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Release 20.0.4
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Oracle® Retail Xstore Suite

Release Notes

Release 20.0.4

F89232-01

January 2024

This document highlights the major changes for Release 20.0.4 of Oracle Retail Xstore Suite.

Overview

Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 20.0.4 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 20.0.4.

Opera Integration

Enhancements have been implemented for the Xstore to Opera integration.

Italy Country Accelerator

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

Instant Lottery

Enhancements have been implemented for the Instant Lottery functionality to comply with the legal requirements.

Technical Enhancements

This section addresses the technical enhancements included in Oracle Retail Xstore Suite System Release 20.0.4.

Spring Framework

The Spring Framework was upgraded to 5.3.26.

Middleware

Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Release 20.0.4 supported for use with the following Middleware components:

  • Tomcat 9.0.84

  • Jetty 9.4.51

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_20.0.4.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_20.0.4.xls for a complete list of the defect fixes for Xstore Suite 20.0.4.

Affected Component Fixed Issue/Defect Defect Number
Dataloader Data can be loaded in the PRC_DEAL_CUST_GROUPS table now. 35517702
VAT Tax Fixed an issue with VAT tax calculation where the field TRL_SALE_TAX_LINEITEM.TAX_PERCENTAGE was wrong for returns. 35791878
Customer Maintenance The Award Coupon Expiry date on the Awards tab in Xstore Customer Maintenance is correct now. 35018422
Special Orders The Special Order functionality "To Customer" computes taxes based on the destination location instead of the current store location now. 35296963
Tax Fixed an issue where the tax for warranty items was being doubled in unverified returns. 35064305
Xstore Certificates A user-facing prompt has been added when a certificate is expired or going to expire. 35899314
Orders Fixed an issue where Xstore was inserting incorrect data into the DB for orders with voided line items. 35851911
Orders Fixed an issue with price overrides for pickup orders. 35406884
Tax Fixed an issue where the incorrect tax was returned on a verified return when the tax was overridden on the original sale transaction. 35496099
Tenders Fixed an issue where the Card tender option was disabled during a verified return if the Card tender was modified and voided in the first transaction. 35744858
Shift Maintenance Clicking Saving Changes without entering any shift details in the Shift Maintenance screen no longer results in an error. 35082467
Customer Maintenance Fixed an issue where the Customer group name was not available after modifying the existing customer contact/personal information. 35184308
Login Users have three attempts before they are locked out of the system after an unsuccessful login. 35473794

Related Documentation

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Retail Xstore Suite 20.0.4 documentation set:

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Implementation and Security Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Country Accelerator Technical Guide

  • Oracle Retail Xstore Suite Country Accelerator 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.


Release Notes, 20.0.4

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Oracle Retail VAR Applications

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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.

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.