Overview
Integrating your supplier platform with Impos takes your supplier promotion management to the next level.
Import promotions directly into Impos, automatically applying promotional pricing periods as soon as they activate. Reduce manual oversight and price entry – bulk update from the source of truth and have it deploy without manual intervention.
System Requirements
• Impos Version 6.60 and newer.
• An active internet connection.
• A supported integration partner – Liquor Marketing Group or OnTapData (Liquor File).
Initial Setup
Liquor Marketing Group
If you are using Liquor Marketing Group, see the for initial setup. LMG uses Zen Global for capturing scan data.
Mapping Products
LMG promotional files contain product barcodes, which are used to link promotions to Impos Menu Items. Barcodes can be managed inside the Item Setup screen under Back Office -> Menu Details -> Items -> Bar Code (…).
Once a barcode is assigned to a product, they will automatically map with entries during the promotional pricing import process. You will have the option to link products during import if they have not been previously allocated.
Onboarding
As part of the onboarding process, the Impos team will be able to assist in bulk mapping your supplier codes (barcodes or liquor file numbers) to menu products.
Daily Operations
Promotion Management
Import Dialogs
Liquor Marketing Group
The import menu can be found in Back Office -> Integrations -> Supplier -> Liquor Marketing Group
Reviewing imported products
Once a file has been chosen, Impos will compare the product lines with the menu items either by barcode or identifier, depending on the integration. If any unmapped products are discovered, a dialog will be shown allowing you to link them.
Indicating 26 product lines were not able to be mapped with Impos items. The next screen allows individual products to be mapped, or ignored if desired. Note that any products which have been previously mapped are not shown here. Once a product is linked once, there is no need to do it again in the future.
By clicking the green “chain” (link) button, another window is shown enabling to you select the corresponding Impos item:
Once a product is linked, the background is no longer highlighted and no further action can be taken on that product line.
To skip all remaining unlinked (highlighted) products, chose “SKIP REMAINING”. This will complete the import process. The system will inform you how many (including ones that have been previously mapped) products were updated with the new promotional pricing.
Price Sets, Actions and Rules
Promotions are deployed in Impos as a new Price Set. (Back Office -> Menu Details -> Price Sets) and named according to the import file, eg. ###_Import_TV1925b, and suffixed with the time and date the import was performed. Note that this is purely for visibility, and there is no need to modify them within this screen.
To ensure that the promotional price is applied automatically for the promotion period, Impos creates a new Price Action and a corresponding Timed Rule which is enforced by Front Office according to the rule criteria.
The action is visible in Back Office -> POS Functions -> Price Actions
Timed Rule
The timed rule is what controls when and where the promotional pricing is applied. Inside the Back Office - POS Functions - Rules, you will find the Impos Rule Setup screen. This allows you to set the terminals (stations) that the rule will trigger on, as well as customize the period if required.
By default, the start and end date match the imported promotion period, and all terminals are targeted for the promotion.
Applying the promotion in Front Office
Users do not need to do anything in Front Office to apply the promotion. As soon as the rule time engages, the promotional pricing will be activated.