Aztec • Release

Created 08 July 2025 • Updated 08 July 2025

3.31.1 - Production

The following information details this release of Aztec.

Release Schedule

Production
4 February 2025

What's New

New Features

The following new features have been introduced in this version of Aztec.

Feature Description

Auto addition of a contribution to a table account

Automatically when a new table is opened a product can be added to the account for customers to take contributions for Carbon Zero transition in order to improve social responsibility

Refund of items from an alternate site with QR code on receipt

When printing a receipt a QR code can be included which can be used when needing to perform a refund at a different site compared to the original site where the transaction were performed

This feature requires POS Integration Engine 1.57 and above (Plugin ZCF Central Store Queries) and Zonal Communication Framework 4.24.0 and above

Activity Manager - Cloning calendars

Creating calendars in Activity Manager has been made easier by providing a clone option, along with the ability to sort calendars in A-Z or ID order

Z9 Tills login time optimisation when using Dallas Keys

Improvements to the speed of identification on a Z9 terminal with a Dallas key have been added

Tax revenue details added to zero rated products in digital journey

Additional information is now provided to iOrder Platform to support ordering of products that have zero rate VAT so that this information can be correctly shown on receipts

Provide clients ability to configure enforcing Aztec Reference for Import / Export

Aztec Import has been updated so that enforcement of unique <AztecReference> is done only when configured.

By default, unique product import/export references will not be enforced.

To enforce them, the KeyName "RejectDuplicateImpExpRef" must be inserted into the GlobalConfiguration table at Head Office.

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"RejectDuplicateImpExpRef"

This feature is only applicable for Aztec Import. Product Modelling will allow the user to enter duplicate import/export references regardless of the settings in this feature.

To request this feature is enabled contact your Zonal Account Representative

Technical Changes

The following technical changes have been introduced in this version of Aztec.

Feature Description
Aztec installer upgrade speed improvement This feature is to address an issue where customers are experiencing error 126 at the time of upgrading Aztec
Aztec Import speed improvement by stored procedure optimisations Improvements have been made in Aztec to reduce the time it takes to import files using Aztec Import
Improve Security with an upgrade of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 Apache HTTP server has been updated to version 2.4.62. This will add the latest security features and provide a more robust experience
Improvement to Aztec Modules Close Down Performance Performance enhancement measures have been taken to improve Aztec Modules closing down times

Additional Information

Z9 till hardware type is not supported on mixed estates where Head Office is on 3.31.0+ and sites are on a lower Aztec version (3.29.0 and below)

For all Z9 tills, please continue to use and setup as XP POS till hardware type until the site has been upgraded to 3.31.0+