Sept 2020 change request – release notes
Nova pack final change request Sept 2020 Customer Management: Allow new customers to be defined and added via portal. Click from main menu. Expose customer management functionality for primary/overflow plant assignments Assign any plant as primary per customer including
Resolving PM sync sending inconsistent data
Problem Description After successful implementation at Nova Pack, we observed that PM events may contain partial or empty parameters. Our debug logs picked up instances where either one or both packing rate and/or personnel value are invalid per SKU. Given the
Locked Job Workflow
A locked job will be frozen in the system until such time as it is unlocked. If a new forecast import includes a job which is locked we will track the changed quantity and or changed ship dates in the
Resolving a Job
Job resolution options by status: No shift available - Clicking on the view icon from the Need Resolution list will display all the parameters the system has collected for the given job from both the forecast and Pack Manager. Selecting from
Maintenance Panel
Shared view details common to all maintenance views: Default date range is 30 days from the current day. This can be modified from the top section of the interface and will apply to all views Search box will filter results
Workflow Status Explained
Imported - Job has been successfully imported from forecast. This state will most likely never appear in the system as jobs should be immediately scheduled by the user following an import. If the user chooses to not schedule jobs following
Event Queues Workflow
The system has multiple queues for managing system events generated from both re-scheduling events and Pack Manager events. The Pack Manager push queue, which receives external events via the Pack Manager sync API, processes new events on an hourly basis. New
Dashboard Panel
explaining the dashboard from left to right
Shifts Panel
Shifts definition is required prior to forecast import and job scheduling. Clicking Shifts -> Generate will show the date up until shifts have already been currently defined. Shifts are generated per a date range with a start date and end
Scheduler View
The scheduler view displays a daily view of all lines of a plant including all shifts currently assigned to running jobs. The view is per plant where the plant as well as the date range can be changed using the
Configuration Panel
Below is an summary of each configuration parameter: Default Packers Per Shift - Default value is set to 8 packers. This value can be overridden in 2 ways. First, if the job is resolved and team members are changed. Second, if
Upload Panel
This panel is used to upload new weekly forecasts into the system. Here are the list of steps to upload a new forecast: Convert the exls sheet into csv format using Excel. Please make sure to save as MS-DOS csv.
Log Panel
The log panel is broken down into the following views: Resolved Jobs - This will show all historical jobs which have been resolved via the Maintenance -> Need Resolution list. For instance a job where the number of team members has
User management & roles
The system supports unlimited number of user registration accounts. To register a new user, click the Add User button and fill in the user form. Please note that password should be at least 16 characters for enhanced security. We recommend
Shifts Required Calculation Logic
This article describes the formula used to calculate shifts required given the units per hour parameter from Pack Manager The units per hour value provided by Pack Manager is the packing rate for one hour for all line personnel and not