WineryPOS Update (4.79) available

[Robert Peck]

Version 4.79 is now available for download and the new iPad version is
available in the Apple App Store.

This update is not critical, but does speed up access to the database to
improve responsiveness in larger databases.

 

UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.       To check for updates select Help/Check for Updates from the menu
bar, and the download will begin.
On base and sales terminals (or a Remote Terminal in Temporary Sales Mode)
you have to be in admin mode (press F12) to be able to check for updates.

 

2.       When the download completes, select 'Yes' to start the installation

Follow the installer directions.
You can now restart the WineryPOS application.

 

     It is better to update your base terminal first.  You can leave your
remote terminal(s) running and connected while you update the base terminal.

     If you have anti-virus software running, you may need to verify that
the WineryPOS application is still being allowed through the anti-virus
firewall. 

     If your remote terminal does not automatically pull the update from the
base terminal, and goes into Temporary Sales mode on start-up, just check
for updates on the remote terminal while in Temporary Sales mode.

 

END OF UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS

 

Updates (from 4.46) in this version:

1)      For speed, tables have been added to the database to track unpaid
sales and table sales.  The first time the base terminal starts after the
update, it will generate the tables.  Depending on the size of your
database, this may take up to a few minutes to generate.  DO NOT kill the
application while the database update is in progress - please wait until the
normal POS display comes up.  Your reports and a number of dialogs should
populate much faster with this update.

2)      Fixed a bug when splitting sales and changing the sales channel on
the iPad and MAC/Windows apps.

3)      Fixed a bug on the iPad to correctly show the change for cash sales
- that screen was not being shown at all - opps.

 

 

Upcoming Additions:

1)      Add a Loyalty program to award points/discounts/stuff to individuals
based on their purchases over the past number of month/weeks.

2)      Add a timesheet feature to track/report employee work hours

3)      Add export to Sage/Quickbooks with the potential of being able to
automatically post data.

4)      Enable Tour Company feature.  This is a feature that I am currently
using in my winery's POS version to track sales to Tour Company tasting
groups, and consolidate tasting invoices to Tour operators.

a)      Tracks the Tour Company, and optionally: the Tour Guide, the Group
Size & the Bottles Purchased for each tour that passes through the winery.

5)      Add a configurable Region to the information for Contacts and allow
reports to be generated for regions (e.g., GTA/Ottawa/etc)

6)      Add Credit-on-Account tables to all of the relevant reports

7)      Import/Export.  a) handle Sale Groups and Sale Sets.  b) Bulk
inventory

8)      Be able to create sub-invoices or invoice sets for large sales done
through sales reps.

9)      Offer a backup service to store encrypted backups of your database
on my server.

10)   Ability to create barcodes or QR codes for membership contacts that
can be scanned from a smart phone.  That way membership swipe cards are not
needed.

11)   Create an iPhone app that supports the booking feature.

12)   Be able to Print bookings by the week/month.

13)   Add secondary commission rate for specific sales channels (eg Export,
or OOP).

14)   Add Shopify/WooCommerce inter-connectivity support.

15)   I will be moving the Windows build to a 64bit build (the MAC build has
always been 64bit) by the summer/fall of 2021.  This means that really old
32bit computers (12+ years and probably running Windows XP) will no longer
be supported.  If you have really old machines, you should consider
upgrading them (but kodus to them for surviving this long).

16)   Ability to flag an account (contact) - put an account on hold is the
account is considered overdue.

 

As always, if there are any enhancements that you would like to see added,
let me know.  I put everything suggested on a prioritized list, and slowly
work my way through it.

 

Cheers,

Rob

 

 

 

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