Innovations at EuroShop

Euroshop Düsseldorf 2023

RetailForce at the PARTNER TECH Europe stand (Hall 6, stands E33 / E42 and E 46).

This year we will be presenting the following topics, among others:

Swissbit Cloud 2.0

We are proud to be the first provider to present the new Swissbit Cloud 2.0 integration running on a cash register system – combining the advantages of a hardware TSE as well as a cloud TSE!

Lithuania

Furthermore, you can see the implementation of Lithuanian fiscalisation in action via the RetailForce Fiscal Middleware.

Release 1.6.4

The current release of the RetailForce Fiscal Service includes the following functions and features:

  • Fiscal Middleware
    • Serbia (beta 1) – Implementation of Serbian fiscalisation
  • RetailForce Cloud
    • Parameters can be saved for all entities (Distributor, Organisation, Company, Store, Terminal).

All information on the new version can be found in the release notes.

The RetailForce team is looking forward to seeing you at EuroShop in Düsseldorf!

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

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.

Fiscal Middleware – Release 1.3.1

The new version 1.3.1 of the RetailForce Fiskal Middleware is now available.

You can find the software download at: https://retailforce.cloud/downloads/.

In version 1.3.1, further stabilisation measures have been implemented. Among other things, the timeout when using an online signature creation device (HSM) in Austria was reduced to 3 seconds. If the signature web service does not respond within this time, the FiskalClient calculates an “offline signature”, compliant with the RKSV. In this case, the note “Security device failed” must be printed on the receipt. The message is, as always, returned within the FiscalResponse in the field “PrintMessage”.

In previous versions of the middleware, it happened in certain exceptional cases that the PaymentType.Cash was not resolved correctly. This bug has been fixed in the current version. We therefore recommend updating all systems in Germany to v1.3.1.

First Beta

This version 1.3.1 also includes a first beta version for Romania.

General note on updates

In general, we recommend that you always use the latest version of Fiskal Middleware and, if you are using older versions, update to the latest version Support for regular versions is discontinued after 6 months, for LTS versions after one year. LTS versions are marked as such.

Summertime is vacation time

We are proud of our team, which has done a great job over the last years and months. Therefore, we think our team has earned some time off. We kindly ask for your understanding if there are longer waiting times in the processing of your requests during the holiday season.

Thank you very much!

We wish you a great summer
Your RetailForce Team

RetailForce Fiscal Middleware – New Version 1.3.0

The latest version 1.3.0 of our Fiscal Middleware is now available for download at https://retailforce.cloud/downloads/.

This version includes releases for the countries:

  • Bulgaria and
  • Denmark.

Beta versions for:

  • France,
  • Poland, and
  • Sweden are also included in v1.3.0.

Austria

In addition to the above-mentioned country-extensions, version 1.3.0 is dominated by the Austrian Cash Register Security Ordinance (RKSV). A number of additions and improvements have been implemented, also with regard to the migration from other Fiscal Middleware systems to RetailForce.

Furthermore, the data collection log (“Datenerfassungsprotokoll”) according to §7 RKSV (“DEP7”) can now be checked for validity with the ASIT check tool via the RetailForce Cloud. Descriptions and details will follow in solution articles on our Solution Centre.

Technical Event Log

Starting with version 1.2.12, technical events at the checkout, which are required, for example, for the implementation of the NF525 requirements of Infocert, within the framework of the French “Anti-VAT Fraud Law”, or the law on “Digital Sales Registration Systems” in Denmark, can be transmitted to the RetailForce Middleware.

As of this version, some of these events are now automatically written to the technical event log (audit log) by the Fiscal Client. You can find more information on this in the linked article in our Solution Centre.

As usual, all details on changes, additions and extensions of version 1.3.0 are available in the release notes on our website.

Important Release 1.2.13

Attention: in order to continue to meet the legal requirements of the KassenSichV, all systems in Germany must be updated to the current release version 1.2.13 by 31 June 2022! The new version is available in the downloads section of the RetailForce website.

The v 1.2.13 of the Fiscal Client contains changes resulting from the DSFinV-K 2.3 – mandatory from 1 July 2022. Furthermore, the Swissbit Fiskal Cloud Connector version 4.0.1 is supported from this release. Since the certification of Swissbit’s FCC 3 is expiring, all systems using the Swissbit Cloud TSE must be updated to FCC version 4 by 31 July 2022 at the latest!

Extensions and features

Release Auditlog – with this release the so-called “Technical Event Log” is published and can now be used productively. In the countries Denmark and France, the technical event log is part of the country-specific fiscal requirements.

Swissbit Fiscal Cloud Connector 4.0.1 supported – As of this release, the Swissbit FCC is supported in the latest, certified version 4.0.1. As mentioned in the introduction, the upgrade to the new FCC version must be made by the end of July this year at the latest, as the certification of the old version 3.x is expiring.

Implementation DSFinV-K 2.3 – all changes in the DSFinV-K version 2.3, which was published on 21 April 2022, are included in the new release. The DSFinV-K is mandatory as of 1 July 2022. See also the BMF letter dated 21 April. Details on the changes can be found in the linked news article on our website.

Standard Test Client GER – The Standard Test Client, which is installed with the fiscal service, now connects to the fiskaly Test Cloud TSE again. This function was deactivated during the migration to fiskaly Cloud TSE 2.0 and is now available again.

Denmark Release Candidate – furthermore, the Fiskal Client Version 1.2.13 contains the Release Candidate for Denmark. With the next version (1.3.0), the Danish country implementation will be officially published.

Changes TrustedFiscalModule

BusinessTransactionType.Discount – from now on discounts have to be sent as part of the position item and not as a separate discount item.

Bulgaria – new fiscal document types have been added for the Bulgaria implementation. Details can be found in the release notes.

Changes TrustesFiscalService

Fiscal Country properties – country-specific information regarding fiscalisation (supported business cases, documents, payment types as well as fiscal documents) can now be queried via the Fiscal Client.

Furthermore, due to the upcoming release of the country extensions for Bulgaria, Denmark and France, the test unit coverage has been greatly increased.

Details on the enhancements and changes can be found, as usual, in the release notes of the current version of the Fiscal Client in the downloads section of our website.

New version – Fiscal Client 1.2.12

In the download area of the RetailForce website you will find the latest version of our Fiscal Client (https://www.retailforce.cloud/downloads/).
The current release 1.2.12 includes functions for the countries Denmark and Bulgaria and is probably the last beta version for the two fiscal countries.
In addition to the country integrations, several improvements have been incorporated to increase the performance of the Fiscal Client – mainly for high-load systems.

RetailForce Cloud

Some changes that have been made to the RetailForce Cloud:

  • Simultaneously with the release of the new client version, configuration objects for Denmark and Bulgaria can now be created in the Cloud Portal.
  • The export of DSFinV-K files in CSV format is now much faster.
  • An additional caption field has been added to the customer entities “Organisation” and “Company” in order to be able to enter brand names of companies.
    We recommend filling the field “Caption 1” with the official company name and “Caption 2” with the brand name.

An overview of all enhancements, improvements and bug fixes can be found in the release notes at https://www.retailforce.cloud/downloads/Version%201.2.12/ReleaseNotes1.2.12.md.

Current release 1.2.11

The latest release of RetailForce Fiscal Middleware is available in the download directory. This version is dedicated to the preparation for the country extensions that will be available soon. You will soon find more information here in the news section of our website.

The most important innovations of this version are that with version 1.2.11:

Fiscal Module

Newly added are fields for company identification, which are used, among other things, to establish the cloud connection of the Fiscal Client. The new fields are:

  • Business identification number and
  • Statistical classification number.

and must be declared as mandatory in certain countries. The identifiers listed above have different meanings for each country. Further information on this can also be found in our Solution Centre: https://support.retailforce.cloud/hc/de/articles/4405772745617.

Technical Journal / Audit Log

As of the current version, the fiscal client can manage a technical journal, also called an audit log, which is required in certain countries. Various events can be transmitted to the middleware for this purpose.

Reprint Count

Some countries require that the number of voucher reprints be recorded. The new version 1.2.11 provides for print count management.

In the course of the extensive revisions of the Fiscal Client with the present version, many test units were also newly created and existing ones revised.

All changes and improvements of this release are listed in the release notes of the current version.

New Fiscal Client Version 1.2.10

The latest version of the RetailForce Fiscal Client is ready for use. Currently, the latest versions can be found, as usual, in the downloads section of the RetailForce website. With one of the next versions, the download area will be moved to its own website.

Main Features

Essentially, this version provides the following changes:

  • Austria: the automatic generation of the annual receipt in the cloud has been revised and improved.
  • General
    • One of the integrated validations of the Fiscal Clients checks whether the sum of the gross and net totals transferred from the POS system corresponds to the receipt total. In order to avoid error messages in case of deviations in this respect, a tolerance range of e.g. a few euro cents can now be defined.
    • With the method “UpdateClientByCloud”, configuration objects changed in the cloud can be updated on the client

As usual, you will find a summary of all changes in the release notes.