Release 5.06
1) The K3S_1040 Orders – Product Detail screen can be enabled to display the “Last 21 Days Demand (weekly)” information, and optionally to display the same 21 days from last year.
2) Buyers now have the option to execute the IBM Utility to “Send a Message” to one or more users.
3) The Order Cycle Analysis function now incorporates 3 additional Units (7,8, and 9) where buyers can define supplier bracket information, such as the COF (Cube Order Factor) criteria.
4) The K3S_1030 Orders - Product Summary screen now includes a product search function by NDC or UPC code.
5) The K3S_1015 Approved Orders Summary screen now includes a capability to omit supplier sub codes when drilling down to supplier summary information.
6) The K3S_1015 Approved Orders Summary screen now includes the User and Time information, which means a Buyer no longer must F20=Toggle to see that information.
7) The K3S_1015 Approved Orders Summary screen can be enabled to provide a company a customized exit point when looking at an order. Example, resending an approved order to the customer’s ERP system.
8) The K3S_0010 K3S-Replenish Main Menu now includes an option to remove the border from the Copyright information, which is not understood by some GUI tools.
9) The K3S_3100 Selected Records Review Creation facility can now be set up to successfully handle the QRY “Query used for batch” process with any K3S library name structure. This enables K3S Store Level, and optional K3S test libraries, to run the QRY batches. The company must have the IBM QRY tool enabled for this function to work.
10) The K3S application now has the necessary tools to help customers who need to copy history from old products to new products, and also use the Change Product Source facility.
11) The K3S “exponential smoothing” function now identifies PE1 checks (demand filter high check) must sooner for slow moving products that have an average below 1, and the demand is greater than 1.
12) The K3S_1070 Alternate Source Availability screen now has the Page Up/Page Down capability to enable a buyer to more easily navigate offerings.
13) The K3S_1050 Orders – Supplier Approval screen will now edit the Arrival Date to ensure it is a future date. Buyers can sometimes enter the wrong year when changing a January arrival during December.
14) K3S now provides a facility for a buyer to establish a Fixed Cycle on suppliers where all products have a $0 cost and use the Manual Min/Max, and have the Fixed Cycle Date automatically advance without F5=Approval.
