The following setup is required for A La Carte Vending functionality:
HST Side
• Verify that POS items are set up.
• Enable the Enable Vending option for patrons.
• Add vending terminals for the appropriate schools.
VendNovation Side
• Configure vending machines so that the Serial Number entry in FOH (Admin > Schools > POS tab > Vending section) matches the Machine ID entry in VendNovation. (The Machine Name entry in FOH does not have to match the Name entry in VendNovation.)
• If customers want pricing to match the POS items set up, the VendNovation Planogram must be set up so that item numbers in FOH match UPC numbers in VendNovation.
• VendNovation must add API credentials in their system to authenticate the API calls. The credentials can be obtained from the FOH Development team, if needed.
• Configure the Customer Key in FOH (System Options) to match the SiteID in VendNovation.
• VendNovation must set their system to always send UTC timestamps to HST, regardless of the vending machine time zone.