1 Feature Summary
This chapter describes the feature enhancements in this release.
Noteworthy Enhancements
This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in the Oracle Retail Data Store update and describes any tasks you might need to perform for the update. Each section includes a brief description of the feature, the steps you need to take to enable or begin using the feature, any tips or considerations that you should keep in mind, and the resources available to help you.
Column Definitions
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Feature: Provides a description of the feature being delivered.
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Module Impacted: Identifies the module impacted associated with the feature, if any.
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Scale: Identifies the size of the feature. Options are:
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Small: These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of minor field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is minimal.
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Medium: These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is moderate.
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Large: These UI or process-based features have more complex designs. Therefore, the potential impact to users is higher.
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Delivered: Is the new feature available for use immediately after upgrade or must the feature be enabled or configured? If no, the feature is non-disruptive to end users and action is required (detailed steps below) to make the feature ready to use.
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Customer Action Required: You must take action before these features can be used. These features are delivered disabled and you choose if and when to enable them.
Scheduled Noteworthy Enhancements for Retail Data Store (RDS)
| Feature | Module Impacted | Scale | Delivered | Customer Action Required? |
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Database, APEX |
Small |
Yes |
No |
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Database |
Small |
Yes |
No |
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Oracle Analytics Server |
Small |
Yes |
No |
Supply Chain Hub Schema and Workspace
A replication schema and custom schema, in addition to an APEX Workspace, have been added to enable integration with the Oracle Retail Supply Chain Hub module. The schema names are RSCH_RDS and RSCH_RDS_CUSTOM. The workspace name is RSCH.
Note that this is a preliminary step only. Replication to the RSCH_RDS schema will not occur until Oracle Retail Supply Chain Hub enables replication to RDS.
Automated Job Removal
Retail Data Store has removed its automated jobs that grant access to the custom schemas for the replicated views. These jobs were causing issues with application patch processes in some cases. Instead, grants are applied at the time the replicated views are created or changed, so the jobs are no longer needed.
OAS Connections for Auxiliary Schemas
The auxiliary schemas (RDS_CUSTOM_1, RDS_CUSTOM_2, RDS_CUSTOM_3) are now available via connections in Oracle Analytics Server in the same manner that the other custom schemas are available, so reports and other analyses can be created and run against them directly.