Connect 11.1
Date: January 19, 2021
Enhancements
General
- Added the ability for new modifiers to be reduced properly from inventory when coming from Activate X.
- Updated the styling of the General section on the Venue Settings page.
- Added a new flag to the Terminal Role module, allowing customers to select what will happen in AX when the user taps the Cancel Order button.
- Added the ability to extend the time out timer for Connect within Corporate Settings.
- Added the ability to search for an invoice number within purchase orders.
- Added the ability to enter multiple email addresses in for the distributor field when a purchase order is being sent out.
- Added the ability to complete a checkout even when the item has been unassigned from the vendor.
- Added the customer mobile number field to AX checkout allowing for SMS updates when the status on the KDS is updated.
Suites
- Added the ability to embed URLs and PDFs to the PreOrder Portal
- Added the ability to display a custom message when the PreOrder cutoff occurs for an event on the PreOrder Portal
Integrations
- Glory Cash: Added logging functionality at Corporate level.
- Sonic Branding: Audio cues can be played when a particular card brand is used. Enabled via Options-> Terminal Roles-> Payment-> Sonic Branding.
- Timeclock: New flag “Schedule Enforcement” in Options-> Terminal Roles-> Timeclock section. Flag allows only users on the 7Shifts schedule to log in to AX. *NOTE*: Requires AX 15.1 and 7Shifts integration.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where new modifiers were not being reduced properly from inventory when coming from Activate X
- Fixed an issue where custom fees that had been unassigned from a UDO when an suite’s order was in process were causing an error in Activate.
- Fixed an issue where custom fees with the type “Custom” were still populating in the UDO configuration.
- Fixed an issue where the “Reset Password” link was not sending an email to the user with reset password instructions.
- Fixed an issue in Standsheets where transfers that happened before the last True Up count were still appearing in the transfers in column.
- Fixed an issue where Day parts could not start at 00:00.
- Fixed an issue where Classic Connect was showing all the Corporate’s events within every venue.
- Fixed an issue when processing a "plan a transfer(beta)" the reference event that was selected initially does not populate once you click continue and you navigate to the next page.
- Fixed an issue where purchase orders were displaying incorrect quantities.
- Fixed an issue where the reordering an order on the PreOrder Portal was not copying the items in the cart.
- Fixed an issue where vendor role taxes were not applying to items on the PreOrder Portal.
Connect 11.0
Date: December 8, 2020
Enhancements
General
- Added new page levels for more granularity in Inventory Pages such as Items, Warehouses, Vendors, and Distributors.
- New Order details view in Connect updated for full compatibility with all fields from previous orders page.
- Ability to return to the Orders page with dates saved after viewing an order.
- Ability to select multiple vendors on the Orders Search page.
- Added an exclusive price column on Standsheets to show net price of the item.
- POS Sales on standsheets now accounts for exclusive tax on items.
Suites
- Ability for Suite Admins to add off menu items to a suite order in the PreOrder Portal.
- Ability for Suite Admins to to adjust suite menu item prices in the PreOrder Portal to event day or open pricing.
- Ability to assign item attributes to Suite Items in Connect so that they show up in the PreOrder portal as item tags such as Dairy Free, Gluten Free, etc...
- Ability to filter the PreOrder Portal menu by assigned item tags.
- Added a new tab in Suite Settings called Email Configuration that allows you to customize the following suite email templates: New Order, Updated Order, New Account, Reset Password.
- Ability to add placeholders into email templates such as Suite Name and Order Status.
- Ability to reset suite email templates to defaults if changes have been made.
Cash Management
- Added the ability to add a cash start with a Reference ID in Connect.
- Added the ability to have Reference ID from cash start carry with subsequent actions
- Terminal ID is now optional for creating cash actions.
- When a cash action is edited the original amount is saved for reference.
- Updated the position of the search bars on Cash Management page to be more intuitive.
Integrations
- Connect users can add a Custom Payment Integration type.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where changes to Interact Open Hours were not reflected in the history tab.
- Fixed an issue where refund status was incorrect for Classic checkout.
- Fixed an issue where Custom Fee amounts were not showing properly in Connect.
- Fixed an issue where changes made to Unit type on Plan a Transfer were not saved.
- Fixed an issue where Item imports were failing due to Category Group ID.
- Fixed an issue where you could not add a Gateway credential for a corporate vendor role.
- Fixed an issue where the Plan a Transfer current stock count was inaccurate.
- Fixed an issue where adding items to Purchase Orders from the second paginated list produced an error.
- Fixed an issue where reopened event based cash rooms were not allowing custom tender drops.
- Fixed an issue where event based cash room was not updating the POS Cash column with new transactions.
Connect 10.25.0
Date: October 19, 2020
Enhancements
General
- Ability to download the operator list report when no filters are chosen.
- Added "User List Display Mode” dropdown to Terminal Roles. Users can assign the default check transfer list screen in Activate.
- Ability to choose the image width of the feature image on Interact Kiosks.
- Ability to add internal names for Promo Codes used within Discounts.
- Ability to to determine whether a tip line is added when an automatic gratuity has already been added.
- Added a new filter on Items to distinguish between Modifiers and Items.
Custom Fields
- Added the ability to assign custom fields to Vendors.
- Added the ability to assign custom fields to Inventory items.
- Create new custom field type: URL
- Updated UI to be more user friendly.
- Added the ability to assign one custom field type to multiple areas in Connect.
- Added the ability in Terminal Roles to choose the default screen that AX displays after login.
Event Management
- Added inventory event action buttons to the standsheets so that it's easier to navigate and manage inventory events.
- Added better search tools for managing inventory events.
- Added an easier way to assign vendors to inventory events and par levels.
Suites
- Added the ability for a Suite Admin to place Standing Orders on behalf of a suiteholder.
- For more information, see Suites - Standing Orders.
- Added the ability to reorder a PreOrder for a future event.
- Added the ability to restrict reordering a past order after a specific amount of time.
- Increased the PreOrder event calendar to show events 12 months in advance.
- Added the ability to create a PAR Restock for a suite account.
- For more information, see Suites - PAR Restock
- Added the ability to set currency for suites receipts in CAD.
Reporting
- Advanced Analytics will have an updated report landing page, new reports, and updates to existing reports in the Classic and Enterprise environments.
- In addition, most enterprise reports will be available for all classic clients by request.
- Please review the Release Notes for more information.
Payment Integrations
- HIPS Enhancement for Canada
- Extend HIPS to include Terminal and Gateway ID values.
- User assigns Terminal IDs to individual pinpads to meet Canadian payment gateway requirements.
- Developer Center
- Enhanced API definition appearance.
- Access to Developer Center granted via Connect Role by Super Admin.
Fixes
- Added “unlimited” flag for promo codes. Promos set to 0 uses will not be usable.
- Fixed an issue where employee accounts were unable to be re-added after deletion.
- Fixed an issue where Connect accounts were unable to be re-added after deletion.
- Fixed an issue where the Discount ID field within Orders Search will not pull discounts that were made in the new discount tool.
- Fixed an issue where Orders Search was not working with refunds from Activate X.
- Fixed an issue where the corporate lock flag was unable to be taken off items.
Connect 10.24.0
Date: September 23, 2020
Enhancements
General
- Added the ability to choose specific custom tenders to be shown in the Cash Management tool.
- Added more page levels for Corporate features that were missing such as Tax Rates, Hawking Quantity Adjustment, Custom Fees, and various Security features.
- Added more granular Connect Roles for Item Attributes and Integration Jobs.
- Add the ability to customize the colors for a larger set of individual UI elements within the Interact X Kiosk under Kiosk Themes.
- Added an option to Hide Barcode for Email and SMS receipts.
Event Management
- When Opening a new inventory event, Users can select the drop Warehouse.
- Create new Events while on the Manage Inventory Events page.
Suites
- Added permission sets in Connect for accessing stored credit cards for a suite account in Activate.
- To enable this feature go to Connect > Options > Permissions Sets > Select a Permissions Set > Payments tab
- Note: Requires Activate iOS v7.16 or higher
Payment Integrations
- Added support for Atrium Campus payment integration
- Note: Requires ActivateX v14.2 or higher
Reporting
- As a follow up to our previous release, AA20.1.1 will remove reports that can be replaced with new Advanced Analytics reports. This is the next step in a major overhaul of reporting at Appetize and will provide clients with a more narrow and focused list of reports that will be expanded in the future.
- All reports are scheduled to refresh every 15 minutes and have Excel and CSV exports enabled. If there are issues with new reports, please contact the analytics team and we will enhance new reports when appropriate.
- For details on what reports have been expired in Classic Connect and the corresponding, new report to retrieve the same data, please see the Advanced Analytics - Classic Release Notes.
- For details on what reports have been expired in Enterprise Connect and the corresponding, new report to retrieve the same data, please see the Advanced Analytics - Enterprise Release Notes.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where an event Stand Sheet was showing as Reopened after performing the Close and Transfer action.
- Fixed an issue where non-taxable discounts were being included in the taxable amount.
- Fixed an issue where partial refunds were showing up on all items in an order.
- Fixed an issue where the Category Groups description field was missing from the Connect UI.
- Fixed an issue where Kiosk themes was allowing incorrectly formatted hex codes to be saved which was causing an error in Interact.
- Fixed an issue with Taxes appearing incorrectly on Email/Text receipts.
- Fixed an issue with Stadis not correctly returning refunds to the Promo Card.
- Fixed an issue with the Tender Type report where Users were unable to export without full report permissions.
- Fixed an issue with Planned Transfers incorrectly showing Reference Field after completed.
- Fixed an issue where Inventory Categories couldn’t have a 0.0 tax rate.
- Fixed an issue with Cash Room where Users were unable to update the Bank field.
- Fixed an issue with Inventory Sales displaying sales on a Stand Sheet before an event.
- Fixed an issue searching for Vendors using numbers.
- Fixed an issue where Track for Inventory was not showing on the Modifier tab of an Item.
- Fixed an issue where Report Categories were incorrectly throwing a uniqueness error.
- Fixed an issue where Account Export Assignment was not working.
- Significantly improved loading time for the Vendors page.
- Fixed an issue with assigning an item to a closed Vendor.
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