LS Nav 2013

Product Overview

Packs, Modules, Stores and Users License Structure

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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
2 LS Nav 2013 ................................................................................................................................. 1
3 Graphical Overview – Dynamics Nav 2013 and LS Nav 2013 .................................... 2
4 LS Nav Starter Pack................................................................................................................... 3
4.1 Back Office functionality ........................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Point of Sale.................................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Inventory Management ............................................................................................................. 4
4.4 Standalone Store .......................................................................................................................... 4
4.5 Member Management ................................................................................................................ 5
4.6 Sales Commission ........................................................................................................................ 5
4.7 eCommerce Support ................................................................................................................... 5
4.8 Scheduler......................................................................................................................................... 6
4.9 Hospitality ...................................................................................................................................... 6
5 LS Nav Extended Pack .............................................................................................................. 7
5.1 Replenishment .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Open to Buy .................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Item Import .................................................................................................................................... 8
5.4 Special Orders ............................................................................................................................... 8
5.5 Franchise Management ............................................................................................................. 8
5.6 Offline Call Center ........................................................................................................................ 9
6 Store Pack / Store Granule ................................................................................................. 10
7 Users ........................................................................................................................................... 11
8 The LS Nav Modules............................................................................................................... 12
8.1 LS BI................................................................................................................................................ 12
8.2 LS Nav Staff Management ...................................................................................................... 12
8.3 LS Nav Loss Prevention .......................................................................................................... 12
8.4 LS Nav Loyalty Server ............................................................................................................. 13
8.5 LS Nav eCommerce .................................................................................................................. 13
9 LS Nav Overview - Granule IDs .......................................................................................... 14
10 Appendix A – Affiliate scenarios ....................................................................................... 15
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1 Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide information about LS Nav; packs, users and modules
sold with version 2013, LS Nav 2013 (7.0)
Each sold LS Nav needs to have the correct license information that fits required packs, users and
modules.

2 LS Nav 2013
LS Nav is available with the following options:
 Packs / Store
o LS Nav Starter Pack

o LS Nav Extended Pack

o LS Nav Store
 One license per store

 Users
o LS Nav POS Device
o LS Nav Mobile POS Device
o LS Nav Mobile Inventory Device
o LS Nav Kitchen Display Server
o LS Nav Loyalty Concurrent Users (500)

 LS Nav Modules
o LS BI
o LS Nav Staff Management
o LS Nav Loss Prevention
o LS Nav Loyalty Server (500 users)
o LS Nav eCommerce
o LS Nav 32 bit Standalone POS

Detailed information about the different options is in other chapters.

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3 Graphical Overview – Dynamics Nav 2013 and LS Nav 2013

The Minimum Setup includes:

 NAV Starter Pack (three full concurrent users)
 LS Nav Starter Pack
 LS Nav Store Pack
 ISV Device

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4 LS Nav Starter Pack

The LS Nav Starter Pack includes the following functionality:
 Back Office functionality
o Product Design
 Variant Framework - Color and Sizes
 Barcodes
o Sales and Marketing
 Retail Customers
 Price Management
 Offers and Coupons
 Campaign Management
o Store Management
 Cash and Safe Management
 Staff and Sales Person
 End-of-Day Procedures
o Sales History
o Reports and Analysis
 Point of Sale
o POS client
o Support for Mobile POS
o POS Design (POS Setup data)
 Inventory Management
o Mobile Inventory
 Standalone Store
 Member Management
o Member Campaign
o Member Offers
o Mobile Loyalty Support
o Loyalty Portal Support
 Sales Commission
 eCommerce Support
o Content Management
o Order Processing
 Scheduler
o Batch Posting
o Data Communication
o Data Director
 Hospitality
o Back Office Functionality
o Kitchen Display System
o Meal Planning
o Recipe Management
o Delivery System
o Online Call Center

The LS Nav Starter Pack gives the ability to configure system functionality and maintain master data
to be used in the system.
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4.1 Back Office functionality

The Back Office functionality includes the general setup for LS Nav.
In Product Design, data needed for retail products is set up. Retail Items is an advanced version of
Items where some extra information for the items can be configured. This includes information
needed in the retail business, for example Variant Framework which makes it possible to sell one
item number in different colors, sizes and styles.
Sales & Marketing includes the setup of data for sales operations. Here, the Promotions, Offers and
Coupons are configured. The system has options for many different types of offers as that can be for
items, line and total discounts, tender discounts and member offers. Each offer type has its own
triggers, settings, lines and benefit setup.
Store Management includes the setup and maintenance of Stores, Terminals, and Sales Staff. The
system gives the possibility to have staff with different permission levels on the POS. Tasks such as
Store Statements and different Cash and Safe Management methods are parts of Store Management.
With Store Statements, the POS sales data is collected and then the data is posted to Inventory,
Customer and General Ledger.

4.2 Point of Sale

The Point of Sale includes the POS client and the POS setup.
The POS layout, look and functionality are configured mainly in five different types of POS Profiles:
Interface, Menu, Functionality, Style and Hardware. The Profiles are then linked to Stores, Terminals
and/or Retail Users. The POS Profiles and their default concept make the setup quick and easy.
The POS client can be started in the LS Nav menu or directly in Windows.
LS Nav registers all POS transactions into the Transaction Register where it is easy to make
enquiries for every detail of the POS sale.

4.3 Inventory Management

When an employee works on the store back office system he or she only sees relevant data for them
and the store they are assigned to. For example they only see items that are in the store’s product
range and purchase orders that belong to their store.
All processes for worksheets and documents are simplified and controlled for that user and store.
Inventory management supports mobile devices to simplify all inventory processes performed in
the store to increase productivity and the quality of the store processes.

4.4 Standalone Store

Standalone Store includes tasks needed for exchanging documents between Head Office and
Standalone Store Database for store procedures.

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4.5 Member Management

The Member Management functionality gives the possibility to handle multiple Member Clubs in a
company with different rules and setups suitable for loyalty or staff clubs.
Each club can have one to many Member Schemes such as Standard, Silver and Gold. Members are
registered in the clubs either directly in the BackOffice system or via the Loyalty Server pack.
Members of the club are linked to a scheme but can move between schemes based on calculation
rules for issued member points. Each Member can be registered with defined Member Attributes
that make it possible to gather some information about the member.
Members collect Member Points either from POS Sales, Sales Orders or Member Point Journals. The
issued points are based on point setup rules that can be different between clubs and items.
On top of this, Retail Offers and Coupons can be made valid for specific Member Clubs, Member
Schemes and/or Member Attributes.
Member Campaign gives the ability to identify members through dynamic queries that analyze data
and create a campaign that can become connected to an offer/benefits for the members.
A member can have a discount budget assigned to him that limits the discount amount he or she can
earn for a given time period.
Member Management is fundamental for eCommerce and Loyalty Server Pack.

4.6 Sales Commission

Sales Commission is a functionality that calculates a sales person’s sales commission for sold items.
The system supports two sales commission rule types:
Transaction: Sales Commission is calculated as a percentage or a fixed amount of a specific
item or if an offer is triggered.

Sales Target: Sales Commission is based on a percentage or a fixed amount based on the
total sales amount over the selected Commission Sales period
Each Sales Commission rule can be set up for a predefined period, selected items or group of items
where each line has its percentage value or fixed amount. Sales Commission can be calculated for
the individual sales person or group of sales persons.
Sales Commission works for POS Sales and Retail Sales Orders.
The system registers all sales commission transactions to commission periods. Transactions within
the commission period can be transferred to a general journal and from there posted to General
Ledger.

4.7 eCommerce Support

The ability to create content for items, offers and notifications to be presented in the eCommerce
and mobile devices. The content can contain single or multiple pictures.
The system receives sales orders from eCommerce and mobile devices and creates sales orders that
are processed and delivered to the customer.
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4.8 Scheduler
The Scheduler is a functionality to set up tasks which can be run on a pre-set date and time. The
tasks can be different kinds of LS Nav system jobs.
The Scheduler plays a role in the replication setup where data is replicated between databases,
primarily from the Head Office database, where the basic data is maintained, to databases in the
stores.
The Scheduler combines all scheduler jobs in the system, regardless of whether they are replication
jobs or miscellaneous.

4.9 Hospitality
Hospitality supports fine dining and casual dining restaurants including catering, cafeterias, pubs,
bars and cafés. The system supports Table Management by list or/and graphical layout showing
relevant status and further information.
The system includes a Kitchen Display System that works with the LS Kitchen Server. This system
includes a flexible setup of Kitchen Displays and full control of Kitchen Orders. This makes it easier
for the kitchen staff and waiters to monitor orders prepared in the kitchen.
Delivery and Takeout, with or without an online call center, is also included with delivery or takeout
within the restaurant or centralized. Driver management is part of the restaurant functionality
The Meal Plan gives the ability to plan future menus, including the materials required. The solution
automatically updates the POS system with the correct menus for each day. Central item and recipe
management with cost calculation, ingredient exclusion, item modifiers and recipe versions. There
are extended pricing possibilities including an offers system with the option of including loyalty.

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5 LS Nav Extended Pack

The LS Nav Extended pack includes the following functionality:
 Replenishment
o Automatic Replenishment
o Manual Replenishment
 Open to Buy
 Item Import
 Special Orders
 Franchise Management
 Offline Call Center

5.1 Replenishment
The Replenishment module is a tool to assist the purchasing department in creating purchase
orders, which are order suggestions for items with quantity volume. These suggestions are based on
pre-set data which details for example minimum and maximum quantity that is supposed to be
available in store. The system is based on either automatic or manual replenishment rules.
Automatic replenishment supports five methods of calculating reorder quantity for store and/or
warehouses. Manual replenishment methods are also offered where the buyer decides how to push
stock to stores or franchise partners.
Utilizing the Replenishment module simplifies item distribution and planning, lowers item stock
cost and provides a higher level of item availability in warehouses and store.
Part of the functionality is that it:
 Supports cross-docking a single purchase order, pushing existing stock from warehouses
and then recalling stock from the stores back to warehouse or to an outlet store at end of
season.
 Has the ability to create campaigns with special offering and replenishing process to support
the campaign is also a part of the extended pack.
 Includes an effective workbench for the buyer to get a good overview of all relevant
information and document within their domain.
 Includes vendor performance discrepancy reports with detail logging to show ordered,
delivered and then invoiced quantity and prices.
They cover features such as Demand Plan, Average Usage, Manual Estimate, Stock Levels and Like
for Like. Demand Plan and Average Usage analyses sales history to predict future stock needs for the
store/warehouse. Demand Plan includes 17 mathematical models to forecast the stock need which
can include multiple trends like increase in sale and yearly trend.
The LS Nav Allocation Plan is a powerful tool to prepare a season, preplan purchasing and how to
distribute retail items. It supports the buyer in:
 Planning the buying process
 Allocating to stores and customers
 Planning buffer quantity

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Two different methods are used for allocation. The first is Distribute, which is a top-down method
where the total quantity is decided and calculated down to each store. The second is Defined, where
the user defines pattern quantities for each distribution group, for instance size and color
combinations. Allocation Plan can then create Purchase, Transfer and Sales Orders according to the
plan. Buyer’s Push and Cross Docking support the same user interface and process as the Allocation
Plan.

5.2 Open to Buy

Open-to-Buy (OTB) is used to show the difference between how much inventory is needed and how
much is actually available. This includes inventory on hand, in transit and any outstanding orders.
This can also be thought of as a way to control that the value of the inventory is within some given
limits at any given time - not too little and not too much.

5.3 Item Import

The functionality of Item Import is to import files from vendors and create and update the
company’s item master. The files from vendors typically contain vendor item no., barcodes,
description, item group, size and color information, purchase price and sales price. The Item Import
functionality imports the data into an import data pool from where it can be selected into an import
journal and there the user can correct and finalize the information before the items are updated.

5.4 Special Orders

By utilizing the Special Order functionality, the retailer can offer a greater item range and service to
the customers. It is possible to order items that are within the store’s product range or from a
vendor item catalogue which allow configuration and customization by the customer. The system
then creates a purchase order that is sent to the vendor in the customer’s name. It is possible to
configure if pre-payment is required or not. The system can source the items from a warehouse or
directly from the vendor and then customer can select if he or she collects the item at the store or
warehouse or has it delivered home by the vendor or the retailer.

5.5 Franchise Management

Basic document communication between the franchiser and franchisee is supported where both
parties can initiate the document. Both parties need to run LS Nav. The Data Director manages the
communication between the franchiser and franchisee. Automation is used in error checking and in
the creation of documents as well as matching is configurable. Purchase and sales order documents
are used where a purchase order is created at the franchisee and sent. The system checks the
document for errors and possibly then automatically creates a sales order document in the database
of the franchises. Manual replenishment processes support the franchise business by the ability to
create sales orders and define customers to receive goods.

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5.6 Offline Call Center

The Starter Pack supports call centers where the restaurant and the call center are in the same
database. The extended pack supports the scenario of the restaurant and the call center being run in
different databases.
Web service is used for the communication between the two databases where data is only looked up
and used when needed. Communication is confirmed directly with the user who initiates the
communication, for example when staff at the call center sends an order to a restaurant. Then the
system will connect to the restaurant database where a success message is returned if the task was
successful.

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6 Store Pack / Store Granule

The Store pack includes the following:
 One license per store
The Store granule is available until Microsoft announces that it will no longer be available and for
customer already licensed with the Store granule.
Each affiliated retail location needs to be licensed with 1 Store Pack or Store Granule.
“Store Pack” means one instance of the ERP Solution, deployed per affiliated retail location, that
replaces, under the Perpetual License Model, all originally included Full CALs with one ISV Device
CAL, and under the Subscription License Model, all originally included Standard SALs or Extended
SALs with one ISV Device SAL, as long as you are already licensed for a Retail Headquarter. The
Store modules are licenses that allow you to duplicate the server software and synchronize data in
the replicated ERP Solution located in the retail store.

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7 Users
Types of Users for LS Nav are:
 Full Concurrent User
o Used for Back Office functionality in Store or Head Office Database
o The Full Concurrent User license is needed to run the NAV Back Office system
including the LS Nav Back Office tasks
 Store Manager Device
o Used for Retail / Hospitality processes performed by Staff in store on either Store or
/ and Head Office Database
o Store Manager Device means one device located in the retail location, used by any
individual, dedicated to performing the following tasks solely for that retail location:
 Managing and replenishing inventory
 Balancing cash registers and processing daily receipts
 Configuring and maintaining menu options displayed by the ISV Devices
 Purchasing supplies and services required to run the store operations
 Managing store staff
 Processing reports required to analyze and manage store results
o License is issued per device
 ISV Device
o Used for customer-facing sale/service at POS device, inventory processes and KDS
server
o Types of devices
 LS Nav POS
 LS Nav Mobile POS
 LS Nav Mobile Inventory
 LS Nav KDS server
 One license needed per Restaurant
o “ISV Device CAL or ISV Device SAL is a license that allows a POS Device or a
Warehouse Device or a Kitchen Display Server to access the ERP Solution
 LS Nav Loyalty Server concurrent users
o If more users are needed for the Loyalty Server they can be purchased in packs
which holds additional 500 users each.

When required to deploy the POS Device software on equipment that does not support 64-bit
technology, we grant you the right to install the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 POS for 2013 module
strictly and solely for the above technical reason, as long as each POS Device is covered by its own
ISV Device Access License. The POS for 2013 module is only available to you as an addendum to a
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 license. The POS for 2013 grants no licensing rights to Microsoft
Dynamics NAV 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

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8 The LS Nav Modules

The LS Nav Add-on Modules are:
 LS BI
 LS Nav Staff Management
 LS Nav Loss Prevention
 LS Nav Loyalty Server Pack
 LS Nav eCommerce

A prerequisite for the Modules are the NAV Starter Pack and LS Nav Starter Pack.

8.1 LS BI
LS BI provides LS Retail customers with one consolidated view of information with visibility to all
aspects of the business, including channels, stores, chains, categories, inventories and financials.
LS BI provides insight for decision makers and empowers them with accurate and current
information. By extracting and consolidating data in a data warehouse from multiple business
systems, the solution quickly delivers actionable performance information to decision makers based
on their roles in the organization.

LS BI is developed in cooperation with Targit A/S and the front-end for the solution is the Targit BI
Suite.

8.2 LS Nav Staff Management

The Staff Management module supports both retail and hospitality business. Roles within Staff
Management can be used to assign staff according to who is available for the job. Skill level and
salary cost is also taken into account as well as creating budgets. Roster planning is supported with
the ability to schedule shifts, estimate cost and compare to budgets.
All working hours are registered in the system so historical information is always available and can
be viewed in different ways whenever needed. The system has the possibility to register sick leave
and vacation periods so work hours planning becomes more effective.
The staff members can register their hours and view their work schedule. It is very simple then for
the employer to accept registered hours and act on exceptions. In the system, it is possible to export
registered employees’ hours to an external salary system.
The module can be purchased either by license per POS (10014710) or unlimited (10014720)
number of POS.

8.3 LS Nav Loss Prevention

The Loss Prevention module gives the user the ability to analyze POS transactions to identify
situations where there might be some loss to the retailer. The solution views all the POS
transactions and extracts transactions that match defined triggers. It then further analyzes the
extracted results to create loss prevention events. The solution comes with twenty pre-defined

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triggers and the option for the retailer to define additional triggers. The events can then be analyzed
further by store, POS, staff, date and time, and can be escalated from events to incidents.
The module can be purchased by paying a fee for each POS in the license or a license with unlimited
number of POSs.

8.4 LS Nav Loyalty Server

The LS Nav Loyalty Server hosts WCF based services that expose LS Nav functionality in a simple-to-
use service interface. This server provides a fast and secure connection over slow networks and as
such, is well suited for mobile devices that need to access LS Nav.

8.5 LS Nav eCommerce

The LS Retail eCommerce solution is an addition to LS Nav and meets the increasing demand for
online shopping. With the solution it is possible to create a web store based on LS Nav. This web
store can be accessed from computers, pads and mobile phones. The LS eCommerce solution is
composed of two parts, the standard LS Nav solution and the LS Nav eCommerce Web Store
Solution, often referred to as LS Omni, or LS Omni Web Store. The latter solution supports the
display and appearance of the web store, but the LS Nav solution handles all retail configuration and
Back Office functionality of the store.
e-Commerce functionality offers the management of in-store, mobile commerce and online store
systems. Offers can be presented online and in-store alike. LS Nav master data such as items,
categories, contacts, discount offers and more are replicated and updated into the eCommerce
database. Basket and pricing calculation are done by NAV web service along with the order creation
where sales order is created in NAV.
The LS Nav eCommerce solution is integrated with LS Nav 7.x providing an online retail platform for
LS Nav. It leverages the LS Nav Member Management solution and member contacts available
discounts. The LS e-Commerce solution is based on nopCommerce 3.1, www.nopcommerce.com. It
supports all nopCommerce 3.1 plugins, templates and themes. nopCommerce is a free open source
e-commerce solution.

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9 LS Nav Overview - Granule IDs

Modules Granule ID

Packs / Stores
LS Nav Starter Pack 10000700
LS Nav Extended Pack 10012200
LS Nav Store 99012130
Users
LS Nav POS Device CAL 490
LS Nav Mobile POS Device CAL 490
LS Nav Mobile Inventory Device CAL 490
LS Nav Kitchen Display Server 490
LS Nav Loyalty Concurrent Users (500)

LS Nav Modules
LS BI
LS Nav Staff Management - pr POS 10014710
LS Nav Staff Management - Unlimited 10014720
LS Nav Loss Prevention - Pr POS 10015000
LS Nav Loss Prevention - Unlimited 10015010
LS Nav Loyalty Server – 500 users
LS Nav eCommerce
LS Nav 32 bit Standalone POS

CAL: Client Access License

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10 Appendix A – Affiliate scenarios

From “ISV RETAIL ADDENDUM TO THE JANUARY 2014 MICROSOFT DYNAMICS NAV 2013 R2
SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS“:
“Affiliate” means, in the context of a retail location, (i) for you, any legal entity that you own, which
owns you, or which is under common ownership with you; (ii) for you, legal entities which are
franchising from you under a franchise agreement; or (iii) for Microsoft, any legal entity that
Microsoft owns, that owns Microsoft, or that is under common ownership with Microsoft;

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