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New versions will trigger an automatic update notification, or you may manually update by navigating to Setup > Tools > Update. For HQ, navigate to Setup > Update.

8.6.1 (November 28, 2023)

Pro & Back Office

New

Enhanced

  • The data import utility throughout the software has been vastly improved for faster speed.
  • Customers using Datacap’s EasyCheckout (for Ingenico devices) now have a 30 second timeout while waiting for card input. In the past, there was no timeout, which caused the illusion of being “hung”. Now, when the cashier tries to process a card payment, the device will wait 30 seconds for the card tap/swipe/chip. If not received in that time a timeout message will appear and the cashier can give additional time by pressing “Payment Terminal” again.
  • The Loyalty Program option to issue a gift card for a customer reward has been enhanced to support EMV devices.
  • Added the ability to Markup from Retail by Percentage, when using the Pricing Wizard. This applies to Everyday and Sale Pricing.

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue from version 8.6.0 that did not clear the POS keyboard/scanner buffer completely.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause loading of the Sample database to fail.
  • The POS Find search dialog has been fixed and no longer returns an account/item if there was no match found during the search.
  • The Department Default setting for Taxes is now correctly displaying the tax choices.
  • The Customer History report was not able to distinguish between customer purchases if the transaction number repeated or was reset. The report has been fixed and beginning with this version will work correctly. However, all historical data cannot be displayed – only data saved with this version and higher. Therefore, to get historical data navigate to Data > Inventory > Customer and click the History button.
  • Support for the Digital Persona U.are.U fingerprint readers has been removed due to compatibility issues with Windows 10/11.

HQ

Enhanced

  • Added the ability to Markup from Retail by Percentage, when using the Pricing Wizard. This applies to Everyday and Sale Pricing.

Fixed

  • The Customer History report was not able to distinguish between customer purchases if the transaction number repeated or was reset. The report has been fixed and beginning with this version will work correctly. However, all historical data cannot be displayed – only data saved with this version and higher. Therefore, to get historical data navigate to Data > Inventory > Customer and click the History button.

RF Server

New

  • Added support for Bluetooth mobile label printers. Requires a refit of the current RF Terminal to add the Bluetooth module. Contact us for details.

 

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8.5.36 (July 19, 2023)

Pro & Back Office

Enhanced

  • Improved the loading of the application and POS, when offline (no internet).
  • Improved the routines handling connecting to the cloud database servers, removing the need to ping the servers. This will help with clients who have issues or blocks on ping from their ISP.
  • Added support for Blue Law local files, so that they could be implemented even if offline.

Fixed

  • Fixed issue with Fuel sales not incrementing the line number on the POS screen, which caused issues with Voids.
  • Fixed the FTP Site local file deletion, when only a single FTP site existed in the database and was subsequently deleted.
  • Fixed an offline error that might occur if the client was a subscriber to the eGrowcery Exchange addon module, and there was a loss of internet service.
  • Fixed the POS status bar not displaying the date & time on smaller screens.

HQ

Enhanced

  • Improved the routines handling connecting to the cloud database servers, removing the need to ping the servers. This will help with clients who have issues or blocks on ping from their ISP.

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8.5.35 (July 11, 2023)

Pro & Back Office

New

  • Added new EasyCheckout recovery routines
    • Informative messages when the payment device has become disconnected. This typically happens when the cable connected to the head unit of the Ingenico payment terminals is loose – allowing for power but not connectivity.
    • If StoreTender is shut down or crashes while processing a transaction, a better routine will restart NETePay and EasyCheckout.
    • If the cable to the device is not reconnected, StoreTender will disable the payment terminal until the cable is reseated and the POS is restarted.
  • Added support for Blue Law item sale restrictions. Blue Laws are regulations that limit the sale of certain items to certain days or times, such as alcohol.
    • This is a Department setting, found at Data > Inventory > Departments.
    • These settings are Store independent. If you are in a multi-store environment, you must make the settings change on the Department screen using Back Office or Pro. You cannot set Blue Laws via HQ.
    • You can either set the times allowed to sell, or the times to prohibit sales. The only caveat is that you cannot span days of the week. So, for example, if alcohol sales are prohibited daily from 11 pm until 6 am, that spans two days. Therefore, you would enter the times that sales are allowed instead (6 am to 11 pm), and select ‘Allow’ instead of ‘Prohibit’.

Enhanced

  • Within Point of Sale, the bottom status bar now shows the Store Number, next to the Register Number.
  • For Signs (Tasks > Labeling > Signs), a PLU barcode has been added to the bottom right of all signs. If you need signs to print the Vendor Item Number barcode instead, contact us for instructions.

HQ

Enhanced

  • When adding a Scheduled Report in HQ and selecting All Stores, the Sales Summary Report (Emailed) will now be separated by store, followed by a single consolidated report.

Fixed

  • Fixed an error when running the 13-month Movement Report.

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8.5.32 (April 25, 2023)

Pro & Back Office

New

  • Added new Opening Cash Drawer declaration screen function and preferences. To learn more, see Setting Opening Amounts knowledgebase article.

Enhanced

  • When issuing multiple gift cards in a single transaction the activation screen now shows “Card number x of x”, to assist the cashier.

Fixed

  • Fixed problems when issuing multiple gift cards in a transaction, and then pressing the Cancel button on the payment device. Now, if the Cancel button is pressed, the loop for issuing further gift cards is cancelled. Any remaining unsold gift cards can then be sold again in the same transaction.
  • The scanner-scale (if attached) would not reactivate after issuing or reloading a gift card, but now does.
  • Fixed an issue with making data changes when the user’s name contained an apostrophe.
  • When a Fuel Sale was made after the subtotal button was pressed, the screen & receipt did not display the gallons sold or the price per gallon.
  • Price Formula option #2 (percentage off for multiples of an item) was not properly calculating the discount.
  • The Quantity field in Price Formula option #7 (Scan Data customers only) has been modified to suppress entries greater than ‘3’. This is in compliance with the multi-pack quantities eligible for discounts via Scan Data.
  • The POS “Tips (Out)” screen function was not opening the cash drawer, as it should.

HQ

Fixed

  • The Quantity field in Price Formula option #7 (Scan Data customers only) has been modified to suppress entries greater than ‘3’. This is in compliance with the multi-pack quantities eligible for discounts via Scan Data.

 

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8.5.31 (October 26, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

Fixed

  • Fixed an issue during receipt consolidation that would cause the Price Formula discount line to be erased. The discount was still applied to the sale and the customer paid the correct price, but this would cause out of balance sales reports. Applied to regular price formulas only (options 1 – 6).

 

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8.5.30 (October 17, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

Fixed

  • Fixed issue with the PM Scan Data report populating with erroneous items. If you’ve failed a recent file submission please submit a support ticket once you’ve updated your POS computers.
  • Fixed error when entering Reports > Inventory > Movement.

 

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8.5.29 (October 12, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

Enhanced

  • Updated error message when printing a Report and no Report Printer has been configured.

Fixed

  • MID-RELEASE FIX (October 13, 2022): Fixed error when entering Reports > Inventory > Movement. If you encounter this error, uninstall StoreTender Online and reinstall from the setup file in the Client Area dated 10/13/2022.
  • Fixed issue with Find grid not selecting the highlighted item upon pressing the Enter key.

HQ

Fixed

  • Fixed issue with Find grid not selecting the highlighted item upon pressing the Enter key.

 

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8.5.28 (October 11, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

New

  • Added support for the new Verifone P200 PIN Pad. This lower-cost device supports all payment types and input methods, including chip, contactless and swipe. See Payment Devices.

Enhanced

  • Added ability to use a barcode scanner on Products screen and Products search box. You can also scan the Alias UPC of a Product to load the primary Product.
  • Added some indexes to a few tables to optimize database performance.

Fixed

  • Fixed problem when tendering EBT more than once per transaction, when using EasyCheckout.
  • Addressed issue with business credit card authorizations taking an extra day to settle under certain conditions, when using EasyCheckout. Business card tax line is now sent with each EasyCheckout authorization, even when no tax is due.
  • The End of Day reporting (Reports > Accounting > End of Day) would not load an employee if their number began with a zero (0).
  • Sale and TPR Signs now properly recognize the Sale/TPR dates. Previously could not load sale items for printing on certain dates.

HQ

Enhanced

  • Added ability to use a barcode scanner on Products screen and Products search box. You can also scan the Alias UPC of a Product to load the primary Product.
  • When using the Everyday Price Task with a Price Family, you’re now asked if you want to change both Price and Cost for the entire Price Family.

 

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8.5.27 (August 3, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

New

Introducing the Inventory Upload addon module! With this addon, you can automatically send your inventory data to any number of online shopping services, using the FTP or SFTP file transfer protocols. Inventory data is uploaded every 30 minutes and includes everything needed by third-party online shopping services to get your products online. See the knowledgebase article for details about this addon: Inventory Upload

New

We’ve integrated StoreTender with the popular eGrowcery Online Shopping service! With eGrowcery you can sell your products online for delivery or pickup at your store. And, thanks to the eGrowcery Exchange addon module, you can send inventory data and receive sales transactions into your POS. Using ‘virtual lane’ technology, your eGrowcery Online Shopping sales are recorded and individual transactions recorded in the Electronic Journal. You’ll have full access to your online sales with a special cashier or register account (for filtering eGrowcery activity only). See the knowledgebase article for details about this addon: eGrowcery Exchange

Enhanced

  • When adding a customer ‘on-the-fly’ from within the POS, you can now assign a Price Tier to that customer.

Fixed

  • When an Altria/AGDC Scan Data merchant sold a tobacco product with a Price Formula that was deleted prior, the Scan Data file was incorrectly recording the final sales price. The price at the register was correct.
  • Fixed an issue with voiding or error correcting a tobacco coupon.
  • If you were an RJ Scan Data merchant and you suspended a tobacco sale after accepting a tobacco coupon, resuming the sale did not persist the coupon data for scan data.
  • The search boxes in the back office area only allowed for a 14 character search. This has been increased to 50 characters, to allow for long product names.
  • POS transaction upload routine optimized to better handle a communication disruption after the transaction has uploaded, but before the connection is closed.

HQ

Fixed

  • The search boxes in HQ only allowed for a 14 character search. This has been increased to 50 characters, to allow for long product names.

 

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8.5.26 (June 9, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

New

  • Accept credit and debit card Donations on the Ingenico Lane series of Payment Terminals running EasyCheckout. Select either “Round up to next whole dollar” or “Suggestive donation amount”. You can track donations via the selected Donation PLU in Inventory & Department sales reports. Contact us for setup assistance.
    • As a reminder, Ingenico Lane + EasyCheckout also support Tips with credit or debit card payment. Contact us for setup assistance.

Fixed

  • Importing new Products now creates an initial entry in Inventory History, just like adding a new Product via the data entry screen.
  • For Multi-Store, deleting a Product in Pro/Back Office was removing it fully from all stores. Now it only deletes the Product from the store that invoked the deletion.
    • Note: If no other store(s) carry the Product, it is fully deleted so that it will not appear anywhere, including HQ.
  • Fixed Permissions link error relating to Department Sales Report.
  • Fixed loading of past Receivers into the Receiving grid (Tasks > Receiving > Find).
  • Scheduled Reports criteria was incorrectly set if an existing scheduled report was edited and saved.

HQ

Fixed

  • Importing new Products now creates an initial entry in Inventory History.
  • Adding a new Product via the data entry screen now creates an initial entry in Inventory History, as it does in Pro/Back Office.
  • Deleting a Product in HQ will permanently remove it from the database, for all stores.
    • Note: If you only wish to delete a Product from one particular store, use Pro/Back Office instead.
  • Fixed loading of past Receivers into the Receiving grid (Tasks > Receiving > Find).
  • The Sales Summary Scheduled Report was not filtering for the day specified (Yesterday/Today).
  • The Inventory Sales Scheduled Report was trimming the last character of a 14-character PLU Number.
  • Restoring HQ after minimizing to the taskbar now refreshes the screen correctly.

RF Server

Fixed

  • Internal code optimization and version number synchronization.

OLCC File Transfer Utility

Fixed

  • To compensate for very large Inventory History tables, we optimized the query for daily and monthly inventory reports.

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8.5.25 (May 16, 2022)

Pro & Back Office

Fixed

  • Fixed Day of Week setting in Sale Pricing to correctly apply sale pricing on a specific day of the week.
  • Product Import would fail if no Alternate PLU was specified.
  • Removed Tax Summary report from Report Scheduler – should not have been listed.

HQ

Fixed

  • Fixed Day of Week setting in Sale Pricing to correctly apply sale pricing on a specific day of the week.
  • Product Import would fail if no Alternate PLU was specified.
  • Fixed Product Import to apply to specified Store Number, Price Zone or Tax Zone. If not specified, the import will apply to all stores and zones.

RF Server

Fixed

  • Fixed price change failure when looking product up via Vendor Item Number instead of PLU Number.

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