Oracle® Hospitality Suite8

Patch Release Notes for Release 8.9.6.30 and Higher

E83190-01

March 2017
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 Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................... iv
Au d ience ................................................................................................................................ iv
Cu stom er Su p p ort ................................................................................................................. iv
Docu m entation ...................................................................................................................... iv
Revision H istory .................................................................................................................... iv
1 Patch Information ...................................................................................................... 1-1
Patch Releases ...................................................................................................................... 1-1
Featu res and Up d ates ......................................................................................................... 1-1

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 Preface
This d ocu m ent p rovid es inform ation regard ing the Patch Release 8.9.6.30 and H igher.
Patches can inclu d e:
 Defect and p erform ance fixes
 Featu res and u p d ates
 Technology u p grad es
For m ore inform ation on Su ite8, refer to the p rod u ct d ocu m entation on the Oracle H elp
Center and My Oracle Su p p ort.

Audience
This d ocu m ent is intend ed for cu stom ers w ho install Release 8.9.6.30 and H igher.

Customer Support
To contact Oracle Cu stom er Su p p ort, access My Oracle Su p p ort at the follow ing URL:
http s:/ / su p p ort.oracle.com
When contacting Cu stom er Su p p ort, p lease p rovid e the follow ing:
 Prod u ct version and p rogram / m od u le nam e
 Fu nctional and technical d escrip tion of the p roblem (inclu d e bu siness im p act)
 Detailed step -by-step instru ctions to re-create
 Exact error m essage received and any associated log files
 Screen shots of each step you take

Documentation
Oracle H osp itality p rod u ct d ocu m entation is available on the Oracle H elp Center at the
following URL: http://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/hospitality/

Revision History
D ate D escription of Change
Decem ber 2016 Initial p u blication
March 2017 Au stria Fiscal Printer Interface u p d ates for
Release 8.9.6.30 and H igher

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 1 Patch Information
Patch Releases
Patch Release Date

8.9.6.31 March 2017

8.9.6.30 Decem ber 2016

Features and Updates

For a complete list of fixed issues and new features, access http s:/ / su p p ort.oracle.com .
The follow ing table lists the featu res and u p d ates for the Patch Release for Release
8.9.6.30 and H igher:

Patch Features and Updates

8.9.6.31  This p atch contains bu g fixes and is only requ ired if u sing the Fiscal
Printer Interface for Au stria.
8.9.6.30  Bu g Fixes
 In Cashiering, you can now u se the Bank Id entification N u m bers
(BIN ) inclu d ing the range 222100-272099.
 You can now define if tentative reservations are included in the day
type calculation.
 Depreciated the FTP file transfer, and rem oved the Dow nload and
Im p ort Mu ltip le Langu ages op tion from the Setu p ->Miscellaneou s-
>Up d ates->Translation m enu . Renam ed the m enu op tion Im p ort
Translation Manu ally to Translation Up d ate. Rem oved the
Translation Up d ate op tion in the Setu p -> Configu ration->
Miscellaneou s m enu .
 The follow ing new view s calcu late the total am ou nt of fu tu res
p ackages x the nu m ber of attend ees:
o V8_CCM_YBEF_NO_YPKD
o V8_CCM_YBEF_YPKD
o V8_CCM_YBEF
 You can enable the u ser log for Articles, Rate Package Prices, and Rate
Cod es u sing the op tions in the User Log > Configu ration m enu . In
Germ any, ru n the GET_GDPDU_EXPORTS_V6.sql file to u se the view
to configu re the exp ort.
 For Au stria, a Fiscal Printer Interface is now available. Each tim e an
invoice p rints the Fiscal Printer Interface activates com m u nication
w ith the fiscal control u nit and a view collects the requ ired
inform ation p assed to the fiscal d evice. To configu re the Au stria Fiscal
Printer Interface ru n the V8_FISCAL_FOLIO_INFO.sql to u se the
view to configu re the Fiscal Printer Interface.

The Oracle Hospitality Suite8 Fiscal Printer Interface Guide for A ustria
contains m ore inform ation.