Hot Fix Issued
Release Overview
This release introduces a new Channel Shipping Method field (field number 205) to the CSM Order table, which replaces the Ship Service Level field (field number 200). If you are upgrading your existing CSM integration with this release, you must make the following changes to ensure that your solution continues to operate as desired:
- Update your existing API mappings in the CSM API Functions The API functions you must update are dependent on your API Set:
- SP-API: From the GETORDERS function, locate the existing mapping to table 70338221, field 200 (Ship Service Level) and update this field number to 205 (Channel Shipping Method).
- MWS: From the LISTORDERS function, locate the existing mapping to table 70338221, field 200 (Ship Service Level) and update this field number to 205 (Channel Shipping Method). Repeat this process for the LISTORDERSBYTOKEN
- Update any custom extensions that use the legacy Ship Service Level field to use the new Channel Shipping Method field.
Features and Functionality
- The CSM for Amazon FBA Inventory Management module has been refactored to support Amazon’s modern SP-API set.
- Support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 1 (version 20) has been added to CSM for Amazon.
- Supporting data retrieval has been added for the following data types:
- Shipping Methods
- Shipping Carriers
This functionality can simplify setup activities by allowing users to instantly populate CSM tables with records that have been retrieved from a default data load. See the in-depth feature description for more details.
- Amazon-specific accommodations have been made to support the addition of a new Channel Shipping Method field has been added to the CSM Shipping Method and CSM Order tables and their related pages in CSM Core. This field replaces the existing Ship Service Level field, which is where an external platform’s retrieved shipment method code was stored. The existing field entered these retrieved values as Business Central codes, which resulted in a format that was incompatible with some platforms. The new field retrieves these values as text, which will support all data retrieval scenarios. See the upgrade instructions for more details.
- The ability to print item labels for FBA inbound shipments has been added to CSM for Amazon. See the in-depth feature description for more details.
- For deployments using Amazon’s modern SP-API set, instructing CSM to get an FBA inbound shipment’s package labels, pallet labels, or bill of lading will result in the automatic download of these documents. In deployments using Amazon’s legacy MWS API set, the user must still manually instruct CSM to download these documents.
- Server -issued status codes that are generated as a response to CSM API message requests are now being recorded in the HTTP Response Status Code field in the CSM API Message table.
Corrections
- The GETORDERS CSM API function was not retrieving the necessary Next token. This has been corrected.
- A hexadecimal error was being generated when attempting to parse non-English characters, such as Arabic or Chinese. This has been corrected.
- In SP-API deployments, shipping discounts were not being properly calculated on sales orders that were created from retrieved CSM orders. This has been corrected.
- Attempting to retrieve pallet labels from Amazon would result in an error. This has been corrected.
Miscellaneous
- Codeunit 70338338’s status has been updated from Obsolete Pending to Obsolete. This codeunit will be removed from CSM for Amazon in a future release.
- CSM for Amazon’s automated test scripts have been expanded to include additional testing scenarios.
- CSM for Amazon’s default demo data load has been updated to support new features introduced with this release.
February 7, 2022
Release Overview
Features and Functionality
- The following CSM for Amazon modules have been re-factored to support Amazon’s modern SP-API set:
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- Order Management.
- External Inventory Supply Retrieval.
- Financial Management.
- To support this change, the CSM for Amazon Setup Wizard has been enhanced to allow users to indicate whether a new channel should be created according to the modern SP-API set or Amazon’s legacy MWS set. The credential options that can be populated in this wizard change dynamically according to the selected API set. See the in-depth feature description for more details.
- Channel credentials such as seller IDs, marketplace IDs, and secret keys are now stored against sales channel records in a separate API Credential table, rather than API sets. This provides companies with greater flexibility in the setup and maintenance of Amazon channel credentials. As part of this, the Credentialing Sales Channel field in the CSM Sales Channel table allows users to indicate that a particular sales channel’s API functions are to be run according to the credentials of another channel. See the in-depth feature description for more details.
- Functionality has been added to support the importing of an Amazon order report against the channel orders that exist for an FBM sales channel. This makes it possible for users to populate channel orders with additional buyer information. See the in-depth feature description for more details.
Corrections
- The Get External Inventory Supply action was not properly retrieving item information and available quantities for Amazon for FBA channel listings. This has been corrected.
- Shipment confirmations to Amazon were sending the carrier name, instead of carrier code. This has been corrected.
Miscellaneous
- The CSM for Amazon demo data load has been updated to accommodate the SP-API set.
November 2, 2021
Release Overview
Features and Functionality
- Amazon-specific accommodations have been made to support recent changes to Suite Engine’s subscription management module.
- The CSM Administrator Role Center now includes a link to product release notes.
- Sales order creation activities have been reverted to use a CSM Core codeunit, rather than an Amazon-specific codeunit. This change is made to facilitate future support for Amazon’s new SP-API functionality.
- New integration events have been added to accommodate additional carton creation scenarios.
- Shipment cartons have been enhanced to support contents with expiration dates.
- The Get Inbound Shipment Status action that previously had to be run manually from the CSM FBA Shipment page has been added to CSM for Amazon’s automation routines. This action will now be automatically run for all FBA inbound status records every time the automation process is executed.
- A new Copy Plan action has been added to FBA shipping plans. Executing this action from an existing shipping plan record will instruct CSM to create a new shipping plan whose values have been copied from the original record.
- The existing Void Transport Request action on FBA inbound shipments has been enhanced to automatically clear the Transport Estimate Amount, Transport Confirm Void By, and Package Labels Are Ready fields as part of avoiding action.
- Functionality has been added that allows CSM for Amazon to calculate financial fees that are incurred as part of a financial event group. These fees are entered into a dedicated posting worksheet, where they can be reviewed and then posted by a user.
Corrections
- Default channel order archiving settings on the CSM Setup page were not being assigned to new Amazon channels that were created via the setup wizard. This has been corrected.
- The Load Matrix and Automation procedures in the Amazon API utility codeunit were missing variable elements. This has been corrected.
- Running process settlement reports multiple times would result in the creation of duplicate financial event group entries. This has been corrected.
- Several FastTab and ribbon captions on the CSM Amazon Financial Event Groups and CSM FBA Shipment pages contained errors. This has been corrected.
Miscellaneous
- Documentation for CSM for Amazon’s FBA Inventory Management module is now available. It can be accessed here.
- G/L account and transfer route updates were made to the CSM for Amazon demo data load.
November 25, 2020
Channel Sales Manager (CSM):
Feature Enhancements:
Amazon
- Addition of API functionality to handle Inventory Feed and allow for pushing Inventory to Amazon for CSM Listings associated with the channel
- Modifications to allow for conversion and removal of special characters within inbound API response data
- Addition of FBA Shipping Module
- Renaming of objects and variables to comply with current BC Standards