Understand 52ViKING architecture

This topic is primarily for administrators and other people who manage a Fiftytwo solution

A 52ViKING POS solution (previously also known as 52RETAIL) is made up of a core service platform and any required number of other components relevant to your retail organization.

The 52ViKING service platform is the cornerstone of the Fiftytwo headless POS offering. The service platform consists of services and APIs that together enable smooth and seamless retail operations on all levels from individual POSs across stores and chains to full-fledged unified commerce. The service platform uses the same logic and pricing engine across all channels to support endless aisles and seamless, highly flexible customer journeys across all touchpoints.

POS service features ensure that even the most complex price scenarios are calculated extremely fast and in the same manner, regardless of where the POS engine is deployed, and regardless of whether it serves in-store or digital solutions. POS services also facilitate daily in-store operations, for example returns handling. If deployed for digital sales channels, such as webshops, POS services enable two-step pricing.
Store service features enable local web-based management of stores, store-specific integrations as well as fully headless POS services through APIs.
Central services include the advanced and extremely fast 52ViKING pricing engine that easily handles even highly complex discount scenarios, the 52ViKING Emergency POS add-on solution that can keep your stores running during cyberattacks as well as the powerful, cloud-based Master data API and other integration options that are typically centralized on a chain level with customization options to suit the needs of individual stores.

All services under the service platform can run in the cloud or on-premise (also known as edge computing) as well as in any required combination.

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