Add Wi-fi Password to Printed ticket based on certain condition

[smartfella]

Hi,

I run a cafe and provide free internet wi-fi access to my customers. However - I would want to do that only if they bill above a certain value say 100 rupees (Indian currency).

Is there a way with which I can:
a) Print the wi-fi router password on the customers bill/ticket copy
b) And - also can i limit this printing only to conditions when the customers bill value is above Rupees 100…

Kindly help me with this.

Thanks, Ashwin

[Jesse]

Yes you can do both. You would clone your ticket printer template and add the tag that holds the password wherever you want it to appear on the ticket. Create a new print job that calls that new template.

Clone your rule that controls the print bill add a constraint so that it only fires if {BALANCE} Greater 100

In your original print bill rule add constraint {BALANCE} Less 100

[smartfella]

Thanks Kendash - but would require a little more detailed help in terms of -

a) What exact tag do i add - to include the wi-fi password - say my password is ‘Milano’
b) How do i clone the ticket printer template and clone the Rule
c) Where in the template do i add the constraint for: {Balance}. Can it be put anywhere in the template?

Request your help since im pretty new to this.

Thanks and Regards, Ashwin

[Jesse]

A. OK I assumed you already had it setup to store the Wi-Fi password.
B. Right click the template and choose clone same as for rule.
C. Below are some tutorials for you to read to get you started. (The constraint I referred to is Custom Constraint within the Rule)

Router Wi-Fi Password Change & Display

This Tutorial aims to provide a simple method to change the WiFi Access Password, and save the Password within SambaPOS so that we may use it for Display or Printing purposes. ::::: SETUP Begin :::::::::::::::::::: Automation Command - WiFiPW Update [image] Automation Command can be mapped as a button (i.e. to the Ticket screen), or no mapping is necessary if you want to place it on an Entity Screen or Account Screen. Name: AU WiFiPW Update Button Header: Change WiFi ))) Mappings: (choos…

Printing Tutorial in Detail

Hello. In this tutorial I’ll show you how printing works and how to configure it for most common cases. #How it works? In this section I’ll show you how SambaPOS printing system works. ##Printers [image] These are the printers that are used on your system. To configure your printer start by adding a printer here. For this example I’ll add a Bar Printer [image] Enter a name for your printer and select your printer from drop down list. If it is a network printer you can also type it’s n…

Printer Template Formatting Tags

##General <T> (Title) : When used it will format line as a title. <F> (Fill) : For example <F>- creates a line with - chars or <F>= creates a line with = chars. <EB> (Enable Bold) Prints everything Bold until <DB> command. <DB> (Disable Bold) Ends <EB> command <Jxy> (Justified) Justifies a line from pipe char. <J00>Total:|0.00 separates line from pipe (|) char. It aligns Total: part left and 0.00 part right. When used on a ESC/POS compatible ticket printer numeric parts sets font size. Fi…

[QMcKay]

Yes, you can.

First, you may want to take a look at the following…

Router Wi-Fi Password Change & Display

This Tutorial aims to provide a simple method to change the WiFi Access Password, and save the Password within SambaPOS so that we may use it for Display or Printing purposes. ::::: SETUP Begin :::::::::::::::::::: Automation Command - WiFiPW Update [image] Automation Command can be mapped as a button (i.e. to the Ticket screen), or no mapping is necessary if you want to place it on an Entity Screen or Account Screen. Name: AU WiFiPW Update Button Header: Change WiFi ))) Mappings: (choos…

Based on that Tutorial, in your Ticket Template, you would place this Tag: {SETTING:WiFiPW}.

If that’s a little bit more complex than you need, you can still just Store the Password in SambaPOS without actually changing the Router Password. You could also hard-code the Password in one of the Templates, instead of using Program Setting {SETTING:WiFiPW}.

Printing based on a Constraint would require further Rules. You could go about it this way:

• Clone your Ticket Template: name them appropriately, i.e. Print Bill with WiFi and Print Bill without WiFi. In 1 put in the Tag {SETTING:WiFiPW}, and in the other, remove the Tag {SETTING:WiFiPW}.
• Clone your Print Bill Print Job: name them appropriately, i.e. Print Bill with WiFi and Print Bill without WiFi. Edit the Print Jobs to use the appropriate Template.
• Clone your Execute Print Bill Action: name them appropriately, i.e. Execute Print Bill with WiFi and Execute Print Bill without WiFi. Adjust the Print Jobs in the Actions to use the correct Print Job.
• Clone the Rule which contains the Print Bill Action: name them appropriately, i.e. Print Bill with WiFi and Print Bill without WiFi. Assign the proper Print Job Action to each of the Rules.
• Add a Constraint to each of the Rules which are opposite from one another: in 1 Rule add Constraint for [=TN('{TICKET TOTAL}')] Greater 99 and in the other add Constraint for [=TN('{TICKET TOTAL}')] Less 100.

Maybe I’ll append the above setup with screenshots to the WiFi Tutorial later today…

[QMcKay]

Just 1 Question, @emre, @Jesse: by default, which Event fires the Print Bill Action?

I removed it in my setup a long time ago since I only Print manually via Automation Command, and I don’t remember where it was originally.

[Jesse]

It is an automation command by default.

[QMcKay]

Which one? Close Ticket?

[Jesse]

Its not set to perform automatically its just a button.

[QMcKay]

Hmm… maybe it was changed for initial install at some time, but I seem to remember being annoyed that it would print a Bill automatically at some point… maybe Payment Processed?

Where does Ticket State change to Bill Requested?

[Jesse]

Nope I develop on stock database and this is the only rule that contains Print Bill.

[QMcKay]

Ok thanks for that, I’ll base the Tutorial on that.

[QMcKay]

@smartfella, here you go - I appended the Printing setup as the 2nd post on the WiFi Router Tutorial. Click the Right-Arrow on the quote below to take you there…

@QMcKay

Printing Bill with or without WiFi Password

[smartfella]

Thanks a ton friends. Will try it out and revert back.