What's new in version 2401.0.0.0

Features

With this release of the Aptean Packaging extension, you can:

• Determine whether the location specified in the header or line should be considered for packaging calculations.
• Perform packaging calculations even in the case of partial receipts or shipments.
• Determine whether the packaging items should be added to the orders automatically when releasing the document or when the receipt/shipment is posted.
• Determine whether order bound shipping containers should be calculated across all order lines or per individual order line.
• Determine the sequence of operations, such as summing and rounding off, when calculating packaging quantity for combined order bound.
  

For more information, see Packaging Setup and Packaging calculations.

• Perform packaging calculations only for the lines present on the warehouse documents. For more information, Inbound warehouse transactions and Outbound warehouse transactions.
• Determine whether the responsibility for managing the packaging type lies with the customer or shipping agent, and compute the packaging balances for them. For more information, see Packaging Setup for Customer/Vendor.
• View the responsible individual for managing the packaging type that has an entry on the Packaging Entries and Packaging Specification Entries pages.
• View the packaging balances for specific shipping agents.
  

For more information, see, Packaging Entries.

• Change the responsibility type and person of the packaging entries. For more information, see Correct Packaging Entries.

Enhancements/Modifications

For existing entries on the Packaging Entries and Packaging Specification Entries pages, the Responsibility Type field will be automatically set to Customer or Vendor and the Responsibility Code field will be updated with the respective customer or vendor number.

UI/UX changes

The following UI/UX changes have been made in this release.

• The Packaging Setup page is added.
• The Packaging Balance action is added to the Shipping Agents page.
• The Correct Packaging Entries action is added to the Packaging Entries page of the customer, vendor, and shipping agent.
• The Add Packaging action is added to the lines of the following pages:
  • Sales Order
  • Purchase Order
  • Transfer Order
• The Packaging Setup action is added to the Role Center page.
• The Handling field is added to the following pages:
  • Packaging Types
  • Packaging Entries
  • Packaging Specification Entries
• The Responsible Shipping Units Balance and Responsible Shipping Container Balance fields are added to the following pages:
  • Packaging (of the customer)
  • Packaging (of the vendor)
• The Units and Container fields are added to the Shipping and Payment FastTab of the following pages:
  • Purchase Order
  • Purchase Invoice
  • Purchase Order Archive
  • Purchase Return Order
  • Purchase Credit Memo
  • Purchase Return Order Archive
• The Units and Container fields are added to the Shipping and Billing FastTab of the following pages:
  • Sales Order
  • Sales Invoice
  • Sales Order Archive
  • Sales Return Order
  • Sales Credit Memo
  • Sales Return Order Archive
• The Allow Packaging ReCalculation and Packaging Calculated fields are added to the lines of the following pages:
  • Purchase Order
  • Purchase Return Order
  • Purchase Credit Memo
  • Purchase Invoice
  • Sales Credit Memo
  • Sales Invoice
  • Sales Order
  • Sales Return Order
  • Transfer Order
• The Round order Bound Shipping Containers Per field is added to the Packaging page of the customer and shipping agent.
• The Responsibility Type and Responsibility Code fields are added to the following pages:
  • Packaging Entries
  • Packaging Specification Entries
  • Packaging Balance (of the customer)
  • Packaging Balance (of the vendor)
  • Packaging Balance (of the shipping agent)
• The Order Reference Line No. field is added to the Packaging page of the warehouse shipments, warehouse receipts, inventory put-aways, and inventory picks.