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Here is a description of the features and functions added on
our most recent update. This information is put on your system in the update as ReadMe.txt
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Version 6.41 (April 3, 2008)
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TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. ITEC's (International Truck & Engine Corp) Quantity Per Pack (QPP) was incorrect when Tire Instructions were included. It was off by one (1). This is fixed.
DICTIONARY TABLE CHANGES
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1. Login table
2. MessageLog table
3. SDHistory table: New
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Version 6.40f (March 28, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. When using the multiple EDI generation for Supply Chain releases, and a release is already in EDI or SNT status, and you click [Create EDI], only that Release will be re-generated in EDI.
2. The verification of the existence of a PO for GM was recognizing the absence but not stopping the EDI creation. This has been corrected.
3. When the selection screen for Ship To was called from the Shipments or ASN update, the selection would start at the first Ship To code, not the partial code passed in. This has been corrected.
4. Security implementation expanded to the Browse Shipments screen.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. Honda BOLs would not always have the correct count for Returnable Containers. This is now fixed.
SCANNING
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1. TruckLoad was seeing a "Bind" error message when some master serials were scanned. Some serials were not being found when they existed. This has been corrected.
2. Radio Frequency scanning was not consistently creating interface files for other systems. This has been corrected.
LABELS
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1. CAMI label printing was corrected for the new and old versions.
2. Manufacturer's Date for NMMC labels was showing inconsistent dates. This has been corrected.
STAND-ALONES
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1. LineSide bag label (label for each piece) prefixes have changed from W to Z and are using a different counter for its serials. This change was prompted by TMS who only allow 5-digit serials. With the Z prefix and a different counter for bag serials, the container, mixed and master serial counter now will enought serials available for the required 12-month unique serial rule.
2. TruckLoad labels were not printing the latest information. This was due to the CSV file not being regenerated. This is fixed.
3. TruckLoad would indicate a serial was not found, then attach that serial, and sometimes print. This has been fixed.
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Version 6.40e (March 14, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. Transaction Header Lifecycles (ASNs, Invoices status) were not always being set to SNT status even when they were sent. This is fixed, and a corrective action program will run automatically during the upgrade to set those lifecycles to SNT status.
LABELS
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1. All label QDF formats that start with 2D use the GMData.csv. The programming code has been cleaned up to represent that better.
ADD-ONS
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1. Email and Security updated functions and screens. Documentation is now available on how to set up and use these functions. (Look for SecurityAndAccessControls.pdf in the alwin\doc folder or contact BASE2)
2. Instant Chat among BASE2 users now activated.
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Version 6.40d (March 12, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. The usage of the PLIST Common Item has been expanded. The Setting field now can indicate the generation of the ACDelco packing list
TP = Trading Partner code or Spec or *; For ACDelco, use with GMSPOSD-spec'd trading partners, when required
ID = S
Setting = see chart below
Setting Description
L A landscape version of the Packing List by Firm Orders is printed
ACDELCO The ACDelco version of the Packing List by Firm Orders is printed
Nbr = see chart below
The NBR field can be two digits long.
First Digit:
The number of copies to print (default is 1). If there is only one digit, the second digit rules apply.
Second Digit:
0 = Detail, does not make a CSV file
1 = No Detail, does not make a CSV file
2 = Detail, does make a CSV file
3 = No Detail, does make a CSV file
2. A message "Would you like to GPF?" (as if you had a choice!) was generated during automated outbound EDI creation such as sending 997s or creating releases for your suppliers. The cause of the GPF was found and removed. In addition, if the processing is automatic, the selection windows (one each for Trading Partner Mailbox, EDI Spec, and Our Mailbox) no longer display. Instead a message is written to the system log and, if you have it turned on (see below), an email is sent to PB group users.
3. The locator on Browse of Outgoing Documents was not working. Fixed.
4. Implemented usage of the Firm Order BackOrder indicator so when a back order is generated, it will not be over-written with new data coming in through EDI.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. GMSPOMM (GM Service Parts Operation Material Management): now verifies that a SCAC (Standard Alpha Carrier Code) exists on the ASN. If the SCAC is missing, a window will display indicating the problem, and AutoLine will not continue building the outbound EDI.
ADD-ONS
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1. The first level of security was implemented on the Base2 AutoLine main menu. This will selectively display main menu choices based on users or groups. Future enhancements will be taking this down to the browse and update screens on various menu choices. We continue to solicit your suggestions on this functionality
2. Implementation of Sending Email on errors has begun. Your ideas on this is also invited. The Mail Server configuration is in place as are the email login maintenance. The mail server must be configured FIRST! We have established some email groups (independent of the security groups above). Any login can be included in these groups.
PB = processing errors
GEN = genlink errors
RF = errors originating from RF
FIN = accounting
QA = quality assurance
IT = IT department
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Version 6.40c (February 29, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. The usage of the SORT Common Item has been expanded. Another sort order (Nbr 3) has been added.
TP = Trading Partner code or Spec or *
ID = S
Setting = Y or Y
Nbr = see chart below
Nbr Scan File Sort Serial Sort
0 +Part,-Qty +Part,-Qty
The parts are sorted in ascending order, while the quantity is sorted in descending quantity (largest qty first)
1 +Part,-Qty +ShipDtl Sysid
Firm Orders are sorted by when they were first added to the ShipDtl table: First come, First Serve
2 +Part,-Qty +Requested Ship Date, +Ship Time
Firm Orders are sorted by their requested ship dates: First due, First fulfilled
3 +Part,+Qty +Part,+Qty
This one should only be used when there is one partial pack serial per firm order. Example: Honda asks for 21 (QPP 30), and we have one serial for quantity of 21. Or Honda asks for 51 (QPP 30) and we have one serial for 30 and one for 21. The idea behind this sort is to accomodate systems where shipping uploads partial scan files into the ASN. If you have two firm orders for the same part, one with Qty of 60, other with Qty of 21, but you only upload the Q21 serial, a sort using descending quantities will fill in the Q60 request first. This will fill in the Q21 first.
2. The sorting of the scan file (using SORT common item) would sort incorrectly when there was a mixture of singe digit quantities (qty = 4) with multiple digit quantities (qty = 20,30, etc.) This is fixed.
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Version 6.40b (February 21, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. For EDS ELIT Async communications, the NAME (think Message Class), can be retrieved from either the outbound EDI data or from the OutForm's Message Class field, when not found in the EDI.
2. New common item implemented: This will replace the internal code that always checks the Ford AP Plants Ship-To Cum Prior Cum checkbox AP. When the common item is missing and we add a new, Ship-To Cum record, the Prior Cum checkbox will remain unchecked (turned off)
TP = Trading Partner code or Spec or *
ID = T
Setting = Y or Yes indicates all new Ship-To Cum, Prior Cum checkboxes will be turned on.
AP indicates only those new Ship-To Cum, Prior Cum checkboxes are turned on when the Ship-To starts with AP.
N or No acts just like the common item is missing. This is required when a parent Trading Partner has the PCUM turned on.
Nbr = 0
3. Ship Date Adjustor now has a holiday calendar function, allowing non-shipping dates to adjust the normal ship date. (But the Ship Date Adjustment is NOT turned on yet.)
4. Added a Calendar pop-up for the report selection in Firm Orders for both the starting and ending dates.
5. The TruckLoad program now provides an informational message when restarting a truck with previously scanned Master or Mixed Load serials. (If adding more serials to a previously scanned Master or Mixed Load serial, it is necessary to rescan the Mixed Load or Master serial.)
6. The common item for quick receive labels (ID = L, Code = QKRCV, Setting = quick receive label or pair) now uses the Number field to override the LabelMatrix labels per set print default.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. CamiE Labels updated.
COMMUNICATIONS
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1. For EDS ELIT Async communications, the NAME (think Message Class), can be retrieved from either the outbound EDI data or from the OutForm's Message Class field, when not found in the EDI.
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Version 6.40a (February 11, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. When Packing Lists are printed after creating the EDI, and after other shipments have been processed, the Packing List cumulative quantities would not match the outbound EDI cums sent. This problem is fixed.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. When uploading a Honda scan file, using SORT common item, users are being prompted to add the 1S MixMaster container, where prior to v6.38 we would add these records automatically. We are now adding these automatically again.
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Version 6.40 (February 4, 2008)
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CHANGES
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1. When manaully assigning firm orders to a pallet within an ASN, available orders were not displaying. This problem is fixed.
2. The packaging counts on BOL, US Customs and CN Customs shipping reports were not including the partial containers. This problem is fixed.
3. When building outbound Releases (830's), we have implemented the Syntax requirements for SHP segment.
4. The usage of the ZQTY Common Item has been expanded. The Common Item originally excluded automatically assigned zero quantities from the Firm Order File. It can now be used to also exclude zero quantities from manual assignments.
TP = Trading Partner code or Spec or *
ID = O (letter o)
Setting = N or No
Nbr = see chart below
Nbr Incoming EDI Transfer Manual Assign Auto-Assign
0 Exclude Include Exclude* *Original Common Item function
1 Exclude Include Include
2 Include Exclude Include
3 Exclude Exclude Include
4 Include Include Exclude
5 Exclude Include Exclude
6 Include Exclude Exclude
7 Exclude Exclude Exclude
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1. Document Forwarding users can now see a tie record between the incoming document to forward and the outgoing document that was forwarded. These records can be viewed through 'File|Maintain|Incoming|Tie to Outgoing' or 'File|Maintain|Outgoing|Tie to Incoming'. With this tie record, AutoLine will not try to find an outbound header record (like ASN, or Material Releases) to update lifecycles for.
2. GenLink Import of Releases was dividing by ten (10) the quantities of Finished Goods authorization, Raw Materials authorization, Last Received Qty and Cum Qty. It will now round decimal values to the nearest whole number.
STAND-ALONES
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1. AutoDial: The calculation routine for the next scheduled run time and how it is initiated has been updated. When you insert or change a schedule, the start time you specify will be saved as an ORIGINAL start time. Any recalculations that need to be made will be based off of that ORIGINAL start time. This change will prevent schedules from 'creeping up'.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU SHOULD RESET YOUR SCHEDULES TO ENTER A NEW ORIGINAL START TIME. THE START TIME THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ENTERED HAS PROBABLY 'CREPT'UP TO DIFFERENT TIME.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. FORDSUPP (Ford Supply Chain) incoming ASNs that populate Firm Orders were utilizing an incorrect replacement logic (how incoming documents relate to previously received documents). This is now using the correct replacment logic.
2. FREIGHT (FreightLiner) replacement logic was not removing requests that were no longer active. Researching the specs, Frieghtliner sends one 830 document per part with all locations included and one 862 document per location with all parts included. So our replacement logic now reflects these differences.
3. GMMGO (GM Global Partners Communication) now verifies that a Purchase Order Number exists in the Firm Requests attached to an ASN. If the Purchase Order Number is missing, a window will display indicating the problem, and AutoLine will not continue building the outbound EDI.
4. HONDA (Honda of America Manufacturing) ASN generation would occasionally send out XX returnable container for Pallets when it really had a valid returnable to send. This has been fixed.
5. HONDA (Honda of America Manufacturing) ASNs would contain a batch number instead of the lot number when a batch number existed. This has been fixed.
6. NAVISTAR (Navistar International) sequenced ASN changes made in v5.55e were not included in version 6.39. These changes are now included.
7. TRW (TRW Automotive Chassis Division) is migrating to an EDIFact outbound ASN (DESADV), although the inbound will remain as X12 (830). This Trading Partner can now utilize both the original X12 ASN (856, using the TRW spec) and the new EDIFact ASN (DESADV, using the BRAIN spec).
NEW TRADING PARTNERS
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1. FREIGHT: Implemented FREIGHT (Freightliner LLC) v4010 specifications.
2. MNAO: Implemented MNAO (Mazda North American Operations) v002002 specifications.
DICTIONARY TABLE CHANGES
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1. ShipSerial.
2. Many others not noted here.
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Version 6.39 (November 30, 2007)
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CHANGES
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1. There is a new common item that will include Firm Requests with Condition Warnings (marked in yellow) to be automatically or manually assigned to ASNs:
Trading Partner = (any used TP)
ID = T
Code = WARN
Setting = Y
Description = Include Conditional Warning requests in assignment
Nbr = 1 [Include requests during automatic or manual assignement]
2. The Common item UPDSD now includes overrides for Shipping and Planning Unit of Measures.
3. If you are Using AutoDial, AutoDial will now log more messages to the Syslog. Besides the Start, Initialize and close down messages, AutoDial will also log, on the hour, that it is waiting (an indication that it is up and running.)
4. Archive is now available. Please use it with proper cautions (for instance, make sure you do a backup first), don't archive less than one-year-old data unless you have to, and read the documentation FIRST!
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. Ford (Ford Motor Company) cumulatives going back on the EDI'd ASNs were not correct when the ASN contained multiple requests of the same part number. This problem is fixed.
2. ITEC's (International Truck & Engine Corp) Quantity Per Pack (QPP) cannot always be determined through the Production 866. We were using commodity codes, which failed. According to ITEC, we should be able to determine the QPP by the number of tires, so we now will use the Process Info 866 to determine this value.
DICTIONARY TABLE CHANGES
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1. ShipSerial.
2. Many others that are not noted here.
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Version 6.38b (November 9, 2007)
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CHANGES
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1. A generic Purchase Order entry is added to the Canadian Customs form. The default is the Purchase Order from the first order on the shipment.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. Version 6.38a included the quantity to ship for each request more than once for Ford (Ford Motor Company) ASNs that had multiple requests of the same part number and no serials. This problem is fixed.
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Version 6.38a (October 5, 2007)
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CHANGES
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1. Product Activity has three new keys: 1) Date, Time, Trading Partner; 2) Trading Partner, Date, Time; 3) Shipid.
2. The Bill of Lading report will not print any Part Numbers with a 'Part Type' value of 'EXC'. This provides a way to eliminate Part Types that are not needed from the Bill of Lading paperwork.
3. All Trading Partners can now set the 'Other Address' common item (ID=O, Code=OTHCD) to be used for Shipping Reports. Previously, if the Trading Partner specifications did not require it, this additional address would not be displayed on the ASN window even when the common item was set.
4. The reconcilation of Sent Acknowledgements process (marking Incoming Documents with the fact that AutoLine sent the Acknowledgment) is now faster because only those Acknowledgements sent on the current day are reconciled.
5. In version 6.37, Export Requests to CSV (Ship|Firm Orders|Print Reports|Export Firm Orders and Plan|Browse Planning|Print Reports|Export Plan Orders) stopped overwriting Trading Partner-specific files and started appending data. This has been changed back to the overwrite method. The appending method is still in place when the * Trading Partner indicator is used.
6. The automatic assignment of Invoice Line Items by Ship Date no longer worked correctly. This problem is fixed.
7. A change has been made to get Returnables correct. When doing Inventory Scans and then License Plate scans, AutoLine does not have the Spec available, which is the only way it knows when to adjust for Honda's Asset Tag prefixes. AutoLine will now look at the Mix/Master serial during the Inventory scan. If it looks like a HONDA label it will search for the Trading Partner based on the Supplier Code.
8. The Assigning Serials, Pallets or Firm Orders process has been changed to bring up the available selection list faster.
9. If you create an EDI document and then attempt to print any shipping documents, the outgoing EDI files will be deleted and you must press "Create EDI Document" again.
10. When the 'Transmit EDI Now' question appears and the [Cancel] button is selected, the status will change to Staged (Stg) instead of EDI (EDI). When it is time to send the EDI, press "create EDI Document" again and send it.
SCANNING
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1. HONDA 4M returnable containers were not being properly tagged when using the SORT common item. This problem has been fixed.
2. When a scanner prompt for 'Returnable' is skipped by pressing [Enter], it puts an empty RTN in the scan file. This empty RTN indicates that AutoLine needs to clear out the returnable container value on the existing Serial. If your Trading Partner is not a Honda Trading Partner, and you work with returnables but do not scan them, please call Base2 to schedule a time to update your scan program to remove the prompt for 'Returnable'.
INTERFACES
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1. GenLink: Firm, Plan, and Date exports now have the ability to include cancelled requests in the export. This is triggered by setting up the 'CNLLC' common item. Contact Base2 for updated documentation of this common item.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. When using a CHYRSLER (Chrysler Corp) Master Bill of Lading and including an order level Bill of Lading, the Bill of Ladings were not being included in the outbound ASN data. This problem is fixed.
2. GMSPOSD (GM Service Parts, Ship Direct) DESADV has been updated per specs released January 22, 2007.
3. HONDA (Honda of America Manufacturing) 862 landscape reports from the incoming EDI will now display a zero (0) when Honda sends in zero quantity requests. The Total Qty column remains the same with no display when the quantity is zero. It will only display when the quantity is greater than zero.
4. ITEC (International Truck & Engine Corp) Job Number requests that have not been shipped and are not on the current schedule will now be set ninety (90) days out from their current Ship Date, since users have indicated they plan out on a sixty (60) day schedule.
5. On ITEC (International Truck & Engine Corp) Process Information 866, AutoLine was missing some paint on different jobs. In one scenario AutoLine wrote out the paint. In the other scenario ITEC indicated they wanted less paint than the number of rims to paint. This issue has to be reviewed with ITEC.
6. JCINTER (Johnson Controls Interiors) was no longer able to get the correct Valid data elements for ASN code checks. This problem is fixed. The ASN code check windows should only display when the Valid table does not have the code displayed.
7. KAWASAKI (Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp) 850 and 860 requests were overwritten when all requests on one Purchase Order had the same part. This problem was due to the replacement logic looking only for matching Part/Purchase Order requests. The line item is now included as an additional selection to prevent this problem from occurring.
8. KAWASAKI (Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp) ASNs now have separate LIN loops 'By Part+PO Line Nbr+Lot Nbr'.
9. LEAR (Lear Corporation ITC) v3010 specifications have been updated to the 2004 revision.
10. For NMMC (Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp) only, the ASN "Equipment Prefix" prompt has been changed to SCAC, which is the only value allowed in that field.
11. TOYOTETSU (Toyotetsu America, Inc) 810s contained the wrong value in the REF+IK segment, which should be the Purchase Order Number. This problem is fixed.
NEW TRADING PARTNERS
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1. CRHGROUP: Implemented CRHGROUP (C.Rob. Hammerstein) v4010 specifications.
2. CUMMINS: Implemented CUMMINS (Cummins Engine Co., Inc.) INVOIC v98B.
3. GMSPOACC: Implemented GMSPOACC (GM Service Parts, Ship Direct for ACC) DESADV per specs released January 22, 2007.
4. LEAR: Implemented LEAR (Lear Corporation ITC) v3010 specifications.
5. SUPPLYWB: Implemented SUPPLYWB (SupplyWEB Standards, used by Showa Denko) v4010 specifications.
6. TOWER: Implemented TOWER (Tower Automotive) v4010 specifications.
7. TRIMMSTR: Implemented TRIMMSTR (Trim Masters, Inc.) v4010 specifications.
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Version 6.37f (July 6, 2007)
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CHANGES
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1. The search for serials when updating is now fixed.
2. ITEC Trading Partner processing change (Transfer.dll):
ITEC AssemblyMRN QtyPerPack data was flip-flopping during the process on one incoming Production Request. It now checks against the Parts and Cum tables and does not update when these also have a larger value than the current component.
3. Firm Orders that are displayed in yellow are no longer available to assign (manually or automatically) to an ASN. Users must make the decision within the Browse Firm Orders view as to whether these requests should be deleted or accepted. To accept the Order, hit [Change] and uncheck the 'Error Condition Warning' in the lower left-hand corner.
4. Unassigning serials and pallets was not working properly. This problem is fixed.
5. The search order for Intermediate Consignees (IC) has been changed. First, it checks for an IC on an ASN, then in the Part and ShipTo table (look at the Ship To Cumulatives tab on the Trading Partner Parts screen), then by Ship To, and finally by the Common Item.
6. The search order for Customs Broker (CB) has been changed. First, it checks for a CB on the Ship To record, then look for a CB address related to the Intermediate Consignee in the Part and ShipTo table (look at the Ship To Cumulatives tab on the Trading Partner Parts screen), and finally for an IC address related to the IC in the Part and ShipTo table (look at the Ship To Cumulatives tab on the Trading Partner Parts screen).
7. Ship To fields for Intermediate Consignee and Customs Broker are now available on the "Accounting" tab when you select to Change a Ship To Address for a Trading Partner.
8. The US Customs ProForma will prompt for the Purchase Order. If nothing is entered, it will display the value in the first Firm Order on the Shipper (ASN).
INTERFACES
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1. GenLink: Export of 142 (warranty claim) in CSV and flat file now includes the message segment.
2. GenLink: Export of 820 (remittance advice) short form now available in CSV or flat file.
3. GenLink: Import of an ASN was occasionally dropping line items from the ASN. This problem is fixed.
TRADING PARTNER UPDATES
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1. CAMIE (Cami EDIFact) requires a Master Bill of Lading and Carrier Reference on the ASN. If one is missing, however, CAMIE does not notify suppliers; they just list the supplier as non-compliant. We have modified the EDI generation so if there is no Carrier Reference, we will use the Bill of Lading value instead.
2. CUMMINS (Cummins, Inc) requires a count of LIN segments and AutoLine was sending the Quantity HashTotal.
3. ITEC (International Truck) now has the option of using an incoming form action 530 to generate a short form report of the 866 EDI data.
NEW TRADING PARTNERS
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1. ALLISON: Implemented ALLISON (Allison Transmission) v4010 specifications.
2. MARTINREA: Implemented MARTNREA (Martinrea) v4010 specifications.
3. SUPPLYWB: Implemented SUPPLYWB (for Showa Denko) v4010 specifications.
4. TRIMMSTR: Implemented TRIMMSTR (Trim Masters, Inc.) v4010 specifications.
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