Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

The latest release of ASPECT4 Manufacturing contains a number of new features as well as some important bugfixes and improvements.

The main new feature in this release is the additional functionality to Document Product Structure (9224). This application was introduced in release Y25H1 and makes it possible to extract a product structure along with supplier names that can be uploaded to solutions like Assent who then are able to track for specific substances, check if a product meets the criteria for regulations like REACH, RoHS etc and other issue regardring compliance and sustainability.

New features and functionalities

Client Release Notes Key

Clear logs for field control idents

At present, if we want to clear the logs of any Field control identity, we do not have any option other than deleting them manually. When there are many lines in the log, it takes a lot of time to clear it and often the field controls creates many log records.

To overcome this, we have created an option 'Clear Logs' in Field Control Idents (9068), which will delete the lines in the log automatically. 
 

A4-30513

Call program to check for authorization to a given application

A new call program ZCPAPPLAUT to be used in Field Controls. It returns 'yes' if the current user has authority to a given application or else 'no'.  

A4-30894

Lead texts and column heading columns in application Files (9164, 9165) 

4 new columns have been added to these applications. The new columns display data used for the field definitions (STFE) for a file. Data for the field definitions are maintaned via application Leadtexts and Columnheadings (9061). 

The new fields provide extra information to the field-names in the application where it is now possible to get the overview of how the lead-text and column heading is defined directly in the file (via the files metadata) but also how the data look in the actual implementation in Aspect4.

The following rules apply to the new fields.

Primary language for the user is Danish : 

  • Lead text in Danish and English
  • Column name in Danish and English. 


Primary language for the user is not Danish. 

  • Lead text in Danish and User Primary Language
  • Column name in Danish and User Primary Language


A4-31708

New views with supplementary texts including text type

A new set of views for different type of supplementary texts are made. They complement existing views which gives texts across text types. The new views gives texts per text type and include text type as a field. The new views are named ORDT04VIW, PRMT04VIW, PROT04VIW and TEXT04VIW. They can among other things be used in queries and field controls.

A4-31741

New features in Document Product Structure (9224)

Based on customer feedback and wishes Document Product Structure (9224) have been enhanced with the following features:

1. Document historic product structure. The data is now store per date making it possible to document previous product structures and keeping track of changes in production models.

To be able to remove unwanted historic data a new option to delete data has been introduced. If deleting is enabled all records within the selected date interval will be deleted. The principle is to delete all records from previous runs of 9224 to avoid inconsistent data in the product structure.

2. Calculate for the production model variants to document different ways of producing same product

3. Calculate quantities without wastage to reflect the quantity of a material that is included in the finished product received by the end used and not the quantity used in the production process. It is optional if wastage should be included in calculations or not.

4. New selection parameters (Item groups, Model number, Model variant, Model group and Model status) are added in the screen

A4-32366

Periodization of service agreement revenue.

According to Danish law, prepaid rental and service agreement income must be accrued.

It is now possible to put an accrual rule into the basis of payment in application Payment Basis(6157).

A4-32547

Reported errors and inconveniences

Client Release NotesKey

Calendar not found message in Production Models (9121)
While processing a record in Production model , an error message as "Calendar not found" could appear. This has now been resolved

A4-27009

Reversal of postings from invoice receipts in application Print Receipts Journal(7260).

The posting types IZ, IW, JZ and JW have now the right sign in the case of reversal. 

A4-27202

9264 Calculate packaging consumption of sales items

In the rare case where a production model used for calculation included capacity resources in status < 20 the program would crash. This has now been corrected.

A4-28831

Dump in Item Search(9300)

In some rare cases the application made a dump in the client after returning from a call to another shortcut application.

A4-29861

Quotation cannot be closed if production model has status 90

When a sales order is connected to a production model which is closed and therefore has status 90, it was not possible to complete the order lines as the application was throwing an error. This has now been fixed. With this change, we can complete the order lines which are linked to a production model with status 90. 

A4-30023

Change of key field in a list in a cockpit throwed an error

When a key field in a list in a cockpit is open for editing, it showed an error after pressing Enter to a change. Besides that support for refreshing the list after changes is added.

A4-30419

New field definition created wrongly

If a jobticket was printed on line level on a production order and then return to the header level, where we create a new order a new field definition was wrongly created for the TRPLREG file. 

A4-30668

Missing field help for Product Structure (9224)

Field help was missing for the fields in application Document Product Structure Item(9224). We added field help and updated help document for the application.

A4-30763

Possible options did not reflect the order status for production order lines in a cockpit

Possible options for an production order line is dependent on the status for the order. But when putting production order lines in a cockpit the possible options did not shift when clicking on another production order in the master for lines. 

A4-30831

Voucher type on Logistics financial posting is not transferred to ASPECT4 Finance.

It has been identified that voucher type which was added to the pseudo account of charts is not transferred to ASPECT4 Finance on financial postings. It is transferred on debtor and creditor postings. The transfer program has now been changed so that the voucher type is now transferred.

A4-30874

Wrong sign on financial posting

When DI-postings are made the field amount in currency is calculated, which implies it will inherit the value from the previous posting made. In some cases this means that there are different signs for amount in system currency and in currency and then the journal cannot be imported automatically in ASPECT4 Finance but will stop in the interface.

A4-31014

Inconsistent databasemodule for POPLTBL

The reference from POPLTBL to databasemodule in the ZDB systemparameter is inconsistent. In some environments the reference is to DBPOPL002 but it should instead be DBPOPL012. This has now been resolved so that the reference is correct.

A4-31029

Validation of Consignment number field in application 9151.

If system parameter Module-1 Production Management Parameters(STYKLIST) has the value = 1 in Consignment specification, then validation of the consignment number will no longer be performed.

A4-31171

Entered minutes in IPE applications not updated correctly

When minutes was entered in applications made by the IPE framework the minutes was not updated as centi hours. This made a difference when the minutes was displayed afterwards.

A4-31193

LCKWAIT Print jobticket (8254)

In the application for print jobticket (8254), a lock wait issue could occur due to end of condition issues. This issue has now been resolved.

A4-31336

Application Control Identities(9060) executed in opposite sequense

If a Application Control Identity consists of more lines, the lines were executed in the opposite sequense. 

A4-31464

Pick into packets from picking app does not work

When entering packet number at the time of picking from despatch journals the package information is not updated correct. Only the packet number is updated, not the packaging date and timestamp. This has now been resolved.

A4-31518

Deleted record appear again after refresh in appl. Invoice match(7769)

If option delete is used on a voucher (706H) then the voucher is not deleted and shows up again after the user has pressed F5.

This was caused by a change in the application where performance was improved by use of a view instead of a logical file. The application has now been changed so that it is again possible to delete a voucher.

A4-31548

Picking app is abending when lines are opened

The picking app is abending when line level is opened. This was caused by a wrong attribute for a button field in the user space for the field definition for the line level. The program which updates the user space has now been changed so that the attribute in error will in the future be set to space.

A4-31560

Invoice receipt against wrong order number

When a scanned invoice from a supplier is received and validated this could be done against a wrong purchase order. The scenario is that if the purchase order has more sequence orders with different suppliers then the validation was always done against the order with sequence number 0. This has now been changed so that the validation loops through the orders with the same number and then also validates against the supplier.

A4-31595

Update receipts journal is abending in the ZVALUOMR program

If exchange rates from the systemparameter Currency Rates - "Customs Rates of Exchange"(VALUTAEF) is used for financial postings, the program ZVALUOMR could periodically end in error, leaving a receipts journal partly updated. This has now been resolved.

A4-31666

Error in EAN appl EAN Numbers(9109)

When manually creating an EAN number in application 9109 for the first time (By opening the application), the system skips an EAN item number and create an EAN number with next number. It will generate EAN number in proper order once we try to create for the second time and onwards. This issue occurs only when we close and open the application. This has now been corrected

A4-31729

Use of SQL in Configuration Models could fail

Sometimes the use of SQL in Configuration Models failed. It happened when the SQL statement became longer than 100 characters. Now longer statements are supported.

A4-31890

Invoice receipt does not read correct order

After a previous change the purchase order was not read correct when a scanned invoice should be matched against the order. This has now been resolved.

A4-32288

Vat specification on Invoices.

The XML-data for DocManager and electronic invoicing did not contain the correct description for the used VAT-code. This has now been corrected.


A4-32361

Not able to maintain data in System parameter FRAGTLEVMD.

This has now been corrected.

A4-32405

Creating serviceorders appl. 8201.

Some times the application loop'ed, if there where an  error. This is now resolved. 

A4-32416

Application Update Finance(9283).

An unnecessary record-lock has been removed.

A4-32599

Un-locking Intercompany purchase orders.

In some very rare cases an Intercompany purchase order would not be unlocking resulting in a lock wait situation

A4-32601

Automatic insertion of prefixed zeros for debtor number in 6104 does not work

If paymentcustomer is manually entered in sales order application, then preceding 0's are not automatically added if the length of the number is shorter than what is used for customers. This has now been changed so that 0's are now added for paymentcustomer.

A4-32743

Picking app selects no lines

If no settings have been saved in the picking app, it selects no lines for picking and the app times out.

The app allows for picking of despatch journals for sales and for production. If none of these will be included via bad specification via settings, it has now been changed so that picking journals for sales will now be checked as candidates.

A4-32747

Field management identifiers.

An issue with searching for field control idents in different languages has been resolved

A4-32964

Sometimes text views gave wrong results

We have he following standard text views for different kind of supplementary texts: TEXT03VIEW, TEXT04VIEW, ORDT03VIW, ORDT04VIW, PRMT03VIW, PRMT04VIW, PROT03VIW, PROT04VIW.

They aggregate the supplementary text lines to one long text. xxxx03VIW's do it without text types and xxxx04VIW's is by text type.

But under some circumstances the text did not come in the correct order and also sometimes an extra space were added in the middle of text.

The views have now been corrected. 

A4-32983

Manually added lines on production orders

Manually added lines on production orders could cause programs that print production papers to crash due to reference to not existing supplementary texts. This has now been resolved.

A4-33476

 9272 is abending for tables without group/company

If a file is processed via supplementary actions, the serverapplication for processing supplementary actions (9272) is abending because of a non-numeric value for group/company fields.

The application has now been changed so that the data in this situation will be processed in the company where the serverapplication is running.

A4-33515

Avoid creating service orders for agreements in status 80

When creating transactions for  service production orders (8202), the run by mistake allows for orders for service agreements in status 80. This has now been changed so that service agreements in status 80 are excluded.

A4-33602


Technical Notes

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

  •   

ASPECT4 Foundation release Y25H2 need to be installed.

  •   

ASPECT4 Manufacturing release Y25H1 need to be installed.


The above conditions can be investigated via application 0361 'Display of system level information'.

Installation activities before loading

  •   

Sign-on and receive the forwarded shipment via application 0590 ‘Install ASPECT4 software’.

  •   

After receive sign-off.

  •   

Before installation all automatic jobs shall be stopped (e.g. appl. 9272, 8262).

Installation activities after loading

  •   

Sign-on and run application 0690 ’Conversion runs’ - need to be done in all companies.

  •   

After converting sign-off.

  •   

Any additional language packets received for ASPECT4 Logistics are installed.

  •   

Any additional program shipments received with special software for ASPECT4 Manufacturing will be installed.

  •   

The system is now ready for use with ASPECT4 Manufacturing Release Y25H2.