Aloha POS Connector

Intro

Aloha POS is a cloud-based retail solution for restaurants; it can be used to enter orders and payments, improve overall operations and streamline the preparation of food and delivery. This connector uses RealTime APIs—data streams that can be used to deliver actionable information in real time such as to a user's smartphone or an analytic engine. Data includes sales by key metrics, transaction level detail, returns, voids, average items per transaction, labor by shift, labor by overtime and much more.

To learn more about Aloha POS, visit their page (https://www.ncr.com/restaurants/aloha-pos).

You connect to your Aloha POS account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Aloha POS connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Prerequisites

To connect to your Aloha POS account and create a DataSet, you must have an Aloha POS username and password.

Connecting to Your Aloha POS Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the Aloha POS Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Aloha POS account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field	Description
Username	Enter your Aloha POS username.
Password	Enter your Aloha POS password.

Once you have entered valid Aloha POS credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new Aloha POS DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.

Details Pane

This pane contains a primary Reports menu, along with various other menus which may or may not appear depending on the report type you select.

Description

Report

Select the Aloha POS report you want to run. The following reports are available:

Check Detail	Returns details about checks received.
Check Info List	Returns a list of info checks.
Check List	Returns a list of checks received.
Employee List Now	Returns a list of employees.
Labor Job	Returns shifts grouped by job code.
Labor Overtime Now	Returns a list of employees currently in overtime.
Labor Shift	Returns a list of shifts.
Last Transaction	Returns information about the last processed transaction.
Payment List	Returns a list of payments made.
Sold Items	Returns a list of items sold.
Store List	Returns a list of all stores for the provided StoreIDWildcard.
Store Overview	Returns metrics for your stores for a given business day.
Store Sales	Returns overall sales for your stores.
Store Stats	Returns stats for net sales and labor, divided into timeframes.
Table List Now	Returns a list of currently open or recently closed tables for the current business day.
Tip List	Returns a list of tips received.

Store Via

Select the StoreIDWildcard you want to return data for.

Store Name

Select the name of the store you want to return data for.

Employee Label

Select the employee label you want to return data for.

Check ID

Enter the ID for the check you want to return data for. You can get a list of check IDs by running the "Check List" report.

Duration

Select whether you want to pull data for a specific date or a date range.

Report Date

Select whether the report data is for a specific date or for a relative number of days back from today.

Select Specific Date

Select the date for the report.

Days Back

Enter the number of past days that should appear in the report.

Start Date

Specify whether the first date in your date range is a specific or relative date. You select the last date in your range in End Date.

End Date

Specify whether the second date in your date range is a specific or relative date. You select the first date in your range in Start Date.

Select Specific Start Date

Select the first date in your date range.

Select Specific End Date

Select the second date in your date range.

Days Back to Start From

Enter the number of the farthest day back that should be represented in the report. Combine with Days Back to End At to create a range of represented days.

For example, if you entered 10 for Days Back to Start From and 5 for Days Back to End At, the report would contain data for 10 days ago up until 5 days ago.

Days Back to End At

Enter the number of the most recent day back that should be represented in the report. Combine with Days Back to Start From to create a range of represented days.

For example, if you entered 10 for Days Back to Start From and 5 for Days Back to End At, the report would contain data for 10 days ago up until 5 days ago.

Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

FAQs

Can I use the same account to create multiple DataSets?

Yes.

How often can the data be updated?

As often as needed.

Are there any API limits I should be aware of?

No.

Knowledge Base

Intro

Prerequisites

Connecting to Your Aloha POS Account

Credentials Pane

Details Pane

Other Panes

FAQs

Can I use the same account to create multiple DataSets?

How often can the data be updated?

Are there any API limits I should be aware of?

Comments

Knowledge Base

Intro

Prerequisites

Connecting to Your Aloha POS Account

Credentials Pane

Details Pane

Other Panes

FAQs

Can I use the same account to create multiple DataSets?

How often can the data be updated?

Are there any API limits I should be aware of?

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