199: Build 21.3.10 released
Dave Nichols, 14/08/2008

Build 21.3.10 has now been released (14/08/08).

This build has been tested in-house, however we cannot guarantee it to be problem free.

The major changes in this release are:

• A field hiding mechansism has been provided that allows you to hide fields on forms that are not relevant to your operation. This is useful to de-clutter forms. Its usage is described in the updated User Manual available from the help menu.
• The SFDC system has been extended to allow the issue and return of kit to works orders as well as logging progress. Its usage is described in the new SFDC manual available from the help menu.
• Two new manuals have been added to the help system: Method Editor and SFDC Manuals. The Method Editor manual describes how to use most of the features available to methods and gives examples of usage. The SFDC manual describes in detail how to use the bar-coding system, including the new kit issue and return facilities.
• A direct link has been provided from the main desktop menu to the remote assistance system (ISL light). This will be more convienent than having to go to our website and follow its menus. The target of the link is defined by a new default in the ZX module: Remote Assist URL
• A facility has been added to methods to allow bars to be re-sized before use. This is useful for those contexts where bars as supplied are too long for your bar feeders. The usage is described in the new Method Editor manual.
• A facility has been added to methods that allows the time for a secondary resource to be defined in terms of the time for the primary resource. For example, you can specify that the cycle time required of an operator is 10% of that of the machine.
• A facility has been added to methods to force the parts of a step to not be started before the start of the step. Usually parts are co-ordinated to be ready (i.e. finished) at the start of the step. This is useful if you have parts that are to be made that are dependent on a process of some preceding step. E.g. step 1 makes a jig that is used in the manufacture of the parts required for step 2. Usage is described in the new Method Editor manual.
• The actual cost breakdown of batches has been completely re-worked to provide a more intuitive view of how the cost of a batch is made up.
• A tool has been provided to calculate the unit weight of materials from its size and what its made off. A database of common densities is also provided. The installed database contains most of the metals typically in use but can be extended as necessary, for plastics for example. The tool is accessed from the Usage tab on the material Set size/profile form.
• The concept of a "back-flush" works order has been introduced. A "back-flush" order is allocated kit and time as products are booked-in rather than the usual mechanism of allocating as the order is approved. This is intended to be used in those situations where you want an open order on the shop floor to book-in against as the need arises. Kit can either be allocated on book-in or as required using the new SFDC kit issueing facilities. To issue a "back-flush" order, a normal order is converted to a "back-flush" one and then approved.
• To simplify the common case of wanting to hide cost/price information from certain users, a new default has been added to hide all money values, its Hide all money values in the UM module. When this is set, ALL money values are shown as "****".
• The field security system has been extended to cover all controls on forms and all buttons on browses. Previously only data entry fields where covered. Just right-click on a control and select the Set field/button access menu item to access it.
• As usual, a set of requested tweaks and twiddles as part of the support program.
  
  
  • [-----] 13/02/08 Add menu for easy access to SI/DN merging defaults [r1813]
  • [-----] 25/02/08 Use a TEXT control in gxMessage, not STRINGs (so can copy-and-paste error messages) [r1869]
  • [-----] 03/03/08 Allow mouse click on column title to set a key change tab [r1933]
  • [-----] 04/03/08 Provide a mechanism to indicate the presence of hidden fields [r1940]
  • [-----] 05/03/08 Add a free-issue assembly type to the method editor [r1950]
  • [-----] 05/03/08 Add option to create an OUTPUT when drop an MCH into a method [r1951]
  • [-----] 04/04/08 Add a link to the method editor manual from the mcbView help page [r2044]
  • [-----] 04/04/08 Translate ENTER to TAB on forms [r2040]
  • [-----] 16/04/08 Auto verify local recovery if the agent or SFDC [r2081]
  • [-----] 03/06/08 Allow SFDC to book product against a WO even when not expecting any (i.e. no committed batch available) [r2181]
  • [-----] 24/07/08 Add access to ISL light client from desktop help menu [r2335]
  • [--560] 21/05/08 Add consignment stock (sells) tracking [r2166]
  • [-2673] 13/03/08 Add a mechanism to pre-size bars/sheets [r1975]
  • [-3655] 26/03/08 Provide a method editor manual [r2008]
  • [-3808] 30/05/08 SFDC - add ability to issue/return kit to a WO [r2174]
  • [12571] 29/07/08 Add "as above" resource time options [r2343]
  • [18547] 28/03/08 Add cost breakdown tab to batch detail and extend primitives to handle it [r2015]
  • [19406] 15/02/08 Provide a weight calculation tool [r1827]
  • [19427] 27/03/08 Allow the same resource to be used as alternatives in the same step [r2010]
  • [19428] 04/04/08 Implement approval process for a back-flush order [r2047]
  • [19475] 18/02/08 Treat cycles extra as ONE of something [r1832]
  • [19531] 25/02/08 Add repeat tender tool to entView [r1866]
  • [20280] 25/04/08 Allow adjust out/in of consumables [r2120]
  • [20301] 24/04/08 Extend auto-obsoletion scheme to include non-stocked parts [r2110]
  • [20301] 25/04/08 Add UM default to hide money values [r2117]
  • [20301] 25/04/08 Add option to dispatch valuation to only value outstanding dispatches that are ready [r2118]
  • [20301] 25/04/08 Add option to force time entry during progress logging [r2119]
  • [20372] 23/04/08 Add an infinite capacity global option to scheduler [r2105]
  • [20564] 05/06/08 SFDC manual and associated UI cosmetics [r2188]
  • [20576] 14/05/08 Allow read-only users to use the locator [r2152]
  • [20773] 03/06/08 Add a IIP bigger than DIP bility and some other tweaks to PO value summary [r2183]
  • [20998] 21/06/08 Maintain aspect ratio of images as window is resized in nmShowImage [r2227]
  • [20999] 02/07/08 Add "DO" mechanism to force serialisation of part acquisition [r2268]
  • [21250] 17/07/08 Extend msiview generic to shows excessive value variation and allow filter on it [r2305]
  • [21400] 01/08/08 Extend field security scheme to all controls not just LTypes [r2349]
  • [21562] 12/08/08 Do not allow LI SOs to be un-approved once stock committed [r2378]
  • [21572] 13/08/08 Provide option to not clone issue records when clone a material [r2383]

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