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Extending the Extended Logon functionality for MPOS and Cloud POS

December 14, 2018

By Shane Erstad

Included in MPOS and CPOS are two methods for extended logon functionality: logging in by scanning a barcode or by swiping a card with a magnetic stripe reader (MSR). Setup for these are described here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/retail/extended-logon. One shortcoming of the out-of-the-box functionality, however, is that each of these methods only allows for five significant digits...

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Digital transformation in retail via third-party integration

August 7, 2017

By Community Manager

By Ed Kennedy, Senior Director and Commerce Evangelist, Episerver As more consumers are shopping and doing product research online, most retailers know that digital channels must become a part of their…...

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Delivering on the promise of digital transformation in retail

July 20, 2017

By Luke Shave

It’s no secret that modern technology is radically changing the retail industry. Today’s digital native consumers expect to browse products from their couch and move between devices and stores…...

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How to take advantage of three technologies transforming retail

July 13, 2017

By Luke Shave

From artificial intelligence to the Internet of Things, cutting-edge technology is transforming retail for retailers and customers alike. Retailers need the right tools in the back office and on the sales…...

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Thriving in today’s competitive retail environment with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations

January 17, 2017

By Balaji Balasubramanian

I’m excited to be at the NRF 106th Annual Convention & EXPO—Retail’s BIG Show–here in New York City. We’ll be highlighting Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions that enable…...

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Retail discount calculations – Performance vs Best price

November 22, 2016

By Randy Higgins [MSFT]

With the increased usage of the number of Retail discounts associated to items coupled with the trade agreements and affiliations, the Pricing engine has seen significant performance issues attempting to process the best discount. This performance degradation increases as more items are added to an order due to the proportionately increasing number of discounts needing to...

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Retail Discount Concurrency Modes

July 22, 2016

By Randy Higgins [MSFT]

When configuring discounts and setting the Discount concurrency mode, you have the option to choose Exclusive, Best price, or Compounded. The question presented when ringing up POS transactions is which one takes precedence when you have multiple discounts that are applicable to the same sale? This article will provide you with a brief explanation on the...

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Sending email receipts from Retail MPOS Transactions (AX 2012)

July 21, 2016

By Randy Higgins [MSFT]

MPOS has the ability to send receipt emails in real-time. This utilizes the RTS to call directly back to AX to send the email at the time of the transaction. This is unlike EPOS where the posting of the transactions via statement posting process is required before the email can be sent. EPOS has not...

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Partner Highlight: Columbus Excels with Digital Transformation

April 20, 2016

By Johneen Buffard

Columbus, an international consultancy, delivers Microsoft-based solutions in three key industries: manufacturing, food and retail. Their success has been impressive. Over the last year Columbus has experienced…...

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Sales order refunds for credit card payments

March 7, 2016

By Randy Higgins [MSFT]

Processing refunds can be a very simple and easy task, a customer returns an item that they do not want and you refund the money they paid for it right? Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple as you also need to take into consideration partial returns, taxes, discounts, freight, and restocking fees? There are...

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Growing the Microsoft and Adobe cloud partnership

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend two days at the Adobe Summit, where our longstanding partnership with Adobe grew deeper and stronger. The momentum around Adobe and Microsoft was palpable, and I’m thrilled that we’re offering our mutual customers best-in-class solutions to provide great experiences for their customers. It was an exciting week...

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Alysa Taylor

Corporate Vice President, Business Applications & Industry

Transforming manufacturing with intelligent business applications

Manufacturing has been a driving force for industrial and societal transformation for centuries. Next week, at Hannover Messe—the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology—decades of industrial technology innovation at Microsoft is intersecting with Industry 4.0. As Industry 4.0 ushers in new technological advances to improve operations, competition and customer demands are keeping pace. Customers...

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Lorraine Bardeen

General Manager, Mixed Reality Business Applications

Introducing Dynamics 365 mixed reality applications for HoloLens 2 and mobile devices

Hey everyone! Some of the most inspiring mixed reality fans we’ve met are those who have become champions of forward motion within their organizations. These people are agents of change who look at the working environment around them and discover firsthand the opportunity mixed reality represents to engage employees and improve operations in ways that...

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