bluepos® news spring 2023

Innovations and changes

Kiosk mode

• Kiosk mode has been added to the Windows installation. If the setup is run on a system with Windows 10/11 Enterprise or IoT Enterprise, an additional option for kiosk mode is available. If this is selected, the user “BlueposKiosk” is created which is available for the subsequent Windows login in kiosk mode.
• A new license has been introduced for operating the cash register in kiosk mode, which includes the following functions:
  • Dialog-controlled transaction/offsetting termination
  • Option for time-controlled transaction/offsetting termination
  • Deactivate taskbar
  • Automatic login at checkout
  • Activation of network function for external database and distributed databases

Extended layout sets

• The layout sets have been extended so that independent displays per cash register can be achieved in a cash register network system. This applies to all elements that define the appearance. In particular layouts, styles and formatting texts.

TWN CKL

• New product: TWN4-CKL as the successor to the S-700 CKL. All profiles and card types of the S-700 CKL are supported. Mixed operation or seamless continued operation with existing cards is possible.

Pick-up number display in the bluepos® kitchen display

• From version 1.46, the bluepos® kitchen display contains a collection number monitor that can be called up via a browser. It also displays externally assigned collection numbers from SO’USE or app2get. Further information on setup and functionality can be found in the version information and in the bluepos® kitchen display installation manual.

Extensions Operator/groups

• Deactivate taskbar
• Notifications cash register/operator
• Customized home screen bluepos® mobile
• Operation Improvements in the insert dialog

Login dialog via button

• If an operator is logged in for whom the taskbar is deactivated or auto-login is active on the cash register, the login for another user can be called up at the touch of a button.

Automatic login at checkout

• The local option “Log in user automatically” has been added. The operator set here is automatically logged in to the cash register. If they log out, they will be logged in again immediately.

Dialog-controlled transaction/offsetting termination

• The “Cancel transaction” button has been expanded to include a dialog asking whether the transaction or offsetting displayed here should really be canceled.

Option for time-controlled transaction/offsetting termination

• The existing options in the “Automatic action after timeout if a process is not operated” block have been expanded to include the display of an inactivity dialog.

Expansion of insert system

• Instead of an insert structure, an article can now be entered in the “Standard article” field in the “Insert” tab. This behaves as if an insert structure with only one selection option (one insert in the structure) exists.
• The option “Insert structure optional” has the effect that the user is not explicitly asked for a selection in the insert dialog if minimum quantity = 0 or a standard article is specified. This option has no effect on the insert selection in the context buttons.

Article variant selection

• As of this version, it is possible to enable a selection of article variants. In terms of content, this can be done via a variant table in the article or via offsets to the article number. Operation is via the preview button. It is also possible to display a variant selection dialog. Several variant selections can be applied to one booking. For this purpose, the selections are divided into named groups. One selection is possible per group (e.g. color and size).

Replacement texts

• Placeholders can be set for the article buttons if a variant selection is available or if an insert structure is assigned.

bluepos® mobile

• The option “Do not automatically log out of bluepos mobile” has been added, which is not active by default. If the “Automatic logout” option is already set, the new option can be used to prevent logout in bluepos® mobile.
• A timestamp has been added to the message text for push notifications, which is displayed in a new line at the end of the message.

Integration Ratiotec Connect

• Ratiotec Connect integration: https://ratiotec-connect.com/smart-restaurant/#table-tracking with the following additional functions
  • Table tracking: If a “Connect ID” device is assigned to a table and a pager is hung up, the table can be assigned to the order assigned to the pager. The order can be searched for using the pick-up counter in which the pager number is located and a table is then assigned
  • Automatic assignment of the pager number when the pager is lifted from the stack while bluepos® displays a request for a pager number.
  • Service call: A service call to bluepos® can be triggered using the buttons on a “Connect ID”.

Service call from external systems

• Improvements in the handling of notifications for service calls

my.bluepos®

• Improvements to the information on uploads of e.bons
• When establishing a new connection via the “Connect” button in P90, the cancel button is only displayed with a delay of 5 seconds if the connection process makes no progress in this time.

SO’USE

• In article programming P50, it is now possible to block articles for transfer to SO’USE. For this purpose, the new option “No online services” has been implemented in the “Block” tab. If this is selected, no transfer to SO’USE takes place.

Gurado

• Graduated prices are now also supported, which can be stored in the voucher configuration at Gurado. Previously, only the configuration with a fixed value or as a value range was supported. From now on, the entry of several fixed values, which are separated by a “;” in the voucher configuration in Gurado, is also supported. A mixture of a value range and several fixed values is not supported

Swipe gestures for scrolling in lists

• You can now scroll through lists using a swipe gesture
• Available on POS systems with Windows and S-700 flextouch+ with glass touch
• Available in all lists, in context tables and optionally in assignment tables
• The previous behavior can be set via the debug option “Disable swipe gestures for scrolling”
• The scroll bars in list displays have been adjusted accordingly

Graphic design of the offsetting window

• New editstyle tag for designing the offsetting window. In this field, article lines can be designed using the text formatting options. Content can be inserted using the placeholders.