Updates for 11/4/21

Today we have three small updates to the grooming and training sections in Paw Partner.  Below are the updates for both grooming and training in Paw Partner.

Today Tab Now Showing Kennel Number For Boarding And Daycare Pets

In the "Today" tab of the groomer and trainer dashboard, we have added the boarding/daycare service and kennel number under the "service" section.  See photo below for details:

Service Count Number In The Groomer And Trainer Calendar

In both the individual and groomer/trainer overview calendars we have added a number under each staff member.  This number correlates to the amount of services booked for that staff member on that day.  See this photo for more detail:

Staff Name Added To Cells In Groomer/Trainer Overview Calendar

In both the Groomer/Trainer overview calendar, we have added the staff name every four hours in the background cells for you to more easily see which staff member is on which lane.  We have also added the staff to the bottom scroll bar as well. See photo for detail:

Thank you all for the great feedback we appreciate you helping us make the platform better!

New Booking Updates For Group Training Classes

Today's release features a new way of booking group training classes.  Based on feedback from our businesses, we have updated the look and flow of making a reservation for a training group class.  After the update, when selecting a group class, instead of having a calendar view pop up, we now list out all of the classes in one continuous view.  It is separated by month to limit the amount of scrolling needed by large facilities.

Business staff will always be able to see all classes.  Full classes will have a red banner instead of green making it easier to see which classes are full.  Customers will only be able to view full classes if the waitlist is enabled.  If waitlist is not enabled, then full classes will not be viewable for customers.  If there are no classes available for  the month, you can easily toggle to the next month.  We have also added a "Next Available Class" button that will take you to the next available class when there are no classes available for the remainder of the month.

Please see the screenshot below and let us know if you have any questions or feedback about this new feature!

Customer Discounts

In today's Paw Partner release, we have created a new Customer Discount option.  When you create and add a customer discount to a customer, it will be auto-applied whenever that customer makes a reservation or is checked out.

To create a customer discount, go to "Settings" -> "Pricing" -> "Discounts".  You can either modify an existing discount or create a new one.  When creating a discount, if you select the check box named "Customer Discount", then the discount that is created will be a Customer Discount that is not tied to a specific service. It can then be added to customers who you want to always get that discount.

After you have created a new customer discount, you can apply it to any of your customers.  To add the new discount, go in to the owner card by clicking on the owner's picture anywhere in Paw Partner.  In the "info" tab scroll down to the "discount" line and select which discount you would like.

One important thing to note - you can only select one customer discount to be auto-applied at checkout.  If you want to have multiple discounts for a single customer, you will need to combine them into one discount in the Pricing Settings section.

Customer Discounts are particularly useful for AAA, Military, AARP, and employee discounts.  See the video below for more information about how to create and use the new customer discount options!

Package Credit Updates

We have reworked how package credits work for Grooming and Training services.  You will now be able to use package credits for services that are "Grouped By Service" in the pricing settings area.

To access a list of your services that are grouped by service go to "Settings" -> "Pricing" -> "Grooming or Training" -> "Grouped By Service".  

The services listed in the "Grouped By Service" will now let you use package credits for any service that is grouped together.

For instance, if you have a package for "Agility Training" and you have 2 trainers that teach "Agility Training", as long as they are "Grouped By Service" you will be able to use a package credit for either of the trainers classes.  This will also work for grooming - if for example you have a "departure bath" that multiple groomers perform, a package credit will work for any groomer performing that service as long as they are grouped by service.

Paw Partner Integrating With Quickbooks Online!

We are excited to be integrating with the online version of Quickbooks.  Our integration with Quickbooks goes beyond the "Quickbooks friendly excel sheet export" that is standard in our industry and integrates our payment system directly into the online version of Quickbooks.

After your Quickbooks integration is enabled, when checking customers out, the transactions will flow directly into your Quickbooks account in real time.  An important note to make on these transactions are that any transaction where money was either collected or refunded will create an entry into Quickbooks.  Transaction using ONLY package credits or prepaid credits will not create entries into Quickbooks unless other items created a charge for the customer.  Furthermore, when you "bill out" income and are not collecting money, that transaction will not create an entry into Quickbooks.  When you collect that billed out income, you are collecting money and it will create an entry into Quickbooks.

Please see the video below for an overview of our Quickbooks integration and contact us at Support@pawpartner.com to speak with a representative for the steps to set up your Quickbooks integration.  Note that currently the QuickBooks integration is only available within the U.S.