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Oracle® Retail Integration Bus

Release Notes

Release 16.0.2

F11739-01

November 2018

Oracle Retail Integration Bus Release 16.0.2 is a patch release for RIB 16.0. RIB 16.0.2 includes selected defect fixes and enhancements for RIB 16.0 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:

Overview

The Oracle® Retail Integration Bus is a fully distributed integration infrastructure that uses Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) to integrate applications. RIB enables various Oracle Retail applications to integrate in asynchronous and near real time fashion. RIB provides additional value added business and infrastructure services to the Oracle Retail applications in addition to providing integration connectivity.

About Patch Releases

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

  • New defect fixes

  • Product enhancements

  • Technology upgrades

  • Performance fixes

Documentation for patch releases includes new and updated guides (for example, Operations Guides, User Guides, and so on) that apply to the patch release level. These documents include applicable updates made since the last patch release. Documents revised for this patch release supersede and replace all previous document versions.


Note:

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

Hardware and Software Requirements

See the Oracle Retail Integration Bus Installation Guide for information about the following:

  • Hardware and software requirements

  • Oracle Retail application software compatibility

Applying the Patch Release

RIB releases are full releases of the application code. Follow the instructions in the Oracle Retail Integration Bus Installation Guide to install the full product, including all defect fixes to date.

Integration Enhancements

Retail Integration Bus includes the following integration enhancements:

Web Services and Message Processing

The following changes have been made to RIB web services:

  • The ReceiptDesc and ReceiptDtl web service methods include container reference parameters for containers that are received at an unintended destination.

  • The PromotionDesc web service method does not require comments to be included.

  • The RTVReqDesc web service method does not allow null values for the handling or restocking cost.

  • RIB processes XItemUDAMod messages.

  • New stkcountschdtldel message type, in the RIB Stock Count Schedule message family, for deleting a store or warehouse from a stock count.

  • Added the following fields to the RIB_ItemSupCtyDesc_REC payload:

    • CASE_PACK_SIZE_UNITS - case pack size in terms of units

    • INNER_PACK_SIZE_UNITS - inner pack size in terms of units

    • PALLET_PACK_SIZE_UNITS - pallet pack size in terms of units


      Note:

      The number of items on a pallet equals the number of boxes/cartons stored on a layer multiplied by the number of layers on the pallet, multiplied by the case pack size.

    • UNIT_WEIGHT - per unit weight of an item, defined as the net weight of a case or case pack size in terms of units


      Note:

      If the net weight of an item is not defined, this value will be NULL

  • Added the following fields to the RIB_ItemBOMDesc_REC payload:

    • PACK_COMP_ITEM_QTY_UNITS - Pack Component Item units in a case of pack item

  • Added the following elements to the XItemUDA node in the XItemDesc message:

    • new_uda_date

    • new_uda_value

    • new_uda_text

  • The Commission Rate field will no longer be required in the CreditDetail section of the PromotionDesc message.

Store Inventory Management

The following changes have been made to the RIB integration with Store Inventory Management (SIM):

  • SIM can send a context for a shipment to the RIB web service used for return-to-vendor shipments.

  • In Alloc_tafr, SODesc messages pass the so_status information to SIM.

Noteworthy Defect Fixes

The following noteworthy defect is fixed in this release:

Defect Description
26929628 XStore Address Create, Delete and Modify services were missing on the PublishXStoreAddr WSDL for the RIB Integration Gateway Services.
28522810 When creating a transfer with a sellable PACK to stores, the components price must be forwarded in the ticket structure (TsfDtlTckt).

When TAFR receives the message, TAFR is puts the destination ID and the origin location and is putting the PACK selling price into all pack components.

27167065 Multiple RibMessage elements within a RibMessages element are handled successfully.
28573774 RIB is able to parse xitemseasoncre or xitemseasondel messages when they are published.
27787611 In SSL Enabled RIB, the rib-adapter-controller.sh command is able to stop RIB adapters.
27818366 RIB is able to multi-thread more than nine adapters.

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).

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.

Documentation Accessibility

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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.

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