Interfaces

The Allotrac Interface is used for configuring Idealpos to communicate with the Allotrac Transport Management System.

Find out more about Allotrac in the User Guide here.

Enter the details supplied by Allotrac into the below fields.

The Unmatched Product ID will be used when an Allotrac Product ID in Idealpos cannot be matched with a Product ID in Allotrac.

BevCon

The BevCon Interface allows for direct real-time beverage monitoring on draught beer and electronically dispensed spirits.

For more information on the BevCon System Requirements, please visit - www.bevcon.com.au.

For more information about setting up the Bevcon Interface in Idealpos, click here.

Settings

BevCon Solutions will provide you with a blank POSdata.mdb file.

Save this file on the terminal that will be the output terminal.

It is recommended to be placed in C:\Program Files\Bevcon.

In Idealpos, go to: Setup > Global Options > Interfaces > BevCon.

Folder

In the Folder field, enter where the BevCon file resides.

Idealpos recommend this to be on the local PC at C:\Program Files\Bevcon.

Output from POS #

Enter the POS Terminal number that outputs the data to the Bevcon file.

Bookings

The Bookings interface is used for configuring Booking Systems such as the Real Time Booking System.

This system is for marketing and promotion of tourism businesses.

Find out more information about the RTBS Booking System in the User Guide here.

Customers

This facility allows you to connect to various Customer Interfaces that we have approved and added to Idealpos.

For more information about using each interface, please review the relevant guide.

eCommerce

This is where the settings will be configured to allow orders to come in from the Web Service to Idealpos.

Web Order Tender - Select a Tender that will be used if the customer pre-paid their order.

Web Order Location - Select a Location where the stock will be decremented from.

Web Order Clerk - Select a Clerk that will be used to post the sale into POS.

Default Customer Type - Web Orders will record the customer as a default Customer Type when added to the database.

Unmatched Items Link - If an item is available on the website but not in the Idealpos database, it will link to this item. The description of the Stock Item selected will be displayed. If this field is left blank, Idealpos will print out a description only, but this cannot be tracked.

Check Box - 'Automatically Finalise Prepaid Web Orders' will not display as a pending order (PAID Status) and a kitchen docket will print.

Price Level Link - Select from the drop-down menu the price level that you want associated with the status used for each order.

Sale Type Link - Select from the drop-down menu the Sale Type you want associated with the status used for each order.

Play Sound when Orders Arrive - Browse to a location of a .WAV file which will play on all terminals set to receive POS notification when a Web Order is received.

ePay

ePay is a global prepaid product provider and distribution network - enabling service providers to maximise the sales of their products and services.

ePay delivers innovative and tailored electronic payment, cash collection solutions including POS systems integration, a full settlement and reporting service and full marketing and distribution service support.

Fuel Console

This allows you to connect to a Fuel Console.

More information about Fuel Console can be found in the User Guide here.

Gunnebo

This export will create a file that will be automatically exported from every POS Terminal on the network to a shared folder.

This file will contain details such as POS Terminal, Date/Time, Clerk Code, Expected Cash Amount.

The file will not contain any headers and will only be useful for use with the Gunnebo system.

Enter the folder path that will be used to send the export to where the Gunnebo system will be able to read it.

A .CSV file will be exported to the location selected.

It will be named as the date & time together with the POS Terminal Number.

Pager

The pager interface allows you to send messages or alerts to a paging device supplied by a third-party provider.

Please read the Pagers topic for more information.

Pay@Table

When using a Pay@Table device with Idealpos, configure the Tender type, POS Master and Tips function here.

Idealpos will allocate all payments processed by the Pay@Table device to the selected Tender Type.

Reservations

This interface allows for communications between Idealpos and ResPAK or ResDiary.

More information about using the ResPAK Interface can be found in the User Guide here.

More information about using the ResDiary Interface can be found in the User Guide here.

Rooms

The Room Interface will allow communication with four 3rd Party software systems for Hotel Management which are: RoomMaster, Charts, RMS, StartFleet, RezBook, Satin, Hirum and GuestCentrix.

Not all communications are 2-way.

More information on using the Room Interface module can be found in the Room Interface topic of the User Guide.

When configuring a Room Interface that has the option to specify a POS terminal number in the "Output from POS#" field, ensure that you enter a POS Terminal Number which exists in the same site. If a POS Terminal number from another site is specified in the "Output from POS#" field, a warning prompt [WARNING! You have your Room Interface POS Master set to a POS in a different site!] will be displayed each time a terminal starts Idealpos.

RoomMaster