AutoLine for Windows Updates To view properly in Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window and choose Format, Word Wrap from the main menu. If you are using TextPad, choose Configure, Word Wrap from the main menu. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.41j (February 19, 2010) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. ****IMPORTANT**** Base2 has standardized the use of Requested Ship dates, Start dates, Delivery dates, Our Ship dates and End dates. Requested Ship dates and Start dates will not change from their original EDI request. These are set by your Trading Partners and it is unusual to need to change them! Delivery dates will only change when a Trading Partner's HoursToDeliver is set to modify those dates. Our Ship Date will change depending on a Trading Partner's HoursToDeliver or a Ship-To's ShipDateAdjustor. End dates will either be the original EDI request or, if one isn't available, the calculated date based on Start dates and bucket types. 2. Selecting a part from a Label Production update wasn't selecting the "best-guess" number when opening the window. This is fixed. 3. When Fatal errors occuring on incoming files, BASE2 "rolls back" (deletes the incoming documents and their outbound acknowledgements) that file. This is the normal process, however we found that the rollback was also deleting outbound non-acknowledgment documents also. This is fixed. 4. A new common item was added to turn on the automatic locking of Shipments (ASNs, DESADVs, ADNs) that was implemented in 6.41g (item 14). If you want to enable this function create a new common item for the Trading Partner (or for the Generic Trading Partner to turn it off completely) with ID= S CODE = LCK SETTING = NO Also the message telling you the ASN is locked includes the option to continue anyway. Continuation is logged. 5. A new tab showing all SENT Shipments has been added to the Browse the Planned Shipments Screen. Also added the SCAC code and Trailer Number to the list. Also the message telling you the ASN is locked includes the option to continue anyway. Continuation is logged. 6. ASN locking actions have been expanded. The ASN Status column will no longer indicate LCK. New status codes are (AA [824s, APERAKs] indicators take precidence over FA [997s, CONTRLs]): SNT = No acknowledgment of either FAs or AAs has occurred. ACK = FA and/or AA acknowledgments have been reconciled, either as accepted or unidentifiable. ERR = FA and/or AA acknowledgments have been reconciled as accepted with errors REJ = FA and/or AA acknowledgments have been reconciled as rejected. The common item S LCK now allows for different types of locking scenarios: IF Setting = NO then no locking of ASNs occurs. If the common item is absent, ASNs are not locked. If setting is YES, then based on the number, ASN locked after reconciliation NBR 0 = ACK ASNs are locked 1 = ACK and ERR ASNs are locked 2 = ACK and SNT ASNs are locked 3 = ACK, ERR, and SNT ASNs are locked 7. The Shipment Detail report on the Multiples button on Shipping Documents will show serials or not depending on the Common Item Number value used for the Packing List ID=S and CODE=PLIST. 8. The Startup check (see item 11 in Changes for the 6.41g release below) requires a new entry to activate it. If ACTIVE is missing or ACTIVE=0,the validation will not be performed (and no screen will flash). [Flags] ACTIVE=1 In addition, if nothing is found to display, the window closes. For more information on setting Flags, see item 11 in Changes for the 6.41g release (below) 9. "Firm Order by Part" and "Firm Order by Date" reports generate "Nothing To Print" messages when the initial firm order highlighted is marked in yellow (duplicate request). This is fixed. 10. Firm Orders OrderSummary report was getting "Nothing To Preview" errors when we knew there were requests that fell within our parameter search. This is fixed. 11. When a trailer number is added on the Update the Shipment File screen, a length check can be used for validation. Add or update the COMMON ITEM entry for this Trading Partner for the default Trailer Number to include a number field. The ID is the letter O; the code is TRLNO; the setting is used to populate a default trailer number; the Nbr is the acceptable maximum length of a trailer. For instance, if Nbr=10, no trailer number longer than 10 characters will be accepted. 12. Invoice (810/INVOIC) EDI-creation: Now users can select multiple invoices to generate EDI for. When the [Create EDI] button is clicked another selection window will display, asking if you'd like to create EDI for the current invoice or select multiple invoices. 13. Selection of date range for Part and Ship-To specific Product Activity records now works. This allows users to update cumulatives more readily. 14. When serials printed from TruckLoad applications (Conveyor, TruckLoad, TLPocketPC, etc.) the label production record (LblProd) would not always show the correct serial, even though the label print just fine. This is now fixed so users of TruckLoad applications can reprint labels from LblProd records now. 15. On rare occasions, you might receive a TEST document from a Trading Partner. Before transferring those documents, you will be warned that it is a test document. The default is NOT to transfer. If you know it is a good document, you can answer YES and processing will continue. 16. Document Forwarding: The outgoing document record was missing the Group and Interchange control numbers. This is fixed. 17. The destination for exported CSV from reports was changed to PathToExport for: Packing List by Firm Order (both landscape and portrait versions) Order Summary 18. New Feature: Back-up of batch/RF scan files now occurs. Within the same directory as the original scan will live these back-ups with the naming convention of "upload_" + direction + CCYYMMDD + HHMMSShh + <"_SORTED"> + ".dat", where each section is separated by a '_'. direction will be the ASN Ship Id, if uploading into an ASN, or "IN" if doing an inventory scan, etc. CCYYMMDD = date HHMMSShh = time _SORTED is an optional indicator for those users who have set up Base2 to split serials across multiple ShipDtl records. 19. New Feature: Split serials (only tested with Honda at this time) are a way to handle a single physical container with one serial that needs to be "split" across multiple firm orders. For more information, please contact the BASE2 support team for documentation and clarification. 20. After uploading a scan file that becomes sorted (common item ID=S, Code=SORT, Setting=Y, Nbr=n) and the operator chooses to NOT delete the scan file, we will put the original un-sorted scan file back. 21. License plate scanning now works with the SORT (ID=S, Code=SORT, Setting=Y, Nbr=n) common item. 22. During a license plate scan, if the mix/master' container serials have no matching order and the operator hits the IGNORE command, the mix/master would still attach AND the serial would end up on the last good order. Now, we've included an ABORT and if either IGNORE or ABORT is selected we will unassign the linked serials from all orders and unattach the pallet from the ASN. 23. BASE2 will now accept an asterisk for the 'Group Version' within specific-TP incoming forms for generic documents (997/CONTRL, 824/APERAK, etc). This allows Trading Partners to send any version of these documents without having to generate multiple InForms to handle each version. 24. When hitting the [Create EDI] button within 'Browse Shipments or ASNs', all the buttons will become disabled until we've completed the EDI generation. 25. The "Browse User Groups" under the Security menu is no longer accessible to those users identified as operators. 26. Security can now be set up on 'Ship|Palletized Container'. 27. Returnable Container Layering: (See notes from 6.41c release for general discription). This has now been updated to include components for pallets also. 28. A "Validate" button is now found on the shipping reports screen. It checks the links between the orders, pallets, and serials on the Shipment. The session log will display if there are any oddities. Otherwise, a message titled "Validation Complete" appears. LABELS ------ 1. Implemented new Continental Group (CNTNL) label specs - US configuration, not German VDA configuration. 2. Implemented KMMG (Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia) Container, Mix, Master label formats 3. Implemented MODATEK label. 4. Implemented AUTOLIVM (AutoLiv's Steering Wheels Mexico) labels. STAND-ALONES ------------ 1. ProdLine: import of Firm orders was changed to make the Job sType to be W. 2. PSAutoLoad:import of Firm orders was changed to make the Job sType to be W. 3. LineSide: When users manually enter ProdSched and select a SKU attached to a customer's part, we store that part in the ProdSched record. But when printing occured in LineSide, this part wasn't always selected. This is fixed. 4. Exact Macola (ES version) changed one of the tables we update to include a SQL "Identity" field. When our users upgrade to that version, our MacLink updates fail. The program was changed to test if the table has an "Identity" field. If an Identity field exists, Maclink uses the SQL Identity function. 5. VMLink.exe: The common item for ID=X and Code=VMFG wasn't being accessed at the correct time to allow for its settings to dictate Infor VISUAL (VMLink) processing. That is now fixed. 6. VMLink.exe: When export type is by Ship date/time, we will include the Clarion designated date to the AL value (ALxxx + / + Ship Date) within the BASE2 external number only. This will not migrate across to VM, but is an attempt to help identify date/time changes on incoming requests. 7. New import link: QuickBooks. TRADING PARTNERS ---------------- 1. Updated WALMART (Wal-Mart Stores) 810 processing. 2. Implemented KMMG (Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia) specified packing list. 3. Implemented VOLVOSWD (Volvo Sweden) outbound spec for Invoices (INVOIC EDIFact vs 810 X12). 4. Implemented SPARTAN (Spartan Light Metal Products, Inc.) inbound 830 spec. 5. Implemented MOBISRDC (Mobis Re-distribution Center) specs. Used by Kia and Hyndai service parts. 6. Implemented JTEKT outbound ASN specs. 7. Updated SUMMIT spec changes. 8. Implemented OGIHARA (Ogihara America Corporation) 830 specs. 9. Implemented WALMART (Wal-Mart Stores) 820 incoming EDI. 10. Implemented AMGEN (AM General) EDI Specs.v4010 11. Implemented DECOPLAS (DECOPLAS S.A. DE C.V.) incoming 830 and label. The outgoing 856 will use Magna Spec'd 856. 12. BENTELER ASN specs now indicate that the Ship ID should never repeat. Therefore, we've changed the default from 2-digit month and 6-digit sequence to 2-digit year and 7-digit sequence, since the size limit is 9 characters. If you anticipate shipping more that 9,999,999 trucks a year, please contact BASE2 for other Ship ID options. 13. MTUDD (MTU-Detroit Diesel) requires non-consolidated shippers to include "one PO per ASN only". We implemented the PO as part of the additional selection window so that either type of shipper can make the decision at auto-assign time. 14. Honda expendables can now be individualized. By setting up BASE2 with a container type of "XX" plus any number and scanning that returnable, BASE2 will still recognize it as an expendable, stripping off the suffix and sending only XX for Honda paperwork and EDI. 15. Honda serials can now be "split" across multiple firm order requests within an ASN. This can occur during the upload of a scan file, or through our stand-alone TruckLoad/Conveyor program. Contact Base2 for more information. 16. Honda has started enforcing Country of Origin (COO) codes on ASNs. The ASN creation will now abort if COO is not filled in for all parts on the ASN. Use our COO.EXE in our \system folder to update your COO information! 17. Honda returnable identifiers at the Tare Level for stand-alone containers was being chopped off to the first two characters. This has been fixed. 18. Supply chain outbound 830 EDI had the ATH segment wrongly constructed. The ATH02 should be the end date, while the ATH05 should be the start date. This is now fixed. COMMUNICATIONS ------------- 1. iSoft.exe (used for Wal-Mart P2P) is being phased out. It will be replaced by XComm.exe's Cleo method. Base2 Support will contact you to schedule a time to implement the new method. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.41g (August 14, 2009) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. The ASN-generation message asking if the Ship/Delivery date and time should be adjusted to within a 15-minute window was occurring all the time. This is now back to the original process of being only asked when the ASN is first generated as EDI. 2. When transferring firm orders where the TP doesn't include delivery date and time, we normally would default those values to the ship date and time. This was broken in v6.41c, but is now working again. 3. Increases UserId to accommodate Windows 'new' suggestions for logins. 4. The US-Custom, Canadian-Custom and BOL shipping reports can be triggered to either include or exclude a returnable container counts. 5. During ASNGeneration, if the ASN contains pallets that are not attached to either container serials or firm orders, we'll write a message to the system log. 6. DELFOR and DELJIT transfers can now be set up to populate only firm orders in the firm order table and only planning orders into the planning table. 7. After the release of v6.41c, we lost the ability to print GM dummy masters with GM 2D container labels. This is fixed. 8. Change company no longer allows you to select more than one new company. 9. Some of the fields on the report titled "Firm Orders by Date" (from the menu: Ship, Firm Order, 'Print Report' button) can be omitted. To omit fields, create this section in your alwin.ini [PrintFirmOrdersDate] Under this section name enter these to turn off these specific fields. Entry Explanation (do NOT copy the explanation to the INI!) OmitRefer=1 The order reference is omitted OmitPerPack=1 Quantity per pack is omitted OmitPacks=1 Number of packs is omitted OmitRequested=1 Quantity requested is omitted OmitShipped=1 Quantity shipped is omitted OmitWeight=1 Weight is omitted OmitOrigDoc=1 The incoming original document reference is omitted OmitSKU=1 Your internal part number is omitted OmitReqDTM=1 The requested ship date and time are omitted OmitDesc=1 The part description is omitted OmitAcct=1 The external or accounting reference is omitted. 10. The Remittance Advice (820) reports for Honda and for the generic formats have a line item total next to the IT1 detail information. (You don't have to multiply them anymore!) 11. (23250) On startup of BASE2 AutoLine (or from the File, Maintain, Additional, Flags), you can check for: (a) UNKNOWN incoming documents, (b) outgoing documents that are not sent and/or (c) not acknowledged (d) cumulative discrepancies, including cum difference, raw material or fabrication authorizations. (e) New Parts added during processing (f) New Ship Tos added during processing ACTIVE=1 causes the checks above to occur. ACTIVE=0 (or if ACTIVE is missing) no checks will occur and no screen "flash" will occur during the startup of BASE2. The results are displayed on a window which you can minimize or clear. You can also leave it there and delete each line as you fix the items noted. If you want to implement this, add the following to the bottom of your ALWIN.INI: [Flags] ACTIVE=1 UNKNOWN=1 NOTSENT=1 NOACK=1 CUM=1 NEWPART=1 NEWSHIPTO=1 Remove any of the above lines you do not want. If you have any suggestions on what else might we populate on this screen, please let us know. 12. The Browse of Outgoing Documents from the Trading Partner screen is now the screen that was available from the File, Maintain, Outgoing, Documents menu choice. 13. Removed the [Export] button from the Firm Order and Planning Browse windows. 14. After an ASN is acknowledged by the Trading Partner, the status is changed to LCK and changes are no longer permitted. (SO 17847) This message is displayed: "This shipper was sent and acknowledged by Trading Partner. No changes are permitted." 15. During a license plate scan, if the user scans a mix/master that has serials on it with no matching orders and they hit the IGNORE command the mix/master would still be attached AND the serial would end up on the last good order. An ABORT option has been included and if either IGNORE or ABORT is selected we'll unassign the serials for that pallet from any order, leaving them still attached to the pallet, and the pallet will be unassigned from the ASN. 16. The update screen for Label Production records now can be set up with security access settings. 17. Processing new incoming product was causing AutoLine to stall. This is fixed. 18. Generating EDI with returnable containers that were not previously identified would stall AutoLine. This is fixed. 19. UserIds greater than 10 were failing to processing incoming data. This is fixed. 20. Printing Non-EDI documents (these are documents that AutoLine cannot identify as either EDI or GenLink-formated) will no longer display the "Nothing to Print" message. TRADING PARTNERS ---------------- 1. Implemented CNH (Case New Holland) EDI specs with default AIAG labels. 2. Implemented KMMG (Kia Motor Manufacturing Georgia) EDI specs with default AIAG labels. 3. DEERE (John Deere) 856 specs have been updated to provide a place to include the CHRW confirmation number JD needs for tracking purposes. 4. SATURNE (Saturn Spring Hill) sends one kanban per container. They also send the Quantity Per Pack. If you find that the QtyPerPack and number of kanbans are more than you actually pack and this is causing problems in process time, please contact BASE2 because we can set up the system to override the QtyPerPack sent in by Saturn and limit the number of kanbans required. 5. SUBARUSP (Subaru of Indiana Automotive Service Parts) was sometimes failed to generate the REF+08 at item level. This is fixed. 6. EBERSPCR (Eberspaecher) specs implemented. These include DELFOR, DESADV and EBERSPCR.qdf 7. SSG (Saginaw) ASN EDI generation will now default the trailer id as the carrier reference when the 'Carrier Ref' field is empty. 8. NAVISTAR serials were not being included in the ASN EDI generation. This is fixed. 9. CKMEX (Calsonic-Kantus Mexico) uses DELFOR document differently than expected or stated in the specs. They use the DELFOR as both planning and firm, but with a different structure for each. This has been implemented. 10. Implemented VALEO v4010 856 specs under new spec VALEO_2. This was done because we believe the current version (2040) is still in use at other plants. LABELS ------ 1. Chrysler Destinations are required for each lading container, but we were printing them for each serial regardless of its Mix/Master association. This is now fixed. 2. In some situations a label field calling for a DESCRIPTION was not being populated from the Parts table if the entry on the label production screen was blank. Now, any field with a description containing the word "DESCRIPTION" will be filled from the Parts table entry. STAND-ALONES ------------- 1. When adding Jobs to ProdLine in a situation where you have one SKU sold to the same Trading Partner as two different Part Numbers with different quantities per pack, the program sometimes posted the wrong quantity per pack. This is fixed. COMMUNICATIONS ------------- 1. AutoImp.exe (accessed through AutoImp.bat) is being phased out. It will be replaced by XComm.exe's Copy method. Base2 Support will contact you to schedule a time to implement the new method. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.41f (April 9, 2009) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. When uploading a license plate scan, we will now generate the Honda/HondaOld prefix asset tags. 2. Assigning Container Serials to Mix/Master serials through 'Ship|Palletized Containers' works again. 3. Security for Delivery Date and Delivery Time were set improperly. These are now corrected. 4. The prompt to print shipping papers was appearing all the time when creating EDI, instead of only the first time as is normal. This is fixed. 5. Incoming EDI data wouldn't process if the login user id (PC login, not security login) was greater than 10 characters. This is now fixed. 6. The ASN Shipping Papers button would not work in some situations This is now acting normal again. LABELS ------ 1. Implemented ADVICSOH (ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio,Inc.) container, master and mixed labels. STAND-ALONES ------------- 1. LineSide preparations for labels will now include populating any empty label fields from the parts file. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.41e (March 31, 2009) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. Ship Date Adjustor subtraction problem fixed. Example: If Ship Date was 11/4 @ 6am and needed to be adjusted to 11/3 @ 12pm (18 hours earlier). This is fixed. 2. Option to enter the Trailer number on the fly. When you try to Print Documents or Create EDI without having entered a trailer number earlier, there is now an option to enter a trailer number at that point and continue what you are doing. 3. When the ASN does not have a SCAC when we are assigning firm orders to ASNs, the SCAC is populated from 1) the common item CARCD, 2) the firm order's SCAC, or 3) the firm orders' related CUM record (By TP-Part-ShipTo). The first value found will be the entry on the ASN. 4. When the last person exits Base2 AutoLine, a check will be made to see if any outgoing documents remain as unsent. If unsent documents are present, and they are marked to send, a message is displayed. 5. The selection of File-Maintain-Outgoing-Forms now has a new indicator (EDI Used) on the EDI Info Tab. Outgoing Transaction Set will default to the "EDI Used" indication as set on the Trading Partner. If you have Trading Partners that are partially EDI-enabled, then you should update these Outgoing Forms now and uncheck"EDI Used." 6. The trading partners that send in as one type of EDI standard and send out as another (inbound X12 and outbound EDIFACT, for instance), the Browse of Shipments would not highlight the newly-inserted ASN. This is now fixed. 7. Updating a Part record will now require the SKU value. 8. Updating a SKU value on the Part record will update Firm Orders (ShipDtl) and Forecast (Planning) records only when the SKU changes. 9. For those using GenLink Exports, the Warranty Claim (142) export has had more N9 segments added at the end of the layout extending the length to 1164 from 954. 10. Email of PDFs for incoming documents is available during automatic processing. Some setup is required to make this work! 11. The Remittance Advice (820) document handling has been changed. Because the 820 contains financial information, it does not print automatically, it also prompted for a printer destination and asked whether to preview before printing. This differs from other reports and has created some confusion. Now that a specific incoming document can be directed to a specific printer (on incoming form procedures), the 820 handling was changed to match other reports. COMMUNICATIONS ------------- 1. Hematite IP Address changed, so we've implemented the usage of CommSite1 prompt as the place to indicate the new address 2. IBM-FTP web site can be populated in CommSite1. TRADING PARTNERS ---------------- 1. ADVICS 856 spec updates completed. 2. JATCO 830 and 856 spec updates completed 3. Nissan 142 mods 4. MTUDD (MTU Detroit Diesel) is now a separate specification from DETRDIES (Detroit Diesel) because MTU-DD has separated from Detroit Diesel. STAND-ALONES ------------- 1. LineSide BMW labels: better supplier code retrieval for BMW labels was implemented. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.41d (January 30, 2009) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. Address codes may be the same across different EDI Standard trading partners. This caused code qualifiers to be mismatched with the appropriate EDI Standard. This has been fixed. 2. Temporarily Removed 'Not Authorized' message from all calls using the 'B2Auth' spec option. 3. In Reports, New Spec for Inbound NMMC 862 4. In Change Company...Fixed error receive when an extremely long company name is being used. 5. Some ASN Update windows we were receiving MDI errors - Fixed. 6. Changing a SKU # for TP/Part was changing ShipDtls that were already sent. This has been changed. Once a Firm Order has reached a lifecycle indicating that labels have been printed for it, the Associated SKU cannot be changed. 7. Change SelectQkRecv to use ASNHdr:sTradingParter to retrieve CommonItem TRADING PARTNERS ---------------- 1. NISSAN North America (NNA/NMMC) Implemented Inbound 862 with Schedule Pick-Up List. 2. SUBARU Service Parts Implemented Inbound 830 document. 3. SHOWA Canada (NON-EDI) Trading Partner Implemented. LABELS -------- 1. B10AIAG Label upgraded to 2D format for AUTOLIV Trading Partner requirements. STAND-ALONES ------------- 1. LineSide. When Lineside starts, it will now load LabelMatrix to be resident and remain resident. This eliminates the need to have LabelMatrix load each time a label is printed. If Lineside is closed down, LabelMatrix will be terminated as well. There is no problem should LineSide be abnormally terminated and leave LabelMatrix resident or should LabelMatrix already be resident when LineSide is started. Additionally, If a job was selected because it was still open, but the quantity to manufacture has already matched or exceeded the desired quantity, the job will now close... the action logged... and the operator will be informed of the action. And, On Startup, if a LblProd entry is found that has not been printed, the fact is Logged and the record is deleted. This prevents labels not assigned to a job to be printed. 2. Archive. Text message change, User was asked at Archive time and the date specified was less than one year old if they really wanted to "delete" records less than one year old...changed to "ARCHIVE" records less than 1 year old. An invalid SQL statement in some SQL servers was causing the physical moving of InFiles and Docs not to be moved to the Archive Folder. Changed the SQL statement to be valid across SQL Server versions. 3. Prodline and PSAutoload import csv routines: if importing the jobs.csv and a job requirement indicates that the qty manufactured matches or exceeds the desired qty...if the job is already closed, log the error. If the job is not closed yet, close the job and log the entry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.41c (October 30, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. The common item FIRM (ID=T, Code=FIRM) which allows users to change planning requests to firm and vice versa, despite the EDI settings, is now implemented for usage with EDIFact data. 2. Security implementation on: BarCode Labels selection Browse Trading Partner Parts Update Trading Partner Parts Update Ship To Cum Browse Product 3. When deleting a plan or firm request, we will now add its external number in our external log. 4. Document-By-Document cancellation logic would not always cancel firm orders when expected. This is fixed. 5. During transfers, if the OEM is not sending in the Ship Date/Time, our ShipDate adjustor had nothing to adjust. We now use the Delivery Date/Time as the Ship Date/Time so we have something to adjust on. 6. The Assignment of Firm Orders to Invoices has been changed to access records via SQL selects and make the process much faster. 7. When the SKU (your internal part number) changes on the part table, we now will update the part's cross-reference table with the updated SKU. 8. New common item implemented for use during transfer into Firm and Planning tables will use the DockNbr as the ShipTo. If the outbound ASN sends a ShipTo value, it will use this value as the ShipTo going out, unless manually changed. TP=Any TP this applies to ID=T Code=USEDK Setting=Y. 9. There is a new ellipsis button next to the Supplier Part field on the Trading Partner Parts update screen. Pressing this button will display a list of valid Product. Highlighting the one desired and pressing Select will populate the Supplier Part, correctly spelled. 10. Returnable Container Layering: We have at least two OEMs (Chrysler, Ford), who have returnable container components that they want included on the ASN going back, but they don't provide that information on the incoming EDI. We have automated the handling of this situation. Please contact BASE2 if you've been manually including these layers on the ASN. Documentation is available. 11. Container Serial was deleted from Pallet when there is an erroneous scan of a pallet that is not on the ASN. This is fixed. 12. Sporadic Unable to print valid Bill of Lading on a completed ASN. This is fixed. 13. The Browse Planning window locators now work. TRADING PARTNERS ---------------- 1. BoschBS (Bosch Braking Systems) 830 replacement logic was not replacing as expected. This is now fixed. 2. New Specifications for Linamar Trading Partner (LINAMR) have been implemented. 3. John Deere (DEERE) Specifications have been updated. 4. Honda de Mexico Label (B10HDM.qdf) Can now print out date in Spanish. 5. New Specifications for Mando Trading Partner (MANDO) have been implemented. 6. New Specification for DANA added to complement the DANADDS and DANATTM Specifications. 7. New Specifications for Toyota TBA Trading Partner (TOYOTBA) have been implemented. 8. New Specifications for Hengst (Germany) Trading Partner (HENGST) have been implemented. 9. Subaru quick receive label was not printing if there were exactly 15 firm orders on the ASN. Fixed. 10. CRISCROS (Chryslers' CrissCross) Supply Chain 830 EDI generation updated to include zero-quantity Cumulative and the Ship-From code. LABELS -------- 1. 2DMando Label implemented with Specification. 2. B10HDM label updated to enable Spanish date to print. 3. B10AIAG Label modified to print "Ship Window" for AUTOLIV Trading Partner requirements. COMMUNICATIONS ------------- 1. In AutoDial, AutoSend, and normal communications, the communications lock file name is now DelayComm.lck and contains the UserId of who established the lock and the date and time of when it was established. This will assist with the Communications Lock window to identify when the lock was started. STAND-ALONES ------------- 1. In AutoSend, include messages to the system log when we start communications. It will also write a message every hour, on the hour when AutoSend is running. 2. LineSide/Conveyor. Under the Browse Menu, there is now the BarCodeLabels selection which will allow operators to reprint a recently created label which might have been lost or damaged. 3. Archive. Archive has been changed to make the Archiving process more user friendly. Archive now has a History selection which will carry the dates of the last recorded Archive (or Delete without Archiving) on the major files. Of course, until a new Archive run has been performed, there will be no History information available, but in the future this may help you to know where you left off. The History will only show the most recent dates, it will not provide a running summation of all Archiving activity ever done. INTERFACES ---------- 1. VMLink's VPO Import of releases was defaulting the human-readable description instead of the EDI code for Last Qty and Cum Qty identifiers. USER TOOL ADD-ONS (additional cost) ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.41a and 6.41b (July 14, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ These Updates are listed as Version 6.41a and 6.41b due to the fact that Version 6.41a was available, it was not put on our web site for downloading. This version (6.41b) is simply a technical update for Security changes over version 6.41a but does include the valid V6.41a updates to AutoLine and associated Base2 Products. CHANGES ------- 1. When receiving two transactions in one communications session and one is a duplicate of the other, both ended up being identified as duplicates within AutoLine and neither processed. This is fixed. 2. The 'View Structure' button on the ASN window ('Ship|Shipments or ASNs') has been removed. 3. Found and fixed the BIND error that occurs after communicating the EDI Generated ASNs, while on the 'Today's Shipment' tab on the 'Browse Shipments/ASNs' screen. 4. Occasionally when selected browses open, the data was not displayed. This is related to the setup of Trading Partners and their associated Specs. When a TP has an incorrect spec, AutoLine isn't sure which EDI Standard is in use and consequently cannot set the filter correctly to display the information. Within AutoLine, we've now set the default to X12 standards so even if the TP has an incorrect spec, we should see data, provided the TP uses X12 standards. 5. To help avoid errors in shipping, before quick receive labels are printed, all firm orders on the truck will be checked. Each order that is not shipped complete or over shipped will pop up a message for a response to Abort or Ignore. The responses will be logged. 6. When the [Insert] button for 'Ship|Firm Orders' is selected, the prompt reminding users that they might not want to do an insert disappeared. It is back. 7. Implemented ability to prevent ASNs from generating EDI when SCAC codes are missing. During the EDI creation of the outbound ASN, if the CARCD or TRLAL common item number equals one (1), AutoLine will then check the appropriate on-screen field (Carrier or Equipment Prefix, respectively) for a value. If no value exists, AutoLine will display a message indicating the SCAC code is missing and the ASN will not be created. When the appropriate common item exists, the only way to turn this common item off is to change the number to zero (0). 8. Ship Date Adjustor's Adjust Existing doesn't change the OurShipDate/Time, but the ShipDate/Time. It now also changes the OurShipDate/Time also. 9. On the Ship To update screen, the "Accounting/Defaults" tab, has a place to default Transport Method Mode. This allows more flexibility than either the Trading Partner default method or the use of a common item CARMT. If the value for Transport Method Mode entered on the ASN screen is not the same as the default for that Ship To code a warning appears. The warning will appear when you select a Ship To and when you [OK] the ASN. It does NOT force you to use the Ship To default but the warning is logged. 10. Security is activated on: a. the update screen for Shipments or ASNs (there are about 60 new choices!). b. Browse Trading Partners (13 choices). 11. When changing a Shipment or ASN, the "weight calculation" message would sometimes appear twice. This is corrected. 12. Modified existing common item T FIRM to include an ASIS setting that will not override EDI standards for identifying forecast Type and Timing. 13. The [Duplicate] button on 'Ship|Firm Orders' Browse Firm Orders was always displayed. This was due to the Security changes and is now back to working as expected. 14. Newly received Firm Orders whose quantities were changing to zero, but had already been staged, were not updating the system either by adding a second request in yellow, or updating the existing request. This is fixed. 15. The error message "ERROR: adding starting Activity record" which occurs every time a new part is added has been fixed. 16. The Order Summary report CSV was reformatted and additionally displays the Ship Date and Ship Time. The sequence now is: TradingPartner ShipId ShipTo ShipDate ShipTime PartNbr RefNbr QtyRequested QtyShipped Balance The first line looks like this: "TP","Shipment ID","Ship To","Ship Date","Ship Time","Customer Part","Reference","Qty Req","Qty Shipped" ,"Balance" 17. The [Insert] button on the 'Browse Trading Partners' window had been removed. Contact Base2 for special-case needs. 18. When using the Transfer process SPLIT InForm action (625 - only firms to firm table, only plans to plan table) the Part-by-Part cancellation logic did not take this aspect into consideration. What this meant is that if the entire document was all firms, AutoLine would still run the cancellation logic on the plan table and vise versa. This is now fixed Shipping Scheduled stop interfering with the Planning Schedules and vise versa. 19 With the CNLLC common item turned on (used for identifying cancelled requests that now should be included in exports), and exports not occurring to change the Cancel Lifecycle back to 999, requests that were sitting at 998 were being identified as having already been staged or shipped. This has been modified so all cancels are still identified as cancels. TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) ASn generation updated to include TD503 SCAC code and Carrier Reference in the REF segment (If Carrier Ref not entered, REF segment defaults to Bill of Lading value). 2. Kawasaki Purpose code would not be included in EDI when it was on the Hdr screen. This is fixed. 3. Mack v4010 Invoice (810) has been updated to reflect specs we have in-house. 4. ITEC (International Truck and Engine Company) duplicate orders (indicated by yellow highlights of the part nbr) will no longer be adjusted by 90 days when they come due. AutoLine users will need to maintain these requests. 5. ITEC (International Truck and Engine Company) Firm requests (thus Shop Packets) are not always including the paint identifier when it is required. This has been fixed. 6. ALLISON does not require Group enveloping on the outbound DESADV (ASN), so we removed this. 7. FREIGHT (Freightliner/Diamlyer-Chrysler) 810 EDI Invoices have changed, but official specs have not been released. We made changes recommended by the HelpDesk. 8. ITEC (International Truck and Engine Company) sends Job Process Information without sending the Job Production information. When this occurs Base2 has been indicating that the Job Process Information incoming 866 has not completed processing and keeps it at a status to attempt to process it cleanly the next time. Base2 will no longer do this. Now the 866 is marked as if it completed successfully. Base2 will still write out discrepancy messages for these occurrences. 9. FREIGHT (Freightliner/Diamlyer-Chrysler) rejects ASN line items when two or more PO quantities are combined under one part. Base2 has fixed this and now each PO quantity will stand alone. 10. For HONDA trading partners and when using the real time scanning of an ASN (Conveyor, TruckLoad, PocketPC and RF TLoad) where the returnable type remains the same, it is possible to scan the returnable bingo card ONE time and have the returnable container asset tag automatically increment on EACH serial scanned. This is activated by adding a common item: TP = * ID = R Code = RTN Setting = YES <<< ALL CAPITAL LETTERS 11. NUMMI 810 invoice line items that were built by hand were missing the required Nummi order number from the EDI data. This is fixed. 12. WEBASTO using WEBASTO Specification - Webasto Sunroofs (856 document now available) 13. BMWNA using BMW Specification - BMW Manufacturing Corp (North America) (856 document now available) NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. AAIFORD using FORD Specification 2. IMABERNE using LEAR Specification - Lear Corporation - IMA BERNE 3. IMALOUIS using LEAR Specification - Lear Corporation - IMA Louisville 4. INTIERAT using RPS Specification - Intier-Howell Arteum 5. JATCO using JATCo Specification - Jatco Mexico 6. MAGNATI using RPS Specification - Magna-Magna Toluca Intier 7. TACLE using TACHI-S Specification COMMUNICATIONS ------- 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. If a Message Class does not exist, we'll use the Outgoing File name. SCANNING -------- LABELS -------- 1. WFCX Trading Partner using 2DGMWFCX label (updates) 2. TACLE/TACHI-S Trading Partner using B10TACLE label (updates) 3. CUMMINS Trading Partner using B10CUMMIN label (updates) 4. INTIERAT Trading Partner using INTIERT label (New) 5. MOBIS Trading Partner using MOBIS/MOBISMST labels (New) 6. NNASP Trading Partner using QKNNASP Quick Receive label (updates) ADD-ONS ------- 1. Truck Load/Conveyor. When a firm order is completely filled, the completion message now says "Line Item Full" to avoid confusion with when the "Shipment Complete" message. On the PocketPC version, the Shipment Id prompt will now stay RED until the shipment is complete. (There are few visual cues available on that tiny screen.) 2. More on Truck Load/Conveyor (full version only). A new option has been added. Under default circumstances, when the Shipment is fully loaded, the system automatically completes the shipment, prints the completion report and closes the details. This behavior can be modified to allow continued viewing of a completed shipment. In either case, the "Complete" button will be red until the load is completed, at which point it turns green. If you choose the modified behavior, when a shipment is complete, window will open: Shipment ID XXXXX Completed Are you ready to clear and start the next one? If you click on YES, the completion report will print, and the screen will clear, ready for the next Ship Id. If you answer NO, the screen with all the details will remain visible. When your review is complete, press COMPLETE and the report will be printed and the screen will clear, ready for the next Ship Id. The default behavior requires no changes. If you want to activate the question before closing behavior, add a new entry in the C:\windows\ALWIN.INI on each computer for which you want this behavior. Under the section [ConveyorMain] if you want to apply to ALL Trading Partners or [ConveyorXXXXX] where XXXXX = the specification for the Trading Partner you want. The entry is CheckStop=1. 3. Additionally on Truck Load/Conveyor (full version only). An additional new option has been added. Under default circumstances, when an invalid serial has been scanned (entered), a red warning message is issued on the screen, but the scanning (entry) can continue without further operator action. This behavior can be modified to force a message box to which the operator must acknowledge before processing can continue. If you want to activate the message box to force the operator to take notice before continuing operations, add a new entry in the C:\windows\ALWIN.INI on each computer for which you want this behavior. Under the section [ConveyorMain] if you want to apply to ALL Trading Partners or [ConveyorXXXXX] where XXXXX = the specification for the Trading Partner you want. The entry is CheckMsg=1. 4. MacLink. If a common item TP X PRICE has a setting of B (for BASE2), the Order Entry Line Item UnitPrice used in Macola will be the Unit Price found in the BASE2 Ship To Cumulative record for that particular Part Number. 5. AutoDial. Occasionally AutoDial would hang. Most of the time this seems to occur due to the temporary loss of the SQL Server connection, but we've incorporated some changes so if there was a hiccup, it wouldn't affect the operations. Only if the Server remained disconnected would AutoDial now hang. 6. VMLink VPO Import structure has been modified to include Chrysler's CrissCross supply-chain specifications. 7. LineSide. A new option to have a visual display of potential conflicts when Jobs have been allocated to other LineSide stations has been incorporated in this version. Making use of requires a [LineSide] section entry of LOCK=1 in the ALWIN.INI on the computer running LineSide. See the Lineside documentation (Addendum) for further information. For those installations using LineSide's LineID, the LineID may be changed on the fly by the operator when and if needed. This has been put in place to help avoid manual updates to the ALWIN.INI if changing LineID's is a frequently need operation. Again, reference the Lineside documentation (Addendum) for further information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.41 (April 3, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 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 ------------------------ 1. Login table 2. MessageLog table 3. SDHist table: New ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40f (March 28, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 ----------------------- 1. Honda BOLs would not always have the correct count for Returnable Containers. This is now fixed. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- COMMUNICATIONS ------- SCANNING -------- 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 -------- 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 ------------- 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 enough 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40e (March 14, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 -------- 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 ------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.40d (March 12, 2008) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 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 ----------------------- 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 ------- 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 (email: ppg@base2.com) 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40c (February 29, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 accommodate 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40b (February 21, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 ----------------------- 1. CamiE Labels updated. COMMUNICATIONS ------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40a (February 11, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 ----------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.40 (February 4, 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. When manually assigning firm orders to a pallet within an ASN, available orders were not displaying. This problem is fixed. 2. The packaging counts on BOL, USCustoms and CACustoms 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 ADD-ONS ------- 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 ------------ 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 ----------------------- 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 replacement 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 -------------------- 1. FREIGHT: Implemented FREIGHT (Freightliner LLC) v4010 specifications. 2. MNAO: Implemented MNAO (Mazda North American Operations) v002002 specifications. DICTIONARY TABLE CHANGES ------------------------ 1. ShipSerial. 2. Many others not noted here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.39 (November 30, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 assignment] 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 ----------------------- 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 ------------------------ 1. ShipSerial. 2. Many others that are not noted here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.38b (November 9, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 ----------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.38a (October 5, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 reconciliation 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 -------- 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 ---------- 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 ----------------------- 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 -------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37f (July 6, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 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 ---------- 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 ----------------------- 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 -------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37e (June 7, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERFACES ---------- 1. GenLink: There are several new GenLink layouts available. If users are interested, they may upgrade their GenLink package by contacting Base2 for an upgrade quote. 2. GenLink: When the GenLink 810 has both Invoice and Line Item totals, the program will not recalculate a new Invoice Total and will now give the correct total. 3. GenLink: Exports for Firm and Planning Orders have been modified so when a release has multiple ShipTo's and/or Suppliers, a new Line Item line is included with the correct ShipTo/Supplier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37d (May 16, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. Document Forwarding processing will remove carriage returns and line feed characters when the common item "ISA" is set. The "ISA" common item turns on extended enveloping for all documents. TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. Updated TARGET (Target Corporation) v3060 specifications. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. STRYKER: Implemented STRYKER (Stryker Medical) specifications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37c (April 30, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. Radio Frequency Scanning: The RF Scanning common item "R RTN" for Honda scanning was not defaulting the returnable for each consecutive returnable after the initial scan. This problem is fixed. TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. DELPHI: Deljit TDT segment was not printing on the DELPHI reports. We not store the BGM03 to help us identify DELPHI's Ship Direct DELJITs for processing in Transfer. 2. Updated VISTEON (Visteon Aftermarket) 830, 862, 820 specifications. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. ARVINLVS: Implemented ARVINLVS (Arvin-Meritor Light Vehicle System) v4010 specifications. 2. CKMEX: Implemented CKMEX (Calsonic Kantus Mexico) specifications. 3. MBUSI: Implemented MBUSI (Mercedes Benz, US Inc) 820 specifications. 4. SUBARUSP: Implemented SUBARUSP (Subaru of Indiana Automotive Service Parts) 856 specifications. 5. VISTEON: Implemented VISTEON (Visteon Aftermarket) 861 specifications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37b (April 26, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. GMMGO (GM Global Partners Communication) changed the Dock Nbr in planning documents. They ended up with overages in planning documents because they exported all data. The solution is to adjust the Common Item to use the Nbr field to indicate that we are going to modify just Firm orders and not Planning. Nbr = 0 is how it is currently used and all ShipTos get concatenated. Nbr = 1 indicates that only Firm orders get ST-DK concatenated. 2. NLC (Nissan Logistics Corporation) was changing ShipTos, causing duplicate RANs. NLC data will no longer look at ShipTos as part of the replacement logic, solving this problem. 3. Net Weight is no longer included on the ASN EDI, per the VOLVO (Volvo Data North America, Inc.) specifications. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. ARVINCVS: Implemented ARVINCVS (Arvin Meritor Commercial Vehicle System) v4010 specifications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.37a (April 25, 2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. CABELA, KMART, LOWES, REI: When unassigning line items from invoices, the AmountSubjectToDiscount was not being adjusted. They are now set up to adjust this value. 2. The DELPHI PartyByPart replacement was failing in the ShipDirect option. We have set replacement as DocByDoc. 3. DELPHI Kanbans were not filling into the ShipSerial RefNbr because DELPHI ShipDirect uses alpha characters instead of just the prefix. Starting and ending Kanbans are now the same, so we do not try to calculate them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.37 (April 6, 2007) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES ------- 1. Changes have been made to the Bill of Lading (BOL) and packing lists that may require users to update their Address table. 2. On the Bill of Lading (BOL), AutoLine no longer has an overflow on first page detail when there are multiple returnable containers. 3. Previously on packing lists by firm order, if you had an FOB setting other than Collect or Prepaid, AutoLine defaulted to 'Prepaid'. Now AutoLine will only default to 'Prepaid' when there is no FOB setting. 4. On packing lists by firm order, the Total containers will now display when shipping as Honda Stand-alones. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.34 (October 15, 2006) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. Clarion Build upgraded to 9054. 2. ASNs that were shipped with the same date and time, where cumulatives for that day were included, were not getting the total cum for the day. This problem is fixed. TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. Updated LEAR (Lear Corporation ITC) v3060 specifications. 2. Volvo (Volvo Data North America, Inc.) ASNs that have serials or pallets were being rejected due to a "Qty Package/Pieces Mismatch". This occurred because we were sending the total quantity shipped instead of the lading quantity in the load details section of EDI. This problem is fixed. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. LEAR: Implemented Lear (Lear Corporation ITC) v2040 specifications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.31b (June 20, 2006) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. When Users insert a Trailer Nbr on the ASN for the first time, the ASN Create Date/Time will change to that Date/Time unless the Ship Date/Time is earlier, then ASN Create Date/Time will match Ship Date/Time. 2. Recalculation of invoices caused message to display when the comparison failed between mismatched decimal places, i.e. comparing 900.758 to 900.76. We are now rounding both values to two decimal places. 3. EDIFact ASNs (GM, Summit, Cummins, etc) that were looking for the SCAC code description to fill into the EDI, but failing to find it have now been fixed. 4. Packing List by Firm Order now checks the Prepaid box unless you have an FOB entry. 5. Bill of Lading displays Gross, Net, Tare weights; Prepaid or Collect check boxes, up to seven optional message lines that print; use of Address file for the Consignee if you need more lines than appear in the Ship To table. 6. For Portrait packing list, when Trailer Alpha not available, use Carrier Code for SCAC. This parallels the landscape packing list. 7. Common item ID = T, Code = XDTI has a new Setting option: HORIZON. If this value is used instead of YES, then we'll use the Horizon Start date as the replacement logic starting point. LABELS ------ 1. Updated Benteler Labels. 2. Implemented INNERTECH container Label. 3. Implemented Webasto Container Label. TRADING PARTNER UPDATES ----------------------- 1. Updated CYC (now Yorozu Automotive) specifications: Forced the portrait packing list title to be Supplier's company + 'Master Packing List'. 2. Honda Star replacement logic: Exception requests are now being sent with the same PO, Plant but different ShipTos. Our replacement logic was based on matching documents with the same PO and Plant, but not ShipTos so consequently Exception requests were being cancelled. This is now fixed. 3. Implemented LOWES v4010 outgoing 856 (Advance Ship Notice). 4. MNAO now uses the Horizon Start date on the incoming documents as the starting date for the replacement of requests. 5. Updated RPS v4010 specifications. 6. SaturnE kanbans were missing due to the change in Segment Access processing. This is fixed. NEW TRADING PARTNERS -------------------- 1. AUTOLIV: Implemented AUTOLIV (Autoliv ASP, Inc.) v4010 specifications. 2. RPS: Innertech uses RPS EDI specifications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 6.31a (June 2, 2006) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHANGES ------- 1. Added display of your internal part number (SKU) on Browse of Firm Orders. **** NOTE: ClearFmts.exe must be run on each computer! **** 2. Made the HTS Code entry possible on the Product table. 3. Bill of Lading (BOL) report: The "COD" section will appear when a CC shipment is indicated on the ASN/DesAdv. 4. Bill of Lading (BOL) report: The first copy of the BOL now says ORIGINAL DOCUMENT in the bottom right corner. You can have the system print multiple copies of each page with titles of your choice (with a length not exceeding what is in BOLCopy1 or 20 characters) by creating an entry in the ALWIN.INI file, like this: [PrintBOL] BOLCopy1 = ORIGINAL DOCUMENT <<