About This Release
Build no. –
Released – June 16, 2017
This version is built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017, build no. .
Note:
The 64-bit client is now the default client when opening NAV.
In this version the POS is only supported to run on the 32-bit Dynamics NAV Windows client. We recommend setting up the 32-bit client in the LS Nav Start tool for the POS.
The following is a list of changes and key features in LS Nav 2017 (10.05).
Hospitality:
KDS Data Processing Has Been Improved
The processing of KDS data has been improved and requires data upgrade. A new configuration, which specifies next station and production order, has been added for the preparation and expeditor display stations. This configuration is set up manually, and an action can be run to update the KDS data for KDS reporting.
Two new KDS reports have been created
- KDS Performance Station: this report tracks ticket time for the display stations grouped by KDS report period.
- KDS Performance Item: this report gives an overview of the average ticket time for items, product groups, or item categories.
Split transactions overview
By selecting Split Entries on the Transaction register for the original transaction, it is now possible to view transactions that were created by splitting the original transaction.
LS Hardware Station
A New Way to Connect Devices to LS Nav
With this release the LS Hardware Station is introduced for the first time. This is a new component that is installed with the Toolbox and is intended to take care of the communication with external devices. The Hardware Station service has a well-defined interface that is based on SignalR, a proven protocol from Microsoft.
In this release only the LS Nav Web POS client supports the LS Hardware Station. The goal for coming releases is to provide support for EFTs with the LS Pay product as well as other devices commonly used with LS Nav.
Supported devices in this version are: an OPOS cash drawer, OPOS scanner, OPOS line display, and an OPOS printer.
Documentation for LS Hardware Station is available here in the LS Nav Online Help.
LS Recommend:
Auto Increment Property Removed
In order to make replication easier, an auto increment property has been removed from tables 10016252, 10016257, and 10016261.
LS Recommend Object Package for LS Nav 2015 (8)
An object package with LS Recommend objects for LS Nav 8.00.08 is available on the Partner Portal. The package consists of new and modified objects and help code units that generate demo data for the solution. See guidelines included in the package.
LS Recommend Object Package for LS Nav 2016 (9)
An object package with LS Recommend objects for LS Nav 9.00.10 is available on the Partner Portal. The package consists of new and modified objects and help code units that generate demo data for the solution. See guidelines included in the package.
Rank Builds not Automatically Deleted
Rank builds are now prevented from being deleted in automated build procedures.
Recommendation Displayed When a Member but No Items Are in a Transaction
When there are no items in a transaction but only a member, a recommendation is displayed based on the member's previous purchases. This only applies when there is no active display rule.
Recommendation Is Not Shown When a Sale Is a Return Sale
A recommendation is not shown when a transaction is a return sale.
Recommended Items Filtered Out on the POS
If a recommended item does not exist in the POS database, the item is filtered out from the recommendation results on the POS.
Replenishment
Item Quantities Calculation Improvements
Query-based calculation approach in Replen. Item Quantities calculation: this can be enabled with the field Enable Query in the Replenishment Setup. By enabling the functionality, the calculation codeunit (10012200, Replen. - Calc. Qtys) utilizes new Query objects to calculate the Replenishment Item Quantity table, instead of the original nested loop table read approach. Activating this feature reduces the calculation time due to less reads from the SQL server, but increases RAM consumption of the NAV service.
Parallel calculation approach in Replen. Item Quantities calculation: by enabling this functionality, the items to be calculated are put into calculation buckets according to the number of existing parallel NAS and Schedulers. The calculation is done on the parallel NAS jobs, and the master job on the primary NAS waits until the sub-jobs are finalized, before it continues with other Scheduler jobs. A detailed description can be found in Replenishment Calculation using Multiple NAS LS Nav 2017 (10.04) Memo.pdf in the folder "Older Documentation" in the released files for the cumulative update.
The new approaches can be combined or used individually.
Changed Calculation for Effective Inventory When Using the Coverage Option
New fields have been introduced to Replenishment Setup to define the calculation horizons for the Effective Inventory calculation.
When the calculation option Coverage is chosen, the new fields Sales Order Coverage Days, Purchase Order Coverage Days, and Transfer Order Coverage Days on the Replen. Setup page, the Effective Inventory FastTab, are used instead of the fields Store Stock Cover Reqd (Days) and Wareh Stock Cover Reqd (Days) from Item, Item-Store Record, or Data Profiles. This affects the Effective Inventory calculation only.
This has no effect for the calculation options Include and Exclude.
Demo Data Added
Demo data have been added to Demo Database.
Filter Issue in the Purchase Replenishment Journal
Filtering on Vendors in the Purchase Replenishment Journal did not work when Data Profiles were assigned to Items indirectly by using Divisions, Item Categories, or Product Groups. This has now been fixed.
Forward Sales Factor Calculation
The calculation of the Forward Sales Factor has been improved: it now considers the Invoiced Quantity instead of the Adjusted Quantity from table Value Entry. This provides more accurate results.
Link from the Product Groups Page to the Replenishment Data Profile Page Removed
A link from the Product Groups page to the Replenishment Data Profile page has been removed. Instead, use lookup in the Replen. Data Profile field on the Product Groups page.
Track RIQ Calculation Progress in Event Viewer
The RIQ (Replenishment Item Quantity) calculation progress can now be tracked in Event Viewer. You enable the option by selecting the Track Progress in Event Viewer check box on the Replen. Setup page. The Items Log Frequency field should be filled in with a value to indicate how frequently the calculation progress should be tracked.
Retail
LS Nav Event Created and Published at the End of a Transaction
A new integration event, OnAfterPostTransaction, has been added to the POS Post Utility.
Mix & Match Functionality Change
Mix & Match least expensive offers has been changed back to optimize customer value. This was the default until version 9.00.
Now the offer picks all items involved from the high end and optimizes the customer value, eliminating the possibility of multiple transactions giving better results than selling all in one transaction.
A new check box, Skip Least Exp. Customer Opt., has been added to the Mix & Match card to overwrite this optimizing behavior. It is now possible to set up offers to behave as in version 9.00. If this check box is selected, the offer will select the least expensive items from the lower end, therefore making it possible for the customer to get a better deal by dividing the purchase into two or more transactions.
New Field to Hold Global ID
This modification lets transactions be exported as XML files for review by local tax authorities. This is also known as “Fiscal Printing”.
Tax authorities issue global codes that are added to the Tender Types, Product Groups, and POS Commands tables. Store Management can group their items as before, but now they can also group by predefined codes for outbound purposes. The code is added to the Outbound Code field in the tables mentioned above.
When the Outbound Code has been added to the POS Commands table, LS Retail will start logging all activity for the selected command, making it possible to export the data.
New Language Support Functionality
A new functionality, Language Support, has been added under BackOffice - Product Design. With this functionality all field values in all tables can have a translation in different languages stored in the Data Translation table. On the Data Translation Setup page there is an Excel Import/Export functionality that can be used to get data translations in and out of LS Nav.
Currently, the Language Support functionality is only available as part of BackOffice, but it can be sent to LS Omni via data replication.
New Translation Button
To make it easy for the user to access the Translation system in LS Nav, it is now possible to create a translation button whose function it is to go over the setup and find the correct record in the Translation system.
CodeUnit 10000970 (Data Translation Mgt) now has a new function, CallFrompage, with one paramenter, Rec. To create the button, put in „OnAction“ Translation.CallFromPage(rec).
POS Printing: Support for Variable Line Width (Characters per Line)
It is now possible to use more than 40 or less than 40 characters per line in POS printing. Until now, the number of characters was fixed to 40 characters.
Fields have now been added to POS Hardware Profile and POS Printer to set the number of characters per line for printing.
The current design for printing (in the POS Print Utility codeunit) has not changed ('#L#### ### #' and so on, 40 characters), but this new feature will automatically cut or extend the design, depending on the selected Line Length for the printer..
Other:
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 CU5 Upgrade
A cumulative update CU5 (16177) for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 has been released. The update includes all application and platform hotfixes and regulatory features that have been released for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017.
Online Help: Link to Demo Scripts
The LS Nav Online Help home page now has a link to a list of demo scripts on the Partner Portal.
Overview of Cumulative Updates
An overview of cumulative LS Nav updates, version 5 up to current version 10.05, is now available in the online help, see here and here. The link opens an Excel document with filtering options.
Search Index Updated
Search indexing has been updated with a progress dialog box that shows how long the indexing will take.
Web POS: New Option Added to Browser Control
A new option has been added to the Browser Control in the Web Client. The option enables Browser Control to be used as a generic HTML element instead of an IFrame element. This gives the control more options and access to the DOM in the Web POS instead of being sandboxed in the IFrame as before.
Web POS: Search as You Type Implemented
The "Search as you type" function on current input has been implemented for Web POS.