Usability features added to BD Load Center Entry

New search criteria and other usability features are added to BD Load Center Entry. These enhancements make the process more efficient by showing a comprehensive view instead of the compartmentalized view by individual truck on a specific date.

These search criteria are added to the panel:

  • Route

    You can now search for line items based on route. Previously, you could search for deliveries based on products only. You can now view, sort, and edit the delivery detail based on route.

    You can define the Delivery Route Default in SA Administrator Options-Documents-Sales Orders-Processing. Use this setting to differentiate between the route used for packaged goods and the route used for bulk deliveries. For packaged goods, the route specified in Customer Setup or Customer Ship To Setup is used as the default route when you select Customer/Ship To as the option. For bulk deliveries, the route specified in BD Tank Master Setup is used as the default route when you select Tank. You can use the Delivery Group field in BD Tank Master Setup-General to define tanks to be grouped for delivery route planning.

  • Include Unallocated

    You can select this option to search for order lines where the Qty to Deliver is not allocated. This setting displays the order lines when the quantity to be shipped is equal to zero. Zero stock lines are included so you can account for them when deciding how much can be put into a truck compartment.

  • Detail Mode

    You can select this option to display the order line results in detail. To view the summary results, clear this setting and search again.

Other usability enhancements

These enhancements are added:

  • BD Load Center Entry-Details: Update the quantity to deliver. You can now adjust the quantity allocated to each order line. The new quantity is updated on the sales order.
  • BD Tank Inquiry-Transactions: Recent transaction records are displayed when the record count exceeds the default record limit.

Feature activation

Activate the route differentiation feature by selecting a value in the Route field in BD Load Center Entry-Details.