Whats New in Version 9

Remote access using the web

Employees can log into a full website from a computer or a mobile website from any phone or
mobile device with a browser to view appointments. Employees will also be able to view client
information, product information, and service information.

Salon Iris iPhone and iPad application
 
With the Salon Iris iPhone app, employees can view their appointments from anywhere, and
even book new appointments for themselves. The iPhone app connects directly to the salon
computer, so all information is up-to-date and appointments are booked instantly. The app
works on the iPhone and iPad, and is completely free to install and use for all employees at a
business with WebAccess set up.

Create and manage marketing campaigns, including complete campaign analysis reports

Complete marketing campaigns can be created for email, postal mail, SMS text message, or any other type of media (newspaper, magazine, TV, etc). Target specific clients based on demographics or purchase history. Create and store marketing materials where applicable, associate specific discount coupons with the campaign, and track the response and determine the success of a campaign using analysis reports.

Services can be defined as a multi-day service, so you can schedule weekend retreats, vacation packages, or overnight stays
Services can be defined as single day services (the classic service) or as a service that will span multiple days. This will allow you to define the default duration of a service, and choose start and end days accordingly when booking the service. This is perfect for any overnight stay, or services that will run past midnight on a given day.

Send mass e-mails directly through the software, including images, text formatting and colours. Quickly and easily send beautifully formatted e-mail messages to multiple clients at once or to single selected clients. You can include multiple images, attachments, and format the text and layout of your e-mail using an interface similar to a word processor.

New Welcome screen

The Welcome screen has been completely redesigned and can now be customised to display sales totals and include integration with Facebook and Twitter.

Resources now allow defining of a maximum capacity

Resources can be set up to have a maximum number of services scheduled at once. This makes it easy to manage classrooms and group rooms or items. When booking a service, you can view how full resources are with a coloured meter, and book the resource with room available.

Automatic logout for an employee that has been inactive for a defined amount of time

Logs out the employee that is currently logged in using the “Remember which employee is logged in” option of the employee password Feature. This will allow users to more conveniently use the ‘remember’ feature for password protection, which enables more activity logging and a higher level of security.

Minor Feature Changes
Drag-and-drop an appointment to change duration of service
Customise the Traveler Ticket print-out to choose what information will print
Improved client search when creating a new appointment
Add an image to quote or invoice template for printout
Customise columns shown on most reports
Separate appointment reminder message templates for e-mail and SMS
Added support for birthday year in the mailing report
Enhanced product and client search options
Allow payroll to choose commission or hourly pay when calculating, depending on which is
greater
Special field for storing secure information for each client (not credit card information)
Additional options for merging clients together
Link back bar items directly to a service

New Reports

#144 Cancellations, Void and No Show list with comments
#145 Client Demographics
#146 Employee Performance
#147 Business Performance
#148 Taxable vs. Non-Taxable Product and Service Sales
#149 Non-Returning Clients
#150 Employee Goal Setting and Review
#151 Clients with a Balance of Tanning Minutes
#152 Business Growth