Documentation
Hearing Center Business Suite documentation
Everything you need to install, set up and run Hearing Center Business Suite.
Getting started
1
What you need
The server, PHP, database and folders the suite needs.
2
Installation
Upload the files, create the database, run the two-step installer and add the cron job.
3
The licence key
Activating your key, what each state means, addon keys and moving to another domain.
4
The admin panel and first steps
The dashboard, the sidebar, the top bar and a checklist for your first day.
Running the centre
5
The website
Home page bands, pages, menus, the slider, your content, enquiries and website settings.
6
Patients
Patient files, patient numbers, notes and calls, and what patients see on the website.
7
Products and the catalogue
Brands, products and prices, serial numbers, gift items and published price lists.
8
Invoices
Invoices to dealers, patients or anybody, with serials, payments, your own print design and a QR code.
9
Users, roles and permissions
Staff and dealer logins, roles, sign-in hours and networks, login history and the activity log.
10
Settings, theme and e-mail
General and company settings, SMS and WhatsApp gateways, the theme and e-mail delivery.
11
Communication: tickets, notifications and newsletters
Support tickets with dealers, dashboard notifications, and newsletters by e-mail, SMS and WhatsApp.
Looking after the script
12
Managing addons
Switching addons on and off, free and premium addons, the store, and every addon of the suite.
13
Updating the script
Installing a new version by hand or with one click, and what the database update does.
14
Scheduled jobs (cron)
The one cron line the suite needs, and everything it runs.
15
Troubleshooting
White pages, licence locks, e-mail and SMS, clean addresses, uploads, addons and forgotten passwords.
Addons
16
Dealer Network
Dealers, sub-dealers, the customers they sell to, retail invoices and the dealer portal.
17
Warranty & Guarantee
Warranty cards per serial number, expiry warnings and replacement claims.
18
Accounts Management
Dealer ledgers and payments, the cash book, income and expense heads, and profit and loss.
19
Payment Gateway
Take payments by bKash, Nagad, Rocket, bank transfer, a card link or cash.
20
Discount & Coupon
Discount codes for dealers and sub-dealers, with limits, dates and a record of every use.
21
Data Export & Import
Your data out as CSV or JSON, and back in with a column mapper and a dry run.
22
Backup & Restore
Manual and scheduled backups, copies to FTP or cloud drives, and a safe restore.
23
Online & Offline Sync
Keep working without internet; everything is sent when the connection returns.
24
Hearing Aid Repair
Repairs with tracking numbers, QR slips, a public tracking page and jobs from dealers.
25
Earmould / Earshell
Earmould and earshell orders from impression to delivery, with slips and tracking.
26
Language
English and Bangla panels, a language switch, and your own wording for any word.
27
Footer Branding
Your own credit line and links in the footer of the panel and the dealer portal.
28
Script & Addon Updates
One-click updates from the License Center, with a backup sent there first.
29
Appointment Management
The diary: website and counter bookings, confirmations, reminders and no-shows.
30
Multi-Branch Management
Run several centres from one installation, with staff and figures per branch.
31
Audiology & Clinical Records
Hearing test results on the patient file, a drawn audiogram, PTA and a printable report.
32
Inventory & Stock
Per-branch stock balances, a full movement history, stock-takes and transfers between branches.
33
Purchase & Suppliers
Suppliers, purchases and goods received, with stock, serial numbers, cost prices and supplier balances kept up to date.
34
Hearing Aid Management
Fittings, trials, set-up and programming notes, service history and the patients due a service check.
35
Patient & Customer Management
Follow-ups, labels, merging duplicate patient files, importing a patient list and self sign-up for patients on the website.
36
Online Lab Reports
Write or upload test reports, publish them after checking, and let patients read and download their own.
37
Reports & Analytics
Sales, stock and clinic figures for any period, printable and exportable to CSV.
38
Online Test Report Creator
Audiogram, impedance, SRT and endoscopy reports with their own print designs and a phrase bank.
39
Employee Management
Staff records, a daily attendance register and a monthly payroll sheet worked out from attendance.
40
Notifications & Marketing
SMS, e-mail and WhatsApp campaigns, message templates and automatic reminders for service checks, warranties and birthdays.
41
Blog & Articles
A blog on your website with categories, moderated comments, likes, sharing and a latest-articles band.
42
E-Commerce & POS
The till, counter sales and receipts, plus an online shop with cart, delivery charges, cash on delivery and online payment.
43
Visitor Analytics
Live visitors, traffic sources, devices and the most read pages, counted on your own server.
44
Office Visits
A note of every walk-in: why they came, what they were told and the price quoted, shown again on their patient file.
45
AI Live Chat
A website chat that answers in Bangla, English or Banglish, with or without an AI key, and lets staff reply in person.
46
Commission & Referral
Referrer accounts, commission cases, payouts and a printable monthly commission sheet.
47
Product Verification
A public page where customers check a serial number against your stock, warranty cards and your own rules.