Monitor release Version 9.8.1
It is a pleasure to provide an update on the Monitor activities; we have been very busy and have released our 9.8.1 Software which includes the following additions.
Syncing Users and Groups from Azure.
Monitor now supports the syncing of users and groups from Azure.
Live Validation Using Entra ID.
Monitor now supports the live validation of users using Entra ID.
Monitor Online Ordering (MOO) – Ecommerce
Search Engine, MOO now has a search engine functionality that allows users to search for products across a Shop, you can search through all Shop Groups (Departments) or only in one.
Categories, we now have a different style of displaying Categories within a Shop Group, the old concertina style can be replaced with buttons placed across the top of the Shopping Cart Item List.
Specials and Packages
We have renamed “Standard Packages” as “Specials and Packages”, and we have added an option to automatically open the “Specials and Packages” area when you go to a Shop Group. Special prices can be placed on a single item to allow a discount of that item for a period.
Description
We have added the ability to provide a description of the items for sale which can be set within each item tile. A certain amount of the description is shown by default and if you click on the tile this will provide a pop-up with any additional detail in the description.
Item Tile Layout
The item tile layout display and styling has been improved
Address Capture
The system can now be configured to capture address of new users who set up an account on sign in or before the first item is purchased. Google can be used to help find addresses in a territory if established by the site.
Events
- The ability to choose which images to display for an Event has been added in the Event Management Area.
- The “What’s On- More Info” area of the end user interface has been visually improved.
- The “What’s on Page” has also been improved.
Delivery Weights- Charging
The ability to charge for a delivery by weight has been added. This includes weight for the product itself as well as weight for packaging for the entire order.
Welcome Messages
Welcome messages can be used by Shop Group or Event to promoted items or events.
Other Improvements
- The Shop’s name has been added to the report header for the Summary and Detailed Reports.
- The ability to specify email recipients for “ Ad Hoc” reports from the Manage Orders area has been added.
- Online Ordering has previously taken the customer to the order summary screen once they complete their order, before then taking them for payment. It will now skip the order summary screen unless the order is more complex, such as orders for multiple days, multiple shops or multiple children.
- We have improved the speed of the managed orders area.
- We have improved the speed of the “What’s-on” system.
New Listening Service.
A new ‘Web Listener’ service has been introduced to receive communications from 3rd party products. The first product to use this new service is the Kamar school management system
My Reservation
Facilities, Staff and Room Reservation
Document Download.
It is now possible to upload documents relating to an event as required by organisers during the reservation process. It is also possible to download these documents with appropriate permission. This caters for requirements such as proof of identity, fire regulation, liquor licenses etc.
Messaging Improvements.
When a facility reservation is not yet completed because it is in the customer’s cart but hasn’t yet been paid for, the reservation will be displayed in the management area with the message ‘In customer’s cart – Not yet finalised’.
Show Existing Bookings
When users with existing bookings first login the system will show them their existing bookings, unless the site is configured to go directly to a facility or asset in which case the bookings are available in the Manage Bookings area within the “ hamburger”.
Facility Kiosk- Clock Display.
A clock/time display has been added to the landing page for the web view version of the kiosk application.
Chrome Book Client for Chrome Book Reservation and Management.
A button has been added for the end user to be able to refresh their balance.
Computer Reservation
- When managing recurring bookings and any conflicts that occur, there are two options. One is retain and the other is cancel. The correct terminology for the cancel button has been changed to ‘Override’, as this is the action that is being taken
- After extending a computer session to a later time, then trying to reduce the session time to an earlier end time, an error message “Selected time is busy” showed up and the administrator was unable to proceed, this has been fixed
- Sometimes when creating a queue reservation, the operator had to click ‘Finish’ twice, this has been fixed
- Block bookings can no longer be created for 0 minutes.
Web Print
- The Web Print document processing libraries have been updated to the latest version
- [Change] #18480 On some slower servers, or with particular PDF files, some PDFs could time out when being processed. On new installations, the time out is changed from 60 to 180 seconds per MB. On existing servers, this can be changed by editing the file
- The print preview function can no longer be used to view the contents of documents not belonging to the user
- The ‘DefaultPageSize’ attribute was not being written to the database when jobs were submitted to the Web Print system from the Chromebook print extension. This caused an empty drop-down in Web Administrator’s print release interface. This has been corrected.
- Emails containing images sent via Apple Mail would print the body of the email and include the attached images in the body. This would result in the pictures being printed over multiple pages. We can now edit or solution so these can be shown as attachments.
- We have improved the processing certain PDF files/
- We have improved the processing certain PowerPoint files.
Update Laundry Device Status in Real Time
The Monitor Activator Terminals with the ability to transmit ‘In Use’ signals can now be understood by our Supervisor Net system, which can be used to update the laundry device’s status accordingly in real time. Allowing better reporting of free device
Admin Improvements.
- We have added the ability for the “Pop-up” application to automatically create Supervisor Net accounts if required.
- A description field has been added to the pricing models for display in Online Ordering. Formatted text can now be saved as the item’s description, and it is shown to the end user in Online Ordering
- A ‘Select All’ feature has been added to the staff “Web Admin Print Release” jobs grid.
- A ‘Site’ filter has been added to the user accounts area in Web Admin. This filters the records by the user’s “Home Site”.
- Serval other bug fixes have been done for a full list please see the notice of the release of 9.8.1 on our website. www.monitorbm.com/news
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