From now on you also have the possibility to integrate PayPal+ as a payment service provider in the Catering Portal. In addition to the well-known PayPal payment method, PayPal+ now also provides payment by direct debit, credit card and purchase on account. 

To set up PayPal+ or for more information simply contact your qnips contact person!

Since our last deploy, all images in the Catering Portal are loaded via a content delivery network and the Thumbor service. Thumbor is an intelligent image editing service. It enables the cropping, adjusting and mirroring of particularly large image files on demand. This integration has optimized loading speed, global availability, and image cropping for display in the Catering Portal.

With the integration of the qnips importer interface you enable an easy data exchange with your inventory management and POS system.

So far, you could automate the process of creating and updating weekly menus. Until now, this included the data transfer of menus, menu categories, assortment items, prices as well as allergens & additives. Thanks to the new extension of the qnips import interface, you can now automatically import additional data such as ingredients, product info, "sold out" options, VAT details and revenue accounts into the qnips system and thus save additional time when creating meal plans and assortments.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with your qnips contact person!

Now it's even easier to set up a new location, because since Friday our new webshop is online! We support you not only with your desired solution for app and web, but also with the proper hardware on site at the point-of-sale!

As a registered Dashboard user you can now even easier view and order needed hardware & equipment online at qnips. Under the category "webshop" in the Dashboard you can now find all available digital signage displays, touch steles, order pickers, kitchen monitors and much more. A regular visit to the webshop is worthwhile, as we will regularly update and expand our product range!

New URL for menu PDFs 

You may have noticed, we have changed our URL for the menu PDFs. We no longer use a direct link to qnips.blob.windows.net, but have recently started using the cdn3.qnips.com domain. Why? Because this way you can send your PDFs (even) faster and more securely to your clientele - also worldwide.  

New PDF Templating System in use 

Our new version of the PDF Templating "V2" has been in live operation for a short time. It works cloud-based and is now even faster, more advanced and more scalable! 

Up to now, only one language could be manually defined for the news dispatch. This language was selected from the languages in which the respective news content is maintained in the dashboard. After the adjustments for sending emails and push notifications, the system now also automatically recognises the respective language of use for sending news.  

This means that languages no longer have to be explicitly selected when sending news, but are automatically sent in the corresponding language that the users have set in the dashboard account. If a user language has not yet been maintained for the corresponding content, the system automatically falls back on the primary language of the partnership. 

Advanced Brand Settings for Administrators 

As an administrator you will find a new tab in the qnips dashboard called "Brand Settings". From now on, you have the possibility to automatically activate newly registered users for the branches that are relevant for them. Based on the email domain and a defined tag, the branch is automatically assigned to and activated for the respective user during registration. 

In addition, you can individualise the prices for your meals for user groups. Accordingly, your guests will be shown different prices in the app or in the catering portal, based on the mail domain of the registered user. (This new function also only applies to newly registered users).   

Update in order reporting: Share reports & new permissions  

As an administrator, you now have the possibility to share order reports from the menu management with other dashboard users. In addition, you can now choose between a fixed or dynamic time period when creating a new report. With the fixed time period, you define a time period based on a specific date, like before. With the dynamic period, you can now choose from predefined periods such as "Tomorrow", "Last month" or "This week (from Monday)".  

In addition, you can assign individual permissions for the order reports to the dashboard users. For example, you can define which users are only allowed to read reports and which users are also allowed to select a time period for the report. 

If you have any questions, please contact your qnips contact person!

Individual tax rates for preorders

You now have the option to expand your shopping cart for orders. You can now define individual tax rates. Via an additional input field for an ID to be checked, the tax rate defined for the ID is automatically applied to the order if it is valid. For each order, the user ID stored in the user profile can be checked by the user and updated if necessary.

*Mandatory field for email address & telephone number

In addition to the enhancements regarding tax rates, you now have the possibility to define new mandatory fields for your shopping cart. Up to now, the email address could only be entered as "optional" in the shopping cart. From now on, you can make the email address and a telephone number mandatory for your shopping cart.

If you have any questions about the shopping cart or ordering processes, please contact your qnips contact person!

Since the last Deploy, the onboarding process in the apps offers even more security with the obligatory creation of a user profile. You now have the possibility to make your app completely inaccessible to external users without a profile, or to ask each user to log in before using the app.

If you have any questions about the onboarding process in the qnips apps, please get in touch with your qnips contact person or simply send us an email!

In the qnips dashboard, you will now find the tab "Order reporting" within the menu management. With the order reporting you now have the possibility to export data for evaluation across all meal plans.

For each report, you can select an individual time period and the respective menus for which a report shall be created. In addition, you can define as many data records as you like, such as "gross sales" or "number of orders per day", in order to clearly obtain exactly the data you need. This makes daily, weekly or monthly financial statements very easy!

With the latest updates the qnips feedback system was extended. You now have the possibility to collect specific feedback on the respective ordering process from your guests directly after they have placed an order.

To activate feedback for preorders, simply select "Activate order feedback" under "Preorder" in the management for the menu plan. After that, you can simply select "Manage additional questions for transactions" in the "Feedback" menu item.

Here, you now have the option to define up to 8 additional questions that you would like to ask your guests. You can choose from pre-phrased questions or simply create your own individual ones. The app users will then receive a push notification with the survey and the users who order via the catering portal will be asked for feedback directly there.

If you have questions or want more information, please contact your qnips contact person!