About This Release
Build no. - 704
Released - June 21, 2018
This version is built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018, build no.
Note:
The 64-bit client is now the default client when opening NAV.
In this version the POS is only supported to run on the 32-bit Dynamics NAV Windows client. We recommend setting up the 32-bit client in the LS Nav Start tool for the POS.
The following is a list of changes and key features in LS Nav 2018 (11.03).
New or Enhanced Features
Retail
Web Service 2.0
The following web services have been created according to the Web Service 2.0 framework:
- MobilePosPrint - replaces WEB_POS_PRINT
- MobilePosGetTransInfo - replaces WEB_POS_GET_TRANS_INFO
- MobilePosGetLastReceiptNo - replaces WEB_POS_GET_LAST_RECEIPT_NO
- MobilePosGetDeviceID - replaces WEB_POS_GET_DEVICEID
Customer Order: Adaptions for Web POS
The Customer Order functionality, which was released for the stationary POS in the previous release, LS Nav 11.02, is now available on the Web POS. This means that customers can now manage the Customer Order processes on the POS that best suits their needs.
Fields Removed from POS Functionality Profile
The TS Member and DD Member fields have been removed from the POS Functionality Profile and the following web services have been discontinued:
- GET_CONTACT
- GET_CONTACT_BUS_RELATION
- SEND_CONTACT
- SEND_CONTACT_BUS_RELATION
- SEND_CUSTOMER
Point Balance in Basket Calculations
Five new Member Point related fields have been added to the MobileTransaction table. The information is retrieved with the new Web Service, MobilePosCalcV2.
This is used by LS Omni when calculating a basket. The five fields are:
- PointBalance: The number of points remaining on the Member Card.
- PointsUsedInBasket: Points already used in the transaction, both Point payments and Item Point Offers.
- AmountRemaining: How much cash is needed as payment after all remaining points have been used.
- BasketInPoints: The total price of the basket in points.
- IssuedPoints: Estimated points to be rewarded for purchasing the basket.
LS Hardware Station, EFT Device, and LS Pay Connected
A new device type, EFT, has been added to the LS Hardware Station (HW).
It is now possible to define EFT devices in the same way as devices like printers, scanners, and other devices that HW Station supports using the Hardware Station Management Portal. The EFT device can then use the LS Pay connector, or a custom EFT connection that a partner creates using the API that LS HW Station supports, to implement the EFT connection.
LS Pay Connection in LS Hardware Station
The LS Pay connection has now been implemented in LS Hardware Station. LS Pay is an integrated EFT solution for all our retail and hospitality platforms that contains a connection to a number of PSPs. The use of LS Pay lets customers use PSP connections that LS Pay supplies out of the box. See LS Pay information for more details on what PSP plug-ins are available at any given time.
Web POS EFT Functions
The Web POS now supports card payments through the LS Hardware Station implementation of EFT. Functions that can be used are: Purchase, Void, Refund, and Get last transaction.
New POS Command
| Function Code | Description |
|---|---|
| EFT_LAST_TRANS | Get last EFT transaction from PED |
See the LS Nav Online Help and the corresponding Excel list with filters for a complete list of POS commands.
Hospitality
Hospitality Web POS, vers. 1
The Web POS now supports key hospitality processes in LS Hospitality.
This gives customers a mobile hospitality experience where customers can run the Web POS on any device (Windows, Android, and iOS) in a browser.
This release supports screen layouts larger than 7" as some of the screens in hospitality do not scale very well to smaller devices, mainly the split bill, transfer tables, and table allocation screens. The following is supported in this release:
- Screen size larger than 7 inches
- Table management using table list view or table grid view.
- Table transfer
- KDS processes
- Split Bill
- Loading cards
- Allergens
- Other generic hospitality processes
The following processes are not supported in this release. They are on the road map and will be available later on the Web POS.
- Graphical table layout
- Table allocations
- Deliveries and take-outs
- Call center
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Group Items by Seat Number on Chits in KDS
A new configuration on the Display Station Card makes it possible to group items on chits by seat number. This is useful in scenarios where orders are taken on the POS against a seat or a guest at a table.
Start Item in KDS
It is now possible to mark items in the KDS as started and show them with a Started style on the display stations, thereby improving kitchen-to-staff communication. Starting an item in this way is only a visual presentation, to show that the item has started cooking - the operation does not affect production times.
Note: For now, this status is not updated in the KOT status in the LS Nav Hospitality POS.
Fixed Issues
Customer Order: Incorrect Location Code
When a sales order for a customer order was created (Shipment from Warehouse), the order was created with an incorrect Location code. This has now been corrected.
Retail POS: Refunding with Member Points
It is now possible to refund a transaction with member points, even if the refund exceeds the member's existing Member Point Balance.
Web POS: Retry Printing
The Printing dialog box in Web POS now offers a retry if printing fails.