DLH Aloha POS Agent
Unify Aloha POS BOH data for all stores.
For most multi-unit restaurant operators running Aloha POS, the richest data in lives in classic Aloha POS installations: a Windows Server at each store running Configuration Center, with sales, items, modifiers, voids, and labor punches stored in per-site dated sub-folder files. Getting that data into a modern data warehouse historically meant fragile nightly FTP scripts, hand-rolled parsers, or nasty homegrown code.
The DLH.io Aloha POS Agent is the bridge you've been looking for to solve your Aloha POS data integration issues.
Purpose-Built for Multi-Unit Aloha POS Customers
The Aloha POS Agent ships every capability a multi-unit restaurant data pipeline needs — DBF-aware ingestion, open table formats, encrypted credentials, schema evolution, and multi-store consolidation — in a single install you run on the server.
Built for Aloha BOH & Configuration Center
Purpose-built for the classic NCR Aloha back-of-house stack: Configuration Center, TermSrv / RDS sites, and the per-store DBF files where sales, items, modifiers, voids, and labor punches actually live.
Multi-Store Consolidation
Agents collect data from all stores/units — across regions, brands, and Aloha versions — and unify everything into a single normalized schema for analytics and AI use cases.
Data Synchronization
The Agent writes directly to several different output formats that you can easily use for downstream operations. No proprietary storage layer, no vendor lock-in — your restaurant data can be delivered how you need it.
Data Stored Securely
Data is landed securely directly for your access without restriction. Its your data you should have access to it the way you need it.
Firewall-Friendly by Design
Runs inside the BOH network boundary with outbound-only data transfer (via TLS). No inbound ports, no VPN tunnels back into store networks.
Encrypted Credentials & State
The agent is installed by an administrator similar to how your Aloha POS was set up in the first place. The agent provides logging, alerting, and ease of deployment
Schema Evolution Built-In
When a vendor patch or new module adds columns to data structures, the agent absorbs the change and adds the column to the downstream process correctly — no manual intervention needed, no broken reports, no pipeline redeploys.
Beyond Aloha — DLH Syncs Loyalty, Ads, Reviews
Use in combination with core DLH.io to synchronize data from adjacent restaurant systems — loyalty programs, advertising platforms, and review/feedback systems.
Deploy as a Windows Service
Ships as a single signed executable. Install as a Windows Scheduled Task with the bundled PowerShell installer.
Reference Architecture
A single lightweight process with three responsibilities: read data from each Aloha BOH server, provide the data in a consumable format for downstream operations, and track sync state locally so reruns and back-fills are deterministic.
1. Access & Synchronize
The agent captures all necessary data for sales, items, modifiers, voids, labor, gift cards, and more — using a memo-aware, schema-aware reader process. New stores are easily added with a few entries. Run on a scheduled frequency for the synchronization.
2. Review & Analyze
Per-store rows are normalized into a unified schema and synchronized for pickup. Schema evolution is automatic. Partition by store, brand, business date, or any column you choose. Analyze the data and deliver to your downstream processes.
3. Deliver & Query
Query the resulting Aloha POS data as needed through popular data warehouse concepts or lakehouse tables from Snowflake, Databricks, Trino, Athena, DuckDB, is the final result enabling you to continue with further downstream efforts on the data.
Built for Real Restaurant Operators
Multi-Unit Operators Consolidating Across Stores
Restaurant groups running 50, 200, or 1,000+ Aloha locations get a single, governed view of sales, items, voids, and labor without manually pulling files store-by-store. The agent handles the per-site sync; and if needed the DLH lakehouse handles the consolidation.
Replacing Brittle Nightly Batch Scripts
Decades-old FTP / SMB pulls and homegrown scripts break the moment a vendor patch shifts a column. Replace them with a supported agent that handles schema drift automatically and provides data warehouse-native capabilities.
Restaurant Analytics & AI Use Cases
Once Aloha data lands you can use it for downstream processes such as working with forecasting labor, model menu mixes, surfacing void anomalies, calculating prime metrics, etc.
Ideal if Migrating to a Cloud Warehouse
The agent gets the data into your warehouse on your timeline — without re-platforming the BOH or asking each store's IT contact to reconfigure their processes or network.
Automated Data Synchronization
Data flows from each store, through the agent on your BOH servers, securely and scheduled for hands-free automation. It just works!
Highest Levels of Security
The Aloha POS agent is distributed as a signed installer with all modern security standards and ease of deployment and consistent updates.
All History or Go-Forward Data
The Aloha POS agent can start a sync from today or capture historical from your Aloha system. Capturing some semblence of history creates a good baseline for analytics. It's flexible.
Get the Aloha POS Agent
DLH Aloha POS Agents can be deployed across all of your Aloha POS architecture in a matter of days. Talk to an engineer about running it across your store network.
Read the announcement: DLH.io Introduces Agents for NCR Aloha POS Customers.