PantrySoft includes functionality for collecting signatures — on either the Visit or Registration screens.
Definition
You can set up PantrySoft Visits and Registration screens with a dedicated Signature Collection Widget or alternatively one or more "Signature" type custom questions (see Custom Question Creation).
You have two hardware choices for collecting these signatures during a Visit or a Registration:
- Touchscreen/ Mouse Signing. Invite customers to use a touchscreen or the mouse directly in the signature field.
- Topaz Device. Invite customer to sign on a dedicated Topaz signature device purchased from the Topaz website
Activating Touchpad/ Mouse Signing:
We are excited to announce that we have recently introduced touchscreen/mouse signatures that requires no additional hardware or extensions! If you already use the Topaz signature pad and would like to switch to the mouse/ touchpad method instead, simply remove the Topaz extension from your browser.
Adding Signature Collection to Visits and/or Registrations
For both Visits and Registrations, PantrySoft has two different kinds of signature collection:
Signature Footer/ Dedicated Widget.
PantrySoft reserves a dedicated, full-page-width signature space at the bottom of every Registration and Visit screen.
- Registrations: In Setup-> Registration Settings, activate the signature widget:
(Show Signature on Dashboard Registration).- OPTION: add the agreement language in those same settings:
(Registration Agreement Text) - OPTION: make the signature required:
(Signature on Dashboard Registration Required)
- OPTION: add the agreement language in those same settings:
- Visits: In Setup-> Visit Settings, activate the signature widget:
(Show Signature on Visit).- OPTION: add the agreement language in those same settings:
(Visit Agreement Text) - OPTION: make the signature required:
(Signature on Visit Required)
- OPTION: add the agreement language in those same settings:
Custom Registration "Signature" Question.
PantrySoft Custom Questions can also collect signatures. You can add as many of these signature questions as you'd like the Custom Question area in a Visit or a Registration.
- Registrations: In Setup-> Registration Questions, add a signature type of custom question to the Registration screens (see signature type questions under Custom Question Creation).
- Visits: In Setup-> Visit Questions, add a signature type of custom question to the Visit screens (again, see signature type questions under Custom Question Creation).
Topaz Signature Pad Overview
For those pantries who wish to use a dedicated signature pad device to collect signatures, PantrySoft offers integration with the Topaz brand signature pads.
To set up either a Registration or a Visit with signature collection, perform the following steps as necessary:
- Purchase a Topaz pad.
- Download the three drivers / software mentioned in Hardware Installation.
- Turn on Visit and/or Registration signature settings inside PantrySoft.
- Plug the Topaz pad into your device and let your device finalize installation (i.e., "plug and play")
Hardware Purchase
Choose from among Topaz' signature pads.
Purchase page is here: https://www.topazsystems.com/signaturepads.html
Hardware Installation
PantrySoft uses TOPAZ drivers to interface with signature pad devices. Find the hardware for sale here and select any one of them.-
Download and install the hardware drivers.
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Download and install the app.
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Download and install the browser extension.
- Acquire the TOPAZ-compatible signature pad devices you'll need.
- Install the device drivers from the site, finding your particular model on this page: https://www.sigpluspro.com/....
- Download, save, and then run the following TOPAZ app on your computer: https://www.topazsystems.com/Software/SigPlusExtLite.exe
- Finally, from inside your browser, install the "SigPlusExtLite" browser extension as follows:
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/topaz-sigplusextlite-back/dhcpobccjkdnmibckgpejmbpmpembgco
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/topaz-sigplusextlite-extension/
Edge: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/topaz-sigplusextlite-back/dhcpobccjkdnmibckgpejmbpmpembgco
Topaz Official Documentation: For full instructions directly from the manufacturer, visit this page and download the full documentation:
https://www.topazsystems.com/software/sigplusextlite_userinstall.pdf
Running Visits with Topaz Signatures
After setting up a visit or registration signature field (see above), your intake staff will now see a field appear on those screens. If the field has not been required, staff are free to ignore this field, saving and exiting as normal.
- Click Sign.
A special TOPAZ pop-up will appear containing a field that displays the signature as it is signed. - Confirm Topaz pop-up.
Wait for the bottom of the TOPAZ pop-up to display: "Pad initialized, start signing." - Invite the client to sign.
Note: the pad does not have a "done" button. - Click OK when done.
Click the green check symbol at the top of the pop-up when the client is done signing. A signature will appear in the Signature Scan area of the Visit pop-up. - Save and Exit.
Click Save and Exit