About This Release
Released - August 26, 2021
This version is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021, release wave 1, cumulative update 3, build 18.3.27240.27480.
LS Central 18.2
LS Central is now delivered as two apps. Some code has been moved from the LS Central app to a new app named LS Central System App. The LS Central app has a dependency on the LS Central System App. The code that was moved to the LS Central System App is a code that was originally in the Toolbox .dll and is related to the POS UI. The code in the Toolbox .dll was not public, and partners could not modify the code. The code in the LS Central System app will not be public and the LS Central System App will only be published as runtime package. The LS Central System App will, in the future, hold code related to licensing to enable LS Retail to license LS Central components in the cloud.
LS Central AL code
The source code for the LS Central app is delivered in AL files that can be modified by partners. It is, however, highly recommended to make all modifications in extensions, and if you need to alter the LS Central or Business Central behavior then do that by subscribing to events.
It is LS Retail's priority to make it easy for the partners to extend LS Central. Therefore, a special section in our Support Portal is provided where partners can submit requests for new events. These requests are given priority.
LS Central extension
The release package includes LS Central and LS Central System App as runtime apps that can be installed as extensions. To install the extensions, you first need to publish them, see Publishing and Installing an Extension v2.0. Once the LS Central and LS Central System App extensions have been published, the LS Central and LS Central System App extensions can be installed using the Extension Management page in Business Central.
New or Enhanced Features
General
Publisher Function in Multi-tenant Environments
Now the Publisher function on the Web Request 2.0 page works in a multi-tenant environment (SaaS, for example). In a multi-tenant environment, a tenant is not allowed to modify the application database but can publish Web Services.
BackOffice
Data Caption Fields Made Consistent
The Data Caption Fields Store No., POS Terminal No., and Transaction No. are now on all the following transaction entries:
- 99001497 LSC Transaction Sales Entries
- 99001498 LSC Trans. Infocode Entries
- 99009056 Trans. Discount Entries
- 99001493 LSC Trans. Payment Entries
- 99008987 LSC POS Card Entries
- 99001590 LSC Trans. Inventory Entries
- 99001499 LSC Trans. Inc./Exp. Entries
- 99001620 LSC Trans. Inv. Adjmt. Entries
- 99001596 LSC Trans. Tender Declar. Entr
- 99001664 LSC Trans. Safe Entries
New Web Service for Barcodes With Price/Quantity
A new Web Service has been created to take in price and quantity in embedded barcodes and return item information.
Option Field Changed in Customer Order Header
The option field Status (Int) in the Customer Order Header table has been changed to ENUM and can now be extended.
OrderStatusCheck Web Service Adjusted
This web service has been adjusted to get an active processing status event code per Customer Order and Customer Order Line.
LS Hardware Station
Hardware Station Printing App
A new LS Hardware Station Printing app has been created for printing PDF documents. This is a separate application from the Hardware Station service, since in some cases the service has trouble printing PDFs.
The app is installed alongside the Hardware Station and opens as a tray icon program. The app does not require the Hardware Station to be running, but can utilize Windows printers that have been set up in the Hardware Station. For more information see LS Hardware Station Printing App in the LS Central help.
Error Message in Sync Button
A message is now displayed if the user is trying to connect to LS Hardware Station via http from an https source.
Feature Support from LS Pay Plugins
The Hardware Station can now show feature flags on payment providers in LS Pay.
Test Button Added
In the POS Hardware Profile Card a new action, Test Hardware Connection, has been added to test the connection to LS Hardware Station.
LS Forecast
Minimum Sales History Length in LS Forecast
Depending on which Forecast Bucket is used, LS Forecast now requires the following minimum sales history length for forecast calculation, defined using the LS Forecast Item Link:
- Daily Forecast Bucket = 28 days
- Weekly Forecast Bucket = 14 weeks
- Monthly Forecast Bucket = 12 months
Hospitality
New Action Added to Activity Types
A new action, Run Table Management Check (see under Related), has been added to the Activity Types page to check and fix, if necessary, the table management integration.
Other
LS Central Help
In version 18.0, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Help Server was discontinued, and therefore the Business Central offline help is no longer available.
The Business Central online help, however, is available via links on the LS Central Help Home page and side navigation menu, and directly via this link.
Mobile POS
The Mobile POS help has been updated and expanded, see Mobile POS in the LS CentralHelp.
Fixed Issues
General
Manager Login (MGRKEY) in End-of-Day Panel
When posting an EOD with a high difference, staff members with supervisor ID (MGRKEY) with the right permission sets can now log in and post the EOD without using a workaround.
BackOffice
Retail Transfer To Be Picked/Received Issue
If items have insufficient quantity when posting on the Retail Transfer To Be Picked page, an "insufficient quantity" error is displayed and the user will see the related document in the document list.
Fashion: Variant Framework
An error in the Variant Framework page that occurred when using the Get Variant Values action on a Variant Dimension with Extension has been fixed.
Hospitality
Kitchen Service: POS Tags Not Updated Correctly
POS tags are now updated correctly when modifications are sent to the Kitchen Service.
LS Hardware Station
Printer Names in Hardware Station
In some cases, when upgrading LS Hardware Station from an older version, the configuration for a Windows printer device was not upgraded properly and the Device name (the Windows printer name) was lost. This has now been fixed.