Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale version 15.0
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Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale is a new generation of restaurant 
management software for Windows. It represents complete solution 
starting from taking orders from clients and ending with billing and 
tax reports. User interface is carefully optimized for high speed 
entering of client orders and preventing mistakes from waiters. For 
managers it represents rich set of reports that shows whole picture 
about restaurant operations and life cycles: menus consumption, 
frequency of reservations, hours of high restaurant load, busiest 
tables, most active employees, payment methods, and automatic 
tax calculations. It's specially designed for using on multiple computers 
and it has reliable security authorization levels. Program can be setup
for any currencies: USD, Euro and with possibility to collect custom 
tax and tips rates or no tax/tips at all. Payments can be made in cash, 
credit cards or checks. Layouts of bills any can be customized. The 
software radically improves serving speed by standardizing whole 
restaurant management process. It's easy to install and start to use. 
Very affordable pricing allows this software to spread not only in 
large chains, but also in small family-based restaurants or fast foods.

Requirements
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Program works under Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/Windows 7/8/10.

Installation instructions
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Installation instructions for the latest version:
If you are first time user simply run setup.exe file.

If you want to upgrade your existing software follow to the steps:
1. Install the software using setup.exe file and copy all *.fdb and *.cfg
files located in old installation folder into new folder where the
program will be installed. By default the folder is:
C:\Program Files\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale 5
2. Start the program.
3. On Login window press More button and setup correct location of your
database file. By default it should be simply arpos-test.fdb or
arpos.fdb (depending which databased you previously used).
4. Press OK button.
5. ARPOS will ask you to upgrade database structure. Press OK.
6. The program will be ready for use.

Note: you may upgrade your database file but you cannot downgrade it.
It means that you cannot use new database files in old version of the
program (v1.x)

If you are registered user go to main menu - Help - Register and
copy/paste there registration key you received from our purchase. Then
restart ARPOS. It should be registered now.
If you forgot your registration key you can always get it from:
      http://www.abacre.com/support/

		If you are experiencing problems with printing bills in this version
go to main menu - Configuration - Bill Configuration - Parameters and
check "Use alternative printing module" option.

In this version we migrated from using EPSON OPOS drivers to using
standard OPOS drivers provided by MCS (http://monroecs.com/).
Since now ARPOS may work with POS devises from all manufacturers.
You need to simply download and install latest version of CCO OPOS
drivers: http://monroecs.com/oposccos_current.htm
Direct download link: http://www.monroecs.com/files/OposCCOs-1_12_001.exe
Then you should install OPOS drivers from hardware manufacturer, for
example, EPSON, IBM, Samsung or any others.
Resume: if you already use ARPOS and you have installed OPOS drivers
of you manufacturer you don't need to change any settings in ARPOS.
Simply download and install CCO OPOS drivers from this location:
http://www.monroecs.com/files/OposCCOs-1_12_001.exe

What's new
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ARPOS v15.0:
* Feature: added possibility to use 6th tax.
* Feature: added support of tax label G required in Fiji.
* Improvement: increased size of font on registration window.
* Improvement: improved automatic positioning of buttons on Unregistered 
version window. 

ARPOS v14.3:
* Improvement: on receive voucher, return voucher and purchase
order windows "Document produced with" maybe hidden by usage 
of Show Document Produced With located on menu Configuration -
Preferences - Order - Order Buttons.
* Bug fixed: error message was produced when pressing Print 
button on receive voucher, return voucher and purchase order 
windows.

ARPOS v14.2:
* Feature: tax calculation on receive vouchers, return vouchers 
and purchase orders is calculated now on the same principles are 
on order window. Non-discountable items are supported. In the 
calculation freight and fee are not taxed.
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - 
Inventory: Default reorder point. This value is applied in case if
reorder point is not specified for item on items window.
* Feature: added new Code field for Item Categories.
* Feature: added support of item categories in templates of Z-Out 
reports.
* Feature: added support of {$taxtotal}, {$taxtotal2} etc fields 
in Z-Out reports.
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - 
Inventory: Automatically select items with expiration dates.
* Feature: added support of short numbers for orders. When order's
short number turn to 100 it will be 1 for the next order. 
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/shortnumbers
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter {$orderstatuscode}.
* Feature: added new Use Touch Panel option on menu Configuration 
- Preferences - General.
* Bug fixed: special chars escaping did not work when using bill or
invoice templates with Abacre Script.
* Bug fixed: in Accounting module transaction journal should show an
error message if the list of splits is too long.

ARPOS v14.1:
* Feature: added Items information template on menu Configuration - 
Preferences - Order - Order Details. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/items-information-template
* Improvement: Reconcile Cash Drawer will show the list of open orders
in the error message "There are some open orders".
* Improvement: Waitress management features now available in Abacre 
Retail Point of Sale. They were taken from Abacre Restaurant Point of 
Sale. It maybe used for example to select a driver for an order.

ARPOS v14.0:
* Feature: added Total column on Order window for list of ordered items.
* Feature: added new option "Forbid duplicate items on import" located 
on menu Configuration - Preferences - Items. When the option is checked 
then items with the same name, code or barcode are is created again in 
database. Instead only price, on hand cost and quantity are updated for 
such items. 
* Feature: added new option "Barcode has Check Digit".
* Feature: added new option "Show Property Name" on menu Configuration - 
Preferences - Reports.
* Feature: added support of using bill's templates when using fiscal mode
in Fiji.
* Improvement: "use tax" options are correctly imported now on menu 
Configuration - Items - Import Items button.
* Improvement: added an automatic scrolling of the list of ordered items 
on Order window.
* Improvement: when importing items on Items window sales location names 
are not case sensitive now. 
* Improvement: Taxes by Day and Collected Sales Tax reports are displayed 
now without overlapping.
* Improvement: in Fiji fiscal mode END OF FISCAL INVOICE is printed after
QR code.
* Improvement: in Fiji fiscal mode it's possible to use now payment tags.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when clicking on Avg On Hand Cost 
column on Physical Inventory window.

ARPOS v13.8:
* Feature: added support of 5th tax on menu Configuration - Property 
Settings - Taxes and Tips. 
* Improvement: When "Show daily totals in status panel" is checked then 
sales information in status bar is shown now with respect to "Number of 
minutes your business is open after midnight" option.
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter {$workstationname}
* Improvement: when using touch screens virtual keyboard did not pop on 
Orders and Clients windows. Now it's possible to show the virtual 
keyboard by double clicking on search field. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$paymentmediatype}
* Bug fixed: {$paymentpaid} parameter was not printed on receipts 
because it was misspelled. 

ARPOS v13.7:
* Feature: added custom fields for client.
* Feature: for modifiers it's now possible to change positions and 
colors. Watch the video: 
https://youtu.be/WlxqZelm0rw
* Feature: on Choose Modifiers window added a possibility to view list 
of modifiers as buttons. Watch the video: 
https://youtu.be/dzjZmIHZIsI
* Feature: added new security role: Hide closed orders.
* Feature: added new {$datapath} bill and invoice configuration 
parameter. 
* Feature: inventory shrinkage report has now stock locations filter.
* Bug fixed: barcodes for KSA were printed with incorrect time zone 
offset. 
* Bug fixed: corrected bug with modifiers template tags for bill and 
notification printers. 
* Bug fixed: worker login name defined by {$server} tag was printed 
incorrectly when "Login by password only" method was used. 


ARPOS v13.6:
* Feature: implemented new QR Code tag: {$qrcodeksa} which is need to 
generate QR Codes compatible with requirements of Tax Authorities of 
Saudi Arabia. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/na-qr-codes-support-in-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia
* Feature: implemented support of QR Code printing in HTML printing 
module. 
* Bug fixed: when printing two or more copies of a receipt with QR Code 
the second and next copies were printed in black. 
* Improvement: now it's possible to use Arabic text in Property Name to 
be printed in QR Codes. 
* Feature: added new parameter {$ordertypetotal} for end of day 
templates. 
* Feature: implemented support of "Direct to Serial Port" and "Running 
Command" for notification printers. 
* Improvement: implemented several improvements on FTP settings saving 
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Advanced. 
* Bug fixed: Time fields are displayed with initial date on menu 
Configuration - Items - Price Schedule. 

ARPOS v13.5:
* Feature: added support of QR code printing on receipt required in some 
countries, for example, in Saudi Arabia. Video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iFaF67X20
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/na-printing-qr-codes-on-receipts
* Feature: added support of QR code printing on invoices. Video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd4BgZ7gUU4
* Feature: added new option: QR Code Scale Factor located on menu 
Configuration - Bill Configuration - Parameters. 
* Feature: added new option: Create Two Electronic Journals on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - End of Day. 
* Feature: added new window: Client Activities. Not it's possible to set 
a client activity on Additional tab of Clients window. It's also 
possible to print client activity on receipts and invoices using 
{$clientactname} tag. 

ARPOS v13.4:
* Feature: added new fields on Clients window: Tax ID and Web site. 
Added corresponding tags on for bill templates: {$clienttaxid}, 
{$clientwebsite}. 
* Feature: added new fields on Clients window: VAT ID, Tax ID, Web site 
and Email. Added corresponding tags on for bill templates: 
{$propertyvatid}, {$propertytaxid}, {$propertywebsite} and 
{$propertyemail}.
* Improvement: added a possibility to insert template body by pressing 
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+V on template's body on Bill Configuration and Templates 
window. 

ARPOS v13.3:
* Feature: added new security option: Show Change Qty button.
* Feature: added new option: Automatically select an order type. This 
option is located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order 
Details. 
* Improvement: Order Type button is show only for non-empty open orders. 

ARPOS v13.2:
* Feature: added new option: "Keep non-found barcode in Item Code field" 
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Hardware - Barcode Reader. 
* Feature: added new option: "Use left alignment on Z-Out reports" 
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - End of Day.
* Improvement: added circular loop detection in calculation of item's 
cost with ingredients. 

ARPOS v13.1:
* Feature: on Order window when barcode is scanned incorrectly or 
barcode is not found then Item Code field will be highlighted in red 
color and bold. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$totales2} to 
display total in Spanish in the following sample format: 
CINCUENTA Y TRES 00/100
* Feature: on menu Configuration - Items - Export added new export 
columns: Barcode, Category, On Hand Qty. 
* Improvement: for some inventory and profit margin reports Margin % 
will be shown as zero if total on hand cost is zero for items. This is 
the case when inventory module is used only for counting of on hand 
quantities without counting of on hand cost. 
* Improvement: Worker Hours report displays hours with greater 
precision. 

ARPOS v13.0:
* Feature: added new actions on Task window: Move Top and Move Bottom to 
move selected task to top or bottom of the task list. 
* Feature: added Backup Folder parameter on menu Configuration - 
Preferences - End of Day. 
* Feature: added Backup file name template parameter on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - End of Day. 
* Feature: added new parameter Logo Scale Factor on menu Configuration - 
Bill Configuration - Parameters. Now it's possible to scale logo on 
receipts or notifications. 
* Improvement: property logo is correctly scaled on main toolbar and on 
menu Configuration - Property Settings - General. 
* Improvement: implemented more accurate text printing in respect to 
logo position on a receipt. 
* Improvement: About window now maybe close by pressing Escape button.
* Bug fixed: Stretch Logo parameter located on menu Configuration - Bill 
Configuration - Parameters sometimes was saved incorrectly. 

ARPOS v12.9:
* Feature: added new option Show New Order button located on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Buttons. This option 
controls visibility of New Order button located at the bottom of Order 
window. 
* Feature: added new option Use API Server on menu Configuration - 
Preferences - General. 
* Feature: added {$printonbillprinter} parameter for deposit templates. 
Put this parameter into any place and the deposit will be printed on 
bill printer instead of invoice A4/Letter printer.
* Feature: for bill's templates it's possible now to customize item 
categories using {$itemcats}{$/itemcats} parameters. 
* Feature: added a possibility to run multiple instances of the program 
by putting minst.txt file into the same folder where program's 
executable file is located. 
* Improvement: increased size of note field to 255 chars on Task window 
for tracking task's execution time.

ARPOS v12.8:
* Feature: added a possibility to track task's execution time on Tasks 
window. Watch video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBNfiDUAnn4
* Feature: added Use Tickets option on menu Configuration - Preferences 
- General. 
* Feature: added Code, Series, Ticket Count columns on menu 
Configuration - Order Types. 
* Feature: clicking on total difference label on Transaction Journal 
will fill the selected credit or debit field with the total difference. 
* Feature: added Number field on Transaction Journal window.
* Feature: added possibility to sort transaction table by any column on 
Transaction Journal window. 
* Feature: added new "Duplicate" button on Transaction Journal window.
* Feature: added new "Reverse" button on Transaction Journal window.
* Feature: added new option "Automatically create transaction numbers" 
on Accounting tab of Preferences window. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$paymentcount} which 
shows number of payments for order. 
* Feature: added new template type: Bill. Now it's possible to use 
several templates for bills. 
Watch video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuQgxzfyrd0
* Feature: added new reports: X-Out Status and Z-Out Monthly with 
corresponding template types on Templates window. 
* Feature: added Barcode Type field on menu Configuration - Items. Now 
it's possible to define barcode type as: Normal, Price-based or 
Weight-based. 
* Bug fixed: all lines of bill could be printed in one line in case if 
bill's template is started with empty line. 

ARPOS v12.7:
* Feature: implemented a classical double-entry accounting module with 
multi-currency support. Watch the following 6 minutes overview on 
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BaSCHhnHIdY
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/accounting
Note: Access to accounting module is controlled by "Show Accounting 
menu" security option which is located on menu Configuration - Security 
Roles. 
* Feature: added new option "Require client choosing for refund orders" 
on menu Configuration - Preferences - Take Payment. 
* Feature: on Orders window changed Cashier column to Server and added 
new column Cashier (a person who takes payments). 
* Feature: added new option on Bill Configuration - Advanced: Show Logo 
only on first copy of bill. 
* Feature: added new security option: Show Kitchen/Bar button.
* Feature: added Show Order button on Clients window - Account tab.
* Feature: added many new fields for templates of Z-Count Cash Drawer 
and Z-Out Property Close reports. Read more: 
https://www.abacre.com/p/z-out-template
* Feature: added New Order button in the bottom panel of buttons on 
Order window.
* Feature: added new option "Use Account Limits" on menu Configuration - 
Preferences - Clients. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameters: {$itemapplytax1},  
{$itemapplytax2}, {$itemapplytax3} and {$itemapplytax4}. 
* Feature: added new option "Create Electronic Journal" on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - End of Day. 
* Feature: added Code field on Workstations window.
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$workstationcode}
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$branchcode}
* Feature: added Branch Code, Use Separator, Minus before Sign options 
on menu Configuration - Property Settings - General. 
* Feature: added Choose Order button to select an order for deposit 
payment. 
* Improvement: changed algorithm of Client Statement report.
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$payments} to 
display customized list of payments. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$paymentnames}
* Feature: added new option: "Automatically calculate taxes on 
purchases" located on menu Configuration - Preferences - General. 
* Bug fixed: when creating return voucher based on receive voucher the 
tax fields were not copied. 
* Improvement: after making Deposit on Account on Clients window the 
client is correctly positioned. 

ARPOS v12.6:
* Feature: implemented Worker Activity Logging. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/worker-activity-logging
* Feature: added new report: Inventory On Hand by Items with Sales.
* Feature: added new Choose Current Locations window to select current 
sales and stock locations. 
* Feature: sales location name and stock location name are displayed in 
status bar. 
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - Items: 
"Allow items with the same name". Uncheck this option if you don't allow 
to create items with the same name (duplicate items). 
* Improvement: on menu Configuration - Items - Inventory tab is shown 
only for workers with Is Admin, Is Inventory clerk and Is Purchasing 
manager options. 
* Improvement: Price Levels and Stock Locations windows are visible only 
for workers with Is Admin option. 
* Feature: added new field: Second Currency Price on menu Configuration 
- Items. 
* Feature: added Calc Prices button located on menu Configuration - 
Property Settings - General. This button is used to calculated all main 
currency prices based on second currency price and exchange rate. 
* Feature: added tax fields on Purchase Order, Receive Vouchers and 
Return Vouchers. 
* Feature: implemented new report: Taxes on Purchases.
* Improvement: Sales by Item report supports now Sales Locations.
* Feature: added new {$totalar} bill configuration parameter to display 
total in Arabic. 
* Improvement: changed main font to Tahoma to better support Arabic on 
Windows 10. 
For hotels:
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - Hotel: 
"Set Room as Dirty after Check Out".
* Bug fixed: when 0 was used as format for inventory quantities then 
quantities were displayed with 0 in fractional part. For example, 10 was 
displayed as 10.0. 
* Improvement: added a possibility to select font for Choose Item 
window. See menu Configuration - Preferences - Font. Select "Choose Item 
window". 
* Feature: added new options on menu Configuration - Preferences - Take 
Payment: Require client choosing if total is greater than, Order's total 
and Require VAT ID. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$isrefund}. It 
returns 1 if it's refund order is and it returns 0 for sales orders. 
* Feature: added Test Connection button on Advanced tab of Preferences. 
* Feature: added Passive option on Advanced tab of Preferences and 
status reporting during FTP connection.
* Feature: added new option: "Cashier can see own orders" on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Orders. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameters: {$serverlogin}, 
{$serverfirstname} and {$serverlastname}. These parameters display 
information about worker who created an order. 
* Feature: added new parameter: "Use HTML Tags" on menu Configuration - 
Bill Configuration - Parameters. 
* Bug fixed: On Quote window Delete Quote button was shown as Delete 
Order button.

ARPOS v12.5:
* Feature: added progress bar on Data Import window.
* Improvement: Data Import window does not freeze during import of many 
items. 
* Feature: added new Inventory On Hand by Items Details report.
* Feature: on menu Configuration - Items - Import Items button added the 
following new columns for import: Category Name, Cost, Qty and Sales 
Location. 
* Feature: added new Create Receive Voucher button on Purchase Order 
window. This button is used to create a receive voucher based on 
purchase order. The button works on closed purchase orders.
* Feature: added new Create Return Voucher button on Receive Voucher 
window. This button is used to create a return voucher based on 
receive voucher. The button works on closed receive vouchers.
* Feature: added new Duplicate order button on Purchase Order, Receive 
Voucher, Return Voucher windows. This button may be used to create a 
copy of existing voucher/purchase order.
* Feature: added new Report: Profit Margin by Items Details.
* Feature: added new button Update Stock on Inventory tab of menu 
Configuration - Items window. This button may be used to set total new 
on hand qty and total new cost. 
* Feature: implemented new report: Sales by sales location.
* Feature: Client's Statement of Account report displayed account's 
authorized amount and remaining amount when using without the option: 
Use Due Dates.
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - Take 
Payment: "Automatically put remaining total due to client's account". 
* Feature: added Sales Location filter for all sales, taxes and profit 
margin reports. 
* Feature: added Stock Location filter for on all Inventory On Hand and 
Inventory Journal reports. 
* Bug fixed: Date and time filter did not work for these reports: 
Average serving time by server, Average serving time by waitress. 
* Bug fixed: an error message could be shown on during order pickup in 
multi-store mode. 
* Bug fixed: Average on hand cost field on Inventory tab of menu 
Configuration - Items was not displayed. 
For hotels:
* Feature: added new Hotel Daily Sales Report.

ARPOS v12.4:
* Feature: removed "Use Alternative Printing Module" and "Use HTML 
Printing Module" from menu Configuration - Bill Configuration - 
Parameter. Instead added "Printing Module" drop down list. 
* Feature: to "Printing Module" drop down list added "Direct" printing 
module allowing to print text directly to printer. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/direct-printing-module
* Feature: redesigned Printer tab of Bill Configuration window by adding 
"Printing Method" drop down list. 
* Feature: added "Direct to Serial Port" printing method to "Printing 
Method" drop down list. Now it's possible to print a bill by sending text 
via COM port to printer (if the printer has COM port interface). 
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/printing-directly-to-serial-port
* Feature: added "Running Command" printing method to "Printing Method" 
drop down list. Now it's possible to print bills by running external 
commands. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/printing-by-running-command
* Feature: added a possibility to use Epson escape commands in bill's 
templates. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/sending-epson-commands-to-printer

ARPOS v12.3:
* Feature: it's not possible to automatically send copies of orders and 
end of day reports to by email. Use options: Notifications Email, Send 
Email on Close Order and Send Email on End of Day located on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Email. 
* Feature: added new option "Show Alternative Name" on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details. With this option 
alternative name of item will be shown on Order window after item's 
name. 
* Improvement: on Order window height of categories panel could be close 
to zero. This update will set minimal height of categories panel to 100 
pixels (on program's restart).
* Bug fixed: on Kitchen/Bar window the list of items could be empty if 
"Use Tables" option on Preferences window was unchecked.
* Bug fixed: "Is not a valid floating point value" error message could 
be shown on Take Payment and Media Totals window for currency formats 
with grouping separators like #,##0. 

ARPOS v12.2:
* Feature: added new option "Keep old order closing date on re-opening 
order" on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order. This option is 
useful when it's needed to re-open closed order, change some order's 
details (like changing wrong payment method) and then close the order. 
With this option the order's closing date will stay the same as before. 
* Improvement: when option "Allow selling items with zero on hand 
quantities" is turned off the verification for on hand quantities is 
only performed for items with checked "Is Stock Item" option. Thus the 
verification for zero quantity is not performed now for sales items ("Is 
Sale Item" option) which are not inventory items ("Is Stock Item" option 
is unchecked). 

ARPOS v12.1:
* Feature: added Reorder Point field on Inventory tab of Items window. 
* Feature: added new alert when adding item to order to see if the on 
hand quantity is reached to reorder point. 
* Feature: added new option "Show items reached reorder point" for 
report: Inventory On Hand by Items (Current Stock Location). This option 
is used to see which items should be re-ordered.
* Bug fixed: in some cases on hand quantity of item could be less than 
zero. For example, when current on hand quantity was 3 and the worker 
ordered 5 items. New on hand quantity could become -2. 

ARPOS v12.0:
* Bug fixed: not whole Tables Plan area was colored on large screens.
* Feature: added support Transfer Slips. Use transfer slips if you 
have more than one stock location. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/transfer-slips
* Feature: added Stock Locations table on menu Configuration - Items - 
Inventory tab to see on hand stock quantities for each stock location. 
* Feature: added support of Price Levels. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/pricelevels
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$itemcode} to print 
item's code on invoices. 
* Feature: Added new security roles: Show Make Deposit button.
* Improvement: pressing Enter button on Choose Item's Quantity window 
reacts like OK button. 
* Bug fixed: Table No was displayed instead of Order No on Clients - 
Orders tab.
* Bug fixed: when using several configuration files the property name 
and some other parameters were still loaded from default configuration 
file. 

ARPOS v11.10:
* Feature: added new option on menu Configuration - Preferences - 
Inventory: "Create new items on import". With this option if an item 
does not exist yet in list of items then it will be added. Otherwise 
such unknown item will be skipped during import. This option works for 
importing items on Purchasing windows. The items are always created when 
doing import on menu Configuration - Import. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/dataimport
* Improvement: added better handling of broken import files where the 
items are split into several lines. This is related to import of items 
on menu Configuration - Items. 
* Improvement: Added control of text's size for items's name, code, 
barcode and note columns on menu Configuration - Items - Import Items 
button.
* Improvement: implemented more reliable import of items when some 
columns like prices, quantities may contain non-allowed chars. 
* Bug fixed: "Card reader connection type" was incorrectly set for door 
lock system. 

ARPOS v11.9:
* Feature: added new report: Sales by Year-Month.
* Feature: added new Security role: Show Email Sender button. 
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$clientterm}


ARPOS v11.8:
* Feature: support of new invoice rendering engine. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/advanced-html-printing-module
* Feature: added support of {itemno} in bill's templates. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/billconfigchangeitemfields
* Feature: implemented support of deposit's templates. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/deposit-template
* Bug fixed: web reports did not work on some conditions.

ARPOS v11.7:
* Feature: added new option: Print items of all categories located on 
Parameters tab of notification printers. This option allows to print all 
items of order regardless of item's category. 
* Improvement: online activation method will show registration and 
workstation keys in case of activation errors. 
* Bug fixed: Touch Panel (Virtual Keyboard) was not shown when clicking 
on Chit Number field on Order window. 
* Bug fixed: when using modifiers templates for bill and notification 
printers modifiers template tags could be also printed. 

ARPOS v11.6:
* Feature: added support of multiple configuration files.
* Feature: added Statement button on Clients window producing Account 
Statement report. 
* Feature: added Term field on Client window to set payment terms in 
days. The field is located on Additional tab of Clients window.
* Feature: on Orders window it's possible to search for orders using 
order chit number.
* Feature: added Send Mail button on Report View window. Now it's 
possible to send reports by email. 
* Improvement: Order Chit Number field located on Order window was 
available only in Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale. Now it's available in 
other Abacre Point of Sale products too.
* Improvement: added possibility to enter negative tax rates on menu 
Configuration - Property Settings - Taxes. In some countries negative 
tax rates are used for withholdings of law. 

ARPOS v11.5:
* Feature: on Physical Inventory added "Print All Visible Columns" mode 
for printing the report. 
* Bug fixed: orders window could not be refreshed when using software on 
several computers in network. 
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when double-clicking on empty note 
on Notes window. 

ARPOS v11.4:
* Feature: added support of Quotes.
* Feature: added new column: Barcode on Physical Inventory window.
* Feature: it's possible to show or hide columns of grids on Physical 
Inventory, Items, Clients, Vendors, Orders and other windows by 
right-clicking on column's header cell. 
* Bug fixed: pressing Log Off button and then pressing Enter button on 
Login window could show Login window again. 

ARPOS v11.3:
* Feature: added new column: Average Cost on Physical Inventory 
window.
* Bug fixed: in some cases an error message could be shown after 
pressing Print Invoice button on closed orders. 

ARPOS v11.2:
* Feature: New option: "Automatically select a tag" located on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details. 
* Bug fixed: on menu Configuration - Items - Prices Schedule - labels 
for editable fields were not visible. 
* Bug fixed: error message could be shown when pressing Clock Out button 
on Shifts window. 

ARPOS v11.1:
* Feature: Made major update of database library and implemented many 
speed optimizations on windows with log lists of data. 
* Feature: New option: Show daily totals in status panel. With this 
option it' possible to see daily totals for open and closed orders on 
Orders window.
* Feature: New option: "Process variable length barcodes" located on 
menu Configuration - Preferences - Hardware - Barcode Reader. With this 
option it's possible to process, for example, barcodes with length of 6 
or 8 digits. 
* Feature: Added Save buttons Item Modifiers, Inventory Units and 
Inventory Categories windows. 
* Bug: in rare cases orders could not be closed.
* Bug: error message could be shown on menu Configuration - Item 
Modifiers when there were no modifiers. 
* Bug: error message was shown when trying to save a category without 
name on menu Configuration - Item Categories window. 
 
ARPOS v11.0:
* Improvement: on Transfer order to another table window when selecting 
not existing table it shows now the message: "The destination table does 
not exist." 
* Improvement: Tables Plan window is started faster without prior window 
flashing.
* Feature: new report: Clients Count by Period. You may have many 
returned customers for a certain period (week, month or year). But how 
do you know how many unique customers do you have for that period? This 
report answers on the question. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/report-clients-count-by-period
* Feature: new report: Sales by Order Tag. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/report-sales-by-order-tag
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: {$ordertagname}
* Feature: on Orders window added two new filters: Current Quarter and 
Current Year.
* Feature: End of Day toolbar and More Actions toolbar (on Order window) 
may be closed by pressing Esc key. 
* Feature: on Email Sender window the widths of all columns in the 
message list and the height of the message list are saved. 
* Feature: on Shifts window the height of workers list is saved.
* Feature: columns widths are saved for the windows: Purchase Orders, 
Receive Vouchers, Return Vouchers, Purchase Order, Receive Voucher, 
Return Voucher, Sales Locations, Stock Locations and Templates.
* Bug fixed: by pressing F2 on reports tree it was possible to change 
name of a report. It produced an error. 
* Bug fixed: by pressing F2 on Preferences tree it was possible to change 
name of tab.

ARPOS v10.9:
* Feature: added Tag selection field on Order window - Details tab. Now 
it's possible to "tag" orders. Tags may be entered on menu Configuration 
- Order Tags. On Orders window it's possible to search for orders by 
typing tag's name. 
* Bug fixed: when invoice was not paid the black line could be displayed 
when previewing or printing invoice.
* Improvement: changed fonts on Property Settings window to correctly 
display Arabic and other fonts. 

ARPOS v10.8:
* Feature: added VAT ID field on Clients window - Additional tab. It may 
be used for B2B transactions. VAT ID may be printed on invoices and 
receipt using <clientvatid> tag. 
* Feature: added support of fiscal reporting modes used in Fiji: V-SDC 
and E-SDC. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/fiji-sdc
* Feature: new tax calculation formula SubTotal was added for second tax 
on Property Settings window. With this formula second tax is taken as 
amount per quantity for items due the second tax. 
* Improvement: Admin Password field is displayed with asterisk chars on 
Bill Configuration - Advanced tab. 
* Improvement: improved support of wider range of Caller ID devices. 
* Feature: added Speed option for Caller ID devices on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Hardware - Caller ID.

ARPOS v10.7:
* Feature: implemented support of templates for Z-Out Cash Drawer and 
Z-Out Property Close reports. 
* Feature: pressing Shift+F12 in Notes window will create a bulleted 
list on selected text. 
* Feature: pressing F12 in Notes window will create a numbered list 
on selected text.
* Bug fixed: reports were accessible for workers with unchecked "View 
reports" security role. 

ARPOS v10.6:
* Feature: added new Security role: Show Refund Order button. It may be 
used to show or hide Refund Order button on Orders window. 
* Improvement: added a possibility export Notes fields on Clients window 
during Export operation. 

ARPOS v10.5:
* Improvement: added Save buttons on the following windows: Item 
Categories, Payment methods, Order Types, Client Types, Discounts and 
Tables. 
* Bug fixed: on Notes window commands Ctrl+L (insert line separator) and 
Alt+D (insert current date) inserted text in wrong position: one char 
before the correct position. 

ARPOS v10.4:
* Feature: added Scan File button on Clients window - Files tab. Now 
it's possible to scan clients documents directly into database. 
* Feature: added new parameter: Initialization Command on window 
Preferences - Caller ID. 
* Improvement: <totales> parameter was available only for bill's 
templates. In this version it's possible now to use this parameter for 
invoice's templates too. 
* Improvement: <totalen> parameter was available only for invoice's 
templates. In this version it's possible now to use this parameter for 
bill's templates too. 
* Bug fixed: COM Port field was not saved on window Preferences - Caller 
ID tag. 
* Bug fixed: on window Caller ID Notification - phone number was 
displayed in Name field instead of Phone field when Caller ID device was 
modem. 

ARPOS v10.3:
* Feature: added new report: Inventory Shrinkage
* Feature: added new parameters on menu Configuration - Preferences - 
Barcode Reader: Number of digits after decimal for qty or price in 
barcode, Item should be added with qty equals to 1, Is 18 digits 
barcode with qty and total price?
* Bug fixed: error message was shown in special situations when using 
StoreSync. 

ARPOS v10.2:
* Feature: added a possibility to view the program in full screen by 
pressing F11 button or via menu View - Full Screen. It's useful when 
using the program on small screens like 10" tablets. 
* Feature: added new button Transfer to Worker located on Orders window. 
With this button it's possible to transfer all open orders from current 
worker to any another worker. The button is disabled by default. To 
enable the button check security role "Show Transfer to Worker button" 
on Security Roles window. 
* Improvement: implemented more accurate algorithm of inventory 
adjustment for conversion of databases produced by version of program 
released 3 years ago. 
* Bug fixed: sales tax could be calculated as zero for some orders when 
Automatically Select Table option was unchecked. This issue had place 
after choosing order type for sales order. 

ARPOS v10.1:
* Feature: added support of customization in items line of bill or 
notification templates. For example, the following line: 
<items><itemqty> <itemname> <itemtotal></items> 
will display item's qty, name and total in bills. Thus it's possible to 
change order of item's parameters like name, price, qty and total. 
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/billconfigchangeitemfields
* Feature: added new option "Max chars count in name of item" located on
menu Configuration - Bill Configuration - Advanced.
* Feature: added a possibility to customize the following fonts via menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Fonts: Order window: Ordered Items list, 
Total Summary and Grand Total. 
* Feature: added new option "Admins can see all orders" located on menu 
Configuration - Preferences - Orders. With this option even if "Workers 
can see own orders" is checked then admin users may still see all 
orders. 
* Bug fixed: font of selected closed order was not correctly saved.

ARPOS v10.0:
* Feature: when printing long street and street 1 address fields the 
addresses will be printed in several lines of bill. The same is done for 
Delivery Address/Note field.
* Feature: added new report: Return Vouchers by Vendors.
* Feature: added new report: Purchase Orders by Vendors.
* Feature: added new option on main menu View - Toolbars - Status which 
allows to show or hide status bar at the bottom of the window. It's 
useful for small displays to hide the status bar. 
* Improvement: on Notes window "Delete note?" confirmation dialog is 
shown before actual note deletion.
* Improvement: on Notes window new note is created near currently 
selected note (not at the end of notes as in previous versions). 
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when adding ingredient/component 
from drop-down-list on menu Configuration - Items - 
Ingredients/Components tab.
* Bug fixed: in sales by item report in some cases for items with count 
equals to zero the report could display non-zero subtotal and total. 

ARPOS v9.10:
* Feature: added Store Sync window located on menu View.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/storesync
* Feature: added Set Current button on menu Configuration - Sales Location.
* Feature: added new report: Receive Vouchers by Vendors.

ARPOS v9.9:
* Feature: On Kitchen/Bar window added Order Number Column. 
* Feature: On Kitchen/Bar window now it's possible to sort the table by 
clicking on corresponding column. Thus it's possible to sort by by order 
number, item's name, table, received time, worker and waitress. 
* Improvement: removed option "Sort items by table" from General tab of 
Preferences window. Because now it's possible to sort by table on 
Kitchen/Bar window by clicking on corresponding column. 
* Feature: added Inventory Category filter on Physical Inventory window. 
* Feature: Inventory Category is printed now in report's name of 
Physical Inventory report. 

ARPOS v9.8:
* Feature: added new option: "Last 6 digits of barcode have price 
instead of qty" located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Barcode 
Reader. 
* Feature: it's possible now to scan classical 13 digits EAN-13 barcodes 
with scanners connected without OPOS drivers. 
* Improvement: implemented new Authorize.net communication protocol
for credit cards processing.
* Feature: added new security role: "Disable Clients editing". With this 
option it's possible to forbid editing clients information on Clients 
window and add/deleting clients. 
* Bug fixed: incorrectly quantities could be shown in sales by menu 
item, sales by categories, journal, sales by hostesses, sales by hostess 
details, sales of items by client reports. The quantities were 
correctly recorded in databases. But the quantities could be shown wrong 
when counting returned items. Returned items will have negative 
quantities in the reports.

ARPOS v9.7:
* Feature: Added a possibility to specify font for list of items on 
Kitchen/Bar window. The font settings are located on menu Configuration 
- Preferences - Fonts. 
* Feature: Added a possibility to play sound on arrival of new items 
(after pressing Print Notifications button) on Kitchen/Bar window. To 
set audio file to play the notification go to menu Configuration - 
Preferences - Advanced. Note: the program must be restarted after 
choosing the sound file.
* Feature: Number field is printed now for each Z-Out Cash Drawer 
report. It's displayed as "No:" above "Date/Time:" line. 
* Feature: Added many new functions to Abacre Script.

ARPOS v9.6:
* Feature: Implemented support of Abacre Script, a new programming 
language to customize bill and invoice layouts.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/abacrescript
* Improvement: in case of negative discount (for example, -5%) the 
program displays Surcharge text on Order window. 
* Feature: added <surchargetotal> bill configuration parameter.

ARPOS v9.5:
* Feature: added For Date for inventory on hands reports.
* Feature: added <clientaccountlimit> and <clientauthorizedamount> fields for bill 
confirmation template to display client's account limit and authorized 
amount. 

ARPOS v9.4:
* Feature: added new option "Show Item Code field" on menu Configuration 
- Preferences - Order - Order Buttons. With this option it's possible to 
show or hide Item Code field on Order window. 
* Improvement: on menu Configuration - Preferences - Menu Items it was 
possible to specify item's width and height up to 200 pixels. Now we 
increased this size to 1000 pixels. This size is used to display items 
as buttons on Order window.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to remove item by pressing - (minus) and 
entering quantity like 1 for notified items even if "Can remove notified 
items" option was unchecked on on menu Configuration - Preferences - 
Order - Item Buttons. 

ARPOS v9.3:
* Feature: on menu Configuration - Preferences - Shifts added two new 
options: Show Order Types and Show Deposits into accounts.
* Feature: added new Inventory Journal report.
* Improvement: in report Inventory Sold instead of Cost column added two 
columns: Cost per one unit and Total Cost. 
* Feature: added Cost column on menu Configuration - Items - Ingredients
/Components.
* Feature: added Total Cost field to display total cost of all 
ingredients/components on menu Configuration - Items - Ingredients 
/Components. 
* Feature: added Save button on menu Configuration - Items - Ingredients
/Components.
* Feature: added Save buttons on menu Configuration - Item Modifiers.
* Improvement: after deletion of an item on Items window - inventory 
operations on this item are also deleted. 
* Bug fixed: inventory cost of modifiers could be incorrectly calculated 
in case of fractional quantities of linked stock items.
* Bug fixed: "Transfer order to another table" command could remove 
order if the destination table code was the same as source table code. 
* Improvement: When using "Split Order" button it was possible to cancel 
split operation. In this case a new empty order was created. Now in such 
case the empty order will be deleted and original order will be shown. 

ARPOS v9.2:
* Feature: now it is possible to use unlimited levels on inventory 
quantities and cost propagation for items with ingredients/components. 
Go to menu Configuration - Preferences - Inventory. Check "Unlimited 
ingredients/components propagation". Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/unlimitedpropagation
* Feature: on menu View - Tasks added new shortcuts:
Ctrl+N - create new brother task.
Alt+Ctrl+N - create new child task.
Alt+Ctrl+D - delete task.
Ctrl+S - save task.
* Feature: added new shortcut: Ctrl+Q. Use this shortcut to quit the 
program. 
* Feature: Alt+Ctrl+D - delete note on on menu View - Notes.
* Improvement: on menu View - Notes - the notes are saved automatically 
when visiting another note or using Find command. 
* Feature: date range filter now may be used with "Inventory on hand" 
type reports. 
* Feature: On Report window added "Show items with negative on hand 
quantities" option for "Inventory on hand" type reports. 
* Feature: added Item Price column into Sales by item report.
* Improvement: on menu Items - Ingredients/Components the items are 
listed by order of adding to the list of Ingredients/Components. 
* Feature: implemented login by password only. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/loginwithusernameandpassword

ARPOS v9.1:
* Feature: on menu View - Notes added many new actions on Notes:
Ctrl+N - create new note.
Ctrl+S - save note.
Ctrl+K - delete text until the end of line.
Ctrl+L - insert line separator.
Alt+D - insert current date.
Added menu Change Case with options: Upper Case, Lower Case, Capital 
Case. 
Added a possibility to use links in Notes. For example if you have 
an article with name Apple. Then in another article you want to link to 
this article just put [Apple]. Thus [] braces may be used to create 
links. After that you may navigate to the link by pressing Ctrl and then 
clicking on the link by mouse. To navigate back to the previous note you 
may right-click on the note's body and select Back action. 
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/notes
* Improvement: On invoices the items are displayed in the same order as 
on New Order window. Before this version the items were sorted by 
category and then by items order.
* Improvement: cursor is changed into hour glass during database 
upgrading from older versions.
* Bug fixed: tax calculation for orders with erroneously entered table 
codes was omitted (orders were created without taxes).

ARPOS v9.0:
* Feature: added new option: Automatically Print Invoice. This option is 
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order Details. This option 
only works together with Use Invoice Template button now. Thus after 
pressing Print Invoice button on Order window the invoice will be 
printing automatically without showing preview window first. 
* Feature: added new fields <itemprice2> and <itemtotal2> to display item 
prices and totals in second currency in invoice templates.
* Feature: added new fields <itempricei>, <itempricef>, <itemtotali>, 
<itemtotalf>, <totali> and <totalf> to display integer and fractional 
parts of prices in invoice templates.
* Feature: added new field: <itemno> to display sequential item number 
as it's displayed on invoice. For example, for first item printed on 
invoice <itemno> will show 1, for second item it will show 2 and so on. 
* Feature: added new field: <totalen> in invoice templates. For example, 
total: 150.50 will be displayed as English text: one hundred fifty, 50
* Feature: added a possibility to quickly evaluate numerical expressions 
on menu View - Notes window. For example, you may type 100*2. Then 
select it with mouse. Then right-click by mouse and select Evaluate or 
simply press on keyboard Ctrl+E. It will append the calculation result 
and it will be finally displayed as 100*2=200. 
* Feature: added new actions on lines on text for menu View - Notes 
window. Ctrl+Y will delete current line. Ctrl+D will duplicate current 
line.

ARPOS v8.14:
* Feature: added new option: Print Invoice after Close Order. This 
option is located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order. With this 
option invoice printing window will be automatically opened after 
closing an order. Note: it's still possible, for example, to hide 
invoice button by unchecking Show Invoice Button option while still 
using Print Invoice after Close Order option to automatically print 
invoices. 
* Bug fixed: error message could be shown on Security Roles window after 
log out and login again. 

ARPOS v8.13:
* Feature: added Midnight Minutes field on Preferences - Reports.
For example if your business is closing at 2 AM each day then set 120 
into Midnight Minutes field and all sales reports will correctly display 
information about sales days. 
* Improvement: corrected font on Orders windows to display correctly
Arabic text.

ARPOS v8.12:
* Improvement: software was translated into Norwegian and Urdu languages.
* Improvement: improved loading speed of Order page.
* Bug fixed: corrected bug with saving Secure Device and Pad Type names 
for credit card processing options. 

ARPOS v8.11:
* Feature: support of Datacap NETePay for credit card processing. 
With using Datacap NETePay technology you have access to all major USA
processors like First Data, Mercury, TSYS and others.
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/p/datacapnetepay
* Feature: new field: Total Rounding Method located on menu 
Configuration - Order - Order Details. The possible values for this 
parameter are nearest and down. Thus with this method it's possible now 
to round down to the previous 10 cents, for example. 
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/totalroundingamount
* Feature: added new report: Gift Cards Outstanding Balance.
* Improvement: automatically saving client information before pressing 
Choose button on Clients window. 
* Improvement: End of Day procedure shows order numbers of open or 
closed orders. 
* Improvement: Better a gift card balance updating on new gift card
creation.

ARPOS v8.10:
* Feature: added new possibilities of bill formatting when using HTML 
Printing module: added new class names: itemname, itemqty, itemprice and 
itemtotal. Therefore now it's possible, for example, to change font's 
family, size for items printed bills or notifications. 
* Feature: implemented new option: Automatically Select a Table. This 
option is located at menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order 
Details. By default the option is checked. It means when you create a 
new order then a table is automatically assigned to the order. Uncheck 
this option and you will need to specifically choose a table each time 
you create an order. 

ARPOS v8.9:
* Feature: added a possibility to do simple backups. Use menu Help – 
Backup. It will create a backup file with your database and 
configuration files and open backup folder after that. 
* Improvement: to prevent occasional license deactivation the following 
confirmation dialog is shown: Are you should you want to deactivate the 
license? 
* Improvement: added removing unneeded spaces and tabs from a 
registration key when doing software registration. 

ARPOS v8.8:
* Feature: added new user pole (line display) tags: <itemonhqty> and 
<itemonhcost> to display item's on hand quantity and cost. 
* Feature: added new option: Automatically search for item (not need to 
press Find) located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order 
Details. Check the option and you don't need to press Find button on 
Choose Item window because it will automatically search when you start 
typing item's name. 
* Feature: added new option: "Search in item name when using Item Code 
field" located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order 
Details. Check this option and it will be possible to search for item 
name. If search returns several possible items then Choose Item window 
will be shown. But in case if one found item then the item will be 
automatically added to order. 
* Improvement: it's possible now to choose item by pressing Enter button 
on Choose Item window instead of pressing OK button. 
* Bug fixed: the program could show error when searching for item with 
non-existing name on Choose Item window and pressing OK button. 
* Bug fixed: in some cases ordered items were not correctly exported
after conversion from old Access database format into Firebird.

ARPOS v8.7:
* Feature: Added new option: Tax Rate Format on menu Configuration -
Property Settings - General. This option allows to specify rate rate
with 3 or more digits. For example, 0.000 will allow to define taxes
with 3 digits after period.
* Feature: added Show Note option located on menu Configuration - Bill
Configuration - Parameters. With this option the program prints note
field defined on menu Configuration - (Menu) Items on bill and
notification printers.
* Improvement: moved block of fiscal printers into Advanced tab of
menu Configuration - Bill Configuration window.
* Bug fixed: Qty and price for items was shifted one char to left when
printing on bill and notification printers.

ARPOS v8.6:
* Feature: Added new option: Show More button on Login for non admin
workers. The default value is ON. Turn the option OFF and non-admin
workers would not see More button. Therefore they will not change Path
to Database and Server Name on Login window. Read more:  
https://www.abacre.com/p/optshowmorebutton
* Improvement: up to several times increased opening speed for New
Order and Orders window. We specially tested it on very large
customers databases.

ARPOS v8.5:
* Feature: implemented export of sales transactions into QuickBooks
accounting software. Read more: 
https://www.abacre.com/p/quickbooksexport
* Feature: Export of items (since Standard license) into tab separated
file. It's possible to open this file with Excel. See Export button on
menu Configuration - Items.
* Improvement: automatic spread discount, freight and fee on receive
and return vouchers for correct item cost calculation.
See option: Spread discount, freight and fee on vouchers on Preferences
- Inventory tab.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when selling items with
ingredients. So ingredients quantities were not updated.
* Bug fixed: Inventory sold report did not show Grand total value.
* Bug fixed: total field was not visible on receive vouchers.
* Bug fixed: corrected issue with province tax (tax 2), tax 3, tax 4
and service charge calculation on refund orders.

ARPOS v8.4:
* Bug fixed: corrected several issues related to layout of Z-Out
reports.
* Bug fixed: <payment> tag was not correctly printed on invoices with
custom templates.

ARPOS v8.3:
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameter: <orderyear>
Now it's possible print order numbers in format like:
<orderyear>/<orderno>. For example, 2016/125
* Improvement: On Orders window the height of raw is automatically
increased when using this window with big-sized custom fonts.
* Improvement: now it's possible to print alternative item names on
bills. Previously it was only possible to print on notification
printers.

ARPOS v8.2:
* Feature: automatic connection recovery to server in case of
disconnection. In case of using the program on tablet computers
connection may be lost because of weak WiFi network connectivity. In
this case the program will automatically restore connection.
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameters:
<nettaxabletotal>, <nettaxabletotal2>, <nettaxabletotal3> and 
<nettaxabletotal4> - are taxable amounts (bases) for corresponding 
taxes but without any taxes inside. It's useful for tax included 
calculation method.

ARPOS v8.1:
* Feature: added Stock Locations feature.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/stocklocations
* Feature: added possibility to save encrypted credit card information
into database for later processing when Internet connection is lost.
Check "Accept credit cards when workstation is offline" located on menu
Configuration - Preferences - Credit Cards.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/acceptcardsoffline
* Feature: added new bill configuration parameters:
<taxabletotal>, <taxabletotal2>, <taxabletotal3> and <taxabletotal4> -
are taxable amounts (bases) for corresponding taxes.
* Improvement: added Save button for Price Schedule on menu
Configuration - Items.
* Improvement: added saving and restoring columns width of Sales
Locations grid on menu Configuration - Items.

ARPOS v8.0:
* Feature: added Sales Locations feature.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/saleslocations
* Feature: added Hierarchical Tasks feature.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/tasks
* Feature: added Notes feature.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/notes
* Feature: added flat rate tax for second tax on menu Configuration -
Property Settings - Taxes and Tips.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/flattax
* Feature: second tax calculation method based on first tax on menu
Configuration - Property Settings - Taxes and Tips.
* Feature: added new option for taxes included into price: "Included
tax is based on subtotal" on menu Configuration - Property Settings -
Taxes and Tips.
* Feature: added new option: "Put long item names on second line"
located on menu Configuration - Bill Configuration - Advanced. This
option also works for notification printers.

ARPOS v7.10.1:
* Bug fixed: corrected issue with database conversion process 
from older versions.

ARPOS v7.10:
* Feature: added new report in Taxes category: Cash report.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown during conversion database from
older version.

ARPOS v7.9:
* Feature: new security roles: Show Clients button, Show Shifts
button. Note: go to security roles and check these security roles.
Otherwise corresponding buttons will be invisible.
* Improvement: menu Action - Print Bill, Close Order and menu View -
Gift Cards are only visible for sales persons (persons with visible
New Order and Order buttons).

ARPOS v7.8:
* Improvement: added many internal database structure changes to
increase speed. Upon upgrade process please don't interrupt. It may
take from few minutes to one hour depending on size of your database.
* Bug fixed: in rare cases when adding item to order old items from
removed order could be added to order.

ARPOS v7.7:
* Improvement: increased width of split order window for better
visibility of quantity column of moved items.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when trying to move more than one
item with modifiers on split order window.
* Bug fixed: first item was copied without modifiers on split order.

ARPOS v7.6:
* Feature: new security role: Show Discount Field. 
Note: there is already option with the same name on menu Configuration
- Preferences - Order - Order Buttons. This is a global option. While
with new option you may setup discount field visibility based on
security roles. Now discount selection may be disabled for cashiers,
for example. 
* Bug fixed: client discount was not automatically applied to order
when creating new order by using New Order button located on Clients
window.

ARPOS v7.5.1:
* Improvement: Added database structure changes to make it 
compatible with Abacre Restaurant Server.

ARPOS v7.5:
* Improvement: Disallowing to use special chars and spaces for workers
logins. Now it's possible to use chars a..z, A..Z, . (dot), _ and -
for login names.
* Improvement: made many changes to database structure for upcoming
new features.
* Bug fixed: after removing gift card item from order it was not
possible to add it to order again.
* Bug fixed: gift card grouping was possible after adding to order.

ARPOS v7.4:
* Feature: new option Ask for Print Bill. With this option each type
before actual printing bill the questions will be asked: Do you want
to print bill? (Yes/No).
* Feature: added two new parameters for bill and invoice
configurations: <totalloyaltypoints> and <totalwithorderloyaltypoints>.
* Improvement: <orderloyaltypoints> is now available for printing not
only on bills but although on customs invoices.

ARPOS v7.3:
* Feature: possibility to use expressions like <totalnet%15> on Bill
Configuration - Template. Any number maybe used instead of
15. It may be used for printing on receipt tip suggestion.
* Improvement: in order to avoid many confusions internal file
empty.fdb was renamed into empty.dat.
* Bug fixed: on Payment Methods window Loyalty Points media type was
displayed as Card.

ARPOS v7.2:
* Feature: new field: Total Rounding Amount located on menu
Configuration - Order - Order Details. For example, set this field to
0.05 and total will be rounded to nearest 5 cents.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/totalroundingamount
* Feature: new field: Order Number Format located on menu
Configuration - Order - Order Details. For example, with format:
00000000 the order number 524 will be printed on receipts as: 00000524
Note: on Order window and other windows the order number will be still
displayed as 524. Thus it will be be printed on bills and invoices as
00000524.
Read more: https://www.abacre.com/p/ordernumberformat
* Feature: added new security role: Show Print Bill button for closed
orders. For example, using this security role it's possible to make
Print Bill button available for closed orders only for admins.
* Feature: added new tag for bill's configuration template: <totales>
Total will be displayed in Spanish words. For example, 181.20 will be
printed as Ciento ochenta y un con 20 centavos.
* Improvement: hours and minutes are used into backup files names.

ARPOS v7.1:
* Feature: added Client Type field on Clients window - Additional tab.
* Feature: added new report: Sales of clients by client type.
* Feature: added new parameter for bill and invoice templates:
<taxestotal>. This parameters show total of all taxes.

ARPOS v7.0:
* Feature: implemented loyalty programs based on clients turnover
discounts and loyalty programs with collection of loyalty points. Go
to menu Configuration - Preferences - Loyalty Programs and check
corresponding options.
See video tutorials on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0F45ikVzOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njpZImh6Lo
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/loyaltyprograms.htm
* Feature: implemented support of Gift Cards. Go to menu
Configuration - Preferences - Gift Cards. Check Use Gift Cards option.
Then restart the program. Gift Cards window will be shown in menu View
- Gift Cards.
See video tutorial on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlseR8QLpTw
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/giftcards.htm
* Feature: added new report: Taxes by Day.
* Feature: added new option: Show Tax Name on menu Configuration -
Bill Configuration - Parameters. With this option it's possible to
show names of taxes separated by comma applied for items when printing
bills. The names of taxes are printed right to item's total.
* Feature: added Open Order button. It's possible now to re-open
closed orders. To enable this button you must check Show Open Order
button security role located on menu Configuration - Security Roles.
* Improvement: Print Invoice button is now accessible when using
fiscal printers.
* Bug fixed: error message could be shown when printing invoice for
items with empty note fields.
* Bug fixed: in some cases on Take Payment window clients account
could not be updated on pressing Delete button for deposit into
account operation.

ARPOS v6.12:
* Feature: added possibility to process barcodes having last 6 digits
dedicated for weight. For example, classical 13 digits EAN-13
barcodes. On menu Configuration - Items you need to specify only the
first 7 digits of barcode. Then after scanning for item on Order
window item will be added to order with quantity taken from barcode.
Note: it only works for barcode readers using OPOS drivers in current
version of the program. 
* Feature: added New Order button on Clients window. Press Clients
button on main toolbar. Select needed client. Press New Order button
in bottom-left corner. Then new order will be created for selected
client.
* Feature: added new security role: "Show Items window". Now workers
may have accessing to Items window without accessing other
configuration windows.
* Feature: Added possibility to use thousand separator for currencies. Use
#,##0.00 as Currency Format on Property Settings window. Then numbers
will be like: 1,250.00
* Feature: added two new parameters for Bill Configuration window:
<workerfirstname> and <workerlastname>
* Bug fixed: on Quote window Print Order button was displayed instead
of Print Quote etc.
* Feature: added new option: Use MSR for Client Cards located on menu
Configuration - Preferences - Hardware - MSR. Now it's possible to use
client cards with magnetic strips. And you may scan it by MSR on
Clients window.
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/clientdiscounts.htm
* Improvement: added Code field on table grid on Clients window.
* Improvement: after pressing Find or Clear button on Clients window
focus will be set on search text field. Thus it's ready for next
search.
* Feature: now it's possible to use {$payment} tag for invoice
templates the same way as it can be used for bill templates.

ARPOS v6.11:
* Feature: added possibility to change stock quantity and cost
directly on menu Configuration - Items window. See Add and Remove
buttons on Inventory tab.
See video tutorial on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ECa752li0
* Feature: added possibility to specify up to 9 custom fields for
items. Customs fields must be named on menu Configuration -
Preferences - Items Custom Fields. Then you may enter custom fields on
menu Configuration - Items - Custom for each item and print the items
on Invoice (you need to specify it in Invoice template).
See video tutorial on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCd-Qk_8N8
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/itemscustomfields.htm
* Feature: added client discounts. Now for each client you may select
individual discount rate, for example, 5%. Discount will be
automatically applied after choosing client for order.
See video tutorial on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrXND2wywnY
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/clientdiscounts.htm
* Feature: added the following new fields for Clients window: code,
barcode and birth date. 
* Feature: added possibility to use Barcode Reader to locate client by
barcode on Clients window. To use this feature you have to check
option Use Barcode Reader for Client Cards located on menu
Configuration - Preferences - Hardware - Barcode Reader.
* Feature: added possibility to search by barcode on Choose
Waitress/Hostess window. Also added support of Barcode Reader on this 
window.
* Feature: added Files tab on Clients window. Now it's possible to
store for client files of any type: images files (for example, scans
of drivers license or signature), PDF or Microsoft Office files.
See video tutorial on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsWuZrJGy68
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/clientfiles.htm
* Feature: added new Templates window. Now invoices and client forms
may be completely customized.
Read more about the feature in documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/templates.htm
See video tutorials on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6CBfyxKwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTS8Mrg50PI
* Feature: added button Print Form on Clients window and corresponding
security role.
* Feature: added new option: Use Invoice Template.
* Feature: added Preview button on View Report window.

ARPOS v6.10:
* Feature: Added new button: Delete Deposit. Added corresponding
security role. The default the option is turned off.
* Feature: added new <clientaccountbalance> Client's Account Balance
tag for bill templates.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to execute Transfer Order, Split Order
and Divide Order commands by using buttons: F4, F5, F6 even if the
commands were disabled by corresponding security roles.
* Bug fixed: on Split Order window status of item was not copied for
items with quantities more than one.

ARPOS v6.9:
* Feature: Fractional quantities for items. For example, now you may
use 1.33 or 0.6 as quantities when adding items to order.
* Feature: new report: Clients Accounts Statements.
* Feature: new report: Sales by client with payment method.
* Feature: added Tables Plan button on main toolbar.
* Improvement: added more space between buttons on main toolbar.
* Improvement: default period for Delete Orders window was set to 1
day (instead of 30 days).
* Improvement: confirmation dialog is shown before removing on Delete
Orders window.
* Bug fixed: empty string was displayed instead of client's name when
first name of client was empty in several reports. The same type of
the issue was also corrected for worker's name.
* Bug fixed: <payment> tag was printed on bills for open orders.
* Bug fixed: Default Client's Account Limit was not saved.

ARPOS v6.8:
* Feature: new report: Journal with client types and commissions.
* Feature: new Import button on Purchase Order, Receive Voucher 
and Return Voucher to import list of items.
* Feature: new Export button for Clients window allowing export 
list of clients into tab separated file (for backup purposes).

ARPOS v6.7.1:
* Feature: added possibility to search item by code when adding item
to receive voucher, return voucher, purchase order or sales order.
* Feature: added new web report: Journal: Open Orders.
* Feature: added possibility to set date in web reports.
* Improvement: better support of barcode scanners for adding
modifiers. 
* Bug fixed: security role Show Orders button did not work.

ARPOS v6.7:
* Feature: added new security roles: Show New Order button and 
Show Orders button.
* Feature: added new web report: Journal.
* Feature: added new web report: Sales by Item by Order Status.
* Feature: added support of barcode scanners without any drivers (for
 scanning modifiers).
* Improvement: now Close Order button is only visible for cashiers.
Check Is Cashier option on Workers window for corresponding workers.
* Improvement: assigned translation codes for all text fields 
 on Invoice/Quote window.
* Improvement: added Grand Total line for sales by item web report.
* Improvement: hiding hotel web reports from the list of reports for
non-hotel versions of the program.
* Improvement: added possibility to search for order or quote by 
order number on Orders/Quotes windows.
* Bug fixed: subtotal and total fields were not shown on invoice 
just after order’s creation.
* Bug fixed: Error message was shown on Security Roles window (only 
in the last minor version of the program).

ARPOS v6.6:
* Feature: we implemented built-in web server. What does it mean for
you? As a business owner or manager you may see useful reports from
any device: phone (iPhone or Android) or tablet computer like iPad or
any other laptop or computer.
Read more in technical documentation:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/webserver.htm
* Feature: added State and Country fields on Clients window.

ARPOS v6.5:
* Feature: possibility to add modifiers by scanning barcode. Barcode
field was added for modifiers.
* Improvement: implemented auto-save of just created items. Now it's
possible add ingredients/components just after creation of new item
without pressing Save button.
* Improvement: added View Registration Key link on Activation window.
* Bug fixed: Message "Cannot close order: amount paid does not match
to amount due." was shown for refund order. Therefore it was not
possible to close refund orders when list of payments was visible.
* Bug fixed: error message was displayed when pressing Delete button
on empty list of ingredients/price schedule and many other windows.

ARPOS v6.4:
* Feature: possibility to search for items by barcode on Receive
Vouchers, Return Vouchers and Return Vouchers after pressing Add item
button.
* Feature: After pressing Add to Order button on Order window if item
is not selected in items list then popup window will be shown to find
item or select it from list.

ARPOS v6.3:
* Feature: new report: Clients Accounts Totals.
* Feature: new option for Take Payment window: Clear only for cash
payments. So Amount Paid maybe cleared only for cash payments.
* Bug fixed: corrected many issues related to Divide Order button.

ARPOS v6.2:
* Feature: Implemented support of Datecs FPrint Fiscal Printer.
Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/fprintfiscalprinter.htm
* Improvement: possibility to use Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+X
keyboard shortcuts on Registration Form.

ARPOS v6.1:
* Feature: added possibility to print bills and notifications in rich
text format using new HTML printing module. Now it's possible to
change font's name, size, and weight and color of almost any element
of bill or notification.
Read the manual:
https://www.abacre.com/p/htmlprintingmodule
See online video tutorial about this feature on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtMejOhGSIU
* Feature: added calculation of associate commissions based on client
types. Added Calculate Commission on Client Types window. Added
Commission Rate on Items window.
See online video tutorial about this feature on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-uAfn0xmPc
* Improvement: Field Alternative Name was placed under field Name on 
menu Configuration – Items.

ARPOS v6.0:
* Feature: added possibility to track sales commissions for
hostesses/associates. Added Choose Commission button on Order window.
Added Commission and Commission % columns for Sales by
Hostess/Associate and Sales by Hostess/Associate Details reports.
Enabling/disabling of Choose Commission button is controlled via menu
Configuration - Security Roles - Show Choose Commission button.
See online video tutorial about this feature on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFPpE5ZnDtg
* Feature: support of Caller ID devices: Industry leading Whozz
Calling? device and any Caller ID enabled modem. Read more:
https://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/callerid.htm
* Feature: added new button: Refund Order located on Orders window. 
The buttons allows easy creation on refund order based on selected 
order on Orders window.
* Feature: added new option: "Refund Order" button.
* Feature: added new button: Change Qty on Order window allowing to
change item's quantity.
* Feature: added new option "Show Change Qty" button.
* Feature: added new option "Show Help buttons". Turn off this option
to hide Help buttons on main windows.
* Feature: added new button: More Actions. This button is located on
Order window it allows calling rare actions on order like: split
order, divide order or transfer order.
* Feature: "Transfer order to another table" shows merging confirmation
window if destination table already has open order.
* Feature: added new option: "Make Log Off after Print Notifications".
* Improvement: added Company field for workers.
* Improvement: On New Order window: order's buttons and item's button
are shown without empty places when certain buttons are hidden.
* Improvement: main tool bar containing buttons New Order, Orders etc
is colored with gradient now.
* Improvement: removed Set Active button from Payment Methods window.
Because it's not used any more.
* Improvement: corrected tab order for order's buttons.
* Bug fixed: notification about new order was not displayed on pole
(line display) sometimes.
* Bug fixed: Choose Waitress caption was shown on Choose
Hostess/Associate window.
* Bug fixed: windows Choose Waitress/Choose Hostess/Choose Associate
were displayed in maximized state with incorrect alignment.

ARPOS v5.9.12:
* Feature: new option on menu Configuration - Bill Configuration -
Cash Drawer and Pole - Show pole messages on flagged items panel.
This option allows showing pole's information on flagged items panel.
Therefore if you don't have user pole (line display) then you still
may use our flagged items panel to display pole's information for
customers.
See the video demonstrating using this option on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0y3d8Euw8
* Improvement: in Email Sender if field Preferences - Email - From
Name is not the same as field Property Settings - Property Name, then
Property Name field is used as Organization when sending email.
* Improvement: added scroll bars for message in Email Sender.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown after pressing Send button on
Email Sender window.

ARPOS v5.9.11:
* Feature: Added new security role: "Show Split Order button".
* Feature: Added new security role: "Show Divide Order button".
* Feature: Added new security role: "Show Transfer Order button".
* Bug fixed: for orders with discount error message was shown after
worker's login.

ARPOS v5.9.10:
* Feature: Date filter now works with all profit margin reports.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when updating stock quantities of
item modifiers.
* Bug fixed: for the cases when item modifier has two or more stock
items only one stock item was deducted from stock.
* Bug fixed: ingredient's name was not shown on menu Configuration -
Item for just created ingredient.

ARPOS v5.9.9:
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to add items to order for restaurants
without defined tables.
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to assign number of persons for Order
for restaurants without defined tables.
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to add items to order by drag'n'drop
for restaurants without tables.
* Feature: added new report: Inventory Sold. With this reports it's
possible how many ingredients/components where sold during specified
period of time.

ARPOS v5.9.8:
* Bug fixed: Error message "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible
window" was shown on Items window when adding new item from tab other
than General.
* Bug fixed: It was not possible to add price schedules or ingredients
for just created items. Note: the normal ways to add ingredients or
price schedule. Add new item by pressing Add button. Then add item
name, price, etc. Then press Save button. Now you may go to
ingredients tab or price schedule tab and add corresponding
ingredients or price schedules.

ARPOS v5.9.7:
* Corrected minor Windows 8 compatibility issues.
* Bug fixed: incorrect quantity format was displayed on purchase
orders, receive and return vouchers.

ARPOS v5.9.6:
* Bug fixed: order's chit number was not printed for newly created
orders.
* Bug fixed: on purchase order, receive and return vouchers it was not
possible to select newly created vendor.
* Bug fixed: error during conversion from Microsoft Access database
into Firebird database for menuitem table.
* Bug fixed: error during conversion from Microsoft Access database
into Firebird database for sorder table.

ARPOS v5.9.5:
* Feature: added new report: Average Sales Order. You may specify
different periods: Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year, Hour and Day of
Week.
* Improvement: added new Help menu command:
Like this product on Facebook.
* Improvement: added new Help menu command:
Discussion Forums - Users Helping Users
* Bug fixed: corrected several issues related to showing web pages
like Translate into Native Language in different browsers.
* Bug fixed: corrected several issues related to showing help file.

ARPOS v5.9.4:
* Feature: added new option: Invoice Custom Summary located on menu
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details. This option
allows to specify custom summary (footer) for each invoice.
* Feature: added new option: Sort items by table for Kitchen/Bar
window. The option is located on menu Configuration - Preferences -
General. Check this options and items will be sorted by table and
empty separator line will be added to separate tables from each other.
* Bug fixed: on Kitchen Bar window Mask as Uncooked button did 
not set finish time to null.
* Bug fixed: Print Bill button did not work for closed orders.

ARPOS v5.9.3:
* Improvement: improved displaying speed on Order and other windows.
* Improvement: added more hint messages on Login window.
* Improvement: corrected program's registration URLs.

ARPOS v5.9.2:
* Improvement: software has been translated into Portuguese language.
* Improvement: corrected typos in Bulgarian language.
* Improvement: added header panel for Choose Waitress window.
* Improvement: added header panel for Choose Discount, Choose Client
Type and Choose Order Type windows.
* Improvement: added more language tags for all language files.

ARPOS v5.9.1:
* Improvement: added new option: Can Remove Notified Items. Hide
selection from this option in order to disallow removing items after
printing notifications.
* Bug fixed: corrected the issue with credit card processing for MSR
working without OPOS drivers.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to make very small height of Items panel
on Order window.

ARPOS v5.9:
* Feature: added new Post to URL parameter on menu Configuration -
Preferences - Credit Cards for cards processed by Authorize.Net.
Note instead of Authorize.Net you may use other credit card processing
service supporting Authorize.Net emulation.
* Bug fixed: in some situations bills could be printer on notification
printers and notification notices on bill printers. This issue only
was taking place only for OPOS drivers.
* Bug fixed: in some situations cash drawer could not be opened when
using OPOS drivers for cash drawer, bill and notification printers.

ARPOS v5.8:
* Feature: added new Market Type parameter on menu Configuration -
Preferences - Credit Cards for cards processed by Authorize.Net.
* Feature: new option: Print Bill before Close Order.
* Feature: new option: Print Notifications before Close Order.

ARPOS v5.7:
* Feature: new report: Item Price List.
* Improvement: better support of Quorion QPrint Fiscal Printer.
* Improvement: Added Cancel button on Divide Order window.
* Bug fixed: language files were not included into distribution file.

ARPOS v5.6:
* Feature: Implemented support of Quorion QPrint Fiscal Printer.
* Feature: New option: Show Document Produced With located on menu
Configuration -  Preferences - Order - Order Buttons.
* Bug fixed: Kube Fiscal printer could not be loaded from configuration
file in some cases.
* Bug fixed: in database item's name was limited to 100 chars, but it
was limited to 30 chars in program. Now max length of item's name is
100 chars everywhere.

ARPOS v5.5:
* Feature: Added possibility to hide categories and items on Order
window. See the option: Show categories and items located in menu
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details.
(Restart of the program is required after changing the option).
* Bug fixed: corrected various issues related to import of clients,
items and workers.
* Bug fixed: list of items on Order window was not correctly sorted
when no categories were specified.

ARPOS v5.4:
* Feature: added new option: Remove All Items by one press. The option
is located in menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Item Buttons.
* Feature: added new option: show Document Produced With footer.

ARPOS v5.3:
* Feature: Workstation Key is shown now in About window.
* Improvement: added Arabic translation.
* Improvement: removed extra line spaces in Invoice on Order window.
* Bug fixed: "Date" text was displayed at the bottom of reports
instead of actual date.

ARPOS v5.2:
* Feature: Implemented support for fiscal printers using OPOS drivers.
* Feature: Implemented support of Kube Fiscal Printer.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown after adding the same modifier twice
on Choose Modifier window.
* Bug fixed: error messages were shown during import of items, workers 
and clients.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown after trying to choose client for 
second order.

ARPOS v5.1:
* Feature: Line Display (Pole) can work now via serial COM port.
* Improvement: Increased speed of generation for several reports
(Sales by item), Journal, Sales by Categories, Sales by Hostess, Sales
by Hostess Details.
* Bug fixed: Error message was shown on pressing Close Order button is
Choose Client button is visible.
* Bug fixed: "Transfer Order into Another Table" did not work in
Firebird's version.
* Bug fixed: Several minor issues were corrected related to conversion 
from Access into Firebird.
* Bug fixed: corrected some End of Day issues in test database file.

ARPOS v5.0:
* Feature: now Firebird database server is used instead of Microsoft
Access.
* Feature: possibility to use multi-level items categories. Now each 
category may have unlimited number of subcategories.
* Feature: implemented search for items on Configuration – Items window. 
Now it’s more easy to handle thousands of items.
* Feature: added new button on Order window: Print Invoice.
* Feature: added new option: Show Print Invoice button. This option is
located in menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order buttons.
* Feature: Added possibility to sort clients by first name, last name 
and other columns on Clients window.
* Feature: Added possibility to search clients by city, zip, street,
email and job title on Clients window.
* Feature: Added Russian and Arabic translations.
* Improvement: improved start up time on most Windows operating
systems. Now the program runs more faster.
* Improvement: report window is now displayed in full window (instead of 
displaying as pop-up in previous versions);
* Improvement: on Vendors window searching for vendor is possible now
by pressing enter button.
* Improvement: purchase orders, receive vouchers, return vouchers now
display currency and quantities in correct (defined in program)
formats.
* Improvement: Improved detection of language file based on system's
language defined in Windows.
* Improvement: updated language files.
* Improvement: added Save button on Email Sender window.
* Improvement: changing alignment of control button to right on Client Types, 
Order Types and Discounts windows.
* Bug fixed: quantity field was not printed correctly on bills for quantities
having more than two digits.
* Bug fixed: On Orders, Clients and Vendor window text to find was cleared in 
search panel when searching twice for the same text.
* Bug fixed: Some versions of Windows blocked the program from running because
of enabled DEP protection. Now the program can run on any Windows without any
restrictions.
* Bug fixed: error was shown on Order window for incorrect number of persons.
* Bug fixed: error was shown on Take Payment window for incorrect Paid field.
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to enter negative paid amount for refund order
by computer's keyboard.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to add zero as payment amount on Take Payment 
window.

ARPOS v4.7:
* Feature: displaying vendor's first name and last name on printing
purchase order, receive/return vouchers.
* Bug fixed: on Receive Voucher, Return Voucher and Purchase Order
windows entering freight or fee fields caused program's crash.
* Bug fixed: vendor's name was not properly displayed on Receive
Voucher, Return Voucher and Purchase Order windows.
* Bug fixed: corrected displaying of column names on Receive/Return
Vouchers and Purchase Orders windows.

ARPOS v4.6:
* Feature: possibility to display total price on bills in second
currency.  Go to menu Configuration - Property Settings - General.
Fill the parameters: Second Currency Sign and Second Currency Rate.
Then go to menu Configuration - Bill Configuration - Template and add
the following line:
Total in EUROS <total2>
* Feature: added new option: "Apply waitress's individual tips rate".
When using this option you should also check option: "Use individual
tips from workers list" so tips will be applied based on waitress's
own tips rate.
* Feature: added new report: Tips by waitress;
You may view this report when using "Apply waitress's individual tips
rate" option;
* Feature: new option: "Till is always assigned to server who started
order". This option is located on menu Configuration - Preferences -
Shifts. When the option is checked no matter who closed order and who
really took payment the till is assigned to the worker who started the
order. So it will be shown on Z-Out report of worker who started
order.
* Feature: added possibility to export Purchase Orders, Receive
Vouchers and Return Vouchers into PDF, Word, Excel, JPEG and other
formats.
* Feature: possibility to sort items on Physical Inventory window by
Code, Name, Physical Qty and On Hand Qty by clicking on corresponding
column.
* Bug fixed: Orders window did not display open orders for all values
of filter except for "all dates".
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to print notifications when
notification printer was defined as \\WorkstationName\PrinterName
from WorkstationName. I.e. from workstation to which such notification
printer is physically connected.

ARPOS v4.5.2:
* Feature: Implemented support of credit card processing with MSR
without installing OPOS drivers. Read the details here:
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/creditcardprocessing.htm
* Feature: added new security role: Show Delete Order button.

ARPOS v4.5.1:
* Feature: added new report: Average serving time by server.
* Feature: added new report: Average serving time by waitress.

ARPOS v4.5:
* Feature: Currency ($ off) discounts for orders. See also new "Allow
Currency Discounts" option located on menu Configuration - Preferences
-  Order - Order Buttons.
* Bug fixed: paid tips were not shown on Take Payment method for
manual tips calculation method.
* Bug fixed: in some cases credit card information was not captured by
MSR for credit card processing.

ARPOS v4.4.3:
* Feature: new option: "Allow selling items with zero on hand
quantities". When option is not checked it's not possible to add an
item to an order if on hand quantity of item is zero (when there is no
such item on stock).
* Bug fixed: With checked "Worker can see only own orders" option it
was possible to get orders from other workers via Tables Plan window.
* Bug fixed: tips could not be added manually on Take Payment after
release of previous version.
* Bug fixed: the first sales tax was shown on Order window even if
calculate sales tax option was unchecked.
* Bug fixed: discount fields could be set to zero during upgrade
procedure. This version automatically recover discount fields in such
cases.

ARPOS v4.4.2:
* Feature: possibility to set negative prices for items on Change
Price window. See new option: "Allow negative prices" on Preferences -
Order - Item Buttons.
* Bug fixed: duplicate payments could be occurred when taking payments
at the same time on several workstations.
* Bug fixed: when working with several workstations some payments
could not be closed after closing an order.

ARPOS v4.4.1:
* Bug fixed: corrected z-out reconciliation issue when using multiple
workstations.
* Bug fixed: Error message was shown "setting focus on invisible
window" when trying to go to outside of Order window for closed order.
* Bug fixed: For some orders tables are not selected in this case
Sales by Table report did not show such orders.

ARPOS v4.4:
* Feature: new feature: Security Roles. Read more:
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/securityroles.htm
* Bug fixed: an error was shown when clicking on status field on Orders
window.
* Bug fixed: Reports button on main window was not well-positioned in
some cases. 
* Bug fixed: corrected numerous issues in Journal report.

ARPOS v4.3.1:
* Bug fixed: Client's, Cashier's, Waitress's names were not shown in
some cases on Orders window.
* Bug fixed: Worker's name was not shown sometimes on the following
reports: Tips by server, Worker Hours, Sales by Hostess, Sales by
Hostess Details, Sales by server, Sales by Waitress, Sales by Client,
Sales Items by Client.
* Bug fixed: Inventory was not updated after removing order using
Delete Order button located on Order window.

ARPOS v4.3:
* [Std, Pro] Feature: Payments into In-House Clients Accounts.
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/clientsaccounts.htm
* Improved Z-Out and End of Day procedures.
* New option: Auto-choose default payment method on Take Payment
window.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when checking Count Media on
Payment Methods window when adding new methods.
* Bug fixed: "open" status was displayed for empty order on Orders
window when there were no orders.

ARPOS v4.2.1:
* Improvement: Choose Client button will show selected client if
client is already defined for order.
* Bug fixed: virtual keyboard was shown outside of screens when
clicking on discount field.
* Bug fixed: bills were cut in the middle of paper on some printers.

ARPOS v4.2:
* Improvement: Added Use Event field as a checkbox on Pole Details
window.
* Improvement: user-friendly error messages were added for each
hardware device (Printer, Cash Drawer, Pole, Barcode Scanner and MSR)
to better handle state of the device.
* Bug fixed: End of Day command could not work for all workstations 
together in some configurations.
* Bug fixed: in some situations MSR device could read data only once.
* Bug fixed: in some situations Barcode Scanner device could work 
only once.
* Bug fixed: on Preferences window it was not possible to
automatically lookup MSR LDN in drop down list.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when logo file not found on
Property Settings window and in reports.
* Bug fixed: order's Chit Number was not automatically updated when
printing notifications.
* Bug fixed: Export button was not available in reports during trial
period. 
* Bug fixed: Backup option was not selected End of Day procedure
during trial period.

ARPOS v4.1:
* Feature: credit card processing module using Authorize.Net Payment Gateway.
Configuration options are located on menu Configuration - Preferences
- Credit Cards.
* Feature: Added Italian and Bulgarian translations.
* Improvement: now it's recorded into database when exactly each
inventory item was changed.
* Bug fixed: Items were shown on Order window even if Is Sale Item
option was OFF for these items.
* Bug fixed: on Orders window filter of orders did not work in some
languages.
* Bug fixed: Total line was not shown on some Windows computers having
large system fonts.

ARPOS v4.0:

* Feature: Support of non-discountable items. See "non-discountable"
option on menu Configuration - Items.
* Feature: Added new button Tax Free on Order window. This button allows
creation of tax free orders.
* Feature: New option: Show Tax Free button located on menu Configuration
- Preferences - Order Buttons.
* Feature: New report: Sales by Modifier
* Feature: New report: Sales of Modifiers by Category
* Feature: New report: Sales by Order Type
* Feature: New report: Sales by Client Type
* Feature: Added new column Use Event to Pole Events window. Now you can
specify do you need to use any message displayed on Pole (Line
Display).
* Feature: Added new event to pole: Add Item to Order. Now it's possible
to display on pole information about item's name and price when adding
the item to order. Note: by default this feature is switched off so
you should switch it on Pole Events window.
* Feature: New option: Show Print Bill button located on Configuration -
Preferences - Order Buttons. Some customers reported that their
workers can take money, print bills and they do not close order. In
order to avoid such situations you may uncheck Show Print Bill button
option. And then check the option: Print Bill after Close Order. So
the bills will be printed automatically after closing order.
* Feature: New field added for items: alternative name.
* Feature: Added new option: Show Alternative Name for parameters of
notification printers. Therefore now it's possible to print
alternative names of items on notification (kitchen or bar) printer.
This is a useful feature when you need to print bill in one language
(for example, English) and print information about to kitchen in
another language.
* Feature: New button: Mark as Uncooked on Kitchen View. Now it's
possible to change back cooked item into uncooked.
* Feature: Added new options on Configuration - Order Types: calculate
tax 1, calculate tax 2, calculate tax 3 and calculate tax 4. Therefore
now it's possible do not tax order depending on their order type (for
example, do not tax take out orders).


ARPOS v3.4:
* Feature: new report: Sales of items by client.
* Feature: added new option: "Show item buttons on the left" located
on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Item Buttons
* Feature: added new option: "Show items and categories on the left"
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details.
* Feature: added new option: "Clear initial item's quantity"
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details.
* Feature: added new option: "Clear initial Amount Paid" located
on menu Configuration - Preferences - Take Payment.
* Feature: added new option: "Always accept multiple payments" located
on menu Configuration - Preferences - Take Payment.
* Improvement: empty Price field will be displayed on Change Price
window for items with zero prices.
* Improvement: on bill and notification printer items are printed now
in the same order as they were added to order when Show Categories
option is unselected.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to add zero payments on Take Payment
window.
* Bug fixed: language was not automatically updated on some windows.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown on Media Count window for
countries where decimal separator is comma (,).
* Bug fixed: an extra empty page was shown at the end of Journal
report.

ARPOS 3.3
* Feature: added new field Currency Denominations located on menu
Configuration - Property Settings - General. Now it's possible to
define which currency denominations do you want to use and which do
you want to omit (for example, rarely used denominations).
* Feature: Added new option: tips are discountable. This option is
located on menu Configuration – Property Settings – Taxes and Tips. If
the option is not checked then order's discount rate is not applied to
tips.
* Feature: Added new option: Show Backup Data option. This option is
located on menu Configuration - Preferences - End of Day.
* Feature: Added new option: Show Upload Sales Data option. This
option is located on menu Configuration - Preferences - End of Day.
* Feature: added currency denominations for Maldives.
* Improvement: Grand Total field was removed in Collected Tax report
for Taxable Sales column. Because it it did not pay much sense.
* Bug fixed: on some printers the last line of z-out reports was cut.
* Bug fixed: taxable sales could be calculated for items with apply
tax parameters even if calculate tax parameter was unchecked.
* Bug fixed: order number was not correctly updated during Divide
Order in equals parts operation.

ARPOS 3.2.1
* Feature: possibility to save all icons for Items as separate bitmap
files on disk. The exported image files as saved into the folder:
\My Documents\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale 3\Icons\
* Bug fixed: error message was shown "table is still in use" when
deleting a table in Tables window.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown on Take Payment window:
"Cannot close order: amount paid does not match to amount due."
for currencies without cents.

ARPOS 3.2
* Feature: Take Payment window displays payment methods as buttons.
* Feature: new button: Order Type. Now it's possible to define Dine
In, Take Out, Delivery and other types of orders.
* Feature: new window: Order Types. For each order type it's possible
to specify "Charge Tips" parameter.
* Feature: new button: Client Type.
* Feature: new window: Client Types.
* Feature: new option: Show Order Type button.
* Feature: new option: Show Client Type button.
* Feature: new option: Client Type order number format.
* Feature: new parameters for bill's template: <ordertypename>,
<clienttypename>, <clienttypecode>, <clienttypeno>

ARPOS 3.1
* Feature: new option "Show Choose Item Quantity" located in menu
Configuration - Preferences - Order - Order Details tab.
Check this option if you want to do specify quantity of item when
adding it to an order.
* Feature: Automatic order number reset and following. Now if you
delete all orders from the database then new order will be started
with order number 1. Although if you remove last order from database
then for new order will be used order number of previous order + 1. In
other words order numbers will follow in line without interruption.

ARPOS 3.0
* Feature: for better Microsoft Vista compliance database and
configuration files are located now in the following folder:
My Documents\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale 3\
Backup files are located now in the subfolder:
My Documents\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale 3\Backup\
* Feature: Login using Employee Swipe Card.
* Feature: Login using Employee Barcode Card.
* Feature: on Menu Items window located in menu Configuration now it's
possible to scan barcode of an item and it will be automatically
entered into Barcode field for selected item.
* Feature: on tables plan busy tables have red color and free tables
have green color now.
* Feature: automatic resizing of icons for items and categories. Just
press Load button, select icon's file and ARPOS will resize it into
standard-size icon.
* Feature: in addition to BMP files for icons it's possible to use now
JPG, JPEG, ICO, WMF, EMF file types.
* Feature: automatic reset of order number upon deleting of all
orders.
* Feature: added currency denominations for Malaysia, Philippines and
Indonesia.
* Bug fixed: virtual keyboard (for touch screen) did not work for Delivery
Address field on Order window and for all fields of Clients window.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when adding ingredients to just
created menu item.

ARPOS v2.7
* Feature: added additional verifications on actions with workers. Now
when you uncheck Is Admin option or delete worker from database ARPOS
verifies if this is the last administrator in database.
* Feature: improved database upgrade mechanism.
* Feature: captions from inventory and purchasing were added into
language file English.lng.

ARPOS v2.6.3
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when For All Dates period was selected.

ARPOS v2.6.2
* Feature: new option: Print Z-Out report on Bill Printer having the
following values: Ask, Yes, No.
* Feature: Z-Out reports were automatically printed after pressing
Print button on preview window. Now pressing Print button will show
printer selection dialog.
* Bug fixed: error message after pressing Log Off button when option
"Automatically Clock Out after Log Off" was checked.

ARPOS v2.6.1
* Bug fixed: cost of inventory was not correctly calculated for items
with ingredients when ingredient quantity was different from 1.
* Bug fixed: it was not possible to enter decimal separator comma (,)
into Discount field on Order window.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown when "Automatically Clock In on
Log On" options was checked.

ARPOS v2.6
* Feature: possibility to lookup logical device (LND) name for
printer, cash drawer, pole and bar code reader. LDNs are shown in drop
down lists now.
* Feature: new option: "Group the same items when adding item to
order".
* Feature: new option on Bill Configuration - Parameters: Show Time
Added. This option prints date and time when item was added to order.
* Feature: added new option: Show Item's Name for fiscal printers.
* Feature: added new option: Show Discounted Prices for fiscal
printers.
* Feature: if Show Menu Items is unchecked for fiscal printers it
prints all items as one item.
* Feature: added <subtotal> parameters for Bill Configuration.
* Feature: notes for items are shown now on Kitchen/Bar window.
* Feature: improved activation algorithm. Now you can automatically
reactivate software after HDD formatting.
* Bug fixed: <totalnet> parameter included taxes and tips for "Taxes
and Included" calculation method.
* Bug fixed: Print Notifications, Print Bill, Close Order and other
buttons were not visible for screen resolution 800x600.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to enter several items with the same code
or barcode into list of items.

ARPOS v2.5
* Feature: added support for SplFp fiscal printer.
* Feature: added new option: Show More button on Preferences - Take
Payment window.
* Feature: added new option: Print bills only for orders paid by cash
* Bug fixed: Some countries were missed in country list located on
Property Settings window.
* Bug fixed: Some states were misspelled in states list located on
Property Settings window.

ARPOS v2.4.1
* Bug fixed: sometimes workstation name was not assigned for orders.
Therefore Z-Out (cash drawer reconciliation) was not possible in such
cases.

ARPOS v2.4
* [Pro] Feature: Price Schedule now also works with modifiers.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to type discount for an order using
virtual keyboard even if "Can manually type discount" option was
unchecked.
* Bug fixed: Price Schedule did not work correctly when adding new
items out of given time range.
* Bug fixed: sometimes wrong caption was shown on Purchase Order, 
Receiving Voucher or Return Voucher windows.

ARPOS v2.3.1
* Bug fixed: on hand quantity of item was set to zero when item had
zero cost.
* Bug fixed: Cash Drawer Reconciliation did not work when there was
no countable media (cash, checks etc).
* Bug fixed: Cash Drawer Reconciliation did not work when Till's
Location was set to server's change aprons and when server did not use
Enter Begin Cash command.

ARPOS v2.3
* [Pro] Feature: Price Schedule for items. Now it's possible to specify
prices in advance, setup prices for given hours or days of week.
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/priceschedule.htm
* [Std, Pro] Feature: Barcode Reader (bar code scanner) maybe now used
to scan items for an order. Read more:
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/barcodereader.htm
* Feature: added to option Till's Location. The possible choices:
Workstation's Cash Drawer or Server's Change Apron. Therefore complete
Z-Out and End of Day procedures may work now for restaurants where
servers keep cash and other media in change aprons instead of common
cash drawer.
* Feature: Total tips are shown for each payment method (media) on
Z-Out reports.
* Feature: new option in Preferences: Show List Of Orders. This option
will print list of orders on Z-Out Cash Drawer or Z-Out Restaurant
Close report. The option is now used for manual tips calculation.
* Feature: Delete Orders button located on Orders window.
* Feature: added new parameters for Bill Configuration template:
<orderdateclosed> and <ordertimeclosed>. These parameters show moment
of time when order was closed.
* Feature: default decimal separator (dot or comma) is now used for
virtual keyboard.
* Bug fixed: Update button did not work properly on Physical Inventory
window.

ARPOS v2.2.1
* Bug fixed: after Print Bill sometimes bill was saved with incorrect
totals (modifiers were not included into bill).
* Bug fixed: after Print Bill it was not possible to add modifiers to
a new item.
* Bug fixed: item price was not properly formatted on list of
available menu items located on Order window.
* Bug fixed: Error message was shown "Cannot convert Null to Boolean"
 on Menu Items window during adding new menu items.

ARPOS v2.2
* Feature: inventory module with Weighted Average, LIFO and FIFO
calculation methods.
* Feature: purchasing module supporting the following purchasing
documents: Purchase Order, Receive Voucher, Return Voucher.
* Feature: Email Sender to send customized emails to your clients,
vendors or workers.
* Feature: new Profit Margin reports: Profit Margin by Items, Profit
Margin by Menu Categories, Profit Margin by Modifiers, Profit Margin
by Modifier Categories.
* Feature: improved speed of creation new order on Order window.
* Feature: added Email field for Workers.
* Bug fixed: error message was shown if first name or last name were
not specified for client on Clients window.

ARPOS v2.1.4
* Bug fixed: various issues concerning currency format with comma (,)
as decimal separator used in most European countries.

ARPOS v2.1.3
* Feature: added media counts formats for Australia.
* Feature: new option "Print Notifications after Print Bill" located
on Preferences - Order.
* Feature: added new parameters for Bill Configuration template:
<orderdate> and <ordertime>
* Bug fixed: virtual keyboard did not popup on Orders and Clients
windows.

ARPOS v2.1.2
* Feature: added Tips Exemption Limit parameter on Property Settings -
Taxes and Tips window.
* Bug fixed: NetBios error was shown during activation process on
some Windows 98 workstations.
* Bug fixed: Exemption Limits were not verified for taxes.
* Bug fixed: vertical line was shown after clicking on columns in different grids.
* Bug fixed: it was possible to delete menu items by Delete button
when user did not have such privileges.

ARPOS v2.1.1
* Feature: added media counts formats for currencies of the following
countries: Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
* Feature: login name is displayed now in Status bar for person who is
currently logged in.
* Bug fixed: Media Count was shown in wrong position.
* Bug fixed: Take Payment windows could not be closed for currency
other than 0.00

ARPOS v2.1
* Feature: possibility to manually enter tips amount. See main menu -
Configuration - Property Settings - Tips Calculation Method. New
"Tips" option will be available on Take Payment window (on Close Order
button). Read more:
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/tipsconfig.htm
* Feature: new report: Sales by Hostess Details.
* Feature: new button  on Order window: Remove Modifier.
* Feature: Import buttons for Workers and Clients windows. Now it's possible to
select list of columns for import.
* Feature: new option located in Bill Configuration - Parameters:
"Show Price" to print item's price on a bill.
* Feature: new option located in Configuration - Order:
"Window to show after Close Order"
* Feature: new parameter for bill’s template: <clientnote>
* Feature: new parameter for bill’s template: <itemscount>
* Feature: Help - Deactivate command is visible only for administrators.
* Feature: Height of Item Categories on Order window is saved now into
configuration file.
* Feature: First Name field on Client window may be empty now (it will
accept empty values).
* Bug fixed: Tables Plan window was called slower each time.
* Bug fixed: "Choose for Order button" did not work on Clients window when 
"New Order button always create new order" option was checked.
* Bug fixed: Choose Modifier window has been disappeared when adding
an item by code.
* Bug fixed: "invalid floating point" error was produced for "Sales by menu item",
"Sales by categories" and "Journal" reports for orders having zero subtotals.
* Bug fixed: Inaccessible items were displayed on Order window.
* Bug fixed: Conversion error was shown for menu items without specified prices.
* Bug fixed: Make Log Off after Close Order option was not saved.
* Bug fixed: Error "No value given for one or more required parameters" was
displayed on some computers on Order window.

ARPOS v2.0
* Feature: End of Day and Reconcile Cash drawer commands. X/Z-out
reports.
* Feature: new reports: Z-Out Cash Drawer and Z-Out Restaurant Close.
* Feature: possibility to daily backup database in End of Day
procedure.
* Feature: new gradient interface.
* Feature: possibility to use ARPOS in quick service mode. Go to main
menu – Configuration – Preferences and uncheck Use Tables option.
* Feature: possibility to search for orders on Orders window.
* Feature: possibility to filter orders by date and status (open,
closed etc) on Orders window.
* Feature: new columns on Orders window: Cashier, Waitress and
Workstation.
* Feature: report list is shown now as a tree.
* Feature: preferences are presented as a tree.
* Feature: new tab of options Item Buttons in main menu –
Configuration – Preferences – Order. It's possible to control many
aspects like: Show Remove Item button; Only admins can use Remove Item
button.
* Feature: virtual keyboard for chars.
* Feature: new view style on Order window: Buttons
* Feature: columns widths can be saved now for all windows.
* Feature: new button Change Price on Order window.
* Feature: new button Refund Item on Order window.
* Feature: new button Note on Order window. Now for each item in an
order it’s possible to assign a note and print this note to kitchen.
* Feature: configuration file is now encrypted.
* Feature: data base is now protected with password.
* Feature: new job role: Cashier. Go to main menu – Configuration –
Workers and setup Is Cashier option for each cashier.
* Bug fixed: View - Toolbar - Header did not work.
* Bug fixed: Sales by hostess report did not include modifiers and showed zero
totals for items with zero price.

ARPOS v1.9.6
* Feature: Possibility to accept multiple payment methods on Take Payment window
by pressing More button. Please add <payment> parameter into bill
template.
* Feature: using standard OPOS drivers
* Feature: new option: "Ask for price" on Menu Items window. Use this
option for menu items not having fixed price.
* Feature: new option: Print Bill after Close Order.
* Feature: possibility to print cash paid and change. (Add <payment> parameter 
 into Bill Template)
* Feature: FTP upload of daily sales report. 
* Feature: Search by phone, mobile, fax and company name on Clients window.
* Feature: Added Recipe field for Menu Items (also visible in Kitchen View).
* Feature: Added Waitress field on Kitchen View.
* Feature: new option: Only admins can Close Order.
* Feature: Cancel Order button on Order window renamed into Delete Order.
	Now you may hide or show this button in main menu - Configuration -
	Preferences - Orders: "Show Delete Order button" and "Only admins can
	delete order" options. So: Delete Order button on Order window
	do the same job as Delete Order button on Orders window.
* Feature: New parameter: Use alternative printing module.
* Bug fixed: Corrected various issues on displaying waitress name on Order window.
* Bug fixed: Corrected money rounding on Take Payment window for Total and
Paid field. For example, 25.60 is displayed now instead of 25.6
* Bug fixed: Cut bill was used only after printing ALL copies.
* Bug fixed: Corrected issue with "Sales by client" report.
* Bug fixed: Corrected issue with "Sales by hostess" report.
* Bug fixed: Reports displayed currency without using currency format from Property
Settings window.
* Bug fixed: "Taxes are included" option did not calculate taxes
correctly. Please verify your settings for taxes in Property Settings
window.
* Bug fixed: error message appeared in Configuration - Modifiers
on creation of new modifiers.
* Bug fixed: error message appeared in Divide Order window.
* Bug fixed: in reports: Between condition did not work in some cases.

ARPOS v1.9.5
* Feature: New main view: Kitchen/Bar. Now cookers can monitor incoming menu
items and mask the items as cooked when ready.
* Feature: Possibility to print order number in a bill using orderno parameter.
* Feature: Added Order Number column to Orders window.
* Feature: Added new report: Sales by client
* Feature: Added new button: Import Items allowing importing of menu items from
  files.
* Feature: Log Off button has been added on the main window.
* Feature: Added new option in main menu Preferences - Orders - Worker can see
only own orders.
* Feature: New option in Preferences - Order - Make Log Off after Close Order.
* Feature: Notification printers maybe customized now: it's possible to define
template, number of copies, "print only new items" and other options.
* Feature: New option: "Use individual tips from workers list" gives a
possibility to define individual tips rates for each server.
* Feature: New option: "Tips are taxable" on "Tips and Taxes" page.

ARPOS v1.9
* Feature: Possibility to specify 4 taxes for menu items (used, for example, 
 in Toronto). See main menu - Configuration - Property Settings - Taxes and Tips.
* Feature: New window: Clients. Now it's possible to assign a client for an
order.
* Feature: Possibility to choose discount from list of discounts.
* Feature: New option: Show Discount Field.
* Feature: New option: Show Choose Discount button.
* Feature: New option: Can manually type discount.
* Feature: New option: Hide main menu for non admin workers.
* Feature: improved control in Take Payment window.
* Bug fixed: Choose Modifier window did not show modifiers when an
item was added to new order.
* Bug fixed: exception was shown when clicking outside categories.

ARPOS v1.8
* Feature: Possibility to save/export reports into Word, Excel, PDF and text
files.
* Feature: Possibility to choose tables by using "Tables Plan". See small button
right to "table code" field in Order window. In order to arrange
tables use main menu - Configuration - Tables Plan and drag-n-drop
tables into needed positions.
* Feature: Possibility to display icons for categories in Order window like it
was done for Available Menu Items. Please go to main menu -
Configuration - Item Categories and load icons for each categories.
Then in Order window you may change Views for categories into Icons.
* Feature: New report: Sales by categories.
* Feature: New parameter: State/Province tax.
* Feature: Added Divide Order into equals parts action. Read more:
http://www.abacre.com/restaurantpos/manual/actdivideorder.htm
* Feature: Possibility to sort items by any column in main menu - Configuration -
Menu Items. Just click on column header to sort.
* Feature: new parameters: Auto Cut Bill and Cutting Rate.
* Feature: new parameter: Open Cash Drawer After/Before printing the bill. 
* Feature: Added code column to report Sales by Menu Items.
* Bug fixed: Error message appeared when all menu items were deleted.
* Bug fixed: Error message during removing menu item using -qty*code 
   formula.

ARPOS v1.7
* Feature: New action: Split order.
* Feature: New action: Possibility to use food modifiers.
* Feature: Enter count of items in Item Code field (for example, 3*106) 
   or by typing 1..9 key on Available menu items list or in bill list.
* Feature: new parameter: Sort menu items by name. 
* Feature: new parameter: Show Chart in reports. 
* Feature: new parameter: Number of Bill Copies. 
* Feature: Show Property Name in title of main window.
* Feature: Show Property Logo in tool bar of main window.
* Feature: Possibility to make discounts on order.
* Feature: new parameter in Bill Config: Calc Qty for Categories
* Bug fixed: Second correction: reports with period "This" were not 
  displayed correctly.
* Bug fixed: Quantity field was not correctly aligned in printed bill.
* Bug fixed: Corrected again the issue with "This Day" reports. If in this 
   version you have the problem with Close Order command please contact 
   support@abacre.com

ARPOS v1.6
* Feature: Support of serial and kitchen printers, poles and cash drivers.
* Feature: Possibility to send notifications about an order to several 
   printers, for example, kitchen, bar etc.
* Feature: Added menu item categories
* Feature: New command: transfer items to another table
* Feature: Added Currency Format field in Property Settings.
* Feature: Now any string chars may be used as table codes.
* Feature: Delete Order button in Orders window.
* Feature: Possibility to show only categories (without menu items) in 
   a bill (Window Preferences - "Show Menu Items" option).
* Feature: Possibility to log off.
* Feature: New option: "Show Quantity" in Bill Configuration window.
* Bug fixed: reports with period "This" were not displayed correctly.

Here are the details about installation of the new version:
1.      For very careful users: please make a copy of installation
        folder of old version of the program. By default it is:
        C:\Program Files\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale. You may
        just put it into zip file. But keep also C:\Program
        Files\Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale with all files in it:
        installation file will update it.
2.      Download the new version from
        http://www.abacre.com/download/arpos.zip
3.      Start the installation file.
4.      Install the program.
5.      Start the program.
6.      Program will ask you to update DB structure. Press [Yes]. This
        is obligatory step for running v1.6. We made a lot of changes
        so v1.6 works with some extended DB structure.
7.      This is the obligatory step: In v1.6 we created Menu Item
        Categories. So go to main menu - "Configuration" - "Menu Item
        Categories" you should add categories like: STARTERS, MAIN
        COURSES, DRINKS etc.
8.      This is the obligatory step: Then in main menu -
        "Configuration" - "Menu Items" - for each item you should
        specify to which category it belongs.
9.      That's all you may start working now. If you don't need
        printing of menu items categories in bills please switch it
        off in main menu - "Configuration" - "Bill Configuration" -
        "Advanced".

ARPOS v1.5
* Feature: selecting menu items by code.
* Feature: Support of multi-language user interface.
* Feature: Printing bills without using confirmation window.
* Feature: new Cancel order button.
* Feature: items table width is now resized dynamically.
* Feature: corrected align of text in a bill.
* Bug fixed: Report "menu items" now displays info about sales of items, 
   not orders.
* Bug fixed: Report "sales by payment method" now groups payment methods 
   correctly.
* Bug fixed: Corrected price formatting in bills.

ARPOS v1.0
 Official release.

Installation/Unistallation
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Create appropriate directory, for example, c:\ARPOS\, and unzip ARPOS.ZIP 
file. Then run setup.exe program and follow to standard installation 
instructions. 

To uninstall Abacre Restaurant Point of Sale, Run Add/Remove Programs from Control 
Panel and choose ARPOS.

Purchasing information
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The registration fee is $149.99 US dollars or equivalent amount in EURO
for each workstation.
https://www.abacre.com/register.htm

Company's address
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https://www.abacre.com
e-mail: support@abacre.com
