PATCH CTMS P038
OBS Logistics Ltd
Release Notes
CALIDUS TMS
15th Dec 2020 - 1.0
Reference: P038
Contents
- 1 SUMMARY INTRODUCTION
- 2 CHANGE REQUESTS
- 2.1 Customer Ref: PO-087071
- 2.2 Customer Ref: Order Integration
- 2.3 Customer Ref: Booking Integration
- 2.4 Customer Ref: Email Order
- 2.5 Customer Ref: Format File
- 2.6 Customer Ref: CSV Import
- 2.7 Customer Ref: CR-41
- 2.8 Customer Ref: IM01-IM02
- 2.9 Customer Ref: IM03
- 2.10 Customer Ref: IM04
- 2.11 Customer Ref: IM05
- 2.12 Customer Ref: IM08
- 2.13 Customer Ref: IM09
- 2.14 Customer Ref: IM10
- 2.15 Customer Ref: IM12 (split IM13-14)
- 2.16 Customer Ref: IM15 (split IM16)
- 2.17 Customer Ref: IM17
- 2.18 Customer Ref: Screening charge
- 2.19 Customer Ref: IM13 - IM14 (split)
- 2.20 Customer Ref: IM16 (split)
- 2.21 Customer Ref: PO 44010989681
- 2.22 Customer Ref: IM12 - 2
- 2.23 Customer Ref: WREQ0049241
- 2.24 Customer Ref: WREQ0049355
- 2.25 Customer Ref: WREQ0050167
- 2.26 Customer Ref: Customer Account
- 2.27 Customer Ref: WREQ0050313
- 2.28 Customer Ref: TID-Microlise
- 2.29 Customer Ref: WREQ0030373
- 3 SUPPORT INCIDENTS
- 4 TID CHANGES
- 5 OBSL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- 6 MODULES DELIVERED
- 7 ADDITIONAL CHANGES
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The main aim of this document is to provide CALIDUS TMS users with the level of detail required to accurately test all software included in the patch. The document also contains set-up and configuration details to enable the user to configure the system correctly for the new functionality to work.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Term | Meaning |
---|---|
C-TMS | Transport Management System |
C-WMS | Warehouse Management System |
CR | Change Request |
C-WCS | Warehouse Control System |
C-ePOD | Electronic Proof of Delivery |
C-MCS | Mobile Control System |
C-TTM | Track and Trace Management |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
TID | Testing Issue Development, or Log |
TESTING PROCESS
TIDs AND RESOLUTION
If there are any areas of the functionality that are not acceptable or do not meet the requirement specified in the Change Request then these should be expressed by raising a TID.
FINAL 'END TO END' TESTING
Prior to release to a production database, a full 'End to End' test is required on the test system by all sites using the database. Once this is signed off, a release date can be arranged.
AUTHORISATION
Authorisation from nominated release personnel only will be required when requesting a release to a production environment
CHANGE REQUESTS
Customer Ref: PO-087071
OBS Log Number: | 360569 |
Summary of Call | Web service request for PWSCORE |
Detail of Fix | New Order Enquiry Webservice for PWSCORE |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Order Integration
OBS Log Number: | 370557 |
Summary of Call | Order Integration |
Detail of Fix | Changes to the Inbound XML for integration |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Booking Integration
OBS Log Number: | 370558 |
Summary of Call | Booking Integration - Update back to OR3 |
Detail of Fix | New outbound flow from C-TMS to OR3 |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Email Order
OBS Log Number: | 370560 |
Summary of Call | Email output of order booking |
Detail of Fix | Changes for Customer Services screen. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Format File
OBS Log Number: | 373655 |
Summary of Call | Data Warehouse format file (tab) |
Detail of Fix | New system parameter MIS_TAB_DELIMITER exists to use a tab as a delimiter for the MIS extracts. When this parameter is Y, a tab will be used as a delimiter for the MIS extract files.
Assesses a new value for the MIS query to use: Transactional will use created date and updated date within the date ranges for the MIS report values of 'P_from_date' and 'p_to_date' to select records. The standard delimiter should be setup as '||'@'||' for conversion to a tab delimiter. Reference (which is the default value) will use the existing queries. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: CSV Import
OBS Log Number: | 375194 |
Summary of Call | CSV import changes |
Detail of Fix | System parameter TRM_PROTECT_SHUNTS will be used to resequence the trips stops by planned arrival and departure times.
The trip stops will be created for the different types of trips for the orders. These trips will include shunts between the same locations, collections from suppliers and deliveries to stores. The collection stops from suppliers will be fixed to the planned available times of the orders on the stops. These stops will contain orders for the same time windows for collection or delivery. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: CR-41
OBS Log Number: | 370034 |
Summary of Call | Asset to Asset Scanning |
Detail of Fix | The new T2A functionality for transport units will be available in the new Forward Items and Unload screens.
The latest version 4.0.0.0 of T2A will need to be released with this development. The reason codes AP (Added to Primary Transport Unit), TU (Successfully Unloaded Contents from Primary Transport Unit) and UU (Unexpectedly Unloaded Contents from Primary Transport Unit) will need to be setup for type ITEM_NON_CON when Forward Items is active. The new system parameter T2A_ASSET_ARRIVED_OFFSET_DAYS can be set with a number of days to select DELIVERED orders that have arrived at the depot. The new system parameter T2A_ASSET_DUE_OFFSET_DAYS can be set with a number of days to select planned orders that are due to arrive at the depot. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM01-IM02
OBS Log Number: | 373052 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Mapping & Mods to Order Flow |
Detail of Fix | The inbound EDI process will have new parameters available to set the ordered quantity for orders based on the weight of the order lines when an ordered quantity cannot be provided.
An EDI parameter called CALC_ORD_DU_QTY can be set to Y to activate the new functionality. An EDI parameter called WEIGHT_BASED_DU_QTY can be set to Y to enable a calculation to be performed for the WEIGHT provided and the Max Kg of the DU type. The ordered quantity will then be based on the WEIGHT/Max Kg with the next whole number used. If this calculation is not supported by the absence of a WEIGHT provided or the Max Kg for the DU type, an EDI parameter called DFLT_DU_QTY can be set to a number to specify that a default number of DUs will be ordered. Note the EDI parameter VOLUME_BASED_DU_QTY_QTY overrides the weight calculation and default. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM03
OBS Log Number: | 373053 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Parcel Load Message |
Detail of Fix | Changes to prevent messages from being sent more than once when PREVENT_RESEND_ORDER is added to flow and set to Y |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM04
OBS Log Number: | 373054 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Core Fleet Parcels |
Detail of Fix | Exclude du categorys from Scheduling engine based on specific parameters |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM05
OBS Log Number: | 373055 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Pack message flow JDA - CTMS |
Detail of Fix | New functionality is available for the order packing processes for XML files, CIPD files and manual packing, unpacking and label printing in CTMS.
See functional specification 'FS-373055 - ARM - IM05 Pack Message Flow JDA - CTMS for Parcel Carrier Orders v3.0' for further advice about setup to activate the new functionality. This development will enable unscheduled orders to be packed for the standard packing process. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM08
OBS Log Number: | 373057 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Core Fleet Labels |
Detail of Fix | Changes to allow labels to be printed for UNSCHEDULED and SCHED_COLL orders |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM09
OBS Log Number: | 373058 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Shunt / Trunk Planning |
Detail of Fix | The new system parameter called PAR_SHUNT_TRUNK can be set to Y to enable the Paragon interface to maintain shunt/trunk trips based on fixed routes instead of cross-dock paths.
A new button called Schedule to Depot will be displayed in the Order Export page of the Paragon Interface screen from which the UNSCHEDULED orders can be cross-docked before the Export button is used. The Export button will validate first that an order exists that has been cross-docked before any orders are exported to Paragon. The Schedule to Depot process is intended to cross-dock all available orders. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM10
OBS Log Number: | 373088 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Stage Planning- Schedule for parcel |
Detail of Fix | A Carrier Trunk flag has been introduced for the Fixed Routes to enable cross-docking of orders for collection by parcel carriers.
This flag will be effective for TRUNK route types in the scheduling engine for parcel carriers. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM12 (split IM13-14)
OBS Log Number: | 373091 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Load Message for JDA |
Detail of Fix | New functionality is available for the triggering and generaion of the LOAD files in CTMS.
See functional specification 'FS-373091 - ARM - IM12 Load Message for JDA v2.0' for further advice about setup to activate the new functionality. This development will enable orders to be triggered only when they have not been sent previously for the same EDI process. New references will be available in the output files based on new EDI parameters INC_TRIP_ACTION for a trip reference and INC_TRIP_TYPE for an order reference. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM15 (split IM16)
OBS Log Number: | 373092 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Despatch Messages from JDA |
Detail of Fix | Changes to the EDI processing to receive a Despatch message from JDA - New EDI parameters required on the flow. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM17
OBS Log Number: | 373093 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Report re-label required |
Detail of Fix | A new export called 'Orders for Relabelling' is available to authorise to users to create an extract for a specified schedule of orders that have had labels printed before they were scheduled for delivery and then they have been scheduled for delivery to a carrier with a different label format. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Screening charge
OBS Log Number: | 373170 |
Summary of Call | Screening Fee |
Detail of Fix | Changes to the Finance function to allow Screening charges to be calculated and configured |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM13 - IM14 (split)
OBS Log Number: | 373631 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Load Message for JDA at a Hub |
Detail of Fix | UNLOAD and LOAD messages will be available for configuration at a hub location.
Trips for unloading and loading at a depot to cross-dock orders will be triggered by the usual methods for the EDI processes: updating the trip status to a specific status, updating the planned trip stop times, assigning an order to the trip whilst at the specified trip status. The depot for the EDI process will apply to the location where the trip is being unloaded or loaded. An UNLOAD message will require the new EDI parameter UNLOAD_ONLY to be set to Y otherwise the EDI process will apply to LOAD messages as standard. New EDI parameters will apply to the orders to include in the UNLOAD and LOAD messages and if these messages need to be delayed until previous EDI messages have been received to provide the expected level of data to include in these messages. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM16 (split)
OBS Log Number: | 373633 |
Summary of Call | ARM: Receipt Messages from JDA |
Detail of Fix | RCVD messages will be available for receipt scans into a hub location.
EDI parameters may be configured to ensure that these scans are only used for auditing purposes or to update the scanned items as packed nd despatched as tracking references. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: PO 44010989681
OBS Log Number: | 374133 |
Summary of Call | SCR:Extract Suite changes |
Detail of Fix | The TRIP_TYPE reporting suite extract will include new columns for Start DateTime and End DateTime. These columns will select the same data as the existing Start Time and End Time columns and they can be used as alternative columns.
The new columns can be used as selection criteria with a range of dates and times. The same columns will be available for the EX_TRIP reporting suite extract. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: IM12 - 2
OBS Log Number: | 377157 |
Summary of Call | ARM: LOAD Message with Child Addresses |
Detail of Fix | A new EDI parameter called INC_ORDER_CHILD_ADDR has been introduced to include any child addresses for the delivery location of the order in the ORDER_HEADER_ADDRESS section.
The ADDRESS_ID will further be decoded to the original location code for the child location using the CN_LOCATION_MAPPING. This EDI parameter is intended to be made active for LOAD messages to specific WMS source systems. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: WREQ0049241
OBS Log Number: | 378047 |
Summary of Call | GSN:Add Customer Ref to UKMAIL Label |
Detail of Fix | Changes to the UKMAIL label to show external ref |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: WREQ0049355
OBS Log Number: | 378048 |
Summary of Call | GSN:Change Import xml from CTMS to EFX |
Detail of Fix | The new system parameter EFX_INV_TRIP_VEH_TYPE controls the population of the VEHICLE_TYPE in the EFX files:
When N: TRIP level: NULL, ORDER level: TIPPER When Y: TRIP/ORDER level: Trailer type for the trip stops |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: WREQ0050167
OBS Log Number: | 378203 |
Summary of Call | GSN:Changes to DTS label |
Detail of Fix | Changes to the Label format for DTS |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: Customer Account
OBS Log Number: | 378263 |
Summary of Call | Customer Account - going on hold |
Detail of Fix | The customer and its available orders can be placed on hold via a new EDI process or via the Customer Maintenance screen using the new AccOn Hold tick box.
Orders may be updated to a status of ON-HOLD and released to their appropriate status of INVALID or UNSCHEDULED afterwards. |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: WREQ0050313
OBS Log Number: | 378264 |
Summary of Call | GSN:Flow - Output IF007B and IF054 |
Detail of Fix | New CFX interface , sending trips when status changed to Tendered |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: TID-Microlise
OBS Log Number: | 378652 |
Summary of Call | Prevent empty resource tags |
Detail of Fix | Prevent empty resource tags from being sent to Microlise set MIC_SEND_EMPTY to Y to use the functionality |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
Customer Ref: WREQ0030373
OBS Log Number: | 376771 |
Summary of Call | CTMS & Microlise Improvements (2) |
Detail of Fix | Changed to Paragon and Microlise processing |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
SUPPORT INCIDENTS
Customer Ref:
OBS Log Number: | Reporter: |
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Detail of Fix | |
Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
TID CHANGES
OBS Log Number:
Cust Ref: | Reporter: |
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Detail of Fix | |
Set-up and Configuration |
OBSL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Set-up and Configuration | No set-up/configuration required |
MODULES DELIVERED
Module Name | Version No | Description | Log Number |
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ADDITIONAL CHANGES
WCS
A WCS change is required for the following logs:
- Log
OR
There are no WCS changes required.
EPOD/T2A
An ePOD/T2A change is required for the following logs:
- Log
OR
There are no ePOD/T2A changes required.
MCS
An MCS change is required for the following logs:
- Log
OR
There are no MCS changes required.
PORTAL/TTM
A Portal change is required for the following logs:
- Log
OR
There are no Portal changes required.
EDI
An EDI change is required for the following logs:
- Log
OR
There are no EDI changes required.