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Release-Notes 3.1.6

1. PROLAGG®World Basic package

Show number of full pallet transports when reserving


Relevant module: PROLAG®World Basic package (100-01)

Benefits: PROLAG®World gives an initial estimate of how many full pallet transports there will be when reserving the goods.

Description: First estimate of how many full pallet transports there may be for each reserved shipment. Currently, a calculation is only made when reserving, but this may be expanded later.

Evaluation of overdelivery mode of a purchase order type


Relevant module: PROLAG®World goods receipt (100-01)

Benefits: Whether (and by how much) overdelivery is possible for a purchase order item can now also be defined via the purchase order type.

Description: The ‘overdelivery mode‘ and ‘percentage overdelivery‘ fields already exist for the purchase order type and are now displayed in the template and evaluated at the I-point. The smallest overdelivery resulting from the transaction key, purchase order type and supplier is determined for each purchase order item.

New template - stock level information


Relevant module: PROLAG®World Basic package

Benefits: Stock level queries are quick and easy to perform.

Description: With the ‘stock level information‘ template, stock levels can be queried in groups. The "old" templates ‘storage locations for article number‘ and ‘accumulated stock‘ are combined in the new ‘stock level information‘ template.

New template - book list


Relevant module: PROLAG®World Basic package

Benefits: Users do not have to change template in order to consolidate or automatically consolidate a list

Description: The ‘consolidate list‘ and ‘automatic list consolidation‘ templates are no longer included in the new user interface as of version 316. The ‘consolidate list‘ and ‘automatic list consolidation‘ actions can be found in the ‘book list‘ template.
It is configurable whether the ‘automatic list consolidation‘ action should search for a consolidation shelf in the automatic consolidation area or in the location consolidation area.

2. Goods issue

Recognise delivery orders from the same picking package


Relevant module: Two-stage picking (203-06), Picking for multiple shipments with splitting at packing area (203-06_02)

Benefits: Better overview of which delivery orders are in the same picking package

Description: All delivery orders combined in a picking package can be identified subsequently using the new field ‘first picking package (shipment)’ in the shipment, extended delivery order, order control centre, and transports for shipment masks..

Example: Two-step reservation / shipment-optimised reservation with splitting at packing area for 20 1+1 orders jointly identified via the order analysis, to be followed by (automatic) packing using the fast packing process. In the event that a different carrier must be used at this stage, the delivery orders which belong together can be identified in the order control centre using the new field ‘first picking package shipment’. The retrieval control for all delivery orders can then be changed to that of the new carrier.

 

Order analysis: Display whether all delivery orders of a group are marked


Relevant module: Order analysis 203-30

Benefits: The user immediately recognises the fact that not all delivery orders of a group have been marked.

Description: Due to the maximum number of delivery orders to be released, it may happen that only some of the delivery orders of a group are preselected. The purpose of this display is to prevent the user from overlooking individual delivery orders.

Example: In the item "1-piece orders", 100 of 104 delivery orders have been preselected. The user sees that not all orders have been selected and can decide whether the 4 remaining orders should also be released.

3. PROLAG®Go - Mobile processes

Articles/stock menu item


Relevant module: PROLAG®Go – mobile processes goods issue (30X)

Benefits: Quick visual overview of different stock, including freely available and total quantity, using freely configurable separation criteria. Overview of stock levels by article and according to load unit storage location, with the displayed stock characteristics being freely configurable. Highlighting of lock reasons and relevant lock quantities. Listing of order numbers for reserved stock. Identification of pickability due to shelf/retrieval locks. Individual identification of stock levels using parameterisable exclusion criteria for storage areas.

Description: New PROLAG®Go menu item PROLAG®Go – article info for mobile devices for listing the stock storage locations of a previously identified article.

Display additional article descriptions on mobile device


Relevant module: PROLAG®Go – mobile processes basic package (30X)

Benefits: Users can read more information about the article on the mobile device.

Description: Description 2 and description 3 of the article are now displayed on the mobile device in the additional information (in the LU info and, for retrieval, in ‘Scan source location‘, ‘Enter quantity‘ and ‘Scan article‘.



Underdelivery


Relevant module: PROLAG®Go - mobile processes basic package (30X)

Benefits: During retrieval, underdelivery is now possible in addition to overdelivery.

Description: When the additional menu for retrieval is opened on the mobile device in the element "Enter quantity and set down at destination", the menu no longer shows "Overdelivery" as before, but now shows "Underdelivery/Overdelivery". Next, the question "Overdelivery or underdelivery?" appears and the user sees the buttons "Overdelivery" and "Underdelivery". The user selects a button as appropriate. No further orders are initiated in PROLAG®World.

 

Edit note texts for returns


Relevant module: PROLAG®Go - mobile processes goods delivery (30X)

Benefits: Note texts for returns can be edited retroactively.

Description: In the ‘goods delivery‘ module, PROLAG®Go can be used to enter returns. The load units (for instance boxes) for the returns (for instance cage pallets) are scanned as additional information in the form of note texts. Any number of boxes can be scanned. The scanned IDS are saved by exiting using the "X" symbol. The entered data can be cleared using the "Delete note texts" menu item
It is also possible to retroactively edit the scanned IDs / the note texts for returns. To do this, select "Edit note texts" in the additional menu for goods delivery.

4. Shipping

Messages can no longer be closed by pressing ‘Enter‘

Relevant module: Packing area (403-01)

Benefits: Messages at the packing area can no longer be confirmed by pressing the ‘Enter‘ key. This prevents the user from overlooking an important (error) message when working with the scanner and not looking at the screen after each scan.

Description: All info and error messages at the packing area are now no longer closed by pressing the ‘Enter‘ key. They can only be confirmed by using the ‘Escape‘ key or by clicking on "Ok

Example: The user scans the wrong article and does not see the error message because their back is to the screen. The user then scans the packing unit. Previously, scanning of the packing unit would have acknowledged the error message and the user would not have noticed that the wrong article had been packed.

Lean packing area: automatically load shipments at the packing area


Relevant module: Packing area (403-01)

Benefits: Improved packing area performance as the user does not have to click on "find shipment" after each packing process as long as there are still goods to be packed at the packing area.

Description: This function can be activated in the “packing area definition” template. If reloading is active, the next shipment is automatically loaded after the last packing unit has been closed as long as there are still goods to be packed at the lean packing area. If there are no more goods at the packing area, the template empties and the user can click on "find shipment" again to request new load units.

Example: The user books a two-step list of 1-item shipments to their workstation. The first shipment is loaded and packed. When the packing unit has been closed, the next shipment is automatically loaded until all goods in the list have been packed.

Why list is not found by workstation


Relevant module: Packing area (403-01)

Benefits: Using the ‘why list is not found by workstation’ menu item, it is easy to analyse the reasons why a list is not processed by the lean packing area.

Description: Following selection of the list and workstation, the reasons for which processing at the lean packing area has been prevented are listed.

Example: The wrong load units were mistakenly brought to the packing area. The employee working at the packing area does not recognise this and wonders why the load unit cannot be processed. Using the ‘why list is not found by workstation’ mask, the employee can check why the load unit cannot be processed at this packing area and then correct the error.

Forwarder Andreas Schmid


Relevant module: New module for the forwarder Andreas Schmid (403-67)

Benefits: Label printing and data transfer for dispatch with Andreas Schmid are possible directly from PROLAG®World.

Description: There is a new haulier format "ANDREAS-SCHMID-FORMAT" to integrate the forwarder Andreas Schmid. For hauliers using this format, a packing label specific to Andreas Schmid is printed. When the transport vehicle has been closed, the shipping data is transmitted to the forwarder via the standard Fortras100 interface. The Andreas Schmid packing label contains routing data. To access this data, the route file provided by Andreas Schmid is imported into the Andreas Schmid route table. This data is extracted from the table during label printing.

5. Global processes

Stock actions with stock action area at goods issue


Relevant module: Action schedules and action calendars (205-42)

Benefits: Stock actions that have to be carried out at a special action area can now be integrated into the goods issue process.

Description: if a goods issue stock action with an action area is specified for the stock, this stock is set down at the action area after picking. As soon as all actions for the stock on the load unit have been performed, the list can move on to the next station with the mobile device.

Example: The stock of a particular article is to be finished at a specially designated workstation before delivery to the customer.

Goods data entry during picking


Relevant module: Batch administration (205-02)

Benefits: Depending on the destination country of the delivery order, the batch of the retrieved goods can be recorded during picking

Description: An action class can be specified in the article master for configuring batch entry during picking. The relevant destination countries are specified in a parameter of the action class. This function is only needed for articles for which batch administration is not usually relevant.
If the user picks goods for which this action class is specified in the article, and if the destination country of the order is specified in the action class parameter, the user must enter the batch of the goods at the end of the picking process. The batch is then entered in the goods and transmitted to the host in the shipment feedback.
For pallet transport orders, this applies to each goods item on the retrieved pallet. Only one batch can be entered for each article on the pallet. This batch is entered in all goods for that article. The batch cannot be entered for an item subset. The prerequisite is that goods are grouped by batch when being put into storage and that no batches are mixed during relocations. When entire pallets are retrieved, the articles on these pallets must be of the same batch. Since batches are entered during picking, appropriate measures must be implemented in advance.

 

6. Production

Controlling return-to-stock for repair parts


Relevant module: Production (50X)

Benefits:

  • Marking of goods required for repair. This means repair parts requested for a repair order
  • Separation of the individual parts to be returned to stock from production so that a distinction can be made between general raw materials and repair parts.
  • Process-dependent specification of the destination for return-to-stock (repair or individual parts can be set down at different locations).


Description:

If processing of a repair order is completed prematurely, fewer finished parts are produced, which in turn means that not all repair parts transported to production will have been consumed. Return of the remaining repair parts to stock can be specifically controlled by the new module extension. To prevent repair parts and finished parts from mixing, they can now be handled separately and returned either to the general storage group or to the special storage group for repair goods. Both storage groups must be entered in the production area definition. If no storage group has been specified, the storage group of the article applies by default.

7. Material flow controller

Load unit as destination for NIO in the picking station definition

Relevant module: Material flow controller (705-01)

Benefits: A special NIO area can be specified directly in the picking station definition.

Description: In the picking station definition, the load unit ID can be specified as an NIO area. This means that, in addition to the storage area, a special NIO area can be given for the relevant picking station.

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