New Features in Aloha Version 6.0

Highlights

Quick Count Comes to Aloha TableService
Controlling food cost is a very important part of running a successful restaurant operation. In most cases, a small percentage of "high cost" menu items actually control the food cost for the restaurant. The very popular Quick Count feature previously only supported in Aloha QuickService is now available to all Aloha TableService users! Quick Count enables restaurants to track usage of inventory items and to review historical sales information by product. The Quick Count feature includes entering daily opening, closing, delivery, waste, and usage counts, displaying prep items on the kitchen video system, and prep production reporting.

Break Reporting at the Front-of-House
Organizations need to ensure that labor break requirements are met within their store operations, but they do not want to add complication to the store manager's already full plate. With this feature, there are two powerful new Front-of-House reports that allow the manager to quickly assess whether employees are taking their breaks. The new Break Alert report lists any employee that needs to take a break. This report helps the manager to plan and schedule breaks, making it easier for stores to be in complete compliance with labor laws. The new Employee Break report lists any employee who has taken a break during the current date of business. This useful tool enables managers to quickly identify the employees who have already taken breaks for their shift. The manager can view or print both of these reports.

Elimination of 10 Terminal Restriction
We implemented the Remote File Storage (RFS) feature which introduced some big architectural changes to overcome the 10 license limitation for file sharing in the Windows© 2000, NT, and XP Professional Edition operating systems. Aloha users can now support larger install environments without having to purchase expensive server-based operating systems and expensive Windows Client Access Licenses (CAL).

Configuration Option to Print Signature Line Only When Over Predefined Value
With this enhancement, you can configure signature requirements based on the amount closed to a credit card. This new feature offers ultimate flexibility, as the restaurant can define the signature threshold amount and the input method, by tender type. For example, a busy quick-service environment may wish to streamline speed of service by requiring signatures only for credit card transactions that exceed a certain amount. A manually entered card might always require a cardholder signature, where a swiped card might only require a signature for amounts over a specific threshold value.

Credit Card Address Verification
Many credit card processors now offer reductions in credit card fees to merchants if they submit their credit card transactions with the cardholder's zip code. The zip code check provides extra fraud protection for the cardholder, which benefits the restaurant, the credit card company, and the guest. Once activated, upon credit card swipe, this feature prompts the server/cashier for a zip code. The prompt is completely customizable so the operator can keep text consistent with their operations. Once the server/cashier enters the zip code, Aloha EDC transmits the zip code with the normal credit card track data.

Enhance Customer Service for Credit Card Users to Automatically Detect Credit Card Type
Greatly enhancing speed of service, this new feature enables operators to configure a single button for all credit card tenders. You simply create a generic credit card tender, that is identified as a credit card lookup tender, to activate this great feature on the Aloha POS. Touching the new credit card lookup button from the Close Screen/QuickService panel, the Aloha POS quickly scans through its internal credit card glossary and tender prefixes to locate the matching credit card tender. All reports and employee checkouts quickly and accurately reflect the specific credit card type used.

New Color Options for Substitutions on Kitchen Video
This new enhancement allows you to define color options for substitute items, similar to the color options available for items and modifiers today. This feature is robust - you can define the color, intensity, reverse (highlighted), or blink options for substitute modifiers, making it super-easy for your kitchen staff to easily identify changes needed for item preparation.

Improved Kitchen Video with On-Screen Modifier Wrapping
The same wrap-around modifier options available for printing are now available with video! In previous versions of kitchen video, each modifier appeared on a separate line. With this new option, your kitchen staff can easily read item modifiers using a very simple, consolidated view.

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