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Release notes (2021)

December 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.6.1​

Release date: 13 December, 2021

Bug fixes

  • NewStore Associate App opens to an empty login screen if no tenant is set for the retailer
  • App displays an invalid error message when searching for a non-existent customer
  • Miscellaneous fixes for retailer specific extensions

November 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.6.0​

Release date: 15 November, 2021

Improvements

Offline mode enhancements

To ensure retailers can always process transactions even when offline or when the NewStore platform is unavailable, the following improvements have been made to offline mode <assoapp-offline-mode>. This informs associates of possible issues and reduces the effort to capture and reconcile offline sales.

  • Sales Tax - Associates can now enter the tax rate for a product when adding it to an offline cart. The tax entered is displayed on receipts as Manually Entered Tax. see Creating a shopping cart offline .

  • Product SKU and price - Recently viewed products are cached, and NewStore Associate App automatically displays the price and provides auto-suggestions for Barcode.

    note

    If the product is not cached, enter the price manually.

  • Access offline mode when the NewStore platform is unavailable - If associates are unable to log into NewStore Associate App, they can now access offline mode even when the phone is connected to WiFi or has a cellular data connection.

  • Offline mode banner - NewStore Associate App now displays the offline mode banner when a connectivity or platform issue is detected, such as a cart synchronization error.

Adyen Terminal API support and improved setup flow for payment devices

NewStore Associate App now supports payment device integration via the Adyen Terminal API, replacing the Adyen Classic POS library. See assoapp-config-readers. Improvements include:

  • Add new payment terminals by scanning a QR code on the device, or select from a list of terminals assigned to the store. See adyen-terminal-api.
  • Cancel payment and refund requests made to the payment terminal, rather than waiting for a timeout.
  • View payment terminal settings via NewStore Associate App, such as status, battery level, and IP address.

Serial number capture

When products are configured to track serial numbers, associates are now prompted to scan or enter the serial number of the product. The serial number is captured on receipts for sales and returns. The serial number is also available in the customer's purchase history in the platform.

Warnings on canceling cash payments

When an associate cancels a cash payment, NewStore Associate App now displays a warning for the associate to either perform a non-sale cash transaction or perform a refund to reconcile the canceled cash payment. For more information, See Choosing a payment option .

Korean and Traditional Chinese translations

NewStore Associate App now supports translations to two new languages: Korean and Traditional Chinese. This enables retailers to expand usage of NewStore to more countries, and allows associates to use the app in their native language.

Localization of app extensions

NewStore Associate App extensions can now be translated to different languages, to provide a consistent experience with the base app when it is translated.

Bug fixes

  • Returning one item after another fails for orders paid with cash.
  • Logging into the app is unavailable when opening the app in airplane mode.
  • Keyboard overlays buttons if training mode indicator is visible.
  • Newly created customers cannot be edited without restarting the app.
  • Fix for test printing on iOS 15.
  • Fulfillment group is not added when adding a product to ship as a mixed cart order.
  • Manual entry is unsuccessful if the entered ID is not a valid product.
  • Product variation change forces the product detail page to refresh.
  • If no availability information is present for the product, the app crashes when you open the product detail page.
  • Clienteling opt-in <start-clienteling> message appears when opening a message on the device, even when the clienteling feature is not enabled for the store.
  • App displays an error when Adyen Classic <adyen-classic> is not configured.

October 2021​

NewStore +++++

Tax calculation configuration API

Retailers can use an API to configure tax calculation settings in the NewStore platform. For more information, See Configuring tax calculation settings .

For more information on the API, see the Tax calculation config API docs.

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.5.1​

Release date: 01 October, 2021

Bug fixes

Minor improvements and fixes as requested by specific customers.

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

Viewing and exporting mispick and mispack data

Retailers using store fulfillment via NewStore can now view and export mispick and mispack data via NewStore Omnichannel Manager.

If the retailer has configured cycle counts to be created after a mispick or mispack, these counts will also be available in the exported file. For more information, see Monitoring mispicks .

September 2021​

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

Enabling clienteling in stores

Retailers can now enable clienteling in stores in their business via NewStore Omnichannel Manager. For more information, see config-clienteling.

NewStore +++++

Vertex integration

NewStore now partners with Vertex as a third-party tax calculation provider for retailers, to calculate taxes to be charged to customers in your business. For more information, See About taxes .

Refunds or appeasements for items in an order

Retailers can now offer refunds or appeasements to customers for individual items in an order, via NewStore Omnichannel Manager. For more information, See About refunds .

Manage inventory adjustment reasons

Retailers can now update or deactivate inventory adjustment <inventory-adjustments> reasons configured for their business. For more information, see Managing adjustment reasons .

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.18​

Release date: 21 September, 2021

Improvements

  • NewStore Fulfillment App is now compatible with iOS 15 and all versions of iPhone 13. For more information, See Hardware and software support .

  • NewStore Fulfillment App now has a dedicated test group to test the app in production environments.

    Technical configuration
    The following section involves working with technical configurations and APIs. Contact your IT support team for more information.

    For more information, contact the support team or Team Inventory.

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.5.0​

Release date: 20 September, 2021

Improvements

NewStore Associate App is now compatible with iOS 15 and all versions of iPhone 13. For more information, See Hardware and software support .

Important

For retailers operating on iOS 15, ensure that you have migrated to NewStore Associate App v1.5.0 to have an optimal experience.

Release v1.4.4​

Release date: 09 September, 2021

Improvements

For retailers who use an external order management system, associates can now enter the external order number in NewStore Associate App during the blind return process. For more information, See Performing a blind return .

Bug fixes

Minor improvements and fixes as requested by specific customers.

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.17​

Release date: 06 September, 2021

Improved error messages

Retailers now see improved error messages when there are issues with the shipping provider or shipping addresses when managing on hold orders in NewStore Omnichannel Manager.

For more information on error handling via NewStore Omnichannel Manager, See Monitoring orders .

August 2021​

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

Enabling or disabling order fulfillment from stores

Retailers can now use NewStore Omnichannel Manager to enable or disable stores from fulfilling orders in their business. See this guide <hq-enable-disable-store-fulfillment>.

Viewing different catalogs

Retailers can now select different catalogs via NewStore Omnichannel Manager to view and search for products from each catalog. See hq-managing-catalog.

Viewing cycle counts

Retailers can view cycle count data in NewStore Omnichannel Manager and export the count data for the last 30 days. see Monitoring counts .

NewStore +++++

Automatic shipping cost refunds

Retailers can now allow shipping costs for an order to be automatically refunded to the customer, when all items in the order are returned. See about-automatic_shipping_refund.

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.16​

Release date: 23 August, 2021

Viewing additional product identifiers in cycle counts

Retailers can now enable NewStore Fulfillment App to display additional product identifiers, such as the ean ID, for items in cycle count sheets. This enables associates to find items to count in a large or cluttered storage room.

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.4.3​

Release date: 14 August, 2021

Bug Fixes

  • Fix for gift card payments.

Release v1.4.2​

Release date: 12 August, 2021

Bug Fixes

  • Newly set up cash drawers now work as intended.
  • The store ID is now added to metadata of gift card payments.

Release v1.4.1​

Release date: 02 August, 2021

New Features

Retailers can now apply certain prices, such as special discounts, for customers with a membership in their business.

When a customer with the membership attribute is assigned to a cart, the membership pricebook prices override the default prices.

For more information, see assoapp-membershipCustomersEnabled-extension.

Bug Fixes

  • Minor fixes for gift card payments.

July 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.4.0​

Release date: 28 July, 2021

New Features

Associates can now add notes to an order or items within the order before checkout. For more information, see Adding notes to an order .

Deprecated
This feature is now deprecated since January 3, 2023.

Retailers can now extend the Catalog screen with additional customized tiles. Specific set of filters for products can be used for these tiles to allow associates to access a specific group of products in the catalog.

Improvements

Enabling cash management <about-cash-management> does not require non-integrated cash drawers anymore.

Bug Fixes

  • This product is not available for delivery is displayed only for unavailable items in the cart.
  • The opening hours of a store via Inventory Lookup are now displayed in the device's timezone.

Release v1.3.1​

Release date: 15 July, 2021

New Features

To improve accessibility, items within More in the cart screen have now been grouped together.

Bug Fixes

If enabled, Offline Mode <assoapp-offline-mode> is now available for all stores for the retailer.

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

New user permission for clienteling

Retailers can now assign the relevant

permission via NewStore Omnichannel Manager to specify which users can view and manage clientelingopt-in message andquick replies .

For more information on clienteling operations, see config-clienteling.

NewStore +++++

Sweden fiscal support

As part of improved internationalization support, retailers can now operate NewStore in Sweden in compliance with the Swedish tax agency’s regulations for cash registers. This includes integration with a cloud control unit hosted by our partner,Axena.

NewStore is now technically a manufacturer-declared cash register approved by the Swedish Tax Agency.

Supported from
This feature is supported from Associate App v1.3.0 and later.

For more information on fiscal regulations and fiscalization support at NewStore, See About fiscalization .

June 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.3.0​

Release date: 30 June, 2021

New Features

Offline Mode

Retailers can now perform in-store operations and sell even when there is no internet connection in the store or the NewStore platform is not fully operational. see Using NewStore Associate App when offline .

Manager approval permission

Retailers can now grant specific users the Approve orders permission, so they can approve certain transactions in NewStore Associate App. See assoapp-permissions.

Updated checkout summary screen

Updated the Summary screen that appears after an order is checked out in NewStore Associate App, to improve accessibility and offer a modern and concise summary.

Updated About screen

Device and app information is available in a comprehensive About screen in NewStore Associate App.

Bug Fixes

  • The app does not crash when trying to call a customer without a phone number.
  • Adding a link to a product during clienteling does not replace the existing text.

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

New user permission for fiscal reports

Retailers can now assign the relevant

permission via NewStore Omnichannel Manager to specify which users can view fiscal summary reports and download a detailed journal, which contains an electronic log of all transactions done in the store.
note

  • Currently, fiscal reports are available only for Sweden.

  • You can view fiscal reports only after fiscal integration <fiscal-signature> is configured and enabled.

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.2.1​

Release date: 7 June, 2021

Bug Fixes

  • Products no longer disappear from the catalog when customizations are not used by the retailer in the app.
  • Retailers can now refund to the customer's card for during an exchange.

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

New user permission for order approvals

Retailers can now assign the relevant permission via NewStore Omnichannel Manager to specify which associates or store managers can approve orders <assoapp_approvals> in NewStore Associate App. See assoapp-permissions.

Supported from
This feature is supported from Associate App v1.3.0 and later.

Export inventory transaction, ASN, and stock on hand data

Retailers can now export data for inventory transactions, ASN, and stock on hand in stores set up for their business via NewStore Omnichannel Manager. see Managing store operations .

Manage clienteling messages

Retailers can now manage the default opt-in message and quick replies set up for clienteling in their business via NewStore Omnichannel Manager. For more information, See Managing clienteling .

NewStore

Configure documents for print in each store

Retailers can now set up a configuration to specify how store fulfillment documents are printed in each store. To set up documents to print for a specific store, use the Packages API.

May 2021​

Cycle count after mispack

Retailers can now perform an audit to count the products mispacked during store fulfillment.

If this feature is enabled for your business, a cycle count is automatically created when an associate specifies that an order cannot be fulfilled.

NewStore Associate App

Release v1.2.0​

Release date: 24 May, 2021

New Features

Stage Switch

The new Allow switch to Test Mode permission enables associates to switch between staging and production environments in NewStore Associate App. For more information, see assoapp-test-mode.

Bug Fixes

  • The link to copy from NewStore Checkout has been fixed.
  • Minor bugs fixed for clienteling.

April 2021​

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

IDs available in the inventory audit trail

Retailers using NewStore as inventory master in the store can now view the relevant ID <nom-inv-stock-on-hand> for each inventory operation in the inventory audit trail for all records. For example, the audit trail contains:

  • ASN IDs for items received into the store
  • Transfer order IDs for items transferred from the store
  • External IDs for cycle count transactions in the store
  • Order IDs for items returned to the store
Important

This feature is not available for customer returns created before April 2021.

New user permissions

To enable retailers to manage access to upcoming features in NewStore Associate App, new user permissions have been added in NewStore Omnichannel Manager. Users with the Admin role assigned can now see these NewStore Associate App permissions when creating or updating roles <roles>.

For more information, See Permissions for NewStore Associate App .

Supported from
This feature is supported from Associate App v1.2.0 and later.

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.1.0​

Release date: 27 April, 2021

New Features

Clienteling

Associates can now use NewStore Associate App for clienteling operations for a retailer. Clienteling enables associates to communicate directly with customers in your business via NewStore Associate App. For more information, See Using NewStore Associate App for clienteling .

To enable this feature, contact the support team.

Supported from
This feature is supported from Associate App v1.1.0 and later.

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.14​

Release date: 12 April, 2021

Printing documents in different paper sizes

During store fulfillment, associates can now print PDF versions of shipping labels in A5 paper size if required. For example, when printing labels for the Sagawa shipping adapter in Japan. see Printed documents and labels .

March 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Release v1.0.0​

Release date: 29 March, 2021

New Features

Single app version

NewStore Associate App is now available as a single app for all retailers, across all build versions. This is a departure from the previous NewStore SDK versions of the app. NewStore will provide all new features as part of NewStore Associate App version 1.0.0 <assoapp-one> in the future.

Important

v23.1.0 is the last version of NewStore SDK to be released by NewStore. No incremental versions of NewStore SDK will be released after this version. Retailers who want the latest features of NewStore Associate App must migrate to NewStore Associate App v1.0.0.

For more information, talk to your contact point at NewStore.

To set up NewStore Associate App in Apple Business Manager using an MDM, see Distributing Associate App .

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.13​

Release date: 29 March, 2021

Scanning improvements for store fulfillment

Associates can now see product details when they scan an item to pick for store fulfillment.

Printer management improvements

Associates now can see an indicator on NewStore Fulfillment App displaying the loading status while the printer status is being received.

NewStore +++++

Germany fiscal support

Retailers can now operate NewStore in Germany in compliance with the German Cash Register Security Regulation (KassenSichV), via integrations with:

For more information on fiscal regulations and fiscalization support at NewStore, See Adding fiscal signatures to receipts .

NewStore Fulfillment App ++++++++

Release v1.9.12​

Release date: 10 March, 2021

Manually enter product code during store fulfillment

Associates can now type the barcode or SKU of the product during store fulfillment.

Push notification upgrade

NewStore Fulfillment App now uses the new version of push notifications.

Important

The older versions of NewStore Fulfillment App will stop receiving push notifications after 31-Mar-2021.

February 2021​

NewStore Associate App +++++++++

Square POS

Retailers on NewStore SDK v23.1.0 and later can now process in-store payments using Square as a payment option in NewStore Associate App. See Integrating Square .

NewStore Omnichannel Manager +++++

Inventory audit trail

Retailers who use NewStore as inventory master in the store can now export the inventory audit trail for products in the store. See nom-inv-stock-on-hand.

January 2021​

NewStore +++++

Full count import

Retailers can now import full counts into NewStore by importing a CSV file containing the count data. See About inventory management .

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