Pinogy POS Training Guide: Global Settings and Configuration - Add-Ons

You can enable Add-Ons under the Add-Ons button in Global Settings and Configuration. Add-Ons extend the capabilities of the POS with functionality that only some stores would like to run.

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• API Access Usage of this API Add On is intended for the stores direct use only. Any third party wishing to access the API is required to sign a separate API Developer and Access agreement. Sending information from the API to a third party can also require a API Developer and Access agreement. Contact your account manager if you would like a third party to have access to the API or information obtained from the API.

• Appointments We are still developing Appointments in the system. While we keep rapidly enhancing this area, you can use Appointments for free. Please make sure to give us feedback about what works well, what doesn't, and what will make it even better.

• Astro Loyalty Adds support for Astro Loyalty’s Frequent Buyer, Offers, and Points.

• Call Tracking Call tracking enables the tracking of digital marketing generated phone call leads. In addition, you can review the calls to evaluate staff effectiveness, and provide training to optimize conversions from this sales channel.

• Central Warehouse The Central Warehouse add on allows stores to order from a central warehouse, and have their orders fulfilled by that warehouse. What is available for the stores to order is based on what's available at the warehouse. The warehouse can review, pick, and verify the orders, and then the order gets sent back to the store via an E-Invoice. From the stores perspective, ordering from a warehouse location works just like their normal Purchase and Receiving process. From the warehouse location, you have a work flow to easily manage your orders and keep everything running quickly and smoothly.

• Corporate Functions The goal of Corporate Functions is to allow you to do all of your day to day activities for any location from your corporate location without ever having to switch your device between locations.

• Data Export The Data Export add on can be used to schedule an automatic export of customers, products, or inventory to a configured ftp or sftp site.

• Digital Marketing Digital Marketing creates automated ads using AI to market your products and services. Utilizing an advanced AI, the system automatically targets customers based on the type of product, demographics, prior customer purchases, and much more to bring additional sales more efficiently. Our system has proven to be much more effective than older archaic manual systems that are commonly used by others.

• Dog On Web This add on will enable pet imports from Dog on Web.

• Google My Business Google My Business integration will upload media and various other information from your system to Google. This keeps the information available on Google My Business up to date and current. This also has the added benefit of also driving down any negative images that might have been posted to Google My Business by others.

• Order Printer Zones Allows for configuring the system to print orders/pick tickets to alternative receipt printers. This is often used so kitchen staff know what to prepare as soon as the order is placed.

• PETZ We know most retailers simply do not have the time to add marketing programs to their already very full plates. PETZ is a single solution that makes marketing as hands free as you want it.

  For retailers that want the benefits of PETZ you can simply enroll and become an approved redemption center. Brand offers are distributed directly to pet parents, via the PETZ app, driving consumers looking for retailers that accept them. It’s as easy as accepting Visa or MasterCard but in this case, retailers are accepting PETZ digital offers.

  Looking to actively market your store? PETZ is loaded with incredible features that retailers can use to engage customers, increase loyalty, and gain exposure to new consumers.

  PETZ is a FREE service that can increase your average ticket and customer count and much more! It is a marketing and hyper targeted digital coupon platform that utilizes proprietary technology to offer relevant money saving Pet Brand coupons directly to Pet Parents nationwide. Pet Brands reach Pet Parents directly through the PETZ free App by offering their digital coupons on the products that pets love. Pet Retailers can now reach more of their Pet Parents by having the Pet Parent follow them on PETZ and save even more money by shopping at their store. Pet Parents will ONLY see coupons from Brands that are relevant to their pets.

• PIDB The Product Information Database (PIDB) provides product information and supplier information feeds into the POS.  Your basic product information is available for free and includes the products name, manufacturer, brand, category, sub-category, and barcode.  Enhanced data is also available which adds in images, a longer name, marketing message, nutritional information, ingredients, analysis, and description of the product. 
  ·         Catalog Sync: PIDB gets catalogs whenever the supplier updates their prices, but no less frequently than once a month.  The supplier information is then normalized to make it consistent.  What this means is that all of the supplier information is updated into each/retail units so you have a consistent way to look at and use the information.  Every item that the supplier carries that you also carry then has it's ordering information updated to reflect what that supplier can sell you and at what cost.

  ·         E-Purchase Orders: This enables the POS to submit orders electronically to the supplier.  Depending on the capabilities of the supplier, you could get an immediate order confirmation along with confirmed product availability.

  ·         E-Invoices: E-Invoices reflect what the supplier believes they sent you and what they are charging you for on each order.

• Pinnacle Puppies This add on will enable pet imports from Pinnacle Puppies.

• Pinogy Inventory Funding Inventory Funding unlocks your key to success by allowing you to stock the right inventory and eliminate costly out of stocks.

  The team at Pinogy is always looking for new ways to help businesses grow. Lost sales due to out of stocks cost small businesses billions of dollars each year. Our Inventory Funding programs are tailored to each industry to maximize inventory turns while minimizing lost sales and customer frustration from out-of-stocks. These programs, also known as floor planning, provide flexible payments based on inventory sales.

  Pinogy purchases your inventory from your existing vendor and you are billed daily as the product sells. Business credit lines are based on your business and not your personal credit.

• Pinogy Loyalty The team at Pinogy is always looking for new ways to help businesses grow. In order for a business to truly succeed, the business has to keep customers coming back for repeat purchases, turning passerby customers into loyal brand advocates. Our program is simple for the customer to understand, rewards the customer for every visit, and is perceived as being very valuable. The end result is customers that keep coming back, over and over, and becomes an advocate for your store.

• Pinogy Website/e-Commerce The #1 website and ecommerce platform for pet businesses. Pinogy websites are fully responsive sites that are quick to setup, look stunning, and perform great. Fully responsive means they work great on both mobile devices and desktops.

• Questions Adds functionality so you can ask questions of your customers during the checkout process. Questions can be tied to the beginning or end of an invoice, or to the customer associated with the invoice.

• Quickbooks Desktop POS → Quickbooks Desktop Sync

• Quickbooks Online POS → Quickbooks Online Sync

• Saved Payments Saved Payments allows you to save one or more payment methods under the customer account. You can then use those saved payment methods during checkout without the customer being present. (Requires Pinogy Payments)

• Scheduled Delivery Enables functionality that supports doing scheduled delivery in the Cash Register.

• Ship to Home Enables functionality that supports doing shipping to customers homes in the Cash Register.

• Shopwindow You know what your customers want but you can't be everywhere You know how to close a buyer when they are standing right in front of you. Imagine if every buyer could have that same experience. We help you extend your knowledge and experience across every buyer touchpoint from your staff to your website.

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• Store Pickup Enables functionality that supports doing store pickup in the Cash Register.

• The Pet Exchange This add on will enable pet imports from The Pet Exchange.

• Variants This add on enables Variant support in Products. Variants let you combine products into a single display on your ecommerce site. This includes support for text and image buttons.

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