Elliott Forum
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Purchase Order Receiving should default fields 11, 12 & 13 to what was entered in the first receiving line
We currently fill in Fields 11, 12 and 13 (Vessel #, Receiver, and Inv/Doc) when we receive the first line item of a PO which is fine. However subsequent receivings for additional line items on the same PO must also be keyed in. Receiving could be much faster if those fields default to the same data used in the first receiving line.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
(1) We suggest you to look at PO -> Processing -> Warehouse Receiving Process. Advised if that will work for you. Warehouse Receiving Import is designed to have an easier user interface than legacy receiving; (2) If you can use warehouse receiving process, then you can also look at PO -> Utility -> Warehouse Recv Import.
Please advise if warehouse receiving does not work for you and why. Thank you
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Allow to run Coasted BOM with no output
When running the Coasted BOM as Deferred Processing (Probabely with the option to update the cost) an email cannot be sent because of the size of the output. Adding an option on the report parameters not to print the details and replace the report with a message "Coasted BOM was completed" will resolve the issue. Another alternative is to change the email option under the Deferred Processing and allow not to send an attachment,
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
You don't need to email the report when running defer processing. There maybe some miss understanding here. Can you verify the defer processing? if the email option is turned on, you can simply turn it off.
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Create Inventory Transactions Audit Trail CSV when in on-line mode
Elliott allows to create a csv of the inventory transactions audit trail which is excellent, but allows that only when using a batch mode. I suggest to do it in on-line mode as well. The majority of the customers are in batch mode but there are still users that are in on-line mode.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
Netcellent made a decision long time ago that we will phase out real-time inventory transaction processing in favor of batch. But we still keep the real-time method for backward compatibility. Therefore, we had been advising our users to switch from real-time mode to batch mode inventory transaction processing. Same principle applies to PO receiving. Over the years, all new features improvement are added to the batch mode processing only. For this reason, this suggestion does not fit our direction.
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Add A/P Type "Deposit"
Add a Voucher Type "D" for Deposit. User should be able to use the Deposit balance to pay future purchase. The current procedure of debiting an asset deposit account and use it later causes confusion and mistakes. I can discuss the details of the process with Roger.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
I think we had made some changes on AP credit memo. Specifically, we allow AP credit memo to use multiple times and can be used as the “Deposit” purpose. See the following KB article:
https://support.elliott.com/knowledgebase/articles/1965881-feature-support-ap-partial-payment-for-negativeWill you discus with Roger. If you still think Credit memo will not do it and Roger agree with you, then we can discuss further.
Edward M. Kwang
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COP Order Entry Line - Allow to see stock status in all locations.
Currently in COP, Order Entry, Line Item screen when user is in field 2 - Qty Order, there is an option to use F3 - stock status, but the Stock status is ONLY for the order location. I suggest to add F4 to show Stock status in all locations. This can help the order entry person to make a decision about centering the quantity. Maybe a Global setup option can be either F4 for stock status for all locations should be presented in case companies don't want to show other locations.
2 votesdeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
The desired feature can already be accomplished with the following procedure: (1) Go to Global Setup → Dist → I/M Global Control, Screen 2, change flag “17. Show All Loc When Drill To Stock Status Inq” to “Y”; (2) In order entry, line item scree, after entering the item number, user can press F3 to drill down to stock status inquiry.
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Note Pop Up
Add a feature where a Note Type could be defined to automatically open in front of the Notes application. Would be best if positioned so the list of notes is somewhat visible.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This function should be handled as “Message Box” feature in the “Event” which Elliott already support.
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Allow Product Structure Change Import
For us, we run into a scenario where a manager may need to go in and preform data hygiene maintenance.
Maintaining certain order of components by sequence, adding a user defined note to components, removing old components and replacing them with new components, and changing the qty of a component required for each parent item (after analysis shows it is used more heavily or lightly), etc.
If there are many items, this is very difficult.
Is there a way to add a CSV import to allow a user to make many changes to all item's product structures? (For example: the…
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
We already have such a feature. Please speak with our support if you need more information.
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Allow user to change all lines promised dates from the header screen
I suggest to allow user to change ALL lines promised dates from the header screen. We have a similar functionality in PO and receiving. With the current business situation, cash flow is critical to watch. If Promised date is not correct, it will cause a financial problem. Changing orders with 50 - 80 lines is not easy. We can add a prompt if user changes the Ship Date on the COP Order Header. A global setup as "Prompt?" will be nice.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
We already have such a feature. Please call to discuss.
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Allow to present "Calculated Discount" on an invoice
In the case of a discount on an order where the discount is a result of a price code, Elliott doesn't show the discount on the line or the invoice. I suggest to have the option to show these discounts. I am not sure if this should be a setup (as Show Line Discounts B=Both calculated and actual, L=Only Line Discount). If we create a new field on the invoice form, it might be difficult to present.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This change is not easily doable at this moment. Base on the current structure, we can accommodate 99 fields and they are all used up. See attached screen.
This is a subject we can re-visit in the future. We may use Report Desk as a basis to replace current invoice form setup.
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Flag to allow blank INV/DOC# during warehouse receipt - Y or N
This could be a separate flag or if combined with Validate INV/DOC# set Y during warehouse receiving provide a warning if a blank is entered.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
I believe INV/DOC# is already required if you turn on PO Invoice Processing feature. We have to if you want to use that feature. We have to understand your point of view on why it is necessary to allow blank instead of just enter anything to by pass. Does it mean you don’t have either INV/DOC# most of the time? Does it means you don’t really use PO Invoice Processing feature? If that is the case, you should not turn on PO Invoice Processing feature in the first place.
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I/M Copy Extra Item data to be optional in Global Setup
Currently when copying an item in Item Maintenance --> Change --> F3 the system automatically copies the extra item data. This often results in erroneous information being copied to the new item.
There should be an option in Global setup similar to the options to copy Notes, Attributes and links to allow the user to decide if the EXTRA ITEM DATA should be copied.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
There are global setup flags that can already accomplish this purpose. In Global Setup → Dist → I/M Global Control, screen 4, flag 1-3. If you set them to “Y”, then it will do exactly the same.
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Security Setup option to change order regardless Pick Ticket Printed status
On the Global and User security, options 3 - 7 on screen 3, nicely control the user ability to add,and delete order and credit memo in COP but for change the control is only if Pick Ticket was printed. If you want to have the option NOT to allow a change, regardless the Pick Ticket status, it is impossible. For companies that do not print Pick ticket immediately, want to allow order entry (for Edit List or Print Acknowledgements) but not to allow a change of the order, it is a problem.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This issue will be addressed in Elliott v9. We can’t address this issue now with the current release
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CPORDOPT/BMOPTFIL/IMKITFIL - expand QTY field size
CPORDOPT/BMOPTFIL/IMKITFIL - expand QTY field size
Expand qty field size in CPORDOPT/BMOPTFIL/IMKITFIL so they are consistent with qty field size in CPORDLIN.
Adjust UI to reflect.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This requires a database change. This request should be made in the comment section under the Elliott V9 Changes Summary and Detail posting.
The quantity field in these tables is the quantity per parent field. This type of change would affect more than the three tables that are listed in this request. An enlargement to the quantity per parent field would affect the Product Structure file (BMPRSTR) as well as all of the corresponding production tables, engineering change tables, ATP, order invoice history, etc.
Woody, can you provide an example of where you require more than 9999 components per parent?
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Print Qty Received on labels
Can we please get an option to print Quantity Received on warehouse receiving labels that are printed?
2 votesdeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This request has been declined per the submitter’s request.
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Save Customer or Item Record When Change Page
The new phantom locking feature does not lock customer or item in customer or item file change mode. Since both customer and item has 3 pages of data, sometime a user may change a field on the first screen, and go to second screen to change something further, the record do not get saved until past the 3rd page. If there's a conflict, many changes to the record may be lost. It would be nice if the system can save the record as user change from page to page, without waiting to the end. This way, if there's a conflict,…
2 votesdeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
It would seems this request break the Elliott convention. That is if a user hit ESC key before the last screen, then the screen is cleared and nothing will be saved.
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Multiple 'Print to Screen' reports open - hard to figure out which is which
Our engineers and others sometimes have multiple 'Print to Screen' reports open at one time for viewing purposes. If they are minimized at the bottom of the computer screen it is really hard to determine which report is which. Much trial and error to find the one you need at the time. You only have the file name created by Elliott as a reference to try and find it. If it is a Bill of Material, it would be nice to have the Item Number for the bill appear on the file name. Same issue with multiple 'Print to Screen'…
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This is not easily implementable. Reports are generally run for a range of items, customers, etc. This concept will not work for most cases.
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Add "Pricing Category" to drive price calculation separate from "Product Category"
Sales/Cost of Sales account structure isn't always consistent with pricing strategies, and vice versa. Having a single Product Category that drives both (Sales/Cost of Sales Accounts AND Price Codes) sometimes creates scenarios where you must create redundant Product Categories (and subsequent Prod Cat/Location entries) OR must create redundant Price Code entries.
It would be nice if those two purposes could be split - leaving the traditional Product Category to drive Sales/Cost of Sales and establish a "Pricing Category" for reference in Price Code maintenance and subsequent price calculation.
This would afford the greatest flexibility and ease of maintenance in environments…
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
Database changes required. This project can be reviewed for V9. Please add comment to V9 database changes so this will be reviewed for V9 changes.
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Increase size of Material Cost Type field
Increase size of Material Cost Type field - make it at least 2 characters, potentially 3.
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
This is V9 project due to database changes required. Please add comment to V9 link so it will be reviewed with V9 project.
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Allow an A Trx for Lot Item
Elliott doesn't allow an A (Adjust) trx for a Lot Item. This is done for the obvious reason of keeping the integrity between the Qty OH on the Item Master / Inventory Location and the Lot qty. But as we know there are situations that this is not the case. Elliott allows L transactions that allows to adjust ONLY the Lot. I suggest to allow A transactions (with a warning or Global setup right).
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
Lot Items should be reviewed for V9 because database changes should take place to support the feature better. Please add your ideas of lot support to V9 link so this can be reviewed for V9 project.
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Default the amount on CC for PreA orders when doing billing to the Invoice total amount
When doing Billing for a PreA order on the payment window, user has to enter the total invoice amount. In most of the cases the amount is the total user amount so I don't see the reason to default to zero. For the cases user wants to be in full control and enters the amount, this can be a Global setup filed (Default to zero or Total invoice amount). Another option is to default to zero and have a F Key to use the total invoice amount as the amount. I saw situations where user entered the wrong amount instead…
1 votedeclined ·AdminEdward M. Kwang - NETcellent System, Inc. (CEO / Founder, NETcellent Systems, Inc.) responded
In many situations, the purpose of the pre-authorization is ensure the credit card is valid so it can be used for future charge. Use the $0 pre-authorization will ensure the transaction does not show up on card owner’s side as a pending transaction. This may be desirable since the goods is not shipped yet.
If we default pre-authorization to order amount, then (1) Are we talking about qty-to-ship amount, or total order amount base on quantity order? (2) Do we have all the freight, misc. charge and sales tax figured out on the order. This can be a complicated subject with no good answer.
Conclusion, default pre-authorization amount to $0 create no harm. So we think that is a good default position to take in this case.
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