Release Note – October
October 31, 2022
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Back Office

Date: October 14, 2022

Updates this week include the following system improvements:

  • New Back Office 2.0 updates:
  • We fixed an issue where adding large quantities of items using the Register screen’s keypad will result in a negative number.
  • The QR code now prints automatically if Activate money back on meal vouchers is enabled in the POS configuration.
  • We fixed an issue where receipts for LS Payments transactions were still printing even when disabled.
  • We fixed several issues affecting the ‘Tables’ screen (POS floor plan):
    • The first letters of staff members’ names now reliably appear on the floor plan regardless of where you access it. 
    • The colored status icons for tables now always appear as expected

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Date: October 7, 2022

Updates this week include the following system improvements:

  • New Back Office 2.0 updates:
  • Users can now access an accounting integration overview page via Integration > Accounting.
  • All users with access to the production center page in Back Office can now set up the QSR Automation KDS via Configuration > Printing.
  • We fixed some issues:
    • We resolved an issue that was causing errors when saving a new WebExtension.
    • We removed a duplicate tax breakdown section from the Condensed Business Report. The correct sections are now displayed.

Point of Sales

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K-Series) 4.1.54:

  • We added support for Star Micronics TSP 650 II and III. To add this printer, go to the Back Office > Configuration > Printing > Printers and add the printer with driver Star TSP650II
  • We further improved the Settings tab by redesigning and updating the SumUp and iZettle options.
  • We fixed an issue where customer receipts were still being printed for online orders, when setting online orders to not print receipts. To enable this, go to the Back Office > Configuration > Settings > Account profile and select the option “Don’t print a receipt for online orders” when delivery or pickup is selected.
  • We improved the popup flow and messaging to avoid double payments with payment terminals when there are potential communication issues between passive and active devices
  • In the orders tab the tables numbers are now sorted in ascending order instead of alphabetically 

 

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K-Series) 4.1.53:

  • We fixed an issue where adding large quantities of items using the Register screen’s keypad will result in a negative number.
  • We fixed several issues affecting the ‘Tables’ screen (POS floor plan):
    • The first letters of staff members’ names now reliably appear on the floor plan regardless of where you access it. 
    • The colored status icons for tables now always appear as expected.

 

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K-Series) 4.1.52:

  • We fixed an issue where the room charges were not sent to any PMS.

 

Lightspeed Restaurant POS (K-Series) 4.1.51:

  • Chat support is now available on the POS app. To access it, go to Settings > Support and click ‘Chat now’ to be connected with an agent.
  • We fixed an issue where the POS screen would freeze when scrolling through production instructions if more than ten options were available.
  • We fixed an issue where the collection time displayed on receipts was sometimes incorrect.
  • In Back Office, if an accounting group was set to print at ‘All’ production centers, items within that accounting group would not print production dockets from the POS. We fixed this issue so that these items print as expected.