New Features in VoiceConsole 6.1

VoiceConsole On Prem Deployment Updates

Database Support for VoiceConsole On Prem Deployment

Support is removed for the following databases in VoiceConsole On Prem deployment:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017
  • Oracle 12c

Security Enhancements for VoiceConsole On Prem Deployment

The following security enhancements are included in this release:

  • Apache Struts 2 framework 2.5.33
  • Quartz 2.3.2
  • Spring Security 5.8.5

Server Platform Release for VoiceConsole On Prem Deployment

VoiceConsole On Prem deployment includes Apache Tomcat 9.0.78.

Multiple Deployment Mode Support

VoiceConsole is available for both On Prem and Cloud deployments. A VoiceConsole On Prem deployment is installed only within a customer-managed environment. A VoiceConsole Cloud deployment is an installation that uses Honeywell SaaS for a Cloud-only solution.

New Licensing Model Updates

VoiceConsole 6.0 and greater uses a new application-level licensing architecture.

Application-level licensing requires the use of mobile (Talkman and Android) applications built with Honeywell's DevKit environment, such as the Honeywell pre-built Guided Work Solutions (GWS) App, Partner built applications, and specific Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) solutions such as Honeywell Voice for Manhattan Active (HVMA).

Honeywell recommends that customers upgrade to VoiceConsole 6.1 (and future versions) to avoid potential compatibility problems with future software releases.

Honeywell continues to support TaskBuilder-based and VoiceArtisan-based solutions with a GWS license. Customers without a DevKit-based license are to continue using VoiceConsole 5.x where prior VoiceConsole and VoiceCatalyst product licenses are still valid. Higher-tiered subscription licenses for VoiceConsole, such as VoiceConsole Professional, will be available to enable advanced features such as VoiceConsole Cloud Deployment.

For more information, see Licensing. For more information about VoiceConsole Professional contact your Honeywell representative.

Android Device Support

VoiceConsole now supports integration with Android devices. Guided Work applications and supported WMS-specific solutions now run on Android and A700x devices. For a comparison of features on Android and Talkman devices, see www.help.honeywellaidc.com/androidSupport.html.

For a list of supported Android devices see www.help.honeywellaidc.com/AndroidDevices.html.

Android support for VoiceConsole Cloud requires a mobile application update built from Honeywell DevKit 1.13.4 or greater. Customers must review their specific application documentation for compatibility. Refer to your DevKit Release Notes for more details.

Honeywell pre-built solution documentation is delivered with the application.

Task Package Configuration Enhancement

For advanced DevKit-based solutions requiring special parameters, the Task Package may require advanced settings that can include certain special characters in the parameters. VoiceConsole now accepts printable ASCII characters from 33 to 125 (Hex 0x21 - 0x7D).

Integrated Experience with Operational Intelligence

VoiceConsole Cloud deployments now provide an integrated experience with Operational Intelligence.

Contact your Honeywell account manager to enable Operational Intelligence for Voice.

The VoiceConsole interface provides a new tab to access Operational Intelligence.

The Upload cloud config file action link is available in the Device Profile Actions section of VoiceConsole. An administrator can upload a configuration file that was generated within Operational Intelligence. The VoiceConsole Device Profile creation then receives this configuration file as part of the profile load, allowing Talkman devices to be configured and onboarded to Operational Intelligence. The VoiceConsole user can then use the Operational Intelligence tab to access and view the onboarded devices in their organization. For more information about this upload, see Upload Configuration Files.