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Gazelle Changelog

What's new in Gazelle 12.35

Apr 6, 2015
  • Cash drawer activity log, item profit-loss report, performance improvements.

New in Gazelle 12.30 (Jul 22, 2014)

  • Quick Keys Customization:
  • You can now customize how your quick keys are displayed in the Sale Window. You can configure the number of tabs, the labels for the tabs, and the height and width of the quick keys. This also means that you can have more quick keys in the Sale Window than before.
  • Improved Customer Window:
  • Improved the Customer Window by adding two important information: the customer's sale history and the customer's total spending. With that new information, you'll make an informed decision whenever a loyal customer is back in your store.

New in Gazelle 12.28 (May 10, 2014)

  • Maintenance release

New in Gazelle 12.24 (Jan 18, 2014)

  • API Enhancements, Signature in Receipt for Authorize.Net, Customer Address shown on Hover, Bug Fixes.

New in Gazelle 12.23 (Dec 18, 2013)

  • Changes:
  • API Improvements and Defect Fixes

New in Gazelle 12.22 (Nov 19, 2013)

  • We have improved the security of Gazelle Cloud and now all communications to and from the cloud are protected with military-grade encryption.
  • We have added many more Windows that you can prevent your staffs or employees from accessing by using Access Control.
  • You can now specify minimum quantity for a Discount to be valid, just like what we have for Promotions all along.
  • A popular request, you can now create a customer without entering a Last Name.
  • The Stock Count report now prints all the Items grouped by their Classes.
  • We have also made general improvements to the table column width and performance throughout the application.

New in Gazelle 12.21 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Features major framework upgrade
  • A new Business Silver theme
  • Ability to change wallpaper
  • Improved Stock Count Report
  • Simpler Automation form and numeric keyboard on tablets

New in Gazelle 12.20 (Aug 7, 2013)

  • Now monetary values are neatly displayed in both our user interface and reports, with two decimal places and right alignment.
  • Reports can now be exported to HTML in addition to PDF. Great for Tablets.
  • We have new reports that display total Sales grouped by Class and Brand.
  • You can now print sale receipts from the Sale Finder window.
  • If you are using credit card swiper with Authorize.Net, the sale will now complete automatically after the credit card is swiped and charged.
  • Staff and Staff Group managements have been revamped to make it simpler.
  • You can now create an Access Control to easily forbid your staffs from accessing All Admin Windows and All Finder Windows.
  • You can now import large amount of data using our new Easy Mass Import Data functions, which are more intuitive than what we had previously.
  • At times when you enter wrong data, you can now delete multiple items and customers at one go. Hold the Ctrl key (or Cmd key on Mac) to do this.
  • You can now create a customer without specifying an e-mail.
  • Most of the tables in Gazelle can be exported as CSVs and Excel spreadsheets. Just click the Export button at the bottom-right side of each table. You can use this to export data for further processing in Microsoft Excel.

New in Gazelle 12.19 (Jul 4, 2013)

  • Keyboard Shortcuts on Sale Window: Keyboard users rejoice! We have included keyboard shortcuts to essential buttons on the Sale window that enables you to complete a sale in an even shorter time.
  • Quick Receipt Printing (Google Chrome): If you're using Google Chrome, Gazelle can now dismiss the print window automatically after each sale completes. Go to Admin -> Settings -> Client tab to tick this new option.
  • More Flexible Variations: Previously variations belonging to a variation group must all have the same brand, class and name. This restriction is now removed as required by some businesses.
  • Receipt E-mail Template: Save papers by e-mailing the sale receipts. Additionally, go to Tools -> Mailer to create e-mail message that will be sent along with your sale receipts. Add your Facebook link to the e-mail message and your sale receipts double up as a marketing tool.
  • Sale by Brand and Class Reports: Knowing revenues for each brand or class allows you to analyze your business better and hence make informed decisions. We now have four new reports for this function.
  • Stock Flow Report: The new Stock Flow Report is crucial in tracing how your inventory moves in and out of your business. In Item window, right click on an Item and click Stock Flow Report to view this very useful report.

New in Gazelle 12.18 (Jun 1, 2013)

  • We've seen many business owners are put off by the lack of support for traditional POS hardware in cloud-based POS software. Gazelle Point-of-Sale v12.18 challenges this technological barrier by being one of the first to support Pole Display hardware.Now your customers can conveniently see their purchased items, total payables and cash changes on the display, just as how it is supposed to be.
  • Other improvements for this new release include:
  • More E-mail Providers: We supported only Gmail account previously. Now we support Hotmail, Outlook and Yahoo! e-mail account as well.
  • Auto-Merge Sale Items: We have added an option to merge the quantities of identical item during sale. Especially handy for barcode scanner users.
  • Stock Quantity Report: With this report, stock taking and counting process will be a breeze. Simply print this report out and verify whether the actual counts match those presented by the report.

New in Gazelle 12.17 (May 11, 2013)

  • Gazelle v12.17 features new capabilities to create ad-hoc sale discounts and adding note to items in receipts. It will now automatically create settlement for review and includes better finder and customer account functions.

New in Gazelle 12.16 (Apr 11, 2013)

  • Tracking Pre-orders : Get ahead of your competitors by allowing your customers to pre-order new items that are not in your inventory yet. Gazelle Point-of-Sale tracks the whole process, from the point a customer initiates pre-order to the point where the customer collects and pays for the item.
  • Selling Below Stock Level : It is an obvious lost if your inventory can't meet a customer's requests. Gazelle Point-of-Sale allows you to sell items below your stock level (negative stock quantity). You can then ask your customers to collect and complete the sale later on, once you've received the item from your supplier.

New in Gazelle 12.15 (Mar 16, 2013)

  • Introduces barcode scanning, price labels printing, improved usability and performance.

New in Gazelle 12.14 (Feb 16, 2013)

  • You can now adjust stock quantity easily, simply right-click an item and select Add Quantity
  • You can define Service items to represent services offered by your store
  • When you are using small screen computers, scrollbars will be displayed to prevent clipping
  • You can pay all purchases made to a supplier with one button click
  • Gazelle v12.14 fully supports Firefox 18 and later

New in Gazelle 12.13 (Jan 19, 2013)

  • Improves performance and includes numerous bug fixes.

New in Gazelle 12.12 (Dec 8, 2012)

  • Now supports Firefox 17 and includes numerous bug fixes.

New in Gazelle 12.11 (Nov 10, 2012)

  • Introduces storage layer, image upload, Dropbox integration, automatic backups, easier access control, receipt improvements and iOS6 support.

New in Gazelle 12.10 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • Gazelle v12.10 introduces tax inclusive/exclusive pricing, multiple tax rates, per-item tax, cash change, cash rounding, low stock notifications and revamped sale receipt.
  • Tax Inclusive and Tax Exclusive Price Displays:
  • Gazelle v12.10 now allows you to choose whether to show prices as tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive. Tax-inclusive pricing is commonly used in European countries, Australia and Asian countries such as Singapore. In this case, the price tag shows the final price inclusive of prevailing taxes. Tax-exclusive pricing is used in United States. In this case, price tag does not include taxes, and taxes are added only during payment at the cashier. Gazelle v12.10 allows you to choose between the two price display options on a per-branch basis for maximum flexibility.
  • Improved Tax Functions:
  • Previously, Gazelle requires you to define a tax percentage to every branch and supplier. Gazelle v12.10 streamlines this by allowing you to create tax code definitions and assign a tax definition (instead of percentage) to every branch and supplier. In the scenario that there is a tax rate change, you would then need to only modify the tax definition in the new system. Gazelle allows two tax rates for every tax definition and an option to compound the two tax rates. Additionally Gazelle v12.10 now allows you to define tax on a per-item basis.
  • Cash Payments Rounding:
  • In some countries where pennies have been withdrawn for circulation, cash payments must be rounded so that they can be entered accurately in the system. Gazelle v12.10 allows this to be carried out easily, Gazelle will do the rounding for you automatically during cash payments. You can set an arbitrary precision for the rounding (for instance you can choose to either round to the nearest 5 cents or 10 cents). We have also introduces a new report so you can see the total rounding value and hence impact to your finance in a given period of time.
  • Revamped Sale Receipt:
  • Gazelle's sale receipt layout has been updated in this release:
  • On Google Chrome, the print dialog will automatically be displayed
  • An identifying barcode will be printed which allows you to locate a receipt quickly
  • The payment section has been greatly simplified
  • Both the Cash Tendered and Cash Change value are now displayed
  • The name of tax code being applied is printed
  • Low Stock Event:
  • (Pro Only). Gazelle allows you to define low-stock threshold for each item. Gazelle v12.10 now able to send notifications to you, through either e-mail or SMS, if an item's stock falls below the defined threshold. Insufficient stock is a major source of opportunity loss for many retailers. By using this new feature, you can avoid this by making sure that low stock items are replenished immediately.

New in Gazelle 12.09 (Sep 10, 2012)

  • Mass Update:
  • Gazelle v12.09 introduces a much requested feature to mass update entries in Gazelle. For instance, if you have a large number of items, marking up their prices one by one during a price adjustment operation would hardly be feasible. The new Mass Update feature makes this operation a breeze. Gazelle will export existing entries to CSV where you can edit the CSV using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. You will then reimport the CSV back to Gazelle and all the changes made to the CSV will be instantly applied to entries in Gazelle. Gazelle v12.09 supports mass updating customers, items, stocks and suppliers.
  • Sale Receipt E-mail Template:
  • All along Gazelle has supported the scenario where stores prefer to send their sale receipts through e-mails, going paperless. Gazelle v12.09 brings this feature to a new level by allowing you to customize the e-mail message that will be sent together with the sale receipts. With the pervasiveness of smartphones such as iPhone and Android in recent years, this feature opens up huge potentials. For instance, you can put your Facebook or Twitter links in the e-mail message and the sale receipts double up as a marketing platform.
  • Cash Drawer Money Adjustment:
  • One limitation with Gazelle's cash float feature, that allows tracking of money in cash drawer, is that you can only adjust the money value at the start and end of the day. In reality stores often need to adjust the money in the cash drawer throughout the day. Gazelle v12.09 now supports this scenario, where Gazelle will track the adjustments made throughout the day. Gazelle will then make the final adjustments figure available when you create a settlement to close the day.
  • Gazelle Tutorial:
  • In our continuous attempt to improve the usability of Gazelle, we are introducing the Gazelle Tutorial with this update. Gazelle Tutorial consists of guides that will lead you step by step to perform basic workflows in Gazelle. If you are new users, Gazelle Tutorial is indispensable to get you started with Gazelle quickly. If you have been using Gazelle for some time, Gazelle Tutorial may expose you to some features that you may not aware previously. Gazelle Tutorial is accessible by clicking the top right Gazelle menu and selecting Gazelle Tutorial.
  • Much Improved Help and Support Site:
  • Along with Gazelle Tutorial, we are happy to announce that we have added a large number of new articles to our Help and Support site. All the articles are searchable using Google-like search feature allowing you to locate solutions to your problems easily. You can access our Help and Support site by clicking the top right Gazelle menu and selecting Help and Support. If you do this in Gazelle v12.09, you will also notice that the site will now be opened within Gazelle itself. This allows you to get assistance without leaving Gazelle.

New in Gazelle 12.08 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • Swipe Credit Card with Authorize.Net:
  • Integrates with Authorize.Net Card Present payment processing (Visit http://www.authorize.net for more details). Now, you can purchase readily available credit card reader and use it to swipe customers' credit cards. Gazelle will then process the payment for you through Authorize.Net. All these are happening seamlessly from your views. Best of all, Gazelle will help you to audit all external communications with Authorize.Net gateway to help you settle disputes in case they arise.
  • Desktop Widgets:
  • Widgets are tiny notification windows placed on the desktop (Gazelle main screen). The two main benefits are their visibilities and the fact that they are updated real-time. For instance, Gazelle v12.08 includes Today's Sale Widget that will display the total sale amount right on the main screen. When you score a sale, this widget will be updated instantly to reflect the new value. Not only that, even a sale scored in other terminals will also update this widget instantly. The Today's Sale Widget helps you and your staffs to be constantly aware of the store's performance and strive to meet the sales' goals.
  • Browser Zoom Support:
  • We are seeing the trend where retailers are using larger screens for their point-of-sale needs. When you are using Gazelle on large screens, Gazelle's windows and texts may not be in optimal  sizes. Gazelle v12.08 now supports the Internet browsers' zoom functions. If you are using Google Chrome, hit the Tool button beside the Address Bar and you can see the zoom percentage and buttons. Gazelle ensures that all the windows and texts will scale nicely when you use this zoom function.
  • Stock Value Calculation:
  • Ever wonder what is the total value of your stock and inventory? Many POS systems can't do this or calculate it inaccurately since they often keep a fixed cost price for your items. Gazelle re-calculates your items' cost price on every purchase from your suppliers. If today you purchase Item X for $8 and the next month you purchase it again for $9, your cost price will be averaged to $8.5. Gazelle v12.08 includes an easy way to sum up all your stock cost price, giving you the final figure on the total value of your stock and inventory.
  • Google-Like Search on Customers:
  • When your business grows and has customers in the order of thousands, searching them can be painful. This upgrade introduces a Google-like search on your customer database. Type in his/her first name or e-mail or even handphone number and Gazelle will search for you. Unlike many other systems, Gazelle gives results even before you type his/her full name saving time and increase you convenience.

New in Gazelle 12.07 (Jul 4, 2012)

  • Customizable Quick Payment buttons
  • Non-taxable customers
  • Staff Clock In/Clock Out
  • Improvements in CSV imports and data migration
  • Quick button to create new customer in Sale
  • Numerous small UI improvements

New in Gazelle 12.06 (Jun 1, 2012)

  • Usability
  • Multi Window Interface Improvements
  • Item Variations
  • Preliminary iPad Support
  • Other Notable Changes:
  • Autofitting of data in all tables used by Gazelle
  • You can now restore a backup or import CSV by uploading files
  • Gazelle StandAlone will print the Network Access URL for network access to Gazelle
  • Ability to de-activate a payment method

New in Gazelle 12.05 (Apr 30, 2012)

  • Push Notification. If you are operating Gazelle with multiple terminals, changes in one terminal will not be automatically reflected in other terminals (you'll need to press the Refresh button). Now with Push Notification, changes in one terminal will directly trigger a refresh on the other terminals
  • Multi-session support. You can have two staffs opening two Gazelle tabs without logging out one another
  • An option to set a discount/promotion inactive, prohibiting your staffs to use that discount/promotion even though it has not yet expired
  • When you create an item, it will be created as stock item by default to prevent confusion to first time users
  • Indonesian language support. Why Indonesian? Well, we are native Indonesian speakers and we have customer request for it. We have plans to introduce other languages soon, do let us know if you have a suggestion
  • (Gazelle Plus and above) - Voucher Feature. Now you can create, manage and even print vouchers directly from Gazelle
  • (Gazelle Pro) - SMS Queue, so Gazelle doesn't halt when it is sending SMS. With SMS Queue, SMS messages will be queued and send as batch every two minutes

New in Gazelle 12.04 (Apr 2, 2012)

  • Adds major improvements including support for Opera browser, Hoiio SMS notifications, multi-session, improved interface, defect fixes and much more