About This Release
Build no. - 908
Released - June 6, 2019
This version is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, RTM, build no. 29530.
Note:
The 64-bit client is the default client when opening the Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Windows client. The POS for the Windows client is only supported to run on the 32-bit client, which can be set up in the LS Central Start tool for the POS.
The following is a list of changes and key features in LS Central (14.0).
New or Enhanced Features
Retail
BackOffice
Feature Switches for Mobile POS
Feature Flags have been added to control various functions in Mobile POS.
Field Length Changes
This version of LS Central is based on the Business Central spring release (version 14.0). In this release Microsoft has made around 800 field length changes. LS Retail is in the progress of adjusting LS Central fields to the Business Central field lengths. Until this work is completed, users may experience issues if values are entered in Business Central fields that exceed the previous length. This, for example, applies to Item Description, Customer Name, and Vendor Name, where the length has changed from 50 characters to 100 characters.
Shelf Labels
An improved functionality to create and print shelf labels has been implemented. The improvements aim to speed up the process and to prevent locking, especially when many users are printing shelf labels at the same time.
Shelf label requests are created by schedule job 99001481 that runs on Head Office. The job creates Shelf Label Spools. A Spool is a set of Shelf Labels per store. Spools can be (multi)selected for printing and reprinting from the Shelf Label Printing page. Users in stores can print a shelf label item card for a single item.
Application Area
The property ApplicationArea has been set to #All for all LS Central pages and reports except Staff Management, Activity, and Loss Prevention.
LS Central App
The following enhancements have been made in the LS Central App, Android version:
- The log feature has been improved in LS Central.
- An update has been made to the PAX A920 plugin regarding printing receipts.
- The LS Central App now supports the Nav User Password authentication method.
LS Hardware Station
Updates With New LS Pay Functionality and Fixes
LS Hardware Station has been updated with a new version of LS Pay which includes an AltaPay refund fix.
Mobile POS and Mobile Inventory
In the new version of the Mobile POS it is now possible to void a transaction with a tender line.
In the Mobile POS, the auto-refresh of data is now done in the background, instead of previously where it had the focus and needed to be finished before the user could start to work. This has also been changed in the Mobile Inventory.
Replenishment
Dimension Pattern Improvements
Dimension Pattern can now be assigned to an item. This is the most generic setup, followed by the setup in Item Distribution, and Item Dimension Pattern Link being the most detailed.
An Add Dimensions action has been added to the Item Dimension Pattern Link page to make it easier to assign a Dimension Pattern to an item based on Variant Dimension 1.
For more information see Dimension Pattern in the LS Central Help.
Store Capacity Management with Sections and Shelves
Store Capacity Management now supports setup by Sections and Shelves. The Store Capacity page and report have been enhanced to show the inventory and store capacity utilization information of the items that belong to the Section or Shelf as set up in the store capacity entry.
A new Add Lines by Location action has also been added in the Store Capacity page to make bulk creation of store capacity entries easier.
For more information see Store Capacity in the LS Central Help.
Store Stock Redistribution Improvements
Fill Gaps in Size/Color Ranges with Store Stock Redistribution
A new Retail Item Variant Availability by Location page has been introduced in Store Stock Redistribution. The page provides an overview of the items and variants availability across stores and warehouses. With this page, broken variants, namely the items that do not have the complete range of sizes or colors, can be identified. With the help of the Dimension Pattern and the calculated sales performance indicators (Average Daily Sales and Sell Through %), Redist. Stock and Redist. Demand can now be determined and assigned, so the items and variants can be redistributed among the stores to fill gaps and maximize sales.
For more information see Retail Item Variant Availability by Location in the LS Central Help.
New Redistribution Calculation Type: Manual Redistribution
Manual Redistribution has been introduced as a new Redistribution Calculation Type, along with the existing Sales Demand, Stock Balancing, and Reorder Point/Max. Inventory. When this calculation type is used, the Redist. Preview is calculated to present the various sales information and inventory status of the items, but no Redist. Stock and Redist. Demand will be suggested by the system. The new Retail Item Variant Availability by Location page can be used to assign Redist. Stock and Redist. Demand, which will be used for Redist. Trips calculation later. It is also possible to link a Lifecycle Planning Worksheet to a Replenishment Template that is assigned with the Manual Redistribution calculation type, so the items from the Lifecycle Planning Worksheet can be calculated in the Redistribution Replenishment Journal.
For more information see Calculation Type: Manual Redistribution in the LS Central Help.
Adjusting the Redist. Stock and Redist. Demand Suggested by the System
With the new Retail Item Variant Availability by Location page, it is now possible to adjust the Redist. Stock and Redist. Demand calculated by using the Redistribution Calculation Types Sales Demand, Stock Balancing, and Reorder Point/Max. Inventory.
For more information see Redistribution Calculation Types in the LS Central Help.
Retail POS
EFT - Add Surcharge Based on Card Type
The EFT implementation in the POS has been updated. It is now possible to add a surcharge to a payment transaction, based on the type of card used in the payment.
Print Receipt's Barcode as QR Code
An option has been added to print the receipt's barcode as a QR code.
Refund Sale Posted When Voiding a Card Payment
The updated EFT implementation means that when voiding a card payment, a refund sale can now be posted automatically. Previously, the sale could only be posted manually.
Web Service
Web Service 2.0
The following web services have been created according to the Web Service 2.0 framework:
- TestConnection - replaces TEST_CONNECTION
- MemberCardBlock - replaces MM_CARD_BLOCK
LS Hospitality
Add Member Info to Transaction from Reservation/Walk-in
A member on a dining reservation is now added to the transaction when a guest from a reservation is seated.
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Send Ingredient Information to KDS
Recipe ingredients are now sent to the KDS which allows tracking the number (#) of ingredients on a display station using the aggregate groups.
Example: a burger station has many items, single burgers, double burgers, and cheeseburgers, and the chef needs to know how many patties are on the station.
Configure Button Profile With Bump Cell Operation
It is now possible to set a speed bump button for a cell on the Kitchen Display Station. This way it is possible to bump a chit in cell #1 or cell #4, if needed.
LS Activity
General
Sales Mode in Activity POS
The POS is automatically set in sales mode when needed for all Activity POS commands.
Additional Charges With Resource Requirements
Adding an additional charge to an activity can trigger some resource requirements.
Availability is now shown on additional charges, that is either inventory levels or resource availability, depending on whether the additional charge is resource related.
Additional Web Services
CancelReservation and ConfirmReservation are new web APIs that support confirmation and cancellation of activities in a single reservation.
Additional Event
Partners can now change capacity and availability logic using subscription events.
Activity Matrix Enhancements
The following enhancements have been implemented:
- View static or fixed layout of resources, using the menu button settings in the POS. This lets the user set up graphical layouts to view the resources and see their availability.
- Skin for activity status.
- Automatic screen refresh of the matrix at an interval of x-minutes.
- Show glyphs in matrix cells.
Memberships
General
New enhancements:
- You can now create a new member and search for a member on the Membership card.
- You can navigate to the Customer Card from batch lines.
- Changes on batch lines are not allowed when an invoice has been created.
Option Added to Include Allowances (Specific Price for x Number of Times)
A membership subscription can now issue price offers with limited quantity and period restrictions during subscription processing. For example, members might be offered five spa treatments for a discount price during the next membership period, but only during off-hours.
Other
Online Help
New Features on Home Page
Two new features have been added to the LS Central Help Home page:
- How to ... - quick access to all How to ... topics in the help system. The link opens a page with headings that you can expand and collapse to see alphabetically ordered lists of modules, each with links to How to ... topics for that particular module.
- What's new? - this link opens a page with a dynamic list of new help topics in the current release.
Previous Help and Release Notes
Links to LS Nav/LS Central Help, version 13, and Release Notes for versions 13.0-13.05 have been added to the See also section at the bottom of the Home page.
Demo Data
The Demo Data Information LS Central document has been revised and updated for release 14.0. It is available here or by clicking the More Documentation link on the LS Central Help Home page.
Fixed Issues
BackOffice
Table ID 99001509 Fixed
The table ID for table 99001509 has been fixed in codeunit 99001451 Action Management.
Replenishment
Improved Parallel Processing of Replen. Item Quantities Calculation
When the Replen. Item Quantities calculation was run using the parallel calculation approach, it could result in a deadlock as multiple processes were trying to delete the Replen. Item Quantity (RIQ) and Replen. Undelivered Quantity table at the same time.
This has now been resolved. The deletion is now handled by the master process instead of the individual parallel processes.
Hospitality
Sales Type Set Automatically at POS Startup
After a service tier reset, the correct Hospitality type is now selected automatically when the POS starts up without the classic multiview.