Showing personal and virtual balance on Embedded Terminals

Description

This feature allows users to see various representations of their balance, including their personal and virtual balance separately.

User Stories

  1. As a User I want to see my personal and virtual balance separately, so that I can see which balance I am using.

  2. As a User I want to see all my available balance, so that I can see how much I have left to be used. (This is useful for cases when minimal balance is not zero.)

  3. As a User I want to see my actual account balance to clearly see when I am in debt.

Requirements

  • Users should understand that personal balance is their real money they deposited to their accounts.

  • Users should understand that virtual (bonus) balance is the balance they received without spending their real money, usually by automatic recharges.

  • Users should understand that available balance is the balance they can use and that they will be restricted to do any charged actions when this balance reaches zero.

Dependencies / Non Functional Requirements

  • YSoft SafeQ Server must be installed and available within LAN proximity

  • YSoft Payment System must be installed and configured

  • YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal must be installed on the MFP(s)

Licensing

"Showing personal and virtual balance" feature is under a standard license.

Configuration

To configure "Showing personal and virtual balance" feature, go to YSoft SafeQ web interface and authenticate with an account with administrative rights. In Views menu switch to Advanced options, then go to System > System settings. Under YSoft Payment System tab search for property preferredBalanceType. There are three possible values:

  • Available balance - The balance shown on the terminal represents the user’s total balance. The displayed balance represents formula (personal + virtual - minimal) balance.

  • Separated balances - The terminal shows the user’s personal and virtual balances separately. An example of a representation would be "EUR 20.52 (+ 13.04) ", where the virtual balance is in the green font. This is except to the native type of YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal for Konica Minolta, where the representation would be "EUR 20.52 (+ 13.04 bonus)".

  • Available balance without minimal balance - The balance shown on the terminal represents how much credit is available on the user’s account without including their minimal balance. The user may have a negative value if their minimal balance is negative. The displayed balance represents formula (personal + virtual) balance.