Purpose

This article outlines the steps required for performing a remote price change to a product in Parlevel VMS.
 

Requirements Per Machine

1. Has a PayPlus reader installed.
2. Is compatible with remote price changes.
3. Has  the Remote_Price_Changes Compatibility Flag enabled in the VMS.
    

Process

1. Log into the VMS.
    
2. Navigate to Vending > Tools > Selection Manager.
    
3. Use the column filters to specify products, assets, or locations.
   
   
4. Check the boxes on the left side of the row to select products to make remote price changes to. Checking the top box selects all products.
   
   
5. Click Update to open the Bulk Edit Selections modal.
   
   
   1. Set the pricing type. This sets how prices will change.
      1. Update price - sets one new price across the board for all selected products.
          
      2. Increase or Decrease the price - adjusts the price of each product based on its original price.
         
         
         Flat Rate - by the exact amount of the set value.
         
         Percentage - by a percentage based on the set value.
          
   2. Set the update method. This sets how the price change will be delivered. The number in parentheses shows how many devices will use the specified method based on the current product selection.
      
      
      Mobile - devices without a PayPlus reader that need prices updated via DEX and not remote price change.
      
      PayPlus - devices that have a PayPlus reader installed.
       
6. Select PayPlus (since a PayPlus is a requirement for a remote price change) and then select Force.
    
7. Click Submit.
    
8. Click Ok to confirm.
    

Track Progress

Navigate to Vending > Tools > Selection Tracker.

The Status column shows the update progress for each product.

• Pending - initial status after submitting a remote price change.
• Dispatched - update in progress.
• Success - update successfully applied to machine.
• Error - update not successfully applied to machine.