Sicon Development Version New Features & Important Information

Barcoding & Warehousing

v27.1 Handheld Development Version

Important Info

• [#18880] When prompting for quantity after user taps the entry field do not default to any exist value, instead set the quantity field to zero/blank.

New Features

• [#18833] Defaulted the total weight of the despatched goods on sales orders when selecting Palletways as a courier.
• [#18881] Added ability to show expected quantity when picking traceable items (batches) on sales orders.

Issues Resolved

• [#11522] Fix Dynamic Stocktake not showing the ‘Transfer Stock’ page after user confirms stock should be transferred from another bin, i.e. ‘Do you want to move the stock into the current bin?’
• [#14700] Made sure that boxes linked to a sales order or wave appeared again if the user exited the sales order or wave and then went back in again.
• [#15838] Made sure that when using smart picking and Sicon stock transfers, and when selecting traceables at allocation, that the user is shown the correct batch to pick.
• [#15974] Fix Barcodes not scanning on ‘XX P400’ (Android 11.0) handheld device.
• [#16718] Made sure that the last package type selected is the default on the Packages screen.
• [#16829] Made sure the allocations tab always appears if there are linked allocations, even if there is only one allocation linked to the stock.
• [#16951] Made sure that the weights per pallet are set for Response Logistics
• [#17731] Fix Wave Pick returning to the empty ‘Pick’ page after the final pick for an ungrouped item.
• [#17735] Fix Works Orders Wave Pick app. crash when attempting to issue/complete the wave.
• [#17763] Made sure that print labels option was available on single item transfer.
• [#17785] Fix Despatch Sales Orders pick/pack scan enforcement being required for every item when configured. Previously scan enforcement was only required for the first item picked/packed.
• [#17817] Fixed object reference error when linking a tote to a sales order on a wave.
• [#17846] Fix Orders, Waves, Stock, and Duplicate Barcode popup list/filter ‘Value cannot be null …’ error if no item is selected.
• [#17922] Fix Multi-Item Transfer batch quantity not applying stock item UOM override when configured to assign batch/serials at allocation.
• [#18131] Fix Works Orders pick displaying all batch/serial numbers if a single stock allocation exists for the item/bin.
• [#18131/#17992] Fix Works Orders error ‘Works Order Line with ID xxxxxxx not found’ when picking an item.
• [#18167] Replace ListView with CollectionView in PO selection UI to ensure that blank lines are not shown.
• [#18180] Fix Works Order lines pick/issue quantity entries not applying stock item unit of measure override if configured.
• [#18203] Fix Supplier Stock Item Barcode quantities not applied if multiple stock items are being picked from the same bin.
• [#18212] Fix Stock Enquiry long batch/serial numbers being truncated.
• [#18214] Changed layout of Palletways page to include scroll view and to make all controls visible.
• [#18222] Fix Despatch Stock Transfers listing all boxes/packages & not storing packages created for the transfer.
• [#18372] Fix Stock Transfer, Print Stock Transfer Labels ‘Divide by zero’ error.
• [#18467] Fix ‘ArgumentNull_Generic Arg_ParmName_Name, key’ (or ‘Value cannot be null. (Parameter ‘s’)’) error when closing a popup list.
• [#18469] Fix Works Order pick not applying bin filter if a bin location barcode is scanned and multiple components exist for picking in that bin.
• [#18471] Fix Issue/Return Stock allowing a user to select an item for issue where there is no stock in the selected bin. Instead display a message confirming no stock.
• [#18531] Suppress ‘Would you like to backflush components for this item’ message if adding a found item during Stocktake or Dynamic Stocktake.
• [#18577] Fix Receive PO not storing use by dates when defaulted by shelf life and shelf life is calculated in ‘days’.
• [#18611] Fix Despatch Sales Orders, with Smart Picking and assign batch/serials at allocation, listing all serials when picking an item, not only those that have been previously allocated to the sales order line.
• [#18699] Fix Works Orders error ‘Works Order Line with ID xxxxxxx not found’ when picking an item.
• [#18886] Fix Build Kits ‘ArgumentNull_Generic Arg_ParamName …’ or ‘Value cannot be null …’ error when a kit is selected from the list which currently has no picked items.

Dev Notes

• [#18554] Add Web API Platform (v2) authentication and login functionality.

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#16713] Added column on replenishment screen to show the non-pick face free stock quantity. Also highlighted the line in orange if there wasn’t enough free stock. This will help user to realise when there is not enough free stock when creating replenishment lines.
• [#18645] Sequence number can now be edited directly in maintain locations.
• [#18704] Add new ‘Unpackaged stock’ box to the ‘Record Stock Write-Off – Packages’ screen, to allow users to write-off stock which has previously been removed from a package.
• [#18943] Created a new Packaging Information List which provides a customisable view of packages and their associated sales orders along with history, edit, and delete actions.

Issues Resolved

• [#14700] Made sure that boxes linked to a sales order or wave appeared again if the user exited the sales order or wave and then went back in again.
• [#15838] Made sure that when using smart picking and Sicon stock transfers, and when selecting traceables at allocation, that the user is shown the correct batch to pick.
• [#15928] Fix Receive Stock Transfers showing all serials for each line despite different serials being picked/despatched into different boxes/packages.
• [#16838] Fix Settings, Printing, Despatch Notes (Test) error ‘Could not load file or assembly ‘Sage.Reporting.Engine, Version=4.0.0.0’.
• [#16951] Made sure that we are able to send package types to couriers, and setup specific courier package types. This is currently mostly used for Response Logistics.
• [#16988] Fix Amend Despatch ‘To save the data you must enter a quantity ..’ error if packaging is enabled.
• [#16988] Fix Amend Despatch not moving returned stock to the configured Put Away bin if not reallocating to the sales order, i.e. free stock.
• [#17320] Fix duplicate pallets listed for Stock Write-Off if a pallet has been despatched on multiple Sales Order despatches.
• [#17343] When a kit is pre allocated to a sales order line, and when the kit is build using the Build Kit option, then the pre allocation wasn’t completing and therefore the sales order line was not allocated.
• [#17603] Deleting an existing barcode entry for a stock item no longer produces an error.
• [#17612] When entering a stocktake for items with batches, the found quantities are now to 5 decimal places, matching the expected quantities.
• [#17735] Fix Works Order Wave Pick error ‘Works Order Line with ID xxxxxxx not found’ when picking an item.
• [#17846] Fix Backflush Works Orders list including ‘Booked’ works orders on the device.
• [#17861] Fix Add Stock using Backflush not setting use/sell by dates for finished items.
• [#17861] Fix Works Orders and Backflush Works Orders not setting use/sell by dates for finished items.
• [#17922] Fix Multi-Item Transfer batch selection screen ‘In Stock’ quantity populated with the current allocated quantity.
• [#18023] Fix Receive Container not displaying confirmed containers when ‘Use Sicon landed costs’ is configured in Distribution Settings.
• [#18066] Fix Update Companies ‘Invalid object name ‘SiWorksOrderStage” error if Sicon Manufacturing is not fully installed.
• [#18072] Fix Works Orders ‘Object reference not set …’ error when opening a works order on the device.
• [#18122] Fix Despatch Sales Orders incorrect to pick quantities if Smart Picking is enabled with ‘Allow picking unallocated sales orders’ configured and sales order item selling units different to stock units.
• [#18157] Fix Despatch Sales Orders duplicate waves created if multiple hand-held users accept the ‘There are other orders for this customer with the same address. Do you want to create a wave?’ message without refreshing the list of sales orders.
• [#18182] Fix Words Orders Book-In Finished Items ‘The total quantity of the batch(es) you have entered is less than the quantity of goods received. Do you wish to reduce the quantity received?’ error if batch/serial number should be defaulted to the works order number.
• [#18201] Works Order issue not displaying batch/serial list quantities in stock item UOM override when configured/enabled.
• [#18262] Fix Works Orders Book-In label printing errror ‘No Data to Report’.
• [#18278] Allow item/supplier barcode quantity to be greater than 100.
• [#18282] Download/update URL no longer uses Bitly, as advertising is now being applied.
• [#18358] Made sure we can despatch free text lines when using the alternative despatch method. Also added the ‘ConfirmDespatchOfSOPLinesLockSingleThread’ setting onto the Advanced settings screen.
• [#18489] Receiving zero items to a picking bin no longer blocks the receive.
• [#18514] Fixed object reference error when saving package types on settings screen.
• [#18558] If a default user warehouse is set, it must also be enabled.
• [#18573] Fix Despatch Sales Orders ‘Failed to unallocate all serial numbers …’ error id Pick Oldest First is enabled with Smart Picking and batch/serials assigned at allocation. This configuration allowed a user to pick a different batch to that allocated to the sales order, which resulted in an error when attempting to un-allocate the originally allocated batch/serial.
• [#18585] Fix Despatch Sales Orders with kit build ‘Traceable quantity 0 does not match selected quantity x.xxxxx for item …’ after clicking ‘Despatch All Picked Items’ with traceable item components.
• [#18671] Fix SOP Amend Despatch with pallets/packages ‘Batch/serial number xxxxxx quantity x does not match package quantity …’ error.
• [#18678] Fixed problem with picking a kit line on a sales order when smart picking is on and selecting traceables at allocation. Was sometimes preventing the pick.
• [#18684] Fixed problem when picking a single batch for a sales order line with multiple allocations and selecting traceables at allocation with smart picking on. It was displaying multiple batch lines and preventing the pick. We now merge the batches into one line to allow picking.
• [#18846] Fix Despatch Sales Orders ‘One or more errors occurred. There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first’ error if a ‘Miscellaneous’ stock item is listed to pick.
• [#18878] Fix sales order ready to pick flag not cleared if an order is fully despatched but includes items set to ‘no confirmation’ required.
• [#18881] Smart picking on waves wasn’t working when selecting traceables at allocation.
• [#18955] Fix Stocktake not updating traceable quantities if duplicate batch/serial numbers are enabled and counted for the same stock item.
• [#19021] Prevent over-allocation when reallocating SOP lines after removing stock during a dynamic stocktake. The following error was appearing ‘The quantity to allocate is greater than the quantity available at the location.
• [#19062] Fix Print Labels ‘Could not load file or assembly ‘Sicon.Sage200.Manufacturing.Objects …’ error if Sicon Manufacturing is not installed.

Dev Notes

• [#11630] Added hidden Barcoding setting to use alternative SOP despatch settings
• [#14249] Change Settings screen app. link QR code to point to Azure Blob Storage and to hide ‘Implement active locks during despatch process …’ option.
• [#18180] Clarify list names + correct stock item unit quantities, which although not used at the moment may be used in the future.
• [#18554] Add Web Api v2 skeleton plugin project.
• [#18611] Add ‘PickOldestFromSystemBinsFirst’ to Web API log pick informational message.

Construction & CIS

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#18921] Added a new controller to help draft application/valuation nominal lines.
• [#17119] added an error message when attempting to correct or reverse payments or receipts or amend transactions that are linked to a submitted CIS return.
• [#17744] Added an error message when attempting to correct or reverse payments or receipts that are linked to a submitted CIS return.
• [#18826] Added silent auditing to applications on create, amend and delete.
• [#18824] Added feature for deleting applications in the plugin API.
• [#18822] added extra validation to delete application methods in the WebAPI platform to check linked retention releases or write offs.
• [#18746] Added new endpoints to the applications controller for post, put and delete. Any changes will go through validation.
• [#18794] Added a webAPI plugin controller to retrieve Application defaults such as retention percentages from a project or supplier.

Courier Integration

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#16951] Response Logistics: Made sure that the weights on each pallet was handled, instead of equally apportioning weights
• [#18008] DHL: Add Windsor Framework support to DHL integration.
• [#17840] DHL: Added Customer Order Number from the sales order into the alternate reference on the DHL label.
• [#18202] DX Express: Add DX Express courier integration support
• [#18833] Palletways: When creating a courier label for Palletways in Sage, the weight is defaulted to the total weight of the despatch

Issues Resolved

• [#18484] DHL: Truncate commodity code to 6 digits for B2C DHL orders
• [#18484] DHL: Added some field validation for DHL to prevent sending fields that are too long to DHL and then getting rejected.
• [#18887] : Can no longer sort by the Type column in Sicon Courier Integration Settings.
• [#17168]: Saving a customer with a trading country different from their main address and selecting ‘No’ on the warning will now no longer produce an error.
• [#18057]: Added ‘Help & User Guide’ menu item to Courier Integration.
• [#17592] PalletWays: Swapped the surcharge and service codes around when sending to PalletWays portal.
• [#17965] Royal Mail Click n Drop: Limit customsDescription to 50 characters in Order Request

Distribution

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#18337] Sales Returns are now included in Sales Order forecasting calculations and can be excluded if desired.
• [#17453]: Made sure that after sorting the columns on the amend containers screen, the icons and tooltips still appear correctly.
• [#18166]: Made sure that when invoicing containers, that the reference text box and the invoice date picker is enabled on the Post Invoices form
• [#18843] Purchase and Sales contract name field character limit increased from 64 to 128.
• [#18925] Added the ability to use landed cost templates for containers.
• [#18263] Added history tracking to the amend container form to pick-up on the delete and uncomplete actions there.

Issues Resolved

• [#17093] Saving a BOM stock item without an associated BOM will now no longer display the warning message twice.
• [#18240] Fix for incorrect apportionments being made when an line is apportioned by weight or by volume.
• [#18246] Fix for ‘Item’ landed cost values loading on incorrect columns.
• [#18248] Fix for ‘Descriptions’ not saving on the ‘Update landed costs from commodity codes’ screen.
• [#18259] Fix for incorrect landed costs being recalculated when part receiving a purchase order when the landed cost type is ‘Item’. Fix for incorrect values being calculated for ‘Weight’ and ‘Volume’ Apportion types.
• [#18267] Fix for duplicate landed costs being created against a purchase order line on the PO header when the line is linked with a container and then it gets split.
• [#18267] Fix for item landed costs not being recalculated when a PO line is split on a container. Fix to ensure the columns are in the correct order on the stock item landed cost tab.
• [#18281] Columns are now shown on import stock settings before a file is selected.
• [#18343] Confirming goods received on PO’s with a higher number of items will no longer produce an error.
• [#18414] An out of memory error will no longer be encountered when receiving containers with a large number of lines (~300).
• [#18258] Fix to correctly update the landed cost total on a purchase order header when the landed cost values are amended on the ‘Landed Cost’ tab.
• [#18547] Improved the landed cost migration so that it evaulates the purchase orders with landed costs regardless of whether the suppliers landed costs current value is N/A. Issue where some POs were missing the new landed costs after migration.
• [#18414] An out of memory error will no longer be encountered when receiving containers with a large number of lines (~300) and receiving a container will now automatically process all preallocations.
• [#18633] Fix for landed costs beign created incorrectly for copied purchase orders when the supplier does not use laneded costs. This would result in an incorrect message being displayed when attempting to receive the goods in.
• [#18256] The distribution POP buttons ‘PO Tracking’ and ‘Tracking Dates’ will no longer be shown if the containers sub-module is not enabled.
• [#18547] Fix to allow migrated purchase order landed costs to still be maintained if some have been received and also check if any of the lines on newly created purchase orders have been received but ‘All Receipts’ is checked to not allow any further amendments to the landed costs.
• [#18166] Adding missing menu option to ‘Invoice Containers’.
• [#18166] Fix to ensure we consolidate all the same suppliers invoices together when doing multiple containers on the ‘Invoice Containers’ screen.
• [#18870] Fix when opening the ‘Update Landed Costs by Commodity Code’ screen. [“Out of memory”]
• [#17453] Fix for icons and tooltips not being displayed on the ‘Amend Containers’ screen.
• [#18166] Fix when invoicing part received containers and it would duplicate the entries on the invoice screen.
• [#18641] Fix to disable landed costs at a product group level if using Sicon landed costs.
• [#18683] A warning is now displayed when amending a SOP line that has an associated preallocation.
• [#18166] Clear button on Invoice containers screen wasn’t resetting the select container control, and therefore wasn’t reseting the filter.
• [#18166] Container selection control was not populated on first load of Invoice Containers screen
• [#18947] Fix quote to sales order conversion ‘Failed to find unique Sales Order for Quote with Document No …’ error.
• [#18683] Now properly guarding so we return early for non-standard lines.
• [#18848] Fix to multiple ‘Item – Value’ landed costs by the quantity of the line.
• [#18641] Fix to disable landed costs at a stock item level if using Sicon landed costs.
• [#19003] Fix for stock item supplier landed costs defaults not loading correctly when amending a stock item.
• [#18263] Updated the label of the container line history button and its associated form to be more user-friendly.
• [#18263] Renamed ‘PO Link’ to ‘PO Line’ throughout the container history reason tracking.

Projects

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#14835] added max lengths to all fields on Operation Headers With Stock Import
• [#14835] changed Operation Headers With Stock Import to the new format
• [#14831] changed Operation Headers Import to new format

Issues Resolved

• [#16907] Fixed issue with deleted user not being set to blank on new projects so wouldnt get picked up in the Hub.

Service

v27.1 Development Version

Compatibility build for 270.1.1. No new changes other than hotfixes recorded for v26.

Self Service

v27.1 Development Version

New Features

• [#18274, #18275] Added Location Details to Equipment List and Equipment Details