecurrentaveragecostperunit.Whentheinventorygoesbackabove0,theaveragecostissettothecostperunitofthattransaction.

ForcestocktakeattheproductlevelManagersarenowabletospecifyproductsandcategoriesthatshouldbeinventoried.

MultipleReorder/StockUnitsperVendorItisnowpossibleforaproductoringredienttohavemultipleReorder/StockUnitsassociatedwithasingleVendor.EachReorderUnitcanhaveitsownVendorID,Reorderquantityandprice,andtaxrate.MultiplestockunitspervendorarecreatedandmanagedinInventory/Vendors.Thelistofproductsandingredientsassociatedtoavendorhasbeenupdatedtoaccommodatethischange.ProductsandIngredientsarenowlistedtogether,thoughyoumayfiltertooneortheother.

OneStockUnitpervendormustbetheprimarystockunitforthatvendorandshallbetheunitthatpurchaseordersdefaultto.ThePrimaryStockunitforthePrimaryVendorremainstheonlyvendorandstockunitthatcanmaintainedfromProductImport/Export.

RMAscannowimpactaverageweightedcostTraditionally,anycostenteredintoanRMAforreturningaproducttoavendorhadnoimpactontheaverageweightedcostofthatproduct.RMAsaffectedonlyproductquantity.However,businesscanchoosetohavetheaverageweightedcostreflectRMAsbyenablingthesetting,“UpdatesaveragecostperunitbyRMAreturnamount”intheInventorysectionofthesettings.Note,thisisastaffonlysetting,sopleasecontactyoursupportagenttoenableit.

ItisnowpossibletocreateRMAsforproductsthathavebeendeactivatedInactiveproductsmanynowbeselectedtoRMA’sforreturningtothevendor.

InventoryRestrictionsperProductItisnowpossibletoenforceinventoryrestrictionsonthePOSforspecificproductsonly,asopposedtoallproducts,decreasingnetworkstressandUIclutter.Simplyenable“DoNotAllowSaleofthisproductwithoutstockonhand”ontheproduct’sdetailspage,anditwillnotbepossibletoaddthatproducttoanorderifitsinventoryfallstozeroorbelow.Itisnotnecessarytoactivate“SyncInventory”forthisfeaturetowork.

MultipleUOMonsinglePOItisnowpossibletoorderthesameproductonthesamepurchaseordermultipletimes,usingdifferentstockunits.

RemovetaxwhilereceivingTaxIncludedcountrieshavedifferentwaysofhandlingwhetherornotthetaxshouldberemovedfromthepricewhenenteredintoinventoryviapurchaseorderordirectinventoryinteraction.Previously,Revelneverremovedthetax.Nowhowever,clientsmaychoosetohavethetaxremovedfromproductsreceivedviapurchaseorderand/ordirectinventoryactionbyenablingtheInventorySetting,“Removetaxfromitemcostwhenreceivingitemsintoinventory.”Thisisastaffonlysettingsocontactyoursupportrepresentativetoenableit.

DisableAdjustCostunderSettings/InventoryBychecking,DisableAdjustCostunderSettings/Inventory,userscannowpreventanymanualcostadjustmentsaspartofinventoryinteractions,bothontheManagementConsoleandonthePOS.Note,thismeansthattheonlywayanitemscostperunitcanbecorrectedisviaimport.

ForceStockTakeonaproductlevel

Withthisfeature,wehaveenabledtheabilitytoincludeasetofproductoringredientswithinthePhysicalInventoryprocess.Thisallowsuserstoaddasetofproducts/ingredientstothestocktakethatwilldisplayasalistontheinventoryapplicationasneededtobescannedforthephysicalinventorytobecompleted.

Theupdatedscreentoaddingproductstothephysicalinventoryisbelow.Asauserthatissettingupaphysicalinventory,youmaynowaddproductstothephysicalinventorytobescannedonthephysicalinventoryapplication.Theusercannowalsonamethesectionwithafieldtheyfindlogicaltodescribethesectionthatneedstobescanned(i.e.cokesorchips.)Userscanaddmultiplesections.

Afterassigningtheproductstothephysicalinventory,whentheusernavigatestotheapplication,theywillseetheproductslistedthatneedtobescannedunderthe“inprogress”tab.Afteraproducthasbeenscanned,thiswillmovetothe“completed”tab.

Aftertheuserhascompletedthephysicalinventoryfromthephysicalinventoryapplication,theuserwillseeanewscreenintheMCforcompletingthephysicalinventory.Withinthisview,theusercanleveragethesamefeaturesforrequestingarecount,whichwill

sendthatsectionbacktothephysicalinventoryapplicationforrescan.Wehavealsomadethe“endphysicalinventory”buttondisableduntilallactionsonthepagearecompleted.Thiswillpreventusersfromerroneouslycompletingthephysicalinventorywithoutallrequireddatabeingadded.

Wehavealsoenabledtheabilitytodeleteasectionfromthephysicalinventorymanagementscreen.Thisallowsuserstoremoveasectionfromthephysicalinventory.Thisfeatureishiddenbehindtheellipsesonthepagetopreventanyaccidentaldeletions.

Oncethe“delete”functionhasbeenenabled,theuserswillseea“trashcan”iconthatwillallowtheusertodeletethesection.

CreateadocumentforstockmovementsatthelineitemlevelInthisstory,wehaveenabledtheabilitytoprintlineitemsontheProductInventoryLog.ThisallowstheusertohaveapaperdocumentthattheycankeepinstorerecordsforanyInventoryMovement(atEMSorEstablishmentlevel)

Ontheproductinventorylog,youwillnowseeacheckboxausercanselect.Usercanonlyselect5inventorymovementsperprintout.

Oncetheuserclicksthischeckbox,the“PrintInventoryLog”willdisplayandbecomeactive.Allowingtheusertoprintthelogs(PDFformat.)Anexampleprintoutisbelow.

NewUIforaddingUOMofproductstovendorsWiththisstory,wehavecleanedupthescreenwhereuserscanmanagetheproduct/vendorrelationship.ThisnewUImakestheprocessmuchmoreintuitivetotheendusersallowingforamorefluidprocesstomanagingthisrelationship.

UsernowhavearadiobuttontoselectmultipleproductstoaddtotheVendorreducingthestepstoaddingmultipleproducts.Also,productandingredientsarenowfilterable.Usercanshoweitherproducts,ingredients,orbothonthescreen.

WorkflowforrejectingstoretostoretransferforreceivingestablishmentInpreviousdesign,whenastore-to-storetransferwasavailableinareceivingstore,theusercouldonlyacknowledgethetransferandhadnoabilitytorejectthetransfer.Thisnewworkflowenablesafeaturethatallowsthereceivingstoretorejectastoretostoretransfer.

Torejectthestoretostoretransfer,thereceivingstorewouldgotothetransferscreen(Inventory>Transfers.)

Withinthelistviewofthestore-to-storetransfers,thereceivingestablishmentwillhavetheabilitytorejectthetransferwithintheActionsellipses.Thiswillimmediatelysendtheinventorybacktothesendingstore.

SettingforcostadjustmentinstoretostoretransferUsersmaynowdecideifthe“adjustcost”optionshouldbeavailableduringastoretostoretransfer.ThisbehavioriscontrolledunderSettings>Inventory>Allowuserstoadjustcostduringtransfer.

Ifsettingissettotrue,thereceivingstorewillbeallowedtoadjustcostuponreceivingthestoretostoretransfer.Ifsettofalse,theoptiontoadjustcostwillnotbedisplayed.(Screenshotofthesettingbelowinstoretostoretransfer.)

FilterontheinventorylogbasedonvendorUsersarenowabletofilterontheinventorylog,ateithertheestablishmentorEMSlevel,basedonthevendor.Ifnoproduct/vendorrelationshipexists,thiswillnotdisplay.

FilteringbyreasoncodesonInventorylogUsersarenowabletofilterontheinventorylog,ateithertheestablishmentorEMSlevel,basedonreasoncodes.Ifnoreasoncodesareconfiguredatthetimeoftheinventorymovement,thiswillnotbeavailableforthatinventorymovement.

EnablesreasoncodesonPOSRevelhasenabledtheabilitytoleveragereasoncodesonthePOSstation.Whenreasoncodesaresetupforanestablishment,auserwillnowhavetoenterareasoncodewhendoingastockmovementonthePOS.

TheexperienceonthePOSisshownbelow.

EmailsforRMAsUsersmaynowemailtheRMAtotheVendorwhencompletinganRMA.Toenableundersettings,gotosettings>Inventorysettings>EnableemailingRMAs.

Once“EnableEmailingRMAs”ischecked,whensubmittinganRMA,anemailwillbesenttotheVendor,assuminganemailisavailableundertheVendorinformation.

AddinganattachmenttoanRMAUsersmaynowaddanattachmenttoanRMA.

AfteraddinganattachmenttoanRMAandclicking“Save”,theuserwillbepromptedtovalidatetheemailaddressforthevendor.

SetupgroupingofStockMovementReasonsThisticketwasatechnicalchangetoensurespecifyingwhichinventoryactiontypeastockmovementreasoncodeisfor.Forexample,userwon'tbeabletoselecta"wastage"typereasoncodewhenhe/sheisreceivinginventoryafterthisstory.

INVOICES

DefaultNewOrderOptionRevelhasaddedaDefaultOrderTypesubsettingtoSettings->AdvancedSettings->Invoices.CustomersmayselectwhethernewordersdefaulttoOrderorInvoices,orwhethertheordercreatorshallbepromptedtoselecttheordertypeeachtime.

InvoicesnowdisplaytheamountofanydepositInvoicesnowdisplaytheamountofanydepositthathasbeenmadeagainstthemandthebalanceoutstanding,asopposedtojusttheamountoftheinvoicepre-deposit.

EmailInvoiceHeadersRevelnowusesadifferentheaderforemailinginvoicepdfsfromthePOSthanforemailingreceiptpdfs.TheInvoiceonestates,“..Pleasefindtheinvoiceforyourorder…”whilethereceiptstates,“..Pleasefindthereceiptforyourorder…”

RevelhasrefinedtheflowforremovingitemsinaquantityfrominvoicesUsersmaynowinputhowmanyitemstheywishremovedratherautomaticallyremovingtheentirequantity.

KITCHEN PRINT / KDS

KDSManagementConsoleConfigurationUserscannowconfiguretheirownKDS/ExpeditesontheManagementConsole,underthePeripheral’ssectionoftheEstablishmentTab.

TheDeviceTabcontainssettingsrelatingtophysicaliPadandaccess.ItisalsowhereyouselectthedefaultdisplayfortheKDS,suchasTileKitchenorLineExpedite.

TheCommonTabcontainssettingscommontoallviewscoveringthingslikeorderbehaviorandthedatadisplayed.

OntheKitchenTab,onecansetinteractionsspecifictoKitchenviews,includingtimers.Buttonbehavior,andAllDayMode.

TheExpediteTabcontrolsactivityrelatedonlytoExpedites,includingbuttonbehaviorandexpediteprinter.

OnecansetacoupleofdisplayoptionsforOrderupdisplaysincludelogosandfontsizes.

RedModifierDisplayonKitchenViewsUsersmaynowchoosetohavemodifiers,includingspecialrequestsdisplayinredonkitchenviewsandexpedites.Check“ColorModifiersRed”ontheCommonTabintheKitchenViewsunderthePeripheralssectionoftheEstablishmentmastertab.

ExpandedOrderTypeDelayRevelhasexpandedtheabilitytodelaykitchenprinting/displayontheKDStoallordertypes,notjustonlineordersandcatering.ExtraordertypeshavebeenaddedtotheDelayPrintingsectionofKitchenView/KitchenPrintsettings.InputthenumberofminutesbeforetheDueDatethattheordershallprint(noinputmeanstheprintsimmediately),andforanyordertypethathasaDueDate,printingtothekitchenprinterordisplayontheKDSwillbedelayeduntilthattime.Thisworksforopenandclosedordersaswellasforinvoiceswheretheitemshavebeensettolayaway.

KIOSK

OrderTypePromptChangeKioskuserswhosupportbothEatInandToGodiningoptionsontheirkioskscannowpromptthecustomertoselecttheirpreferredoptionatthebeginningoftheorderinsteadofwaitinguntiltheend,wheremanycustomersforgettomakeachoice.Enablethisbycheckingthe“PromptforOrderOption”subsettingto“Supporteatinandtogo”intheKiosksectionoftheSettings.

OutofStockMessageIfanitemisoutofinventoryandcannotbesoldonthekiosk,themessagenolongeroffersaManagerOverrideoption.

LOYALTY

PointsEarnednowdisplayedCustomerdetailsnowdisplaysthenumberofpointsearnedbycustomersforeachrewardprogramthebusinessparticipatesin.

ReturnsandLoyaltyPartialreturnswillnolongercauseallloyaltypointstobecancelled.Ratheronlythosepointsrelatedtothereturneditemsshallberemovedfromthecustomer’sloyaltyaccount.

ManagealltypesofloyaltyprogramsfromthePOSItisnowpossibletomanagethenumberofpointsforalltypesofloyaltyprograms,includingVisitandPurchasePoints,fromthePOS,notjustItempoints.

MaskloyaltyinformationonOrderHistoryRevelhasaddedasetting“MaskLoyaltyNumberinorderhistory”.Whenthissettingisenabled,theLoyaltyNumberwillbemaskedontheOrderHistoryreport.Onlythelast4digitsoftheLoyaltyNumberwilldisplayonthewhenviewinganOrder.

MENU

LocallyAppliedInventoryRestrictionsUsersmaynowenforceinventoryrestrictionsonspecificproductswithouthavingtosynctheirentireinventorytothePOS.Enablethisbysetting“DoNotAllowSaleofthisproductwithoutstockonhand”totryonaProduct’sDetails.Iftheinventoryfortheproductis0orbelow,userswillnotbeabletoaddittoanorderunlesstheyhavethe“OverrideAddProductRestrictions”permission.

ImportSupportsFlatTaxUsersmaynowaddthenumberofFlatTaxunitstotheirproductsusingproductImport.ThisisanAdvancedfieldcallTaxUnits.

PaginateProductGroupTheProductGrouppagehasbeenpaginated,allowinguserswithlargenumbersofProductGroupstomanagetheirgroups.

ORDERS

Modifier/ComboSelectionUserExperienceIfagroupcomboonlyhasasingleproductineachslot,theuserwillnotberequiredtointeractwiththecombopopupeveniftheproductshavemodifiers.Rather,theuserwillselectmodifiersandthecombowillbeaddeddirectlytotheorder.

SortOptionsTheoptionSortOrdersbyDueDateontheOrderstabhasbeenrenamedsimplytoDueDatetobeinlinewithothersortoptionnames.

RevelhasalsoaddedtheabilitytosortbyTable#totheOrdersSortPage.BarTab#’sarealsorepresentedinthesort.

OrderScreenEnhancementsInordertocleanuptheorderscreen,enhanceresponsivenessandimprovetheinteractionwithquantityanddiscounts,Revelhasredesignedhowquantityisaddedtoproducts.Revelhasremovedtheupdownarrowsonorderscreenitself.Now,userstaptheproducttogettheproductflyout,andadjustthequantityusingupdownarrowsordirectinput.

SpecialRequestsandCombosItisnowpossibletoassociateSpecialRequestswithspecificproductsonacombo.Tapthecomboandselecttheproductwhichwillhavethespecialrequest.

SettableDueDateTohelpsupportfutureorders,Revelhasmadeduedatebothsettableandvisibleforallordertypes.Additionally,orderswillremainonthePOSuntiltheirduedatehaspassregardlessofwhethertheorderisclosedornot.Thismeansthattheseorderswillappearinorderlistsandwillnotneedtoberecalledfromtheserver.

CateringDueDateTiedtoOrderTosimplifyuserexperienceCateringduedatecannowonlybesetattheorderlevel.Thiswillnotinterferewithcateringreportsbyitem.Saidreportsshallsimplydrawtheirdatafromtheorder.

ONLINE ORDERING

CustomCommercenowsupportscombore-orderingSupportforreorderingcomboshasbeenaddedtoiOSandAndroidversionsofCustomCommerce.

PaymentcancellationchangesIfitisdeterminedthatanonlineorderisinvalid,saybecauseitcannotbepreparedbytherequestedduedateandtime,Revelwillnowcancelpaymentpreauthorization.ThishasbeenimplementedforFreedomPay,PayPal,WorldPay,MonerisandAdyen.ItwaspreviouslyimplementedforMercury,USAepyandVerifone.

TheRevelurlhasbeenremovedfromonlinereceipts.

CustomPaymentTypesAddedtotheWebOrderingAPIRevelhasaddedsupportforCustomPaymentTypestotheWebOrderingAPI,allowing3rdpartyweborderingsystemstosubmitorderswithCustomPaymenttypes.

MultipleCustomCommerceAppsSupportCustomersmaynowhavemultipleCustomCommerceapplicationsonthesamedevice,withthesameuser.Pushnotificationswillberoutedtothecorrectapplication.

CustomShippingandOnlineOrderingRevelhasaddedsupportforCustomShippingratestoOnlineOrdering.

FutureDatesforOnlineOrdersOurcustomersmaynowchoosetohaveOnlineOrdersforfuturedatescomeinasinvoices,processingpaymentimmediately,butdelayingsalesreportinguntiltheInvoiceisturnedintoanorder.Thisisenabledviathesetting,“FutureOrdersshallbecreatedasinvoices”undertheOrderRulesofOnlineOrderingSettings.Selecthowfarintothefutureanordershouldbeforittobecreatedasinvoicebycompletingthesetting,“Numberofdaysintothefuturewhereonlineordersshallcomeinasinvoices”.OnlineInvoicesshallbetreatedasnormalordersfordisplayinalertsandbadgesonthePOS.Further,thereshallbenochangetothereceiptthatissenttothecustomer.

OnlineOrderFlowChangesOntheQSRdesktopversionofonlineordering,userswillbeencouragedtoprovidetheirdesiredordertype(deliver,pick-up,etc),duedateandlocationbeforebeginninganorder.Revelwilltakethisinformationandadjustthemenusothatonlyitemsavailableatthattimeandforthatordertypeareoffered.Previously,thischeckwasnotperformeduntilafterordersweresubmitted,leadingtoapoorcustomerexperienceiftheordercouldnotbefulfilledduetotype,timeorlocation.Usersmayelecttobrowsethemenuwithoutinputtinganything,butoncetheybegintheorder,theywillbeaskedfortype,duedateandlocation.

POS

CustomActionButtonsUserscannowcreatetheirCustomActionButtonswhichdisplaybelowtheorderandlinktowebpageoftheirchoice.ToconfigureanActionButton,gotoSettings->AdvancedPOSSettings->CustomButtonsandAddCustomButton.InputtheButtonName(whichwillappearonthePOS)andselectacolorfortheButtonText.Youmayeitherchooseapredefinediconoruploadyourown(80x80px).InputtheURLthattheButtonwillleadto.Finally,youmaychoosetocontrolwhocanusethebuttonbyenablingSecurityPinRequired.IfSecurityPinRequiredisenabled,onlyuserswiththeCustomButtonAccesspermissionwillbeabletousethebutton.

OncetheButtonisconfigured,gotoEstablishment->POSStations->OrderActionsandselectwhereinthelistofOrderActionsthenewwillappear.

TheCustomButtonwillappearonthePOSbelowtheorderscreen.Tapit,enterthesecuritypinifrequired,andthebuttonurlwillloadinaninAppwindow.Youmayinteractwiththewebsiteinanyway,buttheurlitselfmaynotbemanuallyedited.Exittheurlbyclickingbackattheupperleft.

PAYMENTS

TriPOSHostedCheckoutSupportRevelhasimplementedHostedCheckoutforTriPOSonthePOS.UsersusingTriPOSmaynowselectManualCreditandinputthecustomer’sbillinginformation.Addressdatamaybeinputbyattachingacustomerrecordtotheorderorenteringitmanually.IftheSettings->Payments->Vantiv/TriposEMV->SupportAVSisenabled,thenRevelwillperformanAVScheckandinformtheuserifthereareanyirregularities,allowingtheusertocancelthetransactionifdesired.

AllOnlineOrderingPlatformsnowsupporttakingpaymentthoughTriPOSHostedCheckout

CVVvalidationhasbeenaddedtopaymentsprocessedthroughTriPOShostedcheckoutonthePOS.IftheCVVdoesnotmatchtheothercardcredentialsorisleftblank,theuserwillhavetheoptiontorevertthepayment.

CardNotPresentrefundscannowbeperformedwithTriPOS.

ThesettingsonthePOSwhichcontrolofflinepaymentlimitationshavebeenextendedtoTriPOS.

AddedthesignaturelinesbacktothecreditreceiptsgeneratedifusingVantivTriPOSEMV.

BatchScreenAdjustmentsBatchprocessscreenshavebeenadjustedsothatonedoesnotneedtoexplicitlyclearthecurrentcontentsbeforetypinginanewvalue.

EigenPaymentSupportRevelhasaddedsupportforEigenpayments,includingtheabilitytoprocessSVSgiftcardsthoughtheEigenpaymentintegrationsupportsEMVandusestheIngenicoiCT250.Mostregularfinancialtransactionsareimplemented(supportfortips,batchprocessing,refunds,etc).Chargebacks,offlinepaymentsandPre-authorizationarenotsupported.

EnableEigenPaymentsatSettings->Payments->EigenPayments->EnableEigen.

LimitVoucherstoProductsItisnowpossibletoaddavoucherpaymentwithawhitelistofacceptedproductstoanorderthatalreadyhasavoucherpaymentwithablacklistsetofproductsonit.

TransactionCheckingFeatureRevelhasimplementedsupportforMercuryPaymentsenhancedDuplicateTransactionCheckingFeaturewhichlooksforandrejectsidenticaltransactionsperformedwithinanhour.IfRevelcandeterminethattheduplicationistheresultofthecardbeingswipedtwice,itwillusetheinitial,validtransaction.Iftheduplicationistheresultofanidenticaltransactionperformedearlier,thenRevelwillmarkthatlattertransactionasDeclined.

SupportRBAv19AddedsupportforRBAv19toFreedompaywhichshouldimprovelanguagepromptexperience.Thiswasbackportedto2.34.

AydenChangesSupportforcardpresentrefundshasbeenaddedtoRevel’sintegrationwithAydenPayments.

ImprovedtheexperienceofusingupdatedAydencredentialsand/orterminalIPaddressonthePOS.

CorrectedanimageproblemwithAdyenreceipts.

MonerisChangesRevel’sintegrationwithMonerishasbeenupdatedandre-certifiedfor2018.

AddedsupportforbothPurchaseCorrectionsandRefundTransactionstopaymentsmadethroughMoneris.

Monerisdoesnotallowforsimplerefundsofpaymentsafterthebatchhasbeenclosed.Therefore,RevelhasaddedtheabilitytodoaCardPresenttoreturnpaymentsifnecessaryfollowingtheclosureofthebatch.

PayPalChangesRevelhasupdatedthewayithandlespartialpaymentstoPayPal,removinganytaxreferencesfromthereconciliationitem.

PERIPHERALS

FasterSwipeLoginwithIDTechCustomersusinganunencryptedIDTechcardswipetoreadadmincardswillnolongerhavetopresstheAdminSwipebuttontologin.Instead,theymayjustswipetheircardswhileonthePINscreen.Note,thisalsoworkswithRFIDreadersusingtheRS232interface.

SupportforLineaPro5MobileBarcodeScannerRevelnowsupportstheLineaPro5MobileBarcodescannerfortheInventoryApp.

RevelnowsupportsFrenchFiscal

Configurationrequires:

§ APCwithWindows7+/Linux(Windowsispreferable);§ AreceiptsprinterEpsonTM/Star(EpsonTMispreferable);§ EFRinstallationfilefromhttp://public.efsta.net/efr/Windows(.msi)/Linux(.zip)

Basicsteps:1.Setupnetwork;2.InstallEFRonthePC;3.ConfiguretheEFR(byEFSTAFrancerequirements);4.SetupRevelManagementConsole:

§ Taxcountry(France)–Note,thisisataxincludedtaxcountry;§ Taxes(therearefivetaxgroupsinFrance);§ Peripherals/Printers-theremustbeatleasttwoprinters:

OneisEFR(EpsonEFRtype),IPaddressisIPaddressofthePCwithEFR.Thisprintermusthaveadelegate;Theotheristheprinterdelegate,regularreceiptprinter;

RevelhasaddedFrancetothelistofcountriesunderAdvancedPOSSettings->TaxCountry.SelectingFrancewillenabletheEpsoni-Hub+EFSTAintegration

PRICING:

PriceTiersAddedtoProductPriceLifeCycleUsersmaynowmanagepricechangestoPriceTiersusingtheProductPriceLifeCycle.ExposethepricetiercolumnusingSettingsGearattheupperright.Inputtheproductandstarttypingthenameofthepricetieryouwishtomanage.Enterthedateforthepricechangeaswellasthechangeitselfandpresssave.UsingPriceTiersandthePPLCallowsuserssetupandreusesaleorspecialeventconcepts(thepricetiers)andalterthepricesassociatedwiththemaheadoftime.

PRINTING

NamenowprintedonrefundreceiptsRevelnowprintsthenameoftheCreditCardonrefundreceipts,asopposedtojustthewords“CreditCard”.

ArabicReceiptsItisnowpossibletoprintreceiptsinArabic.Thisrequiresthefollowing.TheprintermustbeanEpsonT88VIwithArabicenabled.ThennavigatetoEstablishment->Peripherals->PrintersandsetthePrinterTypetoEpsonePOSLAN.ClickonAdvancedsettingsandinputthesesettings:

PrinterModel=TM-T88 PrinterLanguage=ANK PrinterEncoding=*Latin/Arabic(ISO-8859-6)*

ArabicLabelTagsItisnowpossibletoprintPriceLabelTagsinArabic.

PRODUCTS

DynamicCostAddedtoexportsDynamicCosthasbeenaddedasanAdditionalFieldavailablewhenexportingProducts.SelectingDynamicCostwillexportthecurrentcostoftheproductbasedoninventoryactivity.DynamicCostmaynotbeimported.

Itisnowpossibletoadddynamiccostasacolumntotheexportofmodifiersandofingredients.Thecolumnisfordisplaypurposesonlyandcannotbereimportedtomanageanitemscost.

CopyingFunctionPerformanceEnhancementPerformanceforcopyingdetailsfromoneproducttoothershasbeenimproved.Theresultsofthecopyjobarenowsenttoviaemail.

PURCHASE ORDERS

AdditionalchangestoTimeFormatonFinalizedPO.UpdatedUIonthePurchaseOrderinformationscreenthatdisplaysthedatesCreated,Finalized,&SentinamoreUXfriendlyformat.

QUICKBOOKS

SupportAutoTaxToaccommodateAutoTax,RevelwillnowpopulatetheDefaultCustomerShipAddrfield.

ImprovedhandlingofinventorycreatedviaPrepRecipes.

SupportforCrossEstablishmentReturnsAddedsupportforcrossestablishmentreturnstotheSummaryQuickBooksOnlineintegration.

QBOTaxChangesRevelhasupdatedthewaytaxesaresetupforQBOtotakeadvantageofthenewPartnerTax.

REPORTS

DiscountsReportTheDiscountsreporthasbeenupdatedtoaccountforthevalueoforderdiscountswhichhavebeenaffectedbyexchanges.

CustomersOrdersReportRevelhasupdatedtheheaderbarandpresentationofdataontheCustomersOrdersreport,bringingintolinewithotherreports.Thereportisnoweasiertoread.Birthdatehasbeenremoved,butbothitemdiscountsandreceiptlessreturnsandexchangesarerepresented.UsethemagnifyingglasstosearchforspecificCustomers.Exportorprintthereportbyclickingtheellipses.Clickthequestionmark

toaccessaSupportArticleaboutthereport.RevelhasalsoaddedtheabilitytofilterthereportbyCustomerGroup.

SerialNumberReportRevelhasupdatedtheheaderontheSerialNumbersreport.AdjusttheReportingperiodbyclickingthereportingdates.UsethemagnifyingglasstosearchforspecificSerialNumbers.Exportorprintthereportbyclickingtheellipses.ClickthequestionmarktoaccessaSupportArticleaboutthereport.FilterbyordertypeandselectwhethertoincludeallestablishmentsbyclickingtheFiltersbutton.

SalesSummaryReportDonationshavebeenmovedfromSalesintoLiabilitiesontheSalesSummaryReport

TheSalesSummaryPaymentsectionhasbeenreorderedtoputCashandCreditpaymentsatthetop,followedbyotherpaymenttypes.

GiftCardReportTheGiftCardreportnowdisplaysthefullnameoftheemployeeofrecord.

OperationsReportRevelhasupdatedsomemisleadingfieldnames(ExpectedCashfromTillsisnowTotalExpectedCash,andActualCash(FinalTillCount)isnowDeclaredCash),andaddedafewnewfieldstotheCashSummarysectionoftheoperationsreporttoassistinclearrepresentationofabusiness’scashnumbersandreconciliationofthosenumberswiththetillsreport.

TillsReportInordertomaketheTillsreporteasiertoreadandreconciletotheOperationsreport,RevelhasaddedaseriesofsummarynumbersattheTop,whichrepresenttotaltillsactivityforthereportingperiodandmatchbacktonumbersontheOperationsreport.

EmailedReportFormatOptionsUsersmaynowreceivetheHourlySalesReportdeliveredtothemviaemailaseitheraCSVorExcelFile.GotoSettings->Reports->DailyHourlySalesReportandinputthefiletypeandemailaddress(es)towhichthereportshallbesent.

HouseAccountStatementChangesThestatementswhichcanbemailedtocustomersfromtheHouseAccountreportshallnowincludetheestablishmentsaddressandphonenumbersothatcustomersmayeasilycontactbusinesstowhomtheyowemoney.

TheSpeedofServiceReporthasbeenupdatedAdjusttheReportingperiodbyclickingthereportingdates.Exportorprintthereportbyclickingtheellipses.ClickthequestionmarktoaccessaSupportArticleaboutthereport.Selectwhetherthereportshouldbeexpandedorcollapsedorwhetherdatashouldbepresentbyorderoritemattheupperright.

AFilterbuttonhasbeenaddedallowingtheusertofilterbyEmployeeand/orClass(ifinItemView)andtochoosehowtimeisrepresented(asMinutes:Seconds,oradecimal).

ReportsOptimizedRevelhasoptimizedtheperformanceoftheProductMixreportwhenhandlinglargevolumesofdata.

Revelhasimplementedlimitspreventingrunningofreportsforperiodslongerthanoneyear.ThislimitisenforcedatboththeUIandAPIlevels.

TheItemTrackingReporthasbeenre-architectedtogreatlyimproveloadtimes.

FilterforestablishmentonProductInventoryLogUsersmaynowfilterbyestablishmenttheProductInventoryLogattheEMSlevel.ThiscanbeseenbyselectingaDivisionintheRMCEMSandnavigatingtoReports>ProductInventoryLog>Filters.Uponselectinganestablishment,theinventorylogwilldisplayonlyinventorymovementsthatarerelatedtothechosenestablishment.Thisisnotamulti-selectoption.

EstablishmentontheinventorylogatEMSlevelThisstoryhasenabledtheabilitytofilterontheinventorylogbyEstablishmentname(attheEMSlevel.)Whenausergoestoadivisionlevelproductinventorylog,theywillnowseeallestablishmentssoausercanfilterinventorymovementsforonlyasingleestablishment.

RevelhasupdatedtheheaderontheCateringDeliveryreportAdjusttheReportingperiodbyclickingthereportingdates.Exportorprintthereportbyclickingtheellipses.ClickthequestionmarktoaccessaSupportArticleaboutthereport.ThereportcanbegroupedbyOrderorItemusingtheGroupbyDropDown.OrdernoteshavebeenaddedtotheByOrderView.

NewDayoftheWeekFilterRevelhasaddedaDayoftheWeekfiltertoHourlySales,LaborandProductMixreports.Thiswillallowuserstorunthesereportsforagivenperiodoftime,displaydataonlyfromcertaindaysoftheweek,sayalltheSaturdaysandSundaysinamonth.

OrderHistoryReportUsersmaynowmaskthisdisplayofLoyaltyCardnumbersintheOrderHistoryReportbyenabling“MaskLoyaltyNumberinorderhistory”intheLoyaltysectionofGift,RewardsandAdminCardsSettings.

SCALES

NTEPCertificationUpdateRevelhasupdateditsNTEPcertificationnumberfrom13-014to13-014A1.

TABLE SERVICE

UsersmaynowsortorderlistsbyTableNumberTaptheordersbuttonoricon,pulldownonthepopupandtapSortPreference.Table#ismidwaydownthepage.WhensortingbyTableNumber,thoseorderswithatablenumberwillbelistedfirstnomatterwhetherthesearchisupdownordownup.

SplitBillsRevelwillnowdisplaymodifiersintheitemselectionwindowsforSplitBills,makingiteasierforserverstoselectthecorrectproduct.

THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS

SupportforModifiershasbeenaddedtothePunchhLoyaltyintegration.ThePOSnowinformsPunchhoftheexistenceandpriceofmodifiersassociatedwithproducts.

ForpaymentsmadewithLevelupgiftcards,Revelnowprintsthepaymenttypeonthereceipt.

RevelhasaddedLevelUpGiftasanorderitemtypetosupportthepurchaseandloadingofLevelUpGiftCards.

OrderspaidforwithComopaymentswillfollowthesettingsforcashreceiptstodeterminewhetherornotareceiptshouldbeprinted.

ToaccommodatechangesiniOS11,RevelhasremovedJSJSONfromitsintegrationwithPepper(akaSSMC)soastofixroundingissues.

TILLS

PreventSaleswithOpenCashDrawerUserswithEpsonprintersmaynowpreventnewordersfromcreatedwhilethecashdrawerisopened.ThisrequiresthattheprinterbesetupasanePOSprinter.Toenablethisfeature,gotoSettings->AdvancedPOSsettingsandcheck‘Preventnewordersifcashdrawerisopen.’IfthePOScannotconfirmthatthecashdrawerisclosedwhenaneworderismade,awarningpopupwillappear.Theusermaycanceltheorder,retrythecheck,orenteramanagerpintoproceedanyway.

TillImprovementsonDashboardItisnoweasiertosetatill,selectatillorseetillstatusonthedashboard.Ifnotillisset,theDashboardwilldisplay“NotSet”.Otherwise,thedashboardshallDisplaythelocationofthecurrenttill,sayDrawer1orDrawer2orVirtualtill.Tappingthenamecurrenttill(or“NotSet”willallowtheusertoeithersetthetillormanagetheexistingtill.Iftheuserhasaccesstomultipletills,theymayselectthealternatetillfromthesameflyout.

BetterCurrencyManagementThesegmentedcontrolformultiplecurrencieshasbeenreplaced.EachCurrencyisnowmanagedfromalineinthetillpopover.

ImprovedSafeDropScreenRestoredtheexpectedamountinTillfieldtotheSafeDropScreen.

VirtualTillCashDropImprovementsItshallnolongerbepossibletomakeacashdropfromavirtualtillunlessthePOSonwhichthedropisbeingmadehasanopen,physicaltill.

ClockingOutwithOpenTillsRevelnowallowsourclientstorequiretheiremployeescloseouttheirtillspriortoclockout.ThismaybeenabledforPhysicaland/orVirtualtillsbyenabling“RequireTillclosurebeforeclockout”undertheTillssectionofAdvancedPOSsettings.Ifanemployeewhohasanopentillattemptstoclockout,theywillbewarnedthattheymustclosetheirtillspriortoclockout.TherestrictioncanbebypassedbyamanagerwiththeClockIn/outRestrictionsOverridepermission.

Forbusinesseswhoseterminalsdonotsync,ifanemployeeattemptstoclockoutandthePOSdeterminesthattheemployeehasopentillswhicharenotontheclockoutstation,thePOSwillthrowawarningthattheemployeeshouldclockoutallopentills.Iftheemployeestillchoosestoclockout,a“ClockedoutwithOpenTill”eventwillbeaddedtotheactionlog.

Toaccommodatethenewabilitytorestrictclockoutifanemployeehasopentills,theConfirmEmployeeTimeCardsandCloseAllTillsstepsoftheEndofDayProcesshavebeenreversed.

USER INTERFACE AND DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS

ThesettingsgeariconhasbeenremovedfromtheTableView.

RevelhasenhancedSearchingforOrderswithintheOrdersPopoverusingAdvancedoptions.Ifasingleorderisfound,thatorderwillautomaticallybeopened.Ifthereareseveralresults,theyshallbedisplayed,allowingtheusertoselectthedesiredorder.Iftherearenoresults,Revelwilldisplayaresultsnotfoundmessagewithinthesearcharea,allowingtheusertoeasilyaltertheirsearchcriteria.

ThePaymentspageonthePOSisnowfullscreen,ratherthanapopup.ThisleavesmoreroomontheleftforPaymentActionButtons.Toexitthepaymentscreenandreturntotheorder,tapBackintheupperleft.

InputintothesearchfieldoftheCustomer/CallNamepopupshallnowautomaticallysearchagainstbothcustomersandcallnames.

TheClockOutButtonhasbeenmovedtotheupperrightontheDashboardandOrderScreens.

TheuserflowsforBLE,SSMCandPayPalCheckinhavebeenupdatedandmodernizedtotakeadvantageofthenewcustomerflyoverdesign.

TheinputkeyboardsforAdvancedSearchoptionsundertheOrdersscreenhavebeenupdated.SearchbyCreditCardandSearchbyCallNumberusesthepinpadkeyboardwhileSearchbyOrderIdusesthenumerickeyboard.

TheDeclareTipsPopuphasbeenupdatedtobringitintolinewiththerestoftheUI.

TillswhichhavebeenmanuallyclosedontheManagementConsolewillnolongerappearintheOpenTillssectionofthePOSDashboard.

WEB SOCKETS

Revelhassignificantlyre-architectedthewaytheCloudcommunicateswiththePOStotransfertimesensitivedatasuchasonlineordersorupdatestocustomerrecords.Inthepast,RevelhasusedeitherpollingfromthePOSorApplePushNotifications,bothtechnologieswithdrawbacks.NowRevelisleveragingthepowerofWebSocketstoprovideastable,robustconnectionbetweenthePOSandthecloud,leadingtofaster,morereliablecommunicationbetweenthetwo.