2 | Metcash Loyalty - Till Extension Device Setup Guide

This article is a step-by-step configuration guide to setup the BackOffice Till Extension Device for the Metcash Loyalty Services in Bepoz BackOffice.

Prerequisites

Minimum Bepoz version v4.7.3.2 & above is required for this functionality
To access & setup BackOffice Till extension device for Metcash Loyalty services, the following Operator privileges must be enabled
- System Setup Flags - "Access Venue Stores & Tills flag
- System Setup Flags - "Maintain Venue Stores & Tills flag

Operator Maintenance 'General' Tab

Metcash Loyalty Till Extension Device

This device when configured supports searching & retrieving loyalty member information for Metcash
It also supports redeeming Metcash Loyalty points to pay against transaction on SmartPOS

Device Setup

After logging into BackOffice, complete the following steps to create & configure a Metcash Loyalty Till extension device:
- Navigate to the System Setup component in the sidebar, expand, and select Venue, Stores & Tills to open the Venue & Till List Tab
- Highlight the desired Till and click on the Add New Device button in the header; when prompted select 'Blank Device' and a New Device and Interfaces Maintenance window will open
- Enter a relevant Device Name, set the Device Type to 'Till Extension', set the External DLL Name to 'Tillx_metcashloyalty.Dll', and the Class Name to 'Metcash Loyalty'
- Click Advance Settings button to configure Metcash Loyalty Settings
  - General Settings
    - API Endpoint: Enter the API Endpoint provided by Metcash
    - Token Endpoint: Enter the Token Endpoint provided by Metcash
    - Auth Endpoint: Enter the Secret Endpoint provided by Metcash
    - Auth Scope: Enter the Auth Scope provided by Metcash
    - Client ID: Enter the Client ID provided by Metcash
    - Client Secret: Enter the Client Secret provided by Metcash
    - Refresh Client Secret: The Client Secret expires every 3 months and can be refreshed by clicking this button which is update the Client Secret with a new value
    - SiteId: The SideId is provided by Metcash
    - Loyalty Program Name: Metcash allows the customers to redeem promotions. This is the Loyalty Program Name provided by Metcash
    - Points External Payment: Create an external payment for Metcash points and select the External Payment ID from the drop-down list
    - Account Custom Flag: When the Metcash membership card is scanned, the member details for the accounts which have the Account Custom Flag enabled are sent to Metcash
    - MSC Custom Text: Product custom text field that will contain the MSC used if not present in the supplier item table
    - Account GroupID: Bepoz creates a local account copy for each Metcash loyalty customer when their loyalty cards are used on SmartPOS. Enter a Account GroupID to use as default account group to create Metcash Loyalty accounts
    - Flag Options
    - Use Template Account:
      - If the 'Update Accounts' flag is ON and this flag is also ON, the template account for the given account group Id will be used for the account creation
      - If the flag is Off, then the base account settings will be used for account creation
    - Update Bepoz Account:
      - If the flag is ON, this will create/update the Metcash Loyalty locally in Bepoz
      - If the flag is OFF, this will not create an account for Metcash Loyalty account in Bepoz

- - - Disable Card Scan:
      - Leave unchecked unless no scanner is used to scan member cards
    - Display Customer Message:
      - Optional - shows on screen messages during transaction
  - Card Prefix
    - The card prefix setup allows to define rules for processing loyalty card numbers scanned at the SmartPOS.