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221.0.59

Issues Resolved New Features Change in Functionality Important
Important Info

ALL USERS MUST BE LOGGED OUT WHEN UPGRADING TO v22.1 FOR THE FIRST TIME.  THIS IS BECAUSE WORKS ORDER FINISHED ITEM TRANSACTIONS WILL BE SWITCH TO BOM BUILD TRANSACTIONS, DUE TO HOW THE SAGE STOCK VALUATION REPORT HANDLES UNCONFIRMED TRANSACTIONS.

TRANSACTION HISTORY FOR UNCONFIRMED COSTS WHERE THE NOMINAL HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED WILL HAVE THE COST VALUE REDUCED TO 0. THIS IS TO FIX INCORRECT VALUES BEING SHOWN ON THE RETROSPECTIVE STOCK VALUATION REPORT.

New Features

Works Order Processing

Added the ability to complete ‘Part Booked’ works orders via the ‘Complete Works Order’ screen: This may seem like an obvious feature, but with the potential for complex Work in Progress (WIP) nominal postings, it was historically safer to force users to raise a final booking that would trigger a reconciliation of WIP. This was to ensure that the final item was booked in at a value that would bring the WIP nominal postings back to zero for the Works Order in question. For example, if 10 items had been created, but only 9 have been booked in, historically a further booking for the final 1 would have been required (it is still possible to process this way, so no obvious changes are required by users). It is now also possible that instead of booking the final item as above, the option to Complete a Part Booked Works Order can be used to trigger a posting of any outstanding WIP. This will be posted to the Finished Item Variance and then mark the Works Order as Completed. Therefore, to use this feature users must have a nominal configured in the Finished Item variance setting within the Works Order Settings:

Information around this feature can be found in the Complete Works Order section of the Works Order Processing Help and User Guide.

Issues Resolved

Works Order Processing

  • Fix to filter out deleted operation lines on timesheets.
  • Fix on the complete works order screen for using the ‘Expand All’ button and this making the screen fall over after a period of time.
  • Fix to operation rate being used for actual labour time instead of employee rate on Works Order.

Material Resource Planning

  • Fix when running MRP for suggested purchase orders to be raised for stock items that are ‘Built/Bought’ ‘Default Bought’ when the demand is for a works order/ suggested works order.
  • Fix when using the ‘Generate Works Orders From Sales Orders’ screen to correctly filter by the ‘Promised Delivery Date To’ field and to also allow the columns to be sorted.
  • Fix when using the ‘Generate WO From SO’ screen and changing the filters without using the clear filter and it would filter using some of the old filters.
  • Fix when running MRP for it to honour the ‘Fixed Quantity’ setting for BOM lines.
  • Fix when running MRP with dynamic forecasts to also adjust the demand of a forecast for built items

Kitting

  • Fix when adding standard lines to a sales quote/proforma to populate the ‘Unit/Kit Cost’ field upon creation.
Change in Functionality

Works Order Processing

  • Added the ability to complete ‘Part Booked’ works orders via the ‘Complete Works Order’ screen.
    • Historically Sicon have not allowed users to complete partially booked Works Orders. This is because doing so could leave a balance in WIP. Now, there is a routine to complete the works order even if partially booked.
    • It is held in a separate screen to mitigate the risk of accidentally closing off a works order. Users will need to ensure that all checks have been made before processing (stock consumption etc.).
  • Added the ability when attempting to complete part booked works order to allow the user to reduce the works order line quantities down to the quantity that has been issued on that works order at that time.
    • In conjunction with the above, if users have unissued lines outstanding on a Works Order they will be unable to complete the works order.
    • This new option allows users to reduce the quantity issued to match the quantity booked so that the order can then be completed.
    • It is held in a separate screen to mitigate the risk of accidentally closing off a works order.  Users will need to ensure that all checks have been made before processing (stock consumption etc).

Date applied: March 6, 2024