R5.5 January 1st, 2018

Release Notes 5.5

1. Hold Outs - Generate entries by user’s system Supplier
If you have multiple Sub Supplier ID’s set up for grouping purposes, this new feature will allow for an easy way to include all the Products regardless of the Sub Supplier ID’s used.

2. Default Cost Divisor when adding Product from another Supplier
Order a product from another supplier and have the K3S system default the cost divisor set up under the other supplier.

3. New Batch type PDF - Products link type D - From
Easily build a batch of products with a common characteristic. This enables the buyer a way to look through the products to “clean up and maintain” existing product links. All products in the batch will exists as a ‘From’ link in the K3S Product Link File, with type ‘D’ Daily values.

4. New Batch type PDT - Products link type D - To
Easily build a batch of products with a common characteristic. This enables the buyer to easily look through the products to “clean up and mainain” existing product links. All products in the batch will exists as a “To” link in the K3S Product Link File, with type ‘D’ Daily values.

5. Mid-day update
This new capability was developed for distributors who have multiple Distribution Centers (K3S Locations), and occasionally will not have current information available at one of the DCs before the K3S night job process begins. Using this feature, a management person (who has authority) can execute a “Mid-day” update for a DC, which will provide the latest values for quantity on hand, quantity on order, and quantity back order, and then re-calculate all suggested orders for that DC only. This feature would need to be configured by K3S to ensure proper set up and authorization.

6. Ability to add products to existing suggested orders during the day
This new capability will enable a K3S customer to have any Special Orders for both stock and non-stock products automatically added during the day to existing suggested orders. This feature would need to be configured by K3S to ensure proper set up and authorization.

7. Automatically close any PE1 thru PE5 batches that are not current
This new capability will make it easier on the buyer to manage PE checks, by automatically closing any PE1 thru PE5 check batches that are not current.

8. Automatically close any WS1 and WP2 batches that are not current
This new capability will make it easier on the buyer to manage WS1 and WP1 checks, by automatically closing any WS1 and WP1 check batches that are not current.