Oracle® Retail Merchandising System

Release Notes

Release 15.0.2

 

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December 2017

Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS) Release 15.0.2 is a patch release for RMS 15.0. RMS 15.0.2 includes selected defect fixes and enhancements for RMS 15.0 code.

Oracle Customer Support investigates submitted issues assuming that all released updates have been applied. It is the customer's decision when to apply a new release; however, delays in applying updates can complicate the support process.

This document contains the following topics:

n        Overview

n        About Patch Releases

n        Hardware and Software Requirements

n        Applying the Patch Release

n        Running Scripts

n        Technical Enhancements

n        Defect Fixes and Documentation

n        Noteworthy Defect Fixes

n        Related Documentation

n        Documentation Accessibility

Overview

Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS) executes core merchandising activities, including merchandise management, inventory replenishment, purchasing, vendor management, and financial tracking.

About Patch Releases

Oracle Retail patch releases are periodic releases that can include the following:

n        New defect fixes

n        Product enhancements

n        Technical upgrades

Documentation for patch releases includes the following:

n        New and updated guides (for example, operations guides) that apply to the patch release level. See Related Documentation for a list of the documents published for RMS 15.0.2.

n        Defect reports for new fixes and enhancements for the patch release.

Note

Customers must apply the entire patch release to update their installation to the currently supported level.

 

See the Oracle Retail Merchandising System Installation Guide for instructions about how to apply the defect fixes and enhancements that you have not already applied.

Hardware and Software Requirements

See the Oracle Retail Merchandising Installation Guide for additional information about the following:

n        Hardware and software requirements

n        Oracle Retail application software compatibility

Applying the Patch Release

Before applying the RMS 15.0.2 patch release, be sure that:

n        RMS 15.0 has been installed.

Before applying the new files over your code:

n        Note whether any modules have been customized. If so, the customizations must be reapplied to the new version of the module, or the fix may need to be applied to the custom version of the code.

n        Copy the original files to a different directory before you copy over them, in case you need to refer to them at a later date.

Running Scripts

Back up data before running any script, because the scripts provided do not preserve data. See defect reports for details.

Check with your database administrator to determine whether your database should be analyzed after a script is run. In many cases, an analysis of the database is necessary to take advantage of new or modified indexes intended to improve performance of the application.

Technical Enhancements

This section addresses the technical enhancements included in Oracle Retail Merchandising System Release 15.0.2.

Operating System Support

Oracle Retail Merchandising System Release 15.0.2 is supported for use with the following operating system:

n        Oracle Solaris 11.3

Fusion Middleware Support

Oracle Retail Merchandising System 15.0.2 is supported for use with the following Fusion Middleware components:

n        Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.2

n        Oracle Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Server 12.2.1.2

n        Oracle BI Publisher 12.2.1.2

n        Oracle Forms 12.2.1.2

Browser Support

Oracle Retail Merchandising System Release 15.0.2 is supported for use with the following browser:

n        Mozilla Firefox ESR 52+

Defect Fixes and Documentation

A defect fix is a modification to the base Oracle Retail code (for example, a bug fix, a performance enhancement, or a functional enhancement). Each defect fix that is included in this patch has a corresponding defect report titled <defect-number>.PDF (for example, 1234567.PDF) that is posted to My Oracle Support at the following location: Oracle Retail Defect Document Listings (MOS ID:2021275.1).

In the same folder, the file named DEFECT MODULE XREF RMS 15.0.2.XLS lists every defect number and the modules and scripts that are included in the patch. Review each defect report carefully before implementing the defect fixes. Note that scripts do not preserve data. Make sure that all data is backed up before you run any script.

Noteworthy Defect Fixes

The following noteworthy defects are fixed in this release:

Defect

Description

23233493

Modified the process for updating the average cost and the tran data posting.

25320047

Modified the quantity adjustments for allocations.

25747270

Changed the view of the exchange type depending to the consolidation_ind.

25806739

Improved the Organization and the Merchandise Hierarchy filter.

25873610

Corrected display of stock on hand units in the physical count quantity column for virtual warehouses.

25868353

Corrected error when creating a cross-dock PO for multiple franchise stores using this PO.

25724104

Corrected error when applying a deal where the current date is greater than the deal active date.

25632127

Corrected error displaying cancelled quantities for not shipped or partially received items in transfers.

24900711

Created new view for warehouses to hold the sales history data at the subclass/location/week level.

26033942

Corrected error creating a child item for which the primary zone group is changed.

23667230

Improved performance of the UDA process.

25222555

Modified item master CFA induction to log error in case it fails.

24302801

Modified PO approval rule function so that it can be assigned to more than one user.

24563199

Corrected error calculating the values of the pricing_cost column in the future cost table.

23627079

Corrected error in the Item Supplier Country screen. The unit cost is not enabled when the screen is refreshed twice.

 

Related Documentation

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Retail Merchandising System release 15.0.2 documentation set:

n        Oracle Retail Merchandising System Operations Guide, Volume 1 - Batch Overviews and Designs

n        Oracle Retail Merchandising System Data Model

n        Oracle Retail Merchandising Batch Schedule

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

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(i) the MicroStrategy Components developed and licensed by MicroStrategy Services Corporation (MicroStrategy) of McLean, Virginia to Oracle and imbedded in the MicroStrategy for Oracle Retail Data Warehouse and MicroStrategy for Oracle Retail Planning & Optimization applications.

(ii) the Wavelink component developed and licensed by Wavelink Corporation (Wavelink) of Kirkland, Washington, to Oracle and imbedded in Oracle Retail Mobile Store Inventory Management.

(iii) the software component known as Access Via™ licensed by Access Via of Seattle, Washington, and imbedded in Oracle Retail Signs and Oracle Retail Labels and Tags.

(iv) the software component known as Adobe Flex™ licensed by Adobe Systems Incorporated of San Jose, California, and imbedded in Oracle Retail Promotion Planning & Optimization application.

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