Retail Point-of-Service (POS) Suite Technical Essentials 13.3

Course Description

This course provides a technical overview of Oracle Retail's POS Suite. Inclusive of the overview is a detailed description of the technology utilized in developing the course, coding standards and how the overall development enables the POS Suite to integrate with other Oracle Retail Applications. Special attention is paid to hardware and software requirements to for each POS Suite application and a detailed understanding of the installation practices is discussed. Created for application developers in mind, the course also incorporates the most relevant Retail Industry standards necessary for the development of industry leading applications.Learn To: Application ArchitectureTechnical DesignConfigurationInstallationIntegration PointsIntegration TechnologiesA Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Skills Gained

• Explain how Oracle Retail Store Solutions integrates with other Oracle Retail products
• Comprehend the conceptual architecture used in the Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Identify various logical architectural components of the applications and their service-oriented approach
• Explain the recommended physical architecture of both a typical and large deployment of Store Solutions
• Understand application-level technical design for Store Solutions
• Create a system architecture document (SAD)
• List the integration technologies used with Oracle Retail Store Solutions and explain how they are used
• Identify important integration points among Oracle Retail Store Solutions and with external applications
• Describe the service-level agreements required for integration
• Explain how various retail industry standards are involved in the design, development, and deployment of Store Solutions
• Understand and describe key tables in Store Solutions
• Draw a diagram of a functional entity relationship
• Draw a diagram of a functional entity relationship
• Specify the general hardware and software requirements for deploying Store Solutions on an IBM or Oracle Stack
• Install and configure Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Describe the various Oracle Retail Store Solutions

Who Can Benefit

• Application Developers
• Java Developer
• Technical Consultant

Syllabus

Oracle Retail POS Suite Technical Essentials

• Course Objectives
• Agenda

POS Suite Overview

• Oracle Retail Footprint
• Oracle Retail Product Integration
• Oracle Retail Point-of-Service: Features
• Oracle Retail Back Office: Features
• Oracle Retail Central Office: Features
• Oracle Retail Labels and Tags: Features
• Oracle Retail Returns Management: Features

Physical Architecture

• Physical Architecture
• Typical Large Deployment

Application Architecture

• Conceptual Architecture: Store-Level Interactions
• Conceptual Architecture: Corporate-Level Interactions
• ORPOS Suite: Implementation
• Oracle Retail POS Suite: Logical Architecture
• Model-view-controller (MVC)
• Oracle Retail POS Architecture Layers
• POS Baseline Contextual Architecture

Data Architecture

• POS Retail Transaction Context Model
• POS Suite Foundation Data Model
• POS Suite Inventory Context Model
• Data Architects, SOA, and XML Web Services
• Data Architecture Responsibilities

Non-Functional Architecture

• Scalability and Service Quality
• Security
• Deployment and Support Processes
• Data Distribution
• Generating Transaction Numbers

Application-Level Technical Design: Point-of-Service

• POS Technical Architecture
• POS Logical Design Model
• POS Logical Components Architecture
• POS Operational Model
• POS Subsystem Design

Application-Level Technical Design:Back Office

• Logical Design Model: Architecture Tiers
• Oracle Retail Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Oracle Retail Back Office Subsystem Design
• Commerce Services in Operation
• Back Office Design Highlights

Application-Level Technical Design: Central Office

• Contextual Architecture of Central Office
• Oracle Retail Central Office Logical Design Model
• SOA Subsystem Design
• Central Office Subsystem Design: Web Tier Description
• Application-Level Technical Design
• Central Office Design Highlights

Application-Level Technical Design: Labels and Tags

• Labels and Tags Architectural Design

Application-Level Technical Design: Returns Management

• Logical Design Model: Architecture Layers
• Returns Management: Conceptual Modules
• Web-based UI
• Physical Module View
• User Interface Layer
• Consumer Adapter Layer
• Data Layer

Installation

• POS Installation
• Back Office Installation
• Central Office Installation
• Labels and Tags Installation

Configuration

• Understand the integration of technologies used in Oracle Retail Store Solutions
• Configuring POS, BO, CO, RM and LAT
• PA-DSS: Requirements

System Data

• Key data components of the POS Suite
• Overview of ARTS Database

Integration Points

• High-Level Integration Overview Diagram
• ORPOS to Siebel Architecture
• Connector Framework (COMMEXT)
• System Architecture View
• Oracle Retail Product Integration
• Centralized Customer
• Bill Pay Logical Architecture
• ORPOS to ORSIM Integration

Integration Technologies

• JMS Enterprise Messaging
• JMS Connection Points
• Web Services in POS Suite Applications
• Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
• XML, CSV, and Text Data Feeds
• Text/XML/PDF Exports

Interface Definitions

• Interface Definitions
• Interface Information
• Example of Internal Interface
• Product Names and Version

Performance and Service Level Agreements

• Application Performance and Service-Level Agreements
• Scalability and Service Quality
• Offline Support and Disaster Recovery
• Availability
• Deployment and Support Processes
• Deployment and Support Processes

Standards

• Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS)
• JavaPOS
• UnifiedPOS
• POSLog Elements
• ARTS XML
• J2EE
• Web Service Standards

Deployment Options

• Understand the deployment options available for designing a customized physical and logical architecture

Localization

• Localization
• Internationalization at Oracle Retail
• I18N + L10N = Globalization
• What Is Functional Localization
• What Gets Translated at Oracle Retail
• Translation Process
• Translations: Point-of Sale Suite