R4.34 July 1st, 2004

Release 4.34

1) Exception reporting Daily Replenishment - There are three new ‘types’ that will appear automatically on Tuesday mornings in the ‘Selected Products Review’ section (option 5 on K3S Main Menu).

2) Added batch type and description - When a buyer has selected a batch to work with in K3S_3080 Select Products Review Batches, the batch type and description will be displayed under the screen title in K3S_3090 Select Products Review Products.

3) Added Supplier Set - This new feature will provide a convenient way for the buyer to compare actual results for a product against his Supplier Set pattern.

4) Added mass change capability - Added the capability of making a mass change to all products within a supplier line, when using either the 3=Include or 4=Exclude(E) option in K3S_3431 Supplier Weekly Distribution.

5) Easier way to analyze # of weeks - This release will provide an easier way for the buyer to analyze a given # of weeks, without having to enter a beginning and ending date in both the K3S_3431 Supplier Weekly Distribution screen and the K3S_3430 Product Weekly Distribution screen.

6) Product delay improved - For Daily Replenishment suggested orders, the Product Delay column will display only three levels of ‘Delay’. A Delay of ‘0’ (in green) meaning no delay, today is the day to Order the suggested quantity. A Delay of ‘1’ (in red) meaning we do not have any stock on hand and we should have ordered yesterday. A Delay of ‘1’ (in green) meaning we do not need to order today and can delay 1 more day.

7) More accurate Begin/End timestamp - Improvements were made to the logic that captures both the Beginning date and time stamp and also the Ending date and time stamp used in several screens.

8) More accurate duration for job steps Improvements were made to the logic that calculated the duration of each job step.

9) Combined Supplier Split Twice Previously - A combined supplier could only be split once using the split type CMB. Now these parts maybe split again using other split types.

10) Mode ‘F’ to display all Fixed Cycle Suppliers - Previously using Mode of ‘F’ in K3S_1010 Orders-Supplier Summary would only display ‘FC’ and ‘FR’ order types. Now using Mode of ‘F’ will display all Fixed Cycle Suppliers regardless of their order type.

11) Ability to look at all products - The Alternate Source system only selects products that need to be ordered from the regular supplier. This new feature allows the system to look at all products, not just those who needed to be ordered today.

12) Ability to pre-enter Change Product Source records - The buyer can now pre-enter a Location/Supplier/Product combination to re-direct new products. Previously the buyer would need to wait a day.

13) Approval process enhanced using Hold Out facility - When a buyer uses the Hold Out facility during F5=Approval and also uses the F13=Change Supplier option, Hold Out records will be built against the Regular Supplier.