About This Release
Build no. - 819
Released - February 14, 2019
This version is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, build no. 26413
Note:
The 64-bit client is the default client when opening the Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Windows client. The POS for the Windows client is only supported to run on the 32-bit client, which can be set up in the LS Central Start tool for the POS.
The following is a list of changes and key features in LS Central (13.03).
New Product Name
LS Nav becomes LS Central
As of this release, 13.03 in February 2019, the product name changes from LS Nav on Business Central to LS Central.
In the online help, where the Help home page now displays the new LS Central brand color, the name change is already in effect. The same applies to the installer and the package name. There may still be occurrences of the old product name in different places but these will be removed in the next releases.
New or Enhanced Features
Retail
BackOffice Changes
Changes to Standard Functionality Removed
Previous LS changes to standard Business Central functionality have been removed from the following objects:
- Standard Release Transfer Document
- Standard Copy Document Management
- Standard Purchase Order and Standard Sales Order regarding variant handling. Handling of variant framework has been removed from these standard objects and is now handled by events and LS objects.
Get Inventory for Multiple Items
A new web service, GetInventoryMultiple, to get inventory for a list of items, has been added.
The web service lets the user send in a list of items and get as reply the total inventory per Store or Location. If only a Store No. is specified, the total inventory per store is returned. If both Store No. and Location Code are specified, the total inventory for the selected location in a store is returned. If only the Location Code is specified, the total inventory per location is returned. If both Store No. and Location Code are empty, the total inventory for each Store in the database is returned.
Mobile Inventory App
Improved Search in the Mobile Inventory App
The search feature in the Mobile Inventory now uses a mechanism to display search results in bulk when the result is large, fetching more result lines when needed, to make the search smoother for the user.
Mobile POS
New EFT Plug-in
AltaPay PAX A920 is a new EFT plug-in from LS Pay that has been added to the list of available EFT plug-ins in the mobile POS.
Web Service 2.0
The following web services have been created according to the Web Service 2.0 framework:
- SendVoucherEntry - replaces SEND_VOUCHER_ENTRY
- GetVoucherEntries - replaces GET_VOUCHER_ENTRIES
Web POS
Enhanced EFT Implementation in the POS
The EFT implementation in the web POS now has improved functionality with the possibility to add Tips and Cashback to EFT payments. Now the system also stores more information from an EFT transaction to the LS Central log, for example the EFT slip information.
LS Activity
Deals as Additional Charges
A data structure has been created to handle deals in LS Activity products as additional charges.
Enhancement in Availability Matrix Functionality
When a user opens the availability matrix from the LS Activity Reservation Card and creates a new activity in the Matrix view, the system will now assign the new activity to the currently active reservation, rather then create a new reservation.
Role Center Improvements
- The Resource FactBox has been moved to the Role Center's Actions menu and is now the Current Resources action.
- Calendar, Products, and Availability have been moved to the FactBox area to the right on the display.
- The Run POS action detects whether a Windows POS or a web POS client should be executed.
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Chit Size Options in the KDS Visual Profile
Chit size options have been added to the KDS Visual Profile. The options are only used when there is more than one row on the chit display.