Release Notes: v14.17

Insert Substitution Parameters into Emails Using the WYSIWYG Tool

This feature makes sending emails using Paytronix software even easier. Users can insert dynamic content into the body of editable text regions using a simple drop down and select system, rather than adding code in the Advanced HTML tab. 

New Enrollment Source Filter

A new account filter is available to all clients: Enrollment Source Filter. This new account filter will segment and report data based on method of loyalty activation. Clients can use this and the Registration Source filter to grasp a complete profile of all enrollment methods in the loyalty program to gain insight into which methods are preferred by guests. 

Status and Notification Alerts

Have you ever wondered what your campaign is doing after you hit the submit button? If you have, then you will love the new campaign tool features that provide users with notifications and the progress with adjustments and messages. Here are some of the features:

1. Status Page. A status page that shows the progress of the campaign, wallet adjustments, and messages.
2. Notifications. Notifications for when the campaign has started and completed adjustments.
3. Continue Work. The ability for the user to switch away and perform other tasks while the campaign is running.

The enhancements are based on all campaigns that are run including “Now,” “Deferred,” and “Recurring.” Once a user clicks submit, he will be taken to a new Campaign Status page. This page refreshes every five seconds. If the campaign has not yet started, the user will see the status is “Not Started” (Figure 3). This means that the campaign is in the queue waiting for other campaigns or scheduled bulk activities to finish.

Once the campaign starts, the status will change to “Active” (Figure 4). You will see all optional aspects of a campaign as separate rows. In this example, the campaign makes both wallet adjustments and sends email messages. The first step in campaign execution is to run the campaign filters to find all matching accounts.

After the filter runs, the status page will indicate progress with adjustments (Figure 5). You will see this page updating in quantum of 500 because the system adjusts 500 accounts at a time.

When the adjustments are completed, the system, if applicable, will move on to sending email messages, SMS messages, and/or push/pull notifications (Figure 6). You will see the progress for each message type in rows added to the table depending upon the messages included in the campaign. In Figure 5, email is the only message type in the campaign. If SMS were a message type in the campaign, a new row would display the status of the SMS messages.

When all the elements of the campaign are completed, the status will be marked ‘Completed’ and all rows will become green (Figure 7).

You can move on to other tasks once you see the Campaign Status page. At this point, the campaign will be scheduled in the system and it will execute. The system will create notifications when the campaign has started and when it is finished adjustments. These notifications show up below the top navigation bar with “Home,” “Help,” and “Logout” along with “Report Notifications.” Similar to Report Notifications, there will be a hyperlink that will take you back to the status page so you can follow the progress of adjustments and messaging (Figure 8).

Additional Notes:
1. Notifications are based on your user’s cache, which updates every 60 seconds. This means that it may take up to 60 seconds for you to see a campaign notification of any kind. We will improve this timing to be more responsive in a future release.
2. Notifications are erased once you click on the status page and see the status of “Completed.” In addition, campaign notifications are deleted at the end of each business day so that they do not irritate users.

If you’re launching a mobile application with Paytronix or intend to update your current application, you can now use our self-service image upload tool to submit your required images – from home screen images, to background images, to “I Have a Card” / “I Need a Card” buttons and more.

The tool will validate your images as you upload them, and allow you to download your full package once your submission is complete.

When you submit your image package, the Paytronix integrations team and customer service team will be notified. You will also receive an email receipt of your submission in real-time (Figure 10).

Responsive Guest Website

We are continuing to expand our suite of responsive guest websites. As of V14.17, the following pages are now available:

• Refer-a-Friend – There is a refer-a-friend prompt on the account balance page along with a dedicated referral page.
• Account Balance and Transaction History (without Login) – The balance without login account balance and transaction history pages are now combined in one flow.

Attach & Combine Cards Update

Often times two guests-a husband and wife, for example-want to combine their cards to create one central account. In the past, guests would have to first attach their cards and then combine them in a separate transaction. The last step could sometimes be missed by the guests. In order to combat this issue, a Technology Consultant can set a new parameter that will automatically combine cards if they are attached by a guest or merchant CSR on the web portal. The new mechanism removes the current two-step process. This new flow will conduct attach and combine all in one flow altogether. This form of combine on attach will occur if the following criteria are met:

1. TC enables Combine on Attach action
2. Attached cards are in the same card template
3. Guest and or CSR conducts attach card on the web portal
4. Combine will occur unless wallet or card limit(s) are violated

CSR Transaction History

Paytronix has added two options to the Transaction History page. Merchants can expand transaction history for additional transaction details. This page now contains two viewing options: guest view and detailed view. The detailed view includes additional data, including cashier number, terminal number and all wallets affected by the transaction.

Concurrent Promotions

As of V14.17, you can run concurrent eGift promotions. This will allow you to give your guests different eComp amounts when they surpass various thresholds. For example, you could give your guests $10 for every $100 loaded on the card and when they surpass $250, you could give them $25!

PowerMTA Bulk Email Sending

We’ve updated the way our system interacts with PowerMTA. If a connection cannot be made, the system will sleep for a period of time and then retry to connect automatically, rather than aborting the process completely. The default settings for this are:

1. The PXS will attempt to make the connection to the email server three consecutive times.
2. After that, it will sleep for 60 seconds between
3. After a total of 10 attempts, it will fail.

Other Acknowledgements 

1. Third-Party Library Software

• Apache Software Foundation: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/), including (but not limited to): Apache Commons, Apache httpClient, Xerces, log4j, Jakarta Commons, Apache Jakarta-Oro, APR snprintf library, Apache FOP, and Apache Batik, Apache Hadoop,
• Exolab Project: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by the Exolab Project (http://www.exolab.org), including: Castor.
• Sun Microsystems, Inc.: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.sun.com), including: Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), Java Communications API, and Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE) – which also includes code licensed from RSA Data Security.
• SourceForge.net: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by SourceForge.net and distributed under the Common Public License, including WTL and distributed through a ZLib License for tinyxml.
• Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd, Clark Cooper, and Expat maintainers: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd, Clark Cooper, and Expat maintainers including Expat XML Parser Library.
• Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler: This product (Paytronix) includes software developed by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler including ZLib Compression Library.
• JCIFS smb client in Java. This product (Paytronix) uses software developed by Michael B Allen, distributed by GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, including jCIFS SMB client in Java. Paytronix has made modifications to this software. Pursuant to the GNU LGPL, we are posting the changes to the code made on our website. Please see www.paytronix.com/download/jcifs/jcifs.tar.gz
• Mort Bay Consulting: This product (Paytronix) includes Jetty Web Server developed by Jan Bartel and Greg Wilkins and other contributors.
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