2024 April: Feature Highlights

Added subscription for Xenial IRIS Interface API which allows applications to integrate with IRIS on the local site network and continue to function through loss of internet connection. The API validates an active subscription for the IRIS interface and allows applications to function without internet connection for up to 30 days.

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Xenial Point of Sale can now process card payments from multiple FreedomPay peripherals. Added the ability to customize tips from FreedomPay devices. FreedomPay peripheral communication is now available through ethernet/LAN connections and Ordering-Payment Terminals Relation option to the dropdown list of the Payment tab.

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To better analyze sales, Xenial Reports offers a Products Sold by Time report that summarizes product or category sales in 15, 30, or 60 minute increments.

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Through the FreedomPay integration, users can perform contactless transactions, add and edit tips, and cancel payments. Improved the Custom Fields in Xenial Point of Sale to include new options for FreedomPay. FreedomPay peripheral device displays error messages in tandem with the error displayed on Xenial Payment Routing. Stadiums with existing pay connections were updated to utilized the FreedomPay software and hardware.

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Support for the FreedomPay devices Ingenico Link2500 and the Link2500i was added.

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To further enhance previously added FreedomPay Gift Card functionality, XPOS now supports gift card refunds.

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Xenial Data Management supports listing caffeine values for both products and modifiers through the nutritional values edit. Use the dropdown to choose whether to list the contents as an exact value or a range.

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For more information, see Nutrition.

By default, the child items on online orders injected into the system are sorted alphabetically on the POS and Kitchen displays. This update enables the user to specify different child item sorting methods based on the order source of the injected order.

For example, configure the application to always use the child item sorting method defined by the integrator when the order source of the injected order is Mobile.

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Data Management (XDM)

Portal → 4-Dot Menu → Data Management → Ordering Settings → Settings → Preferences

The Company/Site Preferences editors now include an Online Ordering section where settings related to Xenial Online Ordering (XOO) are defined.

From the Online Ordering section, configure the following setting:

• Child Item Sorting by Order Source - Toggle Yes to specify the method for sorting child items of injected orders on the POS and Kitchen displays based on order source.

  When toggled Yes, the Child Item Sorting by Order Source section appears. For each listed order source, specify the method for sorting child items on an injected order.

  • To add order sources to the list, select Add Order Sources.

  • From the Sorting method dropdown, select the desired child item sorting method:

    • By Name - Sort the child items alphabetically by name.

    • User-Defined Order - Apply the child item sorting defined by the integrator.

By default, an EXPO number is not associated with online orders. This update enables the user to optionally include an EXPO number on online orders injected into the system. EXPO numbers can be used to facilitate order delivery to the customer.

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Data Management (XDM)

Portal → 4-Dot Menu → Data Management → Ordering Settings → Settings → Preferences

The Company/Site Preferences editors now include an Online Ordering section where settings related to Xenial Online Ordering (XOO) are defined.

From the Online Ordering section, configure the following setting:

• Include Expo Numbers to Online Orders - From the Expo Numbers for Injected Orders section, toggle this setting to the desired value:

  • Toggle On to add EXPO numbers to injected online orders. EXPO numbers can be used to facilitate order delivery to the customer.

  • Toggle Off to NOT add EXPO numbers to injected online orders.

Menu Engine now supports images and image sets for modifiers, so that images can be displayed for modifiers on ordering menus.

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