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      Differences and Improvements Between Idealpos v7 and v9

      Differences and Improvements Between Idealpos v7 and v9

      Idealpos 8 was released in Oct 2021, so there has now been almost 3 years of development gone into V8/9. 

      One of the main reasons to upgrade is that all new enhancements are only being done in the current v9 released Builds, so it is the best and only way to keep up with all new enhancements.

      Key features are:

      • Pinpad Surcharging on additional Eftpos Solutions in NZ
      • Idealpos eGift Cards
      • Idealpos Loyalty App
      • Idealpos Online Ordering Enhancements 
      • Batched orders for Web & POS 
      • Kiosk 2.0 User Interface 
      • Pocket Pad 2.0 

      Other Enhancements and Improvements include:

      • Idealpos eMail Service: a one-touch solution to sending emails from Idealpos. Previously, an external mail server (like Gmail) needed to be selected, configured, and authenticated. Changes to mail servers often caused issues in Idealpos. With the new Idealpos Email service, all emails are sent seamlessly from the Idealpos mail server. (v9B2)
      • VDMS Vending Integration (v9B3) 
      • Dynamic POS Screen Grids Functionality (v9B3) 
      • Stock Totals By Week Report (v9B3) 
      • Stock Items Sales Export for Pivot Table Functionality (v9B3) 
      • Customer Grid Screen - improved performance for large databases (v9B3) 
      • LMG Integration - Transaction Export API (v9B3) 
      • Pocket Pad 2.0 support for alternative tenders (v9B3) 
      • Delayed Pending Sale Printing - support for Ideal Kitchen Monitor (v9B3) 
      • Stock Purchases - options to turn off for improved performance (v9B3)
      • Yes/No Option - Special Points ignore Customer Type Multiplication Factor (v9B3)
      • Batch Orders to Kitchen - option for Web Orders Only (v9B2)
      • Home Screen - functionality adjusted to emulate v8 behaviour (v9B2)
      • Coupons Redeemed Report - includes Customer Name where applicable (v9B2)
      • Yes/No Option - Record Scanned Bar Codes in Transaction Journals (v9B2)
      • Doshii Interface (v9B1)
      • Metcash Integration (Host v7, Scan Data 2.5, Loyalty) (v9B1)
      • Promotions - ability to Search by Customer Type (v9B1)
      • Customer Receipt Footer (v9B1)
      • Kitchen Printer Beeper - via Cash Drawer Port functionality (v9B1)
      • Journal Enquiry - ability to see specific Scan Codes used in Transactions (v9B1)
      • Stock Item Sales - Top N programmable for Best/Worst Reports (v9B1)
      • Pocket Pad 2.0 - support for Course Separator Item (Group Instructions by Seat) (v9B1)
      • Idealpos Oolio Rebranding (v9B1)
      • Programmable Barcodes - User-Defined settings (v9B1)
      • GiveX Interface (v9B1)
      • Aristocrat S7000 Interface (v9B1)
      • New Home Screen Design (v9B1)
      • Department Sales Report button - option to filter Departments (v9B1)
      • Departments - support for Special Points for Stock Items (v9B1)
      • Avery Berkel Export (v9B1)
      • Stock Item Sales Report grouped by Attribute - option to Include Non-Attributed Items (v9B1)
      • Zebra ZC300 Mag Card Printer- User-Defined Options to change field locations (v9B1)
      • Journal Enquiry - ability to see specific Scan Codes used in Transactions (v8B18)
      • Suppliers - support for Notes field (v8B17)
      • Stock Valuation Report - support for Department/Location Ranges (v8B17)
      • Points Multiplier - Use Promotions to increase Points Multiplication Factor (v8B17)
      • Customer Enquiry - Filter Customers by Sales on POS/Location (v8B17)
      • Customers - Ability to Set Points Limit (v8B17)
      • Activity Log Search Functionality (v8B17)
      • Yes/No Option - Adding new Promotions default to local Site (v8B17)
      • Shortcut Reports - ability to Edit/Copy existing Shortcut (v8B17)
      • Kiosk - option for Order Number Prompt (v8B17)
      • Bills/Receipts - option to Group by Sales Category (v8B17)
      • Default Sale Type Option by POS Terminal (v8B17)
      • POS Options - ability to adjust UI components of File Grids (v8B17)
      • Promotions Import - Support For Departments (v8B17)
      • Stock Item Sales Report - option to show Supplier Stock Code (v8B17)
      • Metcash API - Download ALM v8 XML Invoices (v8B16)
      • Flexischools Interface (v8B16)
      • Ability to Customise Denominations in Cash Declaration Screen (User-Defined) (v8B16)
      • Email Test button in Global Options (v8B16)
      • Favourite Transaction Function - play transaction at Current Prices (v8B15)
      • Stock Item Labels - Support for Cipherlab 8200 Series Mobile Computers (v8B15)
      • Clerks - Support for Alternate Login Code (v8B15)
      • Idealpos Payments module renamed 'Oolio Pay Global' (v8B15)
      • Oolio Pay AUS/NZ Eftpos Interface (v8B15)
      • Import Custom Invoice - Update existing Stock Descriptions (User-Defined) (v8B15)
      • Yes/No Option - Bypass QR Code Web Link Scanning in POS (v8B15)
      • Newbook API - Support for GL Category ID (v8B15)
      • Alternate Codes - Ability to search (v8B15)
      • Cash Drawer Support for J6412 Mainboard (v8B14)
      • Qantum Loyalty Interface (v8B14)
      • Support for Digital Receipts (v8B14)
      • Impact Data Export - Include Customer Other Codes (User-Defined) (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Support for Dine-in / Takeaway Prompt (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Support for Order Finalized Image (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Support for Automatic Open/Close Times (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Open/Close Function from POS Screen (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Support for Customer Code Scanning (v8B14)
      • Kiosk v2 - Support for Pay by Points (v8B14)
      • Room Interface - GL Code Mapping by Session (User-Defined) (v8B14)
      • Stock Item Search screen - support for Description 3 in search filter list (v8B14)
      • Idealpos Kiosk v2 Module (v8B13)
      • Import Custom Invoices - option to Update Existing Sell Prices (v8B13)
      • Stock Item Labels - option to Hide Prices (v8B12)
      • Gift Vouchers - ability to Print to Windows Printer (v8B12)
      • Customer Display - support for Type Text Function (v8B12)
      • Table Details - Print Last Receipt during Partial Payments (v8B12)
      • POS Terminals grid - show POS Layout (v8B12)
      • Stock Purchases - MDI Functionality (v8B12)
      • Table Map 1920/1366 Resolutions - ability to use Full Screen for Table Map (v8B12)
      • Refund Reasons - show on Journal Enquiry / Receipts (v8B12)
      • New Customer Function - support for default Customer Type (v8B12)
      • Yes/No Option - Import Promotions default to Inhibit Points (v8B12)
      • Importing Custom Invoices - ability to Merge New Items based on Description/Price (v8B12)
      • Stock Item Labels - Add Items by Recent Price Changes (v8B12)
      • Ability to send the "SendFiles" Folder to all terminals (v8B12)
      • POS Screen Setup - Copy Single Tab to different POS Layout (v8B12)
      • Stock Item Export/Import - support for Modifier Grids field (v8B12)
      • Gift Vouchers - Ability to Edit Gift Voucher Name (v8B12)
      • Yes/No Option - Stock Item Search from POS Screen Resets Filters (v8B12)
      • Stock Item Sales Report - Customer / Customer Type selection range filters (v8B12)
      • POS Options - "Copy from POS" button can copy from specific POS (v8B12)
      • Yes/No Option - Prompt to Print Receipt (v8B12)
      • Export Stock Item Sales - option to export every x minutes (v8B11)
      • Customers Search Screen - support for Field Filtering (v8B11)
      • Ability to Print Seat Bill for Partial Items (v8B11)
      • Stock Item Variants - ability to create Indirect Items (v8B11)
      • POS Screen Support for 1920 x 1280 Resolution (v8B11)
      • Gaming - Enable/Disable Customer Type Discounts by Points Bucket (v8B11)
      • Alerts - support for Refunds (v8B11)
      • POSTEC Integration - POS Screen support for 1920x1080 Resolution (v8B11)
      • Customers/Stock Items - Top N Records Functionality (v8B11)
      • Web Page Function (v8B11)
      • Stock Item Modify Screen - Previous/Next/Search Item Functionality (v8B11)
      • Stock Purchases - Colour Highlight Unit Cost variations (v8B11)
      • Stock Purchases - Import Custom CSV Formats by Supplier (v8B11)
      • Stock Purchases - Live Updating of Sell Price and Department (v8B11)
      • Tax Shift Exemption by Stock Item (v8B11)
      • eCommerce - Option to play Alert Sound every X minutes (v8B11)
      • Stock Items - Print Label from within Add/Modify Screen (v8B11)
      • Metcash - support for new ALM Invoice DAT format (v8B10)
      • Stock Items Grid Screen - MDI Functionality [beta] (v8B10)
      • Ideal Handheld - support for Orders to show in Journal History (v8B10)
      • Tender Functions - Give Change in Local Currency option (v8B10)
      • Address Autocomplete Functionality [beta] (v8B10)
      • Stock Items Export - support for Promotion Description (v8B10)
      • Stock Item Search - UI more intuitive (v8B10)
      • A4 Invoices - Override Header/Footer Image by Customer Type (v8B10)
      • Customer Display - option to show Customer Account Balance (v8B10)
      • POS Screen - New Customer Function (v8B10)
      • Support for Paymentree Prepaid/Partial Payment (v8B10)
      • Kitchen Printing - option to Accumulate With Instructions (Order by Print Group) (v8B10)
      • Entire Order to Triggered Kitchen Printers - Order by Print Group Formats (v8B10)
      • Stock Item Sales Report - MDI Functionality [beta] (v8B10)
      • TicketSocket Interface (v8B10)
      • Zebra Kitchen Labels - support for Date/Time (v8B10)
      • Create Separate Purchase Orders from Pocket Stock Data (v8B10)
      • Quick Stocktake - ability to Clear Stocktake and exit (v8B9)
      • Sell Prices automatically change based on Profit when Cost is modified (v8B9)
      • Customer Email - Increased field length to support multiple addresses (v8B9)
      • Idealpos Online Customer Loyalty Interface (v8B9)
      • Switch POS Layout Function (v8B9)
      • Idealpos Payments - Upload Advertising Image to pinpad (v8B9)
      • Stock Movement Report - Site Grouping / Selection Range (v8B9)
      • Stock Movement Report - Supplier Grouping / Selection Range (v8B9)
      • Yes/No Option - Force Receipt when Order Number is used (v8B9)
      • Stock Purchasing - when adjusting Sell Prices, option to copy current Profit Margins (v8B9)
      • Fast Add Stock Items - ability to select Department (v8B9)
      • Cash Declaration by Clerk functionality by Site (v8B8)
      • End of Shift can include figures for Multiple POS Terminals (v8B8)
      • End of Shift Report - option to inhibit various sections (v8B8)
      • Enter Stocktake - Code and Description Filters (v8B8)
      • Journal History Report - option to Hide Voids (v8B8)
      • Dashboard - User Security settings to limit various Dashboard Groupings (v8B8)
      • Yes/No Option - Inhibit Auto-Login on POS Screen Startup for Non-Compulsory Clerks (v8B8)
      • Journal Enquiry Screen - option to Hide Voids (v8B8)
      • Dashboard - Pie Chart support for Clerks Totals (v8B8)
      • Coupon Promotions - Redeem by Customer (v8B8)
      • Promotions - support for Discount based on Price Level (v8B8)
      • Alternate Codes - ability to Set as Default (v8B8)
      • RTBS Live Ticketing - No Tender Type allows manual tendering (v8B8)
      • End of Shift docket includes Waste Mode quantities (v8B8)
      • Financial Summary Report - support for Paid Out Functions (v8B8)
      • Label Printing - fast entry of items (v8B8)
      • Stock Item Link Tables - increased support for up to 30 items (v8B8)
      • Pay@Table Interface - support for Promotions/Surcharges on Handheld Orders (v8B7)
      • Stock Transfers - ability to Copy from a previous Transfer (v8B7)
      • Quest EFTPOS: Ability to turn off receipt printing (v8B7)
      • Yes/No Option to Print Bar Tab Customer name on Kitchen Prints (v8B7)
      • Kiosk Module - support for looping images/movies on Home Screen (v8B7)
      • Support for Clarity Hospitality Room Interface (v8B7)
      • Stock Transfers Enquiry (v8B7)
      • Stock Item Range Programming - support for Modifier Grids field (v8B7)
      • Table Details screen - Yes/No option to Group by Print Group (v8B6)
      • Stock Purchases - support for Stock Item Long Descriptions (v8B6)
      • Room Interface - support for EFTPOS Surcharge export (v8B6)
      • Show Variant Options on Stock Search screen when linking existing items (v8B6)
      • Newbook API Integration (v8B6)
      • Table Map 1920/1366 Resolutions - ability to toggle Activity Feed (v8B6)
      • Idealpos Payments module (v8B6)
      • Network Printers - support for Idealpos BTP-S80 (v8B6)
      • Network Printers - support for Idealpos TP100 (v8B6)
      • Table Details Delete Items - recorded as Transaction (v8B6)
      • Zebra Kitchen Labels - support for Customer Name (v8B5)
      • POS Screen Setup - search Stock Items by Attribute (v8B5)
      • Idealpos Online eGift Interface (v8B5)
      • Windcave Eftpos - Support for Pinpad Surcharging/Tips (v8B5)
      • Stock Item Variants - ability to Bulk-Select the Create field (v8B5)
      • Stock Item Variants - Filter options for new Variants (v8B5)
      • Stock Item Variants - manually adjust Sell Prices when creating new variants (v8B5)
      • Stock Item Variants - changing fields of Parent Item can bulk-change all Variants (v8B5)
      • Pending Sales screen - support for 1366 / 1920 Resolutions (v8B5)
      • Range Programming - Inherit Parent Pricing for Variants (v8B5)
      • Pending Sales screen - support for Date Range filter (v8B5)
      • ResDiary Interface - support for TLS 1.2 (v8B5)
      • Table Details - Show Order Date if not Today (v8B5)
      • POS Screen Tab Buttons - support for Images (v8B5)
      • POSServer / Ideal Handheld - support for Unicode (v8B4)
      • Table Map - support for 1920x1080 / 1366x768 resolutions (v8B4)
      • POS Screen Button - Default Font Settings (v8B4)
      • Table Map - Table Activity feed on 1920/1366 resolutions (v8B4)
      • Network Printers - Support for Number of Characters per Line by printer (v8B3)
      • USA (v8B3)/Canada - Tax Shift Function - force tax rate On or Off (v8B3)
      • Stock Item Tags - offer suggestions from existing Tags (v8B3)
      • Idealpos Online Ordering - option to link orders to Table Map (v8B3)
      • Table Orders - ability to Batch Orders to Kitchen after number of minutes (v8B3)
      • Nitro NZ Eftpos - support for Pinpad Surcharges (v8B3)
      • Nitro NZ Eftpos - support for Pinpad Tips (v8B3)
      • Stock Items - support for Modifier Grids (v8B3)
      • Stock Items - support for Graphic when Adding/Modifying Stock Items (v8B3)
      • Stock Item Availability - function to set availability from POS (v8B3)
      • Wildcard search support for Gift Vouchers (v8B3)
      • PC EFTPOS NZ - option to not automatically print EFTPOS receipt (v8B3)
      • Surcharges - ability to handle Multiple Surcharge Setups (v8B3)
      • Option to print Receipt QR Code data on A4 Tax Invoice (v8B3)
      • Saudi Arabia - TLV Encoded QR Codes (User-Defined Option) (v8B3)
      • Customer Account Transactions report - Subtotals when grouped by POS/Location (v8B3)
      • Hold Print Function - option to automatically release to kitchen after number of minutes (v8B2)
      • eCommerce Orders - option for Kitchen Prints to be delayed until closer to Expected/Delivery time (v8B2)
      • NMI compliance - Per Litre stock items on receipts (v8B2)
      • Hold Print Function - option to send Beverages to Kitchen immediately (v8B2)
      • Yes/No Option - Inhibit Refunds in Void Mode (v8B1)
      • Xero Accounting - support for default Due Date for Customer Invoices (v8B1)
      • POS Screen support for 1366 x 768 resolution (v8B1)
      • Motelmate - Room Interface Support (v8B1)
      • Stock Item Variants (v8B1)
      • Add-On Taxes - Show current Tax Subtotal as sale is entered (v8B1)
      • Kiosk Module - Lock Floating Grids in place (v8B1)
      • Head Office - support for Site Groups (v8B1)
      • Gift Voucher - Site Identification (v8B1)
      • Yes/No Option - Table Details Group by Order Time (v8B1)
      • POS Screen support for 1920 x 1080 resolution (v8B1)
      • New Backoffice UI Design (v8B1)
      • 'Save Changes' Prompt when exiting any Add/Modify screen (v8B1)
      • Automatic Stock Item Scan Codes built from Predefined Text File (v8B1)
      • Import File Filters - default includes CSV (v8B1)
      • Schedules - Automatic Software Update functionality (v8B1)
      • eCommerce Option - Receive Prepaid Orders as Unpaid (v8B1)
      • POS Screen support for 1920 x 1080 Retail Layout (v8B1)
      • Yes/No Option - Show Tender Surcharge Prompts (v8B1)
      • POS Screen - support for Light Colour Theme (v8B1)
      • Ideal Kitchen Monitor - Rush Order Function (v8B1)
      • v8 Framework and Build Installers (v8B1)
      • Yes/No Option - Stock Item Long Descriptions on POS Screen (v8B1)
      • Dashboard Themes (v8B1)
      • Shortcut Groups (v8B1)
      • SQL Server 2019 Support (v8B1)
      • Support for Fast Lookup Textboxes [beta] (v8B1)
      • Shortcuts - Support for multiple shortcuts of the same Function (v8B1)
      • POS Screen - 3D button option removed in favour of Flat button performance (v8B1)
      • Licensing - Stock Control Module (v8B1)
      • Docket Receipts - Trading Name and Business ID locked in Header/Footer (v8B1)
      • Stock Levels by Location Report - Save Defaults functionality (v8B1)
      • Customer Display - Support for 1280x800 resolution (v8B1)
      • Support for AutoDiscount field in Customer Export (v8B1)
      • Reservations - User Permission support for modifying Customer Types (v8B1)
      • Vault Eftpos - support for v4.5 API including Pinpad Tips/Surcharges (v8B1)
      • Dynamic POS Screen Menus by Attribute/Attribute Type (v8B1)
      • Repeat Item Function (v8B1)
      • Stock Item Search text boxes - support for On-Screen Keyboard (v8B1)
      • Dashboard KPI - support for Profit Amount (v8B1)
      • Stock Items Screen - Calculate Price by Profit Amount (v8B1)
      • Improved Date Range drop-down boxes (v8B1)
      • Receipt QR Codes - support for more embedded data (v8B1)
      • Saudi Arabia region - support for QR Codes on Arabic receipts (v8B1)
      • Tender Finalize warning includes tenders and amounts (v8B1)
      • Max Gaming - MembershipTypeID support for Promotions (v8B1)
      • Quest WEX Australia Integrated Fuel Cards (v8B1)
      • Support for Idealpos Ark RFID Reader (v8B1)