The content below is a list of features and updates for the SilverWhere 9.1 release.
The following controls have been added, upgraded or replaced to meet compliance standards.
DevExpress from 14.1 to 20.2
Microsoft .NET Framework from 4.5 to 4.8
Telerik Data Access with Entity Framework version 6.4.4
SQLite from 1.0.112.0 to 1.0.116.0
Bouncy Castle 1.9.0
Newtonsoft.Json 12.0.2
Note:
With DevExpress 20.2, some skin colors and ribbon styles have changed. Therefore, there is a slight difference in UI compared with our previous release. However, the functionalities remain unchanged.
The SilverWhere .Net application is the desktop client application of the SilverWhere application suite. In this version, the Date selection, Password policy were introduced as we continue migrating modules from SilverWhere VB6 to SilverWhere .Net.
Password policy
Enhanced the application by adding the Password policy to the Look Up Setup module (formerly Look Up Maintenance). The criteria can be adjusted based on the company standards..
Date selection
Enhanced SilverWhere .Net to work with day selection instead of cruise selection. This allows the users to select and view availability, dining reservations and passenger information for a day or a date range instead of one cruise only.
Availability, All Reservation for Today @ x, All Reservation for Selected Period, and Special Requests tabs on the SilverWhere .Net Main screen
Virtual Group Management module
Group Management module
FIT Management module
Inventory Setup module
User Setup
Create and maintain SilverWhere User Groups
Create and maintain SilverWhere Users
Ship Setup
Create and maintain Ship Details in SilverWhere
Create and maintain Dining Room information for the Classic Dining operation
Itinerary Setup
Create and maintain Itinerary Details in SilverWhere
Create and maintain the Inventory assigned to the Itinerary
Cruise Setup
Create and maintain Cruise Details in SilverWhere
Create and maintain Seating Times, Itinerary and Inventory for the Cruises
Product Setup
Migrated Product Maintenance to SilverWhere .Net as Product Setup module.
Create and maintain Dining Room information (Locations) for the Alternative Dining operation
Create and maintain Meal Period information (Products) for the Alternative Dining operation
Deduct Walk-Ins from Inventory
Implemented the Deduct Walk-Ins from Inventory feature in the Product Setup on location level and removed the user permission in User Setup (formerly User Maintenance). This provides more flexibility to the user and the different dining operations.
Inventory Setup
Migrated Alternative Availability, Base Alternative Availability and Future Alternative Availability to SilverWhere .Net as Inventory Setup module.
Create and maintain Inventory Templates for the Alternative Dining operation
Create and maintain the Inventory for the Alternative Dining operation
Layout Setup
Migrated the functionalities from the Layout tab on the SilverWhere .Net Main screen to the Layout Setup module.
This enables the users to create and maintain dining room layouts for the Alternative Dining operation.
Pager Setup
Migrated the Pager Maintenance module to SilverWhere .Net as the Pager Setup module, enabling users to create and maintain Pager Details in SilverWhere.
Import VIP status from SPMS
Enhanced the Guest Info and Guest Search panels to display the VIP information for the passengers.
Adjust Time
Migrated the Adjust Time functionality to SilverWhere .Net, enabling users to change the time in SilverWhere compared to the database.
US Gender-Neutral passports
Enhanced the passenger gender information to support US gender-neutral passports with ‘X’.
The SilverWhere VB6 application is the desktop client application of the SilverWhere application suite. In this version, the modules that have been migrated to SilverWhere .Net were removed. For the remaining modules, remediation work of the third-party components has been conducted to meet Oracle Compliance Standards.
Note:
Due to the remediation of the third party components, there is a slight difference in UI compared with our previous release. However, the functionalities remain unchanged.
SQL Tool
The SQL Tool module has been removed from the SilverWhere VB6 application and will not be migrated to the SilverWhere .Net application to meet Oracle Compliance Standards.
US Gender-Neutral passports
Enhanced the passenger gender information to support US gender-neutral passports with ‘X’.
The SilverWhere SWMobile application is the mobile client application of the SilverWhere application suite.
US Gender-Neutral passports
Enhanced the passenger gender information to support US gender-neutral passports with ‘X’.
Enhanced the SilverWhere Secure Tools client to allow the user to enter and verify the information for the SilverWhere SWAuthentication Web Service.
The GDF Interface is the interface that connects to the Shipboard Property Management System (SPMS) to retrieve cruise, passenger and crew information. In this version, we replaced Telerik Data Access with Entity Framework version 6.4.4 to meet Oracle Compliance Standards.
GDF SWTOSPMS Template
Option 7.0 - Reset classic Dining Table Seating’ has been removed from the SWTOSPMS Template.
Import VIP status from SPMS
Enhanced the SWTOSPMS Template to import the VIP status information from SPMS to SilverWhere.
US Gender-Neutral passports
Enhanced the passenger gender information to support US gender-neutral passports with ‘X’.
Introduced the SilverWhere SWAuthentication Web Service which allow you to authenticate all the HTTPS requests coming from multiple clients. It implements the OAuth internet protocol, enabling the SilverWhere application suite to exchange information without giving away the password.