Enhancements
This section describes the enhancements for the May 2022 production update.
Freight Bill tab added
The new Freight Bill tab on the Shipment
Order details page shows the billing information for freight charges. The name
and address fields on the Freight Bill tab are
populated by the BOD from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or transportation management
system (TMS) application. This enhancement adds the
FreightChargesBillToParty element to the Shipment BODs.
On Demand Replenishment added to RF menu
The option has been added to the RF menu. You can use this option to generate on-demand replenishments by location or by owner and item. After you specify the location or owner and item information on the On Demand screen, and press Enter, then the associated replenishment is displayed.
Build Location and Merge Rainbow Pallet added for the RF System
This enhancement adds the option to build the rainbow pallet by location to the Build RB Pallet screen. The rainbow pallet is built to receive or move multiple LPNs on to a single pallet. The user builds the rainbow pallet from a mix of LPNs that contains many child IDs in the FROM LOC.
This enhancement also adds the option to merge rainbow pallets or move a child ID into another rainbow pallet to the Merge RB Pallets screen. From one rainbow pallet, the user scans a single LPN and then merges all the associated child IDs with another rainbow pallet. The user can scan that one LPN to start the putaway process for all the child IDs.
Additionally, any child ID in a rainbow pallet can be moved to another rainbow pallet ID (Drop ID). The rainbow pallet ID can be viewed on the Drop ID column that has been added to the Inventory Balances page. This column is hidden by default.
Enhanced scheduling functionality
The scheduling functionality has been enhanced to improve the appointment and dock scheduling features. The new facility-level menu replaces these pages and combines their functionality:
- Appointment List
- Appointment Calendar View
- Service Calendar View
You can access the Scheduling page to schedule an appointment from any of these launch points:
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On the Scheduling page, you can view appointments in a list or timeline view by appointment list and by dock scheduling. In the Dock Scheduling view, you can create appointments based on dock availability. You can select a particular day and view the timeline to see what appointments are taking place at each dock door. Recurring appointments are supported for weekly or monthly recurring periods.
You can use the Service Windows page to limit concurrent appointments to be serviced at one time. Use this page to setup a collection of doors and availability times. You can further define tags which provide constraints or capabilities required for each window.
The Yard View page now includes a Dock View tab that is a color-coded timeline view of all the dock doors. When you select a colored bar on the timeline you can view the service time, the appointment, and the carrier. Click the button to move trailers up to the dock or to other tasks.
Wave assignment, equipment profile, and equipment unit business object information added for Extensibility
This enhancement provides you with the ability to create extensible business rules for business object information (BIOs) related to wave assignment, equipment profile, and equipment unit.
List view preferences for the extensibility UDFs have been added for the Wave Assignment, Equipment, and Equipment Unit pages.
Excel Plugin Multi-tenant file processing for the Infor WMS Admin Console
This enhancement improves the file process for the Excel plugin based on tenant equality in the Infor WMS Admin Console. Previously, Excel processed a single tenant’s file, up to 4 files, before moving onto the next tenant. The remaining tenants are left waiting for the process to complete.
With this enhancement, a file from one tenant is processed, then a file from the second tenant is processed. A file from each tenant is processed first before returning to the first tenant to process the next file. Each node parameter can process a maximum of 64 files at a time in parallel.
The nodes are divided into three file sizes:
- Small node: processes files less than or equal to the file size given in the Current Value field
- Medium node: processes files sized above and equal to the file size given in the Current Value field
- Large node: processes all the files greater than the size in the medium node
Export action-level permissions
Previously, export capability for action-level permissions did not exist for the screens assigned in the roles. Thus, users have been manually assigning permissions at the action level after importing the roles into the warehouse. With this enhancement, you can select and export multiple roles along with action-level permissions.
When you export roles with action-level permissions, a new ACTION LEVEL PERMISSION tab is created in the Excel file. Selecting multiple role screens and action level permissions for export is limited based on the system capability. You can make changes in the Excel export sheet and use the template for additional imports. When importing the Excel file, you can enable or disable the action-level permissions or roles screen.
Auto create missing SKU API
This enhancement supports creating a SKU in Infor WMS from a purchase order, ASN, or shipment order. Configuration for auto creating missing SKUs is set at the Enterprise level on the Owner Misc tab:
- Auto Create Missing Sku on Order Import
- Auto Create Missing Sku on ASN Import
- Auto Create Missing Sku on PO Import
Check digit matrix
With this enhancement, the check digit tables are now available on the UI so that administrators can manage the check digit cross reference matrix. Included in this enhancement is the ability to export the existing check digit data and import updates back into the system. The menu option is now available under the menu at the facility level. Under Voice Check Digit menu, select the menu or the menu for check digit cross references.
Hide zero inventory alert
This enhancement improves the current picking process for customers that assign multiple items to a single speed pick location. When the new HIDENOINVALERT system setting is set, an alert is not be sent for items that have zero inventory. When set, only items with available inventory is displayed during the picking process.
Printing ASN LPNs in sequence
This enhancement improves the current Print Generic LPN Labels process so that individual labels per pallet on an ASN are no longer printed. By setting the LABELPRINTLIMIT system setting to On, one label with all pallets listed pints.
Inventory discrepancy batching
This enhancement adds the Resolve Inventory Discrepancies process to the Background Job Status.