Release 1.6.2 available

The latest version of our Fiskal Middleware 1.6.2 is now available. This version contains improvements for the Spanish TicketBAI implementation. Also, the Basque region Araba is supported from this version on. All changes can be found in the change notes of the version.

Austria

The company a-trust, whose signature creation devices can be used via the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware, has announced a price increase as of January 31st 2023. We will be happy to send you the new prices on request. Your contact person will assist you.

Preview 2023

This year we are planning numerous extensions to our services. The focus in the fiscalisation area is on the implementation of new countries, which you can use via the standardised RetailForce interface without having to change your existing integration.

EuroShop 2023

This year we will also be represented at the EuroShop trade fair in Düsseldorf, from 26 February to 2 March 2023. We look forward to welcoming you! Please book an appointment with our team in good time at: office@retailforce.cloud.

News December 2022

Dear business partners,

We would like to say “thank you” to you today. Thank you for your trust and the good cooperation in 2022, which is now slowly coming to an end.

Shortly before the turn of the year, we will provide two new releases as planned (1.6.0 and 1.6.1). The current version of our RetailForce Fiscal Middleware, v1.6.x contains extensive functional enhancements as well as the release versions of the country modules (Trusted Fiscal Country Modules):

  • Italy and
  • Slovenia

Also included is a new release for France. Version 1.6.0 can also be used by customers whose POS system was certified with an older version. However, we recommend integrating the extension with regard to the new month-end closing function. You can find more information on this in our Solution Center in the linked article.

Italy

Version 1.6.x provides a connection to certified fiscal systems from EPSON. The printer models FP90 III RT and FP81 II RT are connected to the fiscal module Italy (Trusted Fiscal Country Module IT). From now on, the RetailForce system can be used to fulfil the “Registratore Telematico” requirements.

Please note that in Italy a daily closing must be made in any case. The RT devices transmit end-of-day data to the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Slovenia

With the release of the solution for the Slovenian Act on Tax Invoice Certification by the Tax Office (ZDavPR), the taxNumber field has been added to the properties of the cashier. Business branches are created automatically.

Further changes

  • raiseCashDifferenceException – Error messages in case of stock differences in cash transactions can be activated or deactivated with this parameter.
  • Discount – this BusinessTransactionType will be removed with release 1.7.0.
  • Cloud TSE Germany – a possibility was introduced to replace a swissbit Cloud TSE for running systems.
  • In “fiscal printer countries” (Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland) the cash drawer can now also be opened via the middleware.
  • Barcode in test lines – when using the FLink interface, barcode values can be transmitted in text lines in future; these are printed out as barcodes.

Version 1.6.1 also provides some new functions in the context of fiscal printer control.

Note: The field Payment.IsCash field will be removed from the document model as of 01 March 2023.

As usual, you will find all changes in the release notes in the downloads directory of the corresponding version of our Fiscal Middleware.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Harald Krondorfer

and the entire RetailForce team

Release 1.5.0 – Fiscal Middleware

The latest version 1.5.0 of the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware is available for download on our website.

Gipuzkoa – TicketBAI

For the occasion, this version includes the release for the Spanish region of Gipuzkoa. As of now, our Fiscal Middleware can be used to implement the connection to the TicketBAI system in the aforementioned province

Important information on the implementation of Spain and the TickenBAI system can be found in our Solution Centre.

The three Basque provinces of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuskoa all use the TicketBAI system for the fiscalisation of cash registers, but the implementation is different in each case. The release for the other two provinces will follow in one of the following versions.

Furthermore, a new version of the RetailForce Document Object Model (DOM) v.1.1.3 was published with the new release. You will find this together with the release notes in the downloads folder for this version: https://www.retailforce.cloud/downloads/Version%201.5.0/

New Release – Fiscal Middleware 1.4.3

The current version 1.4.3 is available for download.

As part of the implementation of further countries, the RetailForce Document Object Model was extended. The complete DOM can be found with each version of RetailForce Middleware as a PDF document. The new version 1.1.2 includes necessary extensions for the “TicketBAI” implementation for Spain. In the Basque region of Spain, the TicketBAI trial will start in the coming months. This system will possibly be extended to the whole of Spain. The compulsory deployment starts at different times in the different provinces of the Basque Country:

  • Gipuzkoa: 01. Nov. 2022
  • Araba: 01. Jan. 2023
  • Bizkaia: 01. Jan. 2023

Version 1.4.3 includes a beta version for the Spain implementation (country module v0.9.0).

France

Furthermore, this version contains the release candidate of the French implementation.

As always, you can find all enhancements of the version in the release notes.

New country release with version 1.4.0

The latest version of RetailForce Fiscal Middleware is available for download. You can find the new release, as usual, on the RetailForce website at: https://www.retailforce.cloud/downloads/Version%201.4.0/

New Countries

With version 1.4.0, the country portfolio of the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware is extended by the countries:

  • Romania,
  • Poland, and
  • Sweden
    .

The new countries can be fully deployed with existing integrations, based on the RetailForce document model v1.1.1.

New Release 1.3.3

The new release 1.3.3 is now available in the downloads section of the RetailForce website (https://www.retailforce.cloud/downloads/).

The current version includes:

  • Version BETA 2 for France – Implementation Infocert NF525
  • Version BETA 2 for Sweden

In the course of the implementation of NF525 for France, the individual country implementations were modularised with version 1.3.3. The two country modules France and Sweden are each integrated as v.0.9.0.

The versions of the individual country modules can be found in the release notes as of this version.

Release 1.3.2

In preparation for the implementation of further fiscal countries, we have extended the RetailForce document model. Existing implementations are not affected by this, the model is downward compatible.

An overview of all additions to the document model (currently version 1.1.1) can be found in the linked article in our Solution Center.

The current release of RetailForce Fiscal Middleware – version 1.3.2 – already supports the new document model v1.1.1.

The main changes and additions to Release 1.3.2 are:

  • AuditLog download – from now on the Technical Event Journal (Audit Log) can be downloaded via the RetailForce Portal.
  • Implementation Document Model 1.1.1
  • Various document types were added
  • Various business cases (Business Transaction Types) were added
  • The new version 1.3.2 is available in the download area of the RetailForce website.

All changes and enhancements of the current version can be found, as always, in the release notes.

Fiscal Middleware – new version 1.5.2

The latest version 1.5.2 of the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware is now available for download.

This release includes first beta versions of the implementation of fiscalisation in the following countries:

  • Croatia – “Act on Fiscalisation of Cash Payments” and
  • Slovenia – “Act on Fiscal Verification of Invoices – ZDavPR”

Status of country implementation

We plan to release the above mentioned countries in 2023. As soon as the releases are available, we will inform you via our Newsletter, as well as here on our website.

With the release of this version, there are currently 3 country implementations in beta status:

  • Italy (v1.5.1)
  • Croatia (v1.5.2)
  • Slovenia (v1.5.2)

Below is an overview of all fiscal countries currently covered by the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware (incl. TFCM version):

  • Bulgaria – Fiscal Printer (1.0.0)
  • Denmark – “System for digital sales registration” (1.0.1)
  • Germany – “Cash Register Anti-Tampering Ordinance – KassenSichV” (1.0.2)
  • France – “Anti-VAT fraud law” – with NF525 / Infocert (1.0.4)
  • Austria – “Cash Register Security Ordinance – RKSV” (1.0.2)
  • Poland – Fiscal printer (1.0.1)
  • Romania – fiscal printer (1.0.1)
  • Sweden – “Cash Register Act” (1.0.4)
  • Spain – “TicketBAI” – independent regions of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa (1.0.2)

Spain – TicketBAI

In version 1.5.2, some improvements have been made to the implementation of the TicketBAI system.

Please note that companies in the Basque region of Gipuzoa are now required to use the TicketBAI system as of 01 Nov 2022. The use in the regions of Bizkaia and Araba is mandatory as of 01 Jan. 2023. Nov. 2022 das TicketBAI-System verpflichtend einsetzen müssen.

Due to the regional differences within the TicketBAI system, the new field “Fiscal Region” will be displayed when creating a new store/branch if Spain has been selected as the fiscal country. The corresponding region in which the store/branch is located must be entered there. For more information, see the article “Creating Organisational Structure in RetailForce Cloud“.

France – GetEventLog

With this version, the technical journal (Journal des Événements Techniques, JET) can be exported locally in the system. This can be done via a new endpoint (GetEventLog) in the “ManagementController France” area.

Furthermore, methods for the verification of the French archive have been implemented, as well as other additions.

Further changes

  • Sweden – with version 1.5.2 it is possible to reconfigure the number ranges.
  • Italy (beta) – from now on, configuration objects for Italy can be created in the RetailForce Cloud. The current implementation for Italy is based on the certified fiscal cash register systems of Fiscal EPSON (“fiscal printer”). The configuration objects are required for the connection of the “fiscal printers”.

As usual, all details on changes, additions and extensions of version 1.5.2 are available in the release notes on our website.