Version 9.29 July 2005
Control File
A number of items in the 'System Control File' have been changed to a new type called 'Choice'. These items let the user choose the required value from a drop-down box of valid options rather than typing the value into a field. For example - the control item 'ISSUE_CONTROL_LEVEL' previously required the user to enter either 0, 1 or 2 into the field. In this new version the user has a choice of 'High', 'Medium' or 'Low' which, apart from being a lot clearer to the user, prevents an illegal value from being entered.
Week Numbers
There are now two options as to how week numbers are calculated within FactoryMaster. The control flag 'WEEK_BASIS' allows a choice of how the week numbers are calculated. The choices are [First week of the year contains...] '1st Day' or [...] '1st Monday'. If '1st Day' is selected then 'week one' will be the week that contains the of 1st January. If '1st Monday' is selected then 'week one' will begin on the 1st Monday of the year.
Customer Maintenance
It is now possible to range this screen by 'Customer Representative' via a new field in the QuickBar.
Sales Price List
A QuickBar has been added to this screen to allow the data to be filtered by 'Part Number' or 'Part Description'. Adding, deleting and renaming price lists is now carried out by zooming on the 'Price List' field in the QuickBar.
Sales Order Entry
The 'Order Analysis' screen which was previously only available on 'simple' sales orders has also been made available on the 'detailed' and 'stage' order entry screens.
Sales Order Book Reports
A new option has been added to allow the reports to show the 'customers own' part number and description instead of the 'internal' part number & description.
Delivery Note Production
The control flag 'DN_SINGLE_ORDER' has been replaced by 'DELIVER_BY' which allows the user to specify how delivery notes are produced. Much like 'Invoice Note Production', delivery notes can
now be produced by 'Sales Order', 'Customer' or 'Sales Order Item'.
Stock Moved To Holding Locations Report
This report now shows the 'actual batch cost' of the items being moved.
Sage Line 50 & Line 100 (Century) Exports
It is now possible to set the export options for the 'sales' and 'purchase' exports independently - allowing for example a 'detailed' sales export but a 'summary' purchase export. New options have also be added to the contents of the 'details' field of the export files - including the ability to include the 'our reference' field on the purchase export.
Sales Orders By Preferred Supplier Report
A 'part description' range has been added to this report.
Part Prices By Customer Report
A 'Print' button has been added to the small 'Sales Price Lists' screen obtained by pressing F5 on the 'Sales List Prices' field on the 'Pricing' tab. This allows the user to print a report showing the price at which the selected part is sold to each customer.
Stocked Parts Details
A 'Show Issues' button has been added to the 'Batch Details' screen (obtained by pressing F5 on the batch number on the 'Stock By Batch' tab). This is only visible for batches sourced from a works order and shows details of all components issued to the batch.
Stocktake
A QuickBar has been added to the 'Stocktake' screen.
Assembly Maintenance
It is now possible to specify a multiplication factor of less than 1 when importing components from one assembly into another. The user will be warned if the factor results in some requirement quantities being rounded.
Works Order Enquiry
It is now possible to range the works orders in the view by entering a customer code in the QuickBar.
Works Order Completion
An option has been added to the system to allow a works order to be automatically booked into stock when the LAST operation on it is marked as 'complete'. Set the control flag 'WO_CHECK_OPS_COMP' to 'Yes' to enable this option. If the control flag 'WO_COMPLETE_OPS_1ST' is also set then stock will only be booked in when ALL operations are complete.
Auto Issue Details
This option no longer needs to do any 'pre-calculation' on entering the screen and so will open much faster. It is also now possible to type in the 'auto-issue location' directly (rather than being forced to select it from a list).
MRP Report
An option has been added to range this report by 'Product Group'. The effects of entering 'supplier' and 'workshop' ranges have also been clarified.
MRP Auto-Create Purchase Orders
This option now gives the user the opportunity of adding the items to existing (unprinted) purchase orders for the supplier. A new contol flag ('MRP_AUTO_CREATE_SINGLE_ITEM') has also been added which, if set, will force each item to be ordered onto separate purchase orders.
Pay Options
Pay calculations are now only available to customers who have purchased the 'payroll' module of FactoryMaster. Please contact support immediately if you used these options but no longer have access to them.
It is now possible to turn off the weekly overtime adjustments (which adjust the rates at which overtime is paid if the employee has been absent in the week) by setting the control flag 'T&A_APPLY_OT_ADJUST' to 'No'. These rules were specific to a certain customer and may not match your own pay rules.
It is now also possible to define a monthly pay period by setting the control flag 'T&A_WEEK_START' ' to 'Calendar Month'.