22.4 - 2022-05-17

Owned by Dominik Lindenberger
Last updated: Jun 17, 2022
6 min read

With this release, we made it a lot easier to get the right insights out of the PLM. The right data is shown in prominent places and easy-to-understand fashion. For uploaded .stl files, we now keep a history of changes.

We are also excited to release the first beta version of the Material Inventory in MES. Please, reach out to your Product Manager if you want to try this out.

In the ERP we improved the Sharing Projects functionality and extended the configuration options when working with Sales Transactions.

 

PLM

Better reports visualization at Part Level

Report at a part level is now displayed on a full page. On the top of the report page, you can configure part overview to get access to the most important insight first (for example cost-saving, lead time saving). That allows you to see valuable data at a glance without missing information and make faster decisions.

More detailed and better Tracking of Part status transition

When clicking on “Change Part status”, you can now choose the status, add a reason for changing the status and enter the explanation. The information is displayed visually on the top of the page, next to the status.

Read more in our documentation here.

Mario is changing part status to “Ask clarification”, selecting the reasons for asking clarification and entering an explanation

Improved File Dimensions formatting for better reading

  • It is now easier to read the File dimensions with the addition of Width, Height, and Depth

  • The property “Dimensions” is now automatically updated when uploading a 3D File.

Easier batch upload by simplifying .csv import

We have worked on simplifying the .csv import file to make sure that non-IT experts can fill it. Here are the updates:

  • All fields are now optional. (For example, if branch and branchIsAdvanced are not filled, it will be set by default)

  • TRUE and FALSE are now replaced by 1 and 0 (respectively). That is easier to understand for non-English users.

  • Part status is not automatically updated when importing from a .csv file

Better File tracking by enabling .stl file history

We now track .stl files versions. From the .stl file history, you can see updates on the 3d file and you can download the previous version.

ERP

Sharing Projects - Full project delegation

Sharees can now select from the Project Owner’s addresses when creating quotes or orders within a project shared with them. This allows for full delegation of projects.

For more information on sharing projects see our documentation: Sharing Projects.

Multiple Part Requirement forms enabled again

We have re-enabled the use of multiple Part Requirement forms. Thus you can create tailored forms for specific use cases. Users can select the appropriate form while uploading parts into the basket.

See also Creating and Configuring Part Requirements | Multiple Part Requirement Forms

Ability to extend expired Quotes in the Service Panel

An expired quote can now be extended easily on the Quote detail view. This eliminates the inconvenience of creating a new Quote or editing Quotes in the Django admin panel.

 

Color selection for Post-Processings during Create Quote/Order enabled

Service users can now create orders and quotes and specify a specific color as configured per post-processing. This information is transferred directly to MES and facilitates part production.

 

Creation of Orders with un-published Post-Processings enabled

Service users can now create orders with Post-Processings that are not actively offered to customers. This enables Services to have special post-processings that are only used in certain situations

See also General Material Settings | Publishing or Unpublishing a Material

MES

Material Inventory (Beta)

Version 22.4 features the first (beta)-version of our new material inventory. Including functionality to create material lots, update material lot stock amounts, assign lots to jobs for quality tracking, and overview of the current stock amount per material.

 

General improvements

Consistent input and display of currency amounts

Across the entire platform, currency amounts now always show all the decimal places.

Before: $ 14.5
After: $ 14.50

When typing a number into a price field, the numbers are now always added at the end within the lowest decimal place. While typing the numbers are shifted left across the decimal point. This method is known from entering amounts into a cash register and is also adopted by other companies, e.g. PayPal.

Fast switching of panels with keyboard shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are now available for fast and convenient switching of panels:

  • ⌘ or ⌃-⇧-A → AMPI / PLM

  • ⌘ or ⌃-⇧-O → Organization Panel

  • ⌘ or ⌃-⇧-S → Service Panel

  • ⌘ or ⌃-⇧-U → User Panel

For more information see https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/l/c/KqmhNHJY

Technical improvements

  • We unified the date format in our webhooks, resulting in format changes in the payloads of the following webhooks:

    • Order status change event

    • MES order accepted event

Bug fixes

PLM

  • A bug was fixed that prevented the expansion of Overview Stats and filter controls over the list of parts in wide screens.

  • A bug was fixed that prevented the automatic recalculation of scores after batch upload

ERP

  • While editing a quote in the User Panel, an error prevented adding new parts to it.

  • While creating or editing orders in the Service Panel, it was possible to enter a part quantity of 0 or less. This is now fixed.

  • The thumbnail column in the Catalog was named “Thumbnail URL”. It is now correctly labeled with “Thumbnail”.

  • The error message indicating missing post-processing information while creating or editing orders now correctly disappears when the missing information is provided.

  • We fixed an issue causing a blank screen when trying to add the payment method STRIPE.

  • On Delivery Notes the weight was incorrectly calculated using the maximum quantity of parts instead of the actual quantity of parts included in the delivery.

  • During user registration “State” is now a mandatory input field when the country is “United States”.

  • Opening quotes in the Django admin panel no longer times out.

  • When creating a user via API, setting the user to verified and then active = false, as a result, the user would also not be verified anymore. This faulty behavior has been corrected.

MES

  • A bug was fixed that prevented part details from updating when adding a new step to their workflow.

  • A bug was fixed that prevented the estimated finish date of parts to recalculate when moving parts a step forward in their workflow.

  • We fixed a bug that prevented parts from updating when adding a new workflow step to their assigned workflow.

  • A bug was fixed that caused the first line to be ignored when importing a Magics CSV for job creation.

  • We fixed a bug that caused a machines supported materials to not get displayed properly in some cases.