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Release 20.0.3
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Oracle® Retail Xstore Suite

Release Notes

Release 20.0.3

F78657-02

August 2023

This document highlights the major changes for Release 20.0.3 of Oracle Retail Xstore Suite.

Overview

Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 20.0.3 includes the products below.

Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service

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

Oracle Retail Xstore Office is a central web-based management console that provides for the effortless 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.

Hardware and Software Requirements

See the Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Implementation and Security Guide for information about the following:

  • Hardware and software requirements

  • Oracle Retail application software compatibility

Functional Enhancements

This section addresses the functional enhancements included in Oracle Retail Xstore Suite, Release 20.0.3.

Germany Country Accelerator

The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack Germany.

DSFinV-K V2.3

Changes have been implemented to comply with DSFinV-K export V2.3.

France Country Accelerator

The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack France.

Certification

Changes have been implemented to comply with NF525 certification.

India Country Accelerator

The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack India.

Bill of Supply and Delivery Challan

The Bill of Supply and Delivery Challan have been implemented in Xstore 20.0.3.

Poland Country Accelerator

The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack Poland.

JPK (Jednolity Plik Kontrolny) V4 Specifications

Xstore complies with the new JPK (Jednolity Plik Kontrolny) V4 specifications.

Correction Invoices

Correction Invoices are now issued instead of Credit Notes for returns against invoices, as these are not allowed in Poland.

Portugal Country Accelerator

The following functional enhancements have been implemented for the Country Pack Portugal.

Fatura Completa

Changes have been implemented to be compliant with legal and regulatory requirements. Additionally, Xstore issues a Fatura Completa if the transaction is above 100 Euros and the customer is a company.

Tax Free

Changes have been implemented to capture all new required tax free data to be compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.

Belgium

The Planet Tax Free configurations have been implemented for Belgium.

Sale Cash Tender Limits

Limits in several countries have been updated based on updated country regulations.

Legal Warranty

Xstore offers the option to mark items subject to legal warranty in the sale receipt printing. In some countries this is a mandatory feature for retailers to operate.

Paperless Receipts

Xstore offers the option to skip sale receipt printing. In some countries this is a mandatory feature that allows retailers to work paperless when needed.

Technical Enhancements

This section addresses the technical enhancements included in Oracle Retail Xstore Suite System Release 20.0.3.

Middleware

Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Release 20.0.3 supported for use with the following Middleware components:

  • Tomcat 9.0.65

Defect Fixes and Documentation

A defect fix is a modification to the base Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service code (for example, a bug fix, a performance enhancement, a functional enhancement, or a technical enhancement). The file named DEFECT_MODULE_XREF_XSTORE_20.0.3.xlsx lists every defect number and the modules and scripts that are added or modified in the release. The file is posted to My Oracle Support at the following location: Oracle Retail Defect Document Listings (Doc ID: 2021275.1).

Noteworthy Defect Fixes

The following noteworthy defect fixes are included in this release. The following is not a complete list. See DEFECT_MODULE_XREF_XSTORE_20.0.3.xls for a complete list of the defect fixes for Xstore Suite 20.0.3.

Affected Component Fixed Issue/Defect Defect Number
RMS Integration Fixed an issue where data was being deleted from TAX_RTL_LOC_TAX_MAPPING when applying store full and delta files from RMS. 34014304
Item Lookup Fixed an issue where large item images that were pointing to a redirected URL were causing Xstore Mobile to freeze. 33990338
Receipts Items with a price of 0 are now printed on fiscal receipts. 34808939
Country Pack Reports Fixed an issue where the store safe amount was incorrect when the store close was performed on a different register. 34758678
Country Accelerator Brazil/ Fixed an issue where the CPAF_NFE table was not updated after a CANCEL_ORPHANED transaction. 34934770
Deals Fixed an issue where the discount rounding method did not work for deals. 34361204
Customer Maintenance Fixed an issue where an error was generated when attempting to view Loyalty History or Print Loyalty History in Customer Maintenance. 34446736
Discounts Fixed a rounding issue with bulk items with discounts. 34466256
DataLoader Fixed an issue where the DataLoader did not process .dat files in ascending file name order when using Linux OS. 34284266
Broadcaster Fixed an issue where commissioned associate and percentage were not broadcasted to Customer Engagement. 34164051
Receiving Receiving a carton in total that contains an item that is not on file in Xstore no longer generates an error. 35014316
Xadmin/Electronic Journal Fixed an issue with workstation close receipts not being displayed in the Electronic Journal. 34329868
Deals Fixed an issue where deals only became available after restarting Xstore. 34985354
Xenvironment Fixed an issue where Xenvironment updates were not applied in the correct order. 34015532
Xadmin/Creating Users Fixed an issue where creating a new user in Xadmin populated the update columns in the database incorrectly. 34408903

Related Documentation

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 20.0.3 documentation set:

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Implementation and Security Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service Technical Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Country Accelerator Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Country Accelerator Technical Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xenvironment User Guide

Supplemental Training

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)

For applicable products, online training is available to Oracle supported customers. These online courses provide release-specific product knowledge that enables your functional and technical teams to plan, implement and/or upgrade and support Oracle Retail applications effectively and efficiently.

Oracle Retail Learning Subscriptions at Oracle University

The Oracle Retail Learning Subscription is a digital training solution for anyone on your team seeking training on Oracle Retail Products. With the learning subscription you get the key elements of an effective learning program and the conveniences of a digital format, making this training unmatched in the industry.

You get modern learning at its best, such as:

  • 12 months of 24/7 access to a comprehensive set of high quality videos delivered by Oracle experts.

  • Periodic updates for new features and product enhancements.

  • Flexibility to search, access and learn about specific topics of interest.

The learning subscription enables current users to continually refresh and upgrade their product skills. It also enables new employees with a self-paced learning guide to help them quickly become proficient on Oracle Retail Products.

For training opportunities, see the following web site:

http://www.oracle.com/education

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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Value-Added Reseller (VAR) Language

Oracle Retail VAR Applications

The following restrictions and provisions only apply to the programs referred to in this section and licensed to you. You acknowledge that the programs may contain third party software (VAR applications) licensed to Oracle. Depending upon your product and its version number, the VAR applications may include:

(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.

You acknowledge and confirm that Oracle grants you use of only the object code of the VAR Applications. Oracle will not deliver source code to the VAR Applications to you. Notwithstanding any other term or condition of the agreement and this ordering document, you shall not cause or permit alteration of any VAR Applications. For purposes of this section, "alteration" refers to all alterations, translations, upgrades, enhancements, customizations or modifications of all or any portion of the VAR Applications including all reconfigurations, reassembly or reverse assembly, re-engineering or reverse engineering and recompilations or reverse compilations of the VAR Applications or any derivatives of the VAR Applications. You acknowledge that it shall be a breach of the agreement to utilize the relationship, and/or confidential information of the VAR Applications for purposes of competitive discovery.

The VAR Applications contain trade secrets of Oracle and Oracle's licensors and Customer shall not attempt, cause, or permit the alteration, decompilation, reverse engineering, disassembly or other reduction of the VAR Applications to a human perceivable form. Oracle reserves the right to replace, with functional equivalent software, any of the VAR Applications in future releases of the applicable program.