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Release Notes
Release 18.0
F12264-02
January 2019
This document highlights the major changes for Release 18.0 of Oracle Retail Xstore Suite.
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 18.0 includes the products below.
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service is a point-of-sale application that provides the capabilities to carry out day-to-day transactions and conduct daily store activities. Tasks such as scanning items, applying price adjustments, tendering, and printing receipts as well as processing returns and web orders can be performed. Store operations including opening the store, managing registers and tills, and closing the store can be handled through Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service.
As part of Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service, these release notes include information about Xstore Point of Service Mobile and Xenvironment.
Oracle Retail Xstore Office is a central web-based management console that provides for the facile management of the data and configurations that empower your associates. The user interface within Oracle Retail Xstore Office provides streamlined functionality that guides users through configuration changes, data changes, and deployments. Granular security access can create a custom experience for users of all access levels. Multiple support tools and alerts enable IT leaders to take a proactive approach to managing multiple installations.
See the Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Implementation and Security Guide for information about the following:
Hardware and software requirements
Oracle Retail application software compatibility
The following functional enhancements are included in this release.
The following Configuration Accelerators are now supported in Xstore POS and Xstore Mobile POS:
Austria
Poland
The file-based integration with the third party is now replaced with a Web Service integration.
The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack Italy.
Xstore Point of Service, Xstore Mobile, Xenvironment and Xstore Office are accessible now.
Xstore Point of Service 18.0 added the following functionality:
The following enhancements have been made to airside functionality in Xstore POS.
The Item Selection User Interfaces enables a retailer to use a button grid to select configurable menu options and items.
To avoid queues at a manned Xstore POS, Xstore has a Self-Checkout (SCO) mode. In this mode, it will enable customers to use Xstore to scan their own items and pay for the sale.
It uses exactly the same hardware as standard Xstore manned register mode, and this helps reduce cost.
It uses exactly the same Xstore software, but operating with a simplified UI, a reduced set of functions and some SCO specific configurations.
If this configuration is enabled, Xstore Point of Service forces the user to scan an item before adding it to the transaction during the following functions.
Item Lookup
Wish List
Digital Cart List
Store Pick Up of ordered items (omnichannel orders)
Picking/reserving an item for an order
The on hand quantity is now displayed in the Item Lookup Search Results screen.
Xstore Mobile POS functionality has been extended to include the following in version 18.0.
The 18.0 version of Xenvironment includes the following enhancements:
The 18.0 version of Xstore Office includes the following enhancements:
If a user is associated to more than one organization, an organization needs to be selected at login and when a user role is created.
A Dashboard Report is now available in Xadmin. The dashboard shows enterprise data for a single store, as a static page.
This section describes the enhancements to the Configurator.
This section describes the enhancements to the Data Manager.
This section addresses the technical enhancements included in Oracle Retail Xstore Suite System Release 18.0.
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Release 18.0 is supported for use with the following Middleware components:
Tomcat 9.0.11
Jetty 9.4.11
Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3
Xstore Point of Service has the following technical enhancements.
The known issue below is present in this release.
| Application | Known Issue/Defect |
|---|---|
| Xstore Office | The Omnichannel Data Service (OCDS) system settings as well as the Data Source option within the Data Publisher are in development and tied to non-existent current functionality. |
For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 18.0 documentation set:
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 18.0/Merchandising 16.0.2 Implementation Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Implementation and Security Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Services Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service User Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Mobile User Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Reports Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Manager's Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Office/Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service User Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Implementation and Security Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Frameworks and Technologies Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Deal Pricing Guide
Oracle Retail Xenvironment User Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Technical Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Host Interface Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service POS Log Changes
Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service Database Dictionary Guide
Oracle Retail Xstore Office Database Dictionary Guide
The following documents are available through My Oracle Support. Access My Oracle Support at the following URL:
https://support.oracle.com
Transfer of Information (TOI) Material (Doc ID 732026.1)
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Release Notes, 18.0
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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.
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