Portal app v1.8.0 was released on June 10, 2025, and contains the following:
- Limit on Days in Advance a Reservation Can Be Made
- Limit on Days in Advance an Order Can be Placed (Portal PO)
- First Pickup or Delivery Time Automatically Selected
- Defect Fixes
- Defect Fixes Since June 10
Limit on Days in Advance a Reservation Can Be Made
If your Portal app is configured to allow table reservations, you can implement a limit to the days in advance a reservation can be made. Please reach out to MealSuite Support to implement a days in advance limit. When a days in advance limit is implemented, the Portal app user will not be allowed to select a date past that limit.
For MealSuite Support, please see the internal configuration article to implement a days in advance limit for reservations. Configuring the Portal App for POS Orders (INTERNAL)
(Internal reference: POSV3-3157)
Limit on Days in Advance an Order Can be Placed (Portal PO)
You can now implement a limit to the days in advance an order can be placed. Please reach out to MealSuite Support to implement a a limit on the days in advance an order can be placed. When a days in advance limit is implemented, the Portal app user will not be allowed to select a date past that limit.
For MealSuite Support, please see the internal configuration article to implement a days in advance limit for ordering. Configuring the Portal App for POS Orders (INTERNAL).
(Internal reference: POSV3-3160)
First Pickup or Delivery Time Automatically Selected
When placing an order for pickup or delivery, the first available pickup time (left screenshot) or delivery time range (right screenshot) is automatically selected.
(Internal reference: POSV3-3231)
Defect Fixes
- Fixed following issues on the Portal app front end,
- For a Portal app being used for non-paid orders in advance, fixed following internal configuration issues:
- For a Portal app being used for paid orders, fixed following internal configuration issues:
- Fixed issue with Staff - Pay at Pickup checkbox not being selected by default when selecting Allow staff to login and place an order checkbox and deselecting it. (Internal reference: DEF-8555)
- Resolved error message incorrectly appearing when the Allow residents and patients selected on the activation tab to login and place an order checkbox was not selected. (Internal reference: DEF-8536)
- Addressed issue with restricted hours inadvertently reversing by an hour. (Internal reference: DEF-8205)
Defect Fixes Since June 10
- For the internal configuration of Portal app being used for non-paid orders in advance, the Max number of days in advanced allowed for ordering field, has a default value of 7. This therefore fixes a validation error that was occurring when working in POS internal configuration settings, including Portal for POS paid orders. (Internal reference: DEF-8779)