About this release
Note:
Release version numbering has changed and from now on it will present year and minor version number. Version 2022.1 is the next version after 4.25.
The Commerce Suite is integrated with LS Central providing simplified apps and service with real-time connectivity through web services. This version was released with LS Central version 19.4.
The Commerce Suite includes:
- Commerce Service – version 2022.4
- Mobile POS (Android) – version 2022.4
- Mobile Inventory (Android) – version 2022.4
Note: All released clients connect by default to a central Commerce service that is hosted in the cloud. This server is connected to LS Central (19.xx), which is populated with demo data and acts as a source of data suitable for demonstrations and software evaluation.
To request a local installation of the Commerce Service for any of the solutions that you wish to privately host and connect to your LS Central solution, contact LS Retail through Partner Support on the LS Retail Portal (log in required).
Commerce Service is unit tested against LS Nav 2018 (11.xx) and LS Central (13.xx, 14.xx, 15.x, 16.x, 17.x, 18.x, 19.x).
The apps are only tested against LS Central (19.xx).
To use Commerce Service against LS Nav 2016 (9.xx) and LS Nav (10.xx), use LS Omni version 3.xx.
To use Commerce Service against LS Nav 2015 (8.xx), use LS Omni version 2.3.3.
LS Nav older than version 8.x is not supported.
To run an older version of the apps, downloaded from mobiledemo.lsretail.com against our demo server, the URL must be set to:
- Version 2.4.x and up:
http://mobiledemo.lsretail.com/LSCommerceService/appjson.svc
- Version 2.3.x and older:
http://mobiledemo.lsretail.com/LSOmniServiceOld/json.svc
These release notes cover new features and changes implemented in the Commerce Suite for this release. For more detailed information about the functionality, refer to the LS Central Help (LS eCommerce, LS eCommerce Installation, LS Retail Apps).
Minimum system requirements
Requirements for Commerce Service Host running on IIS:
- 80 GB disk space, depending on the LS Nav/LS Central database size
- 4 GB Ram
- Windows 10,11 Professional/Enterprise
- Windows server 201x
- IIS 7 and above
- SQL Server 201x
- SQL Server Advanced Express 201x
Note: The Full Text Search feature in SQL Server is optional but strongly recommended.
Compatibility version matrix
| LS Commerce Suite | LS Central/LS Nav | LS One |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.1, 2022.2, 2022.3, 2022.4 | Central (19.x), Central (18.x), Central (17.x), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2022 (Inventory and MPOS) |
| 4.24, 4.25 | Central (19.x), Central (18.x), Central (17.x), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2021 (Inventory and MPOS) |
| 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23 | Central (18.x), Central (17.x), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2021 (Inventory and MPOS) |
| 4.17 | Central (17.4), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2021 (Inventory and MPOS) |
| 4.10, 4.11, 4.12. 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16 | Central (17.4), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2020 (Inventory and MPOS) |
| 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9 | Central (17.4), Central (16.x), Central (15.x), Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2019.1 (Inventory only) |
| 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 | Central (14.x), Central (13.x), 2018 (11.x) | 2019.1 (Inventory only) |
| 3.7 | Central (13.05), 2018 (11.05), 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10) | N/A |
| 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 | Central (13.04), 2018 (11.05), 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10) | N/A |
| 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 | 2018 (11.05), 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10) | N/A |
| 2.5.0 | 2018 (11.05), 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10) | N/A |
| 2.4.x | 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10) | N/A |
| 2.3.x | 2017 (10.10), 2016 (9.10), 2015 (8.08) | 2017 |
The LS Central version mentioned in the list is the highest version within a major version that an Commerce Version supports. Each LS Central minor version, lower than the one mentioned in the list, is also supported. For example: Central (13.05) means that 13.04, 13.03, 13.02, 13.01, and 13.0 are supported, too.
Note:
iOS apps have been discontinued from further development and no updates have been made to those apps since release 3.0. These include:
- Inventory (iOS)
- Mobile POS (iOS)
- Hospitality Mobile POS (iOS)
Loyalty apps have been discontinued from further development and no updates have been made to those apps since release 4.0. These include:
- Retail Loyalty (iOS and Android)
- Hospitality Loyalty (iOS and Android)
The source code for the Loyalty apps is available. Contact licenses@lsretail.com for access.
Features and fixes in this release
Mobile POS (Android)
- Bug fixes
Inventory (Android)
- Bug fixes
AppShell (Android)
- Bug fixes
AppShell (Windows)
- Fixed bug where drop-down selector would not appear
- Dual Display Support added
Commerce Service
- Bug fixes
- LS Recommend v2 ready