Retailers need to undergo a paradigm shift to align to the current economic reality, escalating capital investments in inventory and increased customer service demands. Such a shift can come only when retailers embrace a fully integrated enterprise-wide application set. Manish Chaturvedi shares his thoughts on this published article. Download or view the article below.
Archives for May 2011
iVend 5.4.6 released with numerous enhancements
May 17, 2011 by 1 Comment
iVend 5.4.6 is released today. In addition to the numerous enhancements to the features, the application is also available in 4 languages.
License Management
This release incorporates a new Licensing System which allows license activation over the internet.
It is mandatory that you first request for an activation key before performing the upgrade to this release. Please email to licenses[at]citixsys.com for activation key request.
Moneris Integration
iVend Retail is now certified to process Card Present Transactions via eSELECTplus on a Moneris 7800 Pin-pad. Moneris 7800 Pin-pad is Ideal for use in a variety of merchant environments, including single-lane point-of-sale, multi-lane retail and stand-alone.
Sales Order Integration from SAP to iVend
Using this functionality the users can create a sales order in SAP Business One then mark these sales orders for store deliveries or payment collection at stores. These sales orders can then be searched from iVend Retail POS and the corresponding deliveries against these sales orders can be managed at the corresponding retail store. The sales orders that are created from SAP Business One can only be edited from SAP Business One.
Customer Facing Displays
Customer Facing Display feature allows you to open a special customer facing display window that will show the customer their transaction. It serves the same function as a traditional POS Pole display but instead uses a full computer monitor.
Assigning the default POS terminal to the Till
iVend 5.4.6 provides store managers the flexibility of assigning the default POS terminal to the till. This will help stores to reduce the overall cashier’s login process. If a POS terminal is assigned to a Till then upon login if the cashier logs on to the same POS the cashier does not have to select the till before moving from Till Assignment to the Transaction screen. The system will automatically associate the till to the POS when the user logs into the iVend POS.
Limiting the Maximum Price for an Open Item
Manager can now restrict the upper price limit for an open item.
iVend Add-on Enhancements
The iVend add-on for SAP Business One includes the following enhancements:
iVend Setup Wizard – This release incorporates a setup wizard which will guide the user through the sequence of steps for configuring the iVend Add-on
On-Line Help – This release incorporates screen sensitive help. Users can press CTRL+SHIFT+V to bring up the help for the active screen.
New Release Notification – Whenever a new version of the product is released the system will display the update notification as a SAP Business One alert.
Extended Language Support
Apart from English, iVend application is now also available in the following languages:
- French
- Latin American Spanish
- Italian
- Greek
Language preferences for the users can be set from the iVend Management Console. After login in the system user would see the iVend GUI in the user preferred language. If the user language is not setup then English would be used as a default language.
Bugs Fixed
Bug ID: 9707
Bug Description:
In case there are multiple gift certificates are sold in a transaction then while reprinting the gift certificates system does not give option to reprint some of the gift certificates and prints all the gift certificates again. This is specially required when there is printing error while printing the gift certificates.
Bug ID: 9700
Bug Description:
iVend POS does not show all the payment types, in case there are more than 12 payment types defined through the iVend Management console.
Bug ID: 9709
Bug Description:
If the layaway item is voided in the transaction then also the default layaway deposit amount does not change. The user was required to change it manually. This can was happening in case if the Sale Level layaways are applied.
Bug ID: 9710
Bug Description:
If the user exceeds the number of failure attempts specified in the security policy then the user was getting locked and future login attempts were disallowed by the system. However even after unlocking the customer the failure counter was not resetting due to which customer was getting locked after the next failed attempt.
Bug ID: 9699
Bug Description:
Goods return report from iVend Management console is not printing after creating the Goods Return document.
Bug ID: 9711
Bug Description:
If the barcode is not resolved the system makes a sound, but if the system does not have the good speakers then this sound is not heard by the cashier and if the cashier ignores the message displayed on the system then the cashier would assume that the system has scanned this item. This sometimes creates issues if the cashier is not vigilant and could result in loss of revenue for the store.
Bug ID: 9712
Bug Description:
Current fulfillment setting means items stay committed (AR Reserve Invoice) until delivery. Stock on hand not reduced until fulfillment is carried out. System does not have the functionality to setup separate fulfillment plan for layaways.
Bug ID: 9712
Bug Description:
Open price item does not ask cashier for entering the price of an item if it already added once in the transaction. This makes it difficult to work if the cashier wants to add more than one open priced item to the transaction.
Bug ID: 9712
Bug Description:
Committed Quantity of the warehouse does not change in SAP Business One even after doing the cancellation of Layaway from iVend.
iCharge 10.5 – Credit Card Solution for SAP Business One released
May 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iCharge 10.5 is released today. iCharge – Credit Card Solution for SAP Business One is an improved version over its predecessors.
Enhancements
- iCharge Setup Wizard – This release incorporates a setup wizard which will guide the user through the sequence of steps for configuring the solution.
- On-Line Help – This release incorporates screen sensitive help. Users can press CTRL+SHIFT+E to bring up the help for the active screen.
- New Release Notification – Whenever a new version of the product is released the system will display the update notification as a SAP Business One alert.
- Incoming Payments – Ability to select A/R Invoices and A/R Credit Memos when processing Incoming Payment for CC Type Documents.
- Service Type A/R Documents – With this release it is possible to perform Credit Card transactions for Service Type A/R Documents
- Invoice Wizard – This release will enable the user to additionally process non Credit Card Payment Type documents using the Invoice Wizard.
- Language Support:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
iVend Retail Certified for eSELECTplus Card on Moneris Pinpad
May 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iVend Retail is now certified to process Card Present Transactions via eSELECTplus on a Moneris 7800 Pinpad.
Congratulations to iVend Team on the successful completion of the eSELECTplus Card Present Integration certification performed on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
Solution Description
Solution Type Value Added Reseller Solution Solution Name iVend Retail Solution Version 5.X eSELECTplus API Used .NET DLL Operating System and Platform Windows Transaction Supported for Credit Purchase, Refund, Purchase Correction Transaction Supported for Debit Purchase, Refund, Purchase Correction E-Commerce Indicator E00 – Normal Presentment POS Terminal Moneris 7800 PIN pad (DT20 v6.27 & POSPAD v3.05) Batch Close eSELECTplus Initiated Batch Close EMV Capability Yes
Thousands of stores in over 15 countries run iVend Retail to manage their retail operations. iVend Retail, a PCI compliant and SAP Certified solution, is a complete Retail Management Software,seamlessly integrated with SAP suite of Business Management Applications.
iVend is a comprehensive Retail Management Solution to manage Head Office, Store and POS operations. The SAP certified fail safe integration with SAP keeps the head office always connected with the store operations across the complete retail chain.
Integrated Loyalty module, Gift Card features and integration with leading payment processors & gateways allows retailers to have a 360 degree visibility of their operations spanning from Store Operations on one hand to Financial and Supply Chain on the other. High levels of scalability are brought about by latest technology, simple & intuitive interface, with robust Head Office engine backed by SAP – and industry leading business management application.
Its unique replication and integration services completely take away the constraint of being always-connected to the Internet. iVend Retail allows retailers to continue doing business even if the Internet connection between the Head Office and the store is severed.
Moneris 7800 Pinpad is Ideal for use in a variety of merchant environments, including single-lane point-of-sale, multi-lane retail and stand-alone.
Features
- Compact hand-held PIN pad with CHIP card and magnetic stripe card readers.
- Large backlit graphic display offers clear presentation of data and commands.
- Long card swipe ensures optimal magnetic stripe card reading.
- Compatible with the Moneris HiSpeed 6200 terminal and eSELECTplus® card present virtual terminal.
- Multi-application functionality allows implementation as a basic or intelligent PIN pad.
- Integrates to ECR/ PC POS environments via RS232 or USB interface
- Backward-compatible to most Moneris POS PAD, PINSmart and SC550 environments.
- Compliant with the current card scheme association standards for physical and logical security (i.e. PCI PED certified).
- 32-bit processor supports powerful encryption to ensure confidential data is secure.
Inventory Pro 6.6.0.0 released today with major usability enhancements
May 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Inventory Pro 6.6.0.0 is released today. This version of Inventory Pro greatly enhances the usability of the application by providing useful features and tools. While the enhanced feature set helps to improve the processes efficiencies, the tools enable faster and better implementation of Inventory Pro.
Enhancements
Following features have been added / enhanced in the Inventory Pro version 6.5.0.0:
- Inventory Pro Setup Wizard – This release incorporates a setup wizard which will guide the user through the sequence of steps for configuring the solution.
- On-Line Help – This release incorporates screen sensitive help. Users can press CTRL+SHIFT+P to bring up the help for the active screen.
- New Release Notification – Whenever a new version of the product is released the system will display the update notification as a SAP Business One alert.
- Sample Pick Ticket Reports – Sample Pick Ticket reports have been included in the add-on. The sample reports will be placed under the \CTX\Inventory Pro\Sample Reports folder on installation. These sample Pick Ticket reports can be used as a reference / starting point for report customization. A guide for customizing Pick Ticket reports is also included with the product documentation.
- GUI for generating the RF Configuration File – The Inventory Pro add-on includes a new screen for defining various RF configuration parameters and exporting a RF Configuration file based on the defined parameters.
- Installer Enhancements for Inventory Pro services – Installers for Inventory Pro services include a GUI for defining the connection parameters during the install routine.
- Language Support – Inventory Pro GUI is now available in the following languages:
- English
- Italian
- French
- Latin American Spanish
- Brazilian Portuguese
Bugs and Defects Fixed
Following bugs have been fixed in this release:
FIFO Allocation Method – In the previous release of the Inventory Pro Add-on, stock was not appropriately allocated as per the FIFO Allocation rule. This has been fixed in this release.
CitiXsys Newsletter – May 2011
May 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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CitiXsys is a software products and services company which provides vertical and horizontal industry solutions in Retail, Warehousing & Distribution domain. CitiXsys has its corporate headquarters in New York City, USA, an R&D center in New Delhi, India and offices in Toronto, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The Company has strategic alliances with SAP US, UK, Australia, India and a number of other Technology Partners.
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CitiXsys will be participating in the 2011 Asia-Pacific SAP Business One Solution Trade shows in Sydney on 19th and 20th May and in Singapore on 23rd and 24th May The event will have all the major Solution Partners from across the globe meet the local partner and customer community to showcase their solutions.
This release has an inbuilt setup wizard which will greatly assist faster and accurate implementation of the solution.
The release is not only compatible with SAP Business One 8.81 but also has enhancements and resolutions to the earlier bugs.
The event was unique in the sense that only the top 10-15 partners were invited to not only ensure that the message is relayed right across to the relevant ones but also to let these successful partners to explore amongst themselves areas and possibilities of working together as a team. CitiXsys was represented by Kamal and Manish, also had a speaker slot to present iVend Retail as the Industry Solution on SAP Business One.
The new look website allows users from accross the Retail Industries to access information about iVend Retail to manage their retail operations. iVend Retail helps businesses in 8 broad verticals. Retailers having a few stores to retail organizations having hundreds of stores spanning geographies can accrue business benefits by utilizing iVend Retail’s deep & seamless integration with SAP suite of business management applications.
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The partner summit in Goa, India held between 18th through 20th April’11 was an event that brought together channel partners across SAP line of products and key executives of SAP.
iVend Retail, a PCI compliant and SAP Certified solution, is a complete Retail Management Software, launches its new look website (
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Join us in Sydney and Singapore this May 2011
May 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
CitiXsys will be participating in the 2011 Asia-Pacific SAP Business One Solution Trade shows in Sydney on 19th and 20th May and in Singapore on 23rd and 24th May
The event will have all the major Solution Partners from across the globe meet the local partner and customer community to showcase their solutions.
CitiXsys will present its Retail and Distribution products at this event. Kamal Karmakar, CEO will be speaking on our innovations and product strategy. Also present in the event will be Paula Goncalves, Director of Operations, APAC and Joe Wrightman, Director of Sales & Marketing Asia-Pacific.
While iVend Retail will be showcased in the events, CitiXsys will also emphasize on retail being the sunshine industry and how best can a CitiXsys partner make more revenue by starting a formal retail practice.
To know more about our value proposition to you as a partner or as a customer, click here to fix an in-person appointment with Kamal or Paula.
iMatrix 5.5 – Item Matrix Solution for SAP Business One released
May 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
iMatrix 5.5 is released today. This version of iMatrix – Item Matrix Solution for SAP Business One is an improved release over its predecessors.
This release has an inbuilt setup wizard which will greatly assist faster and accurate implementation of the solution.
Enhancements
- Item Matrix Setup Wizard – This release incorporates a setup wizard which will guide the user through the sequence of steps for configuring the solution.
- On-Line Help – This release incorporates screen sensitive help. Users can press CTRL+SHIFT+M to bring up the help for the active screen.
- New Release Notification – Whenever a new version of the product is released the system will display the update notification as a SAP Business One alert.
