# March 2025 ## Monthly summary / tl;dr ### New features 🚀 * There’s now full **support for pre-payments** (e.g. the user pay a limited amount in advance). * Also **customer reservations** is now possible, with smart functions to inform the customer once the reserved product has arrived, all done while taking the receivement. * You can now **print an order as a PDF** directly from an open sale. * **Inventory transfers between warehouses** is now possible, and it’s also possible to set different warehouses for individual order items within the same delivery. * The **purchasing** flow has been upgraded with support for **automatic suggestions based on min/max** stock levels, editable purchase orders until fully received, and a new, simplified receival dialog. * In the Backoffice, you’ll find new tools for **managing printers**, including printing test pages, among several other stings. *+ much more! Check out the full list below.* ### Improved 👌 * Order handling—particularly for scenarios like Click & Collect—has been streamlined, making it easier to mark steps as completed and notify customers. * The delivery address dialog is more user-friendly, and the system now supports smarter warehouse logic per order item. * Multiple UI improvements have been made across sales and Backoffice views, including better visuals in touch sales, smarter dropdowns, and simplified navigation. * Monthly reports for sales and inventory have been improved, and various elements in device and printer linking have been refined for smoother setup. * There’s also better handling of product and campaign rules, making it easier to maintain accurate stock and pricing across stores. * Search functionality is more robust, including for suppliers and deliveries. * It’s now possible to modify warehouse selections for deliveries and remove items from deliveries even when in early stages. *+ much more! Check out the full list below.* ### Fixed 🤦‍♂️ A long list of bug fixes that improved reliability and user experience, like: * Several issues with payment dialogs, settlement views, and discount logic have been resolved. * Partial settlements now behave correctly. * Orders using reserved items now adjust stock properly. * Issues affecting EHF invoice exports, label printing, and product reservations have also been fixed. *+ much more! Check out the full list below.* *** ## 2025-03-31 ### **Added** * Print order as PDF on an open sale * Support for inventory transfer between warehouses ### **Improved / changed** * Improved order handling with the ability to more easily notify the customer and mark handling as completed (typically for Click & Collect etc.) * Delivery state "Not delivered" is deprecated and replaced with "New" and "Started" * Pre-payment info in parked/canceled order view * Moved `DeviceLink` code to the top of the device page * Option to set different warehouse on order items within the same delivery * Added help text for payment method key * Improved "deliver to address" dialog ### **Fixed** * It's now possible to change the warehouse on a delivery or its order items * Fixed issue where it wasn't possible to remove items from a delivery in status `New` or `Started`, even though it should have been allowed * Users are now required to select a discount reason when setting a discount on an order, if at least one reason exists * Improved dropdown menu so text doesn't overflow * Pressing Enter in the search field (open sale – keyboard mode) now opens the product search dialog * Settled order dialog failed to open if any items had `ReservationType: Purchase` or `RequestPurchase` – this is now fixed * Supplier search now works in supplier dropdowns * Fixed store payment issuer list, which previously failed to load correctly ## 2025-03-28 ### **Improved / changed** * Dintero: removed `dataTimeLayout` for `handleCallbackRequest`, now using `capture.CreatedAt` instead * Invoice no longer has `requireExclusiveUse`, so it can now be combined with other payment methods ## 2025-03-27 ### **Fixed** * Stripe callback will now always capture the amount ## 2025-03-26 ### **Fixed** * `PurchaseOrderUid` is now included in the notification API response * Settlements without transactions will now be added to receipts ## 2025-03-25 ### **Improved / changed** * \[Backoffice] Adjusted printer layouts ## 2025-03-25 ### **Added** * \[Backoffice] Implemented support for printer search * New endpoint: `POST /tenants/{{tenantUid}}/printers/search` * New API endpoint: `POST /tenants/{{tenantUid}}/printers/{{printerUid}}/test` * Implemented printer testing – supports ESCPOS, ZPL, and PDF * Settlement search * New API endpoint: `PUT /tenants/{tenantUid}/stores/{storeUid}/receipts/{receiptUid}` * New API endpoint: `GET /tenants/{tenantUid}/stores/{storeUid}/receipts/{receiptUid}` * Added Finnish receipt and email templates * Printing of pickup labels for order items * Added printer information to the `/device` endpoint * New endpoint: `/tenants/{tenantUid}/orders/reservations` to update reservation type on order items to `PURCHASEORDER` or `WAREHOUSE` * New field `description` to the device info in payment method response * New batch endpoint: set stock for a list of products in a warehouse * \[Backoffice] Implemented NiceUID generation for device and printer * Added `HasPaymentBalanceOutstanding` request field to settlement search ### **Improved / changed** * \[Backoffice] Improved Monthly Sales Report * Added EHF status check * \[Backoffice] Improved Monthly Inventory Report * \[CHORE] New table `order_settlement_transactions` to track captured and refunded transactions * RabbitMQ[^1] can now be disabled 🐰 * Device code is now checked case-insensitively when linking a device * Renamed table `order_settlement_transactions` to `order_settlement_transaction_logs` * Purchase orders are no longer automatically set to `RECEIVED` or `CLOSED` * Webhook `ORDER_HANDLING_STATE_CHANGED` now includes `orderHandling` * Inventory check on orders now includes all products for the SKU * Improved query performance for listing campaign products * Devices can now be filtered by `storeUid` * Delivery search now properly supports `storeUids` filtering * Campaign update now disallows `CHEAPEST` type without required criteria * Added validation for `flowretail_cashdrawer` when updating tills * It is now possible to download order receipt using a device without a till * Better error message if country code is missing on supplier ### Fixed * Verifone: payment no longer fails when timeout is reached * Fixed response structure for purchase requests on order lines * Delivery is now properly removed when deleting an order, and `deliveryUids` are removed when deleting a delivery * Warehouse is no longer kept on order deliveries after deletion * Fixed 400-error when creating purchases based on min/max with no lines * `CreateSplitOrderProductLines` now correctly accounts for discounts * Prevented infinite loop on update/create customer when Omnium integration is active * Corrected EHF calculation for discounted invoice lines * Fixed table cell spacing in receipt CSS * `PurchaseOrderQuantity` is now prevented from being negative ### Removed * Removed deprecated field `requireExclusiveUse` from device info payment method response – clients must now use the field in the `requirements` object ## 2025-03-24 ### Added * Support for **package / bundle products** * **Purchase orders** can now be automatically **pre-populated based on min/max** stock levels for a specified warehouse * A new **simplified dialog** is used for receieval **of purchase orders** * (Beta) Administration of **customer reservations** (order lines marked as needing purchase) * **Filters** added **to the product** page * New button in the order **receipt dialog to print** order as PDF * (Beta) Order with **pre/part-payments** * \[Backoffice] FlowRetail CashDrawer service on tills * \[Backoffice] Printers tab added on the store page for store-located printers * \[Backoffice] **Devices tab** on the store page for devices located in the store * \[Backoffice] **Printer test page** is now available * \[Backoffice] **Invoice** **outstanding Excel report** * \[Assistant] Ability to **create** and **edit purchase orders** ### **Improved / changed** * \[Backoffice] Till device information updated – revoke/authorize device removed * \[Backoffice] Product group search-scope selector added to product group create/edit dialog * \[Assistant] Ability to filter purchase orders by product * \[Assistant] Ability to filter orders by product * Cost price now visible in touch mode sale when pressing the CM (Consumer Margin) button * Configurable products now have a "Show variants" option on the product page * Payment description field * The Purchase and Receive page now includes a filter for purchase order status * Filters in product search are now preserved when selecting a variant for a configurable product * Purchase orders can now be edited until fully received or closed * Confirmation dialog in keyboard mode when activating VAT-Free sale * GTIN added to product details dialog * Long-press to copy SKU on the product list page * Settled order dialog now shows in-stock quantity for items not delivered * Display messages on a terminated settlement are now shown in the payment dialog * Improved tabs in the product info dialog * \[Assistant] Purchase orders can now be accessed from the product details page * \[Assistant] Ability to zoom in on full-screen product images * \[Assistant] Product restrictions are now visible on the product details page * Purchase order product search now hides products that are not allowed to be purchased * Archived purchase orders can now be found in the Purchase page by enabling relevant statuses in the filter * Mystats now displays the correct currency * Simultaneously update the ETA for all products in a purchase order * Shortcut for changing estimated delivery date in purchase orders is now "E" (previously "D") to avoid conflict with the "show details" shortcut * Purchase order search results now only show orders from the same organization * Store list response is now filtered to only include stores from the same organization * In touch mode, open sales of type "Offer" now show a green chip * Negative amounts are now displayed in red in order lists * Supplier toggle in product search (for adding products to purchase orders) is now enabled by default * \[Backoffice] Till number info shown when creating or editing a till * \[Backoffice] Pricelist management has been removed – now managed in Client * \[Assistant] General UI improvements * \[Assistant] Minimum supported iOS version is now 15.5 ### Fixed * Partial settlements were not shown in the payment dialog, and could not be deleted – now fixed * It was not possible to add variants to internal purchase orders – now works as expected * Adding a note to an order line in keyboard mode made the order line itself invisible – this is fixed * Keyboard shortcuts did not work in the payment success screen * If a new purchase order failed to be created, the app would be stuck until restart – now resolved * Discounts can now be applied with precision * RMA orders created from a purchase order didn’t set warehouse on items, so stock wasn't adjusted – this is now handled * \[Backoffice] Various bugs fixed in report forms * \[Backoffice] Product group, brand, and store lookup lists now include all items * \[Backoffice] "New" buttons moved to the top of the page for device, printer, and till * \[Backoffice] Added multi-store dropdown for optional organization filter * \[Assistant] Camera scanner now only scans items visible in the viewfinder ## 2025-03-14 ### **Fixed** * Fixed error when creating a delivery with a non-physical freight item * Forced `NON_PHYSICAL` products to never create deliveries, even if set to be reserved ## 2025-03-11 ### **Added** * Implemented `flowretail_cashdrawer` protocol * New field `hideNotAllowPurchase` in product search to hide all products not allowed to be purchased from supplier * Network print support added * List products that are requested for purchase, ordered by name * Discount handling added for package products * New API endpoint: `POST /tenants/{tenantUid}/stores/{storeUid}/orders/{orderUid}/pre-payments` * Implemented new webhook: `ORDER_HANDLING_STATE_CHANGED` * Initial component price now supported for package products ### **Improved / changed** * Receipt email subject now uses tenant language * `OrganizationFilter` in search for purchase orders * Support for payment on invoice in Visma Business accounting report * Variant information is now printed on product labels * Order number is added to EHF file name * Visma Business accounting report now uses receipts instead of orders ### **Fixed** * EHF XML creation bugs: Norwegian org. number and line price excluding VAT * `PurchaseOrder`: set `expectedDeliveryDate` to today when using `AutoOrderProposal` * Fixed package component price calculation * Customer contacts can now be created with a custom UID * Allowed actions are now properly set for package product order lines * `reservationType` was not set when creating order lines – now it is * Purchase: fixed wrong status after deletion and incorrect `purchasedQty` in product search * Package product itself is no longer deliverable – only its components are * Correct codepage is now used when printing exchange notes on ESCPOS printers ## 2025-03-04 ### **Added** * Ability to **create VAT-Free sales** * View, create, and **edit printers** * **Select printer** for a **device** * "**Send invoices externally**" tenant setting * **Payment method parameters** for **invoice** * ESCPOS: Open connected cash drawer * Verifone: Added context with timeout in `Payment` and `LastTransaction` * New API endpoint: `GET /tenants/{tenantUid}/stores/{storeUid}/orders/{orderUid}/items/{orderItemUid}/addons` * New `LedgerType`: `CUSTOMER_LEDGER` * New webhook: `ORDER_RECEIPT_SETTLED` * It is now possible to **manually send an invoice through EHF** using `ehf-invoice --send` ### **Improved / changed** * Lines now exclude VAT when order is marked as `vatFree = true` * Package data now included in product response * Added `externalmsn` param in `logTransaction` for extended logging * Verifone: Added internal status `POLLING` to trigger `GetSettlementStatusFromExternSource` on every fetch * Verifone: Mapped `DEVICEOUT` to `POLLING` status * General improvements to search * Verifone: Updated handling of `DeviceOUT` status * Add, update, and delete of customer contacts now requires tenant access level `Backoffice/Avdelingsleder` * Custom parameters (e.g., reference number) can now be added to the invoice payment method * Response from order receipt search now includes additional fields * All users with access to a tenant can now search in purchase orders * Campaign codes are now case-insensitive ### **Fixed** * External customer search now works reliably across all scenarios * Fixed pagination in organization list * Fixed pagination in stocktaking product control list * Verifone: added unique `refServiceID` for `getLastTransaction` * Campaign price and name now show on product details for store – implemented in `ListCategoriesForStore` and `GetCategoryDetailsForStore` * Fixed pluralization error and 500 error in purchase search * Delivery of `NON_PHYSICAL` products is now correctly handled * Fixed EHF XML creation: Norwegian org. number and line price ex VAT ### Removed * Verifone: removed unused async payment/refund services and handlers [^1]: RabbitMQ is used to ensure smooth and reliable communication between different parts of the system, handling tasks in the background so everything works efficiently without interruptions.