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Version History
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If you are using Windows Vista or Version 7 operating systems then run RedAnt as an 'Administrator' the first time RedAnt is used after an update. This can be done by 'right clicking' the RedAnt Icon and selecting 'Run As Administrator'. This will ensure all new controls are updated correctly.
V 12.1.26
Users - password changes are now globally assigned across all databases including the Play system Security - new level of security 'Complete / Cancel' added Job Enquiry > Progress - scheduled operations are now shown in yellow Jobs - new custom date field - can be used in the finite scheduler Work Centres - auto suspend feature added to automatically suspend individual work centres in data collection lost time bookings.
V 12.1.6
Purchase Orders invoice rec'd field now shows unselected when copying an order Delivery/Invoice - Packed By field added to delivery frame Delivery/Invoice - delivery frame now viewable when invoice exported New EDrawings 2012 now supported Quotes - added certification button Certificates - added view description button to text fields Job Orders - Enquiry - new option to allow a user to amend the planned times. Useful when adding an additional op for eample rework or for increasing times on overrun operations for scheduler Work Centre Holidays - new option to remove old holiday entries
V 11.12.12
Concessions - status field added Data Collection - new switch to stop user booking time to a job if there is no material allocation NCR's/Concession No. searches now appear in descending order and include the status field Size field now included when searching by calibration no. Goods In - new feature to allow sign off when appropriate certs have been received Stock Enquiry - Where Used now displays actual material used against a job rahter than planned Capacity Planning - module overhall first stage
V 11.11.14
Quotes - new delivey options added Quotes/Register/Jobs - changed NCR alert to 'Quality' and added concessions and scrap Certs - preset notes added Various bug fixes
V 11.10.17
Scheduler - various enhancements to allow the use of different colours for each customer and some minor fixes Employee Holidays - new option to copy entry to range of employees Data Collection - enquiry/details - shows total time completed so far for job/op combination Supplier Certs - new purchase order now checks for approval expiry date Supplier - new report to list approvals due to expire Supplier - Approval - option to add a document
V 11.10.01
Scheduler - new option to set job complete Scheduler - locking work centre now applies changes to process and loading tables correctly Work Centres - option added to tranfer to move historical time records to new work centre Work Centres - New Setup Rate, Setup Time and Move Time can now be globally applied Concessions - document option added Stock - allocation now shows drawing,cast,location and GRN Jobs - material status, grid now shows location Jobs - new report added to view subcontract work not yet ordered Inspection - reject code now displays correctly Users - SMTP port no. field added to enable Microsoft and other 'Cloud' email systems to work
V 11.09.15
There is a new version of the RAUpdate.exe program to apply these updates. Please download here and save into the RedAnt Install folder.
This update applies various small fixes and user requested changes, too many to list Data Collection - new option to do auto suspend all jobs when booking miscellaneous time WIP - fixed issue where material and subcontract costs were not being picked up for non-stock purchases Sales Quotes - New OEE reports added to job time module
V 11.07.25 Assigned To fileds in quotations and job orders now emails user with notification. Purchase Orders - Supplier record link added. Purchase Orders - certification button now only displays red when there is no certification present when it has been set in the supplier module. Employee Breaks Setup - employess can be selected and de-selected without errors Data Collection - when selecting a job no using a bar code, followed by an op by barcode the software now proceeds to the next input correctly. Register Module - when creating an assembly the top level is now populated with a quantity of 1 eliminating a division by zero. Job Module - subcontract plan description/issue change now updates correctly.
V 11.05.26 Maintenance Release
V 11.05.14 Quotation Module - new option to convert selected quote items into Job Orders Delivery Invoice - user security now implemented on certification Certificates of Conformity - user security now implemented
V 11.04.12 Finite Scheduler - 2 X speed increase when calculating new schedule Delivery Release Module now live Data Collection - removed qty completed option when clocking out and booked onto a setup operation Email Sending - updated control plus increased send speed on certain mail servers
V 11.03.06 Maintenance Release to fix 'File View' where the filename and path contain more than one '.'
V 11.03.01 Inspection Certificate BS EN ISO 10204:2004, 3.1 and 3.2 print options added to Certificates Module Good In - Material Mill field added Certificates module - NDT and Heat Treatment fields added Sales Dashboard Module now live Data Collection - view tooling option added to enquiry form Stock Module - new option to 'not track' stock movements for any stock id. Previously set by using the 'Consumable' type. Supplier Module - scope approval grid added to record Scope, Certitifcate and Expiry Date Data Collection - employees can now book onto completed operations - a warning is given and they are also shown in red on the selection grid
V 11.02.14 Customer NCR - Jobs will no longer be able to be activated with uncomplete customer NCR's Delivery Invoice - enquiry now shows delivery note printed status Customers - Cert No and Expiry Date fields added to approvals grid Scheduler - window can now be maximised to fit different screen resolutions Process, Material, Subcon Grid Row Heights can now be preset - use Admin user to setup
V 11.01.30 Drawing Notes - when entering a delivery note and notes will be displayed Delivery/Invoice Module - 'edit flags' is now permissable by any user with 'Reports' access rights Register - Advanced search option added Register - Standard Setup cost now shows for each process operation Purchase Orders - new 'flag' to remove Amendment Message Job Orders - option to hide unwanted tabs Job Enquiry - option to remove unwanted tabs Data Collection - new switch to stop marking scheduled jobs as time and resource locked Data Collection - when on lost time an employee can book on to other jobs Data Collection - lost time can now be booked against any live job as well as work centre Various Modules - 'show stock record' now correctly displays type and stock group correctly Work Centres - new option to remove a work centre from data collection. Useful in situations where they are only used for information or scheduler delays.
V 11.01.20 Quotes/Purchase Orders/Register Modules - new feature - when adding a new record you can now search and select by customer name as well as ID. Product Orders - record now show in logical order according to the search option selected.
V 11.01.12 Job Orders - new field to allow a job to be assigned to a user Delivery Invoice - a user can now select sales order no, stock id or job no. providing they are all empty and the delivery qty has been set to zero. Delivery Invoice - item notes now update the correct certificate item if they are changed Stock Enquiry - Re-Order Tab - the user can now change the Supplier ID
V 11.01.06 New Feature - Grid Settings - Users can now format the main grids and set column widths, alignment, decimal places and whether the columns are visible or not. The user must sign in as Admin and select CTRL+ALT+g to access the grid settings. Register - when selecting a material or subcontract item that has a stock unit of 'Kilos' the Gross or Nett Weights are entered into the Quantity field where appropriate.
V 10.12.16 Quotes - Estimates - Margin % field can now be changed to work out the quoted price. Quotes - when sending a quotation by email a new feature is available to automatically include a PDF document. The document must be saved in the RedAnt reports folder with the following filename - QuoteDocument.pdf. Job Orders - New feature to display delivery requirements when entering a new delivery note. This is achieved aby addind a new entry into the contract review procedures called 'Delivery Requirement'. The Remarks field is used to display the requirements. Bug Fix - Job Orders - SubAssembly level 2 components are included in the 'Group' option when adding orders.
V 10.12.12 Critical Maintenance Release - Corrects a problem with certification when deleting a certificate requirement will remove all requirments for all registers.
V 10.12.02 Finite Scheduler - when moving a time block it will not move an existing time block if that time block is locked in time.
V 10.12.01 Maintenance Release
V 10.11.24 Interim Release to fix various issues with last version
V 10.11.23 Employee Holidays - holidays that use the 'Day' setting now use special holiday hour fileds in the shift patterns. This will allow the user to implement different hours depending on the day of the week or average the hours across a week. Job Orders - if the status of a job is changed to 'Entered' then work centre loadings are removed from the finite scheduler.
V 10.11.20 New Feature - Customer Certification now replaces 'Certificate of Conformity' and 'Material Certificate' options. This will allow customers to setup a list of their own requirements and change the list as necessary. More an more customers are requiring additional certification from their customers to include NDT's. Lloyds Witness, 3.1 Material Certs etc. This will allow you to tailor the requirements accordingly. There is also a 'Sign Off' function in the Delivery/Invoice module to make a user responsible for the documentation to be included with the delivery note. Bug Fix - When emailing a succession of Certificate of Conformity the system was using the previous certificate email address. Stock Enquiry - Order Requirements - now includes customer name and drawing description Finite Scheduler - update to fix loading of a saved schedule where the pc would 'lock up'
V 10.11.18 Removed 'space' check from drawing file-names - users are warned that having spaces in file-names and or directory paths may cause the file viewer to display a blank screen Drawing Module - the thumbnail viewer control and standard costs are now cleared when entering a new drawing
V 10.11.15 Sage Export - fixed problem where tax codes were being set to blanks Addressed issues when updating controls on Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Stock - Re-Order - new option to generate purchase orders Jobs - Overdue Job Schedules report - date range option added Finite Scheduler - updated control to fix display issues when loading saved schedules
V 10.11.08 (Beta) This is a Beta release to address speed issues with very large stock databases. Please be aware that there may be issues with this version as it has not been fully tested. Download at your own risk!
V 10.11.02 Corrected certain operations where delays were being experienced caused by large stock data files Purchase Invoices - when creating a new entry the date field is now set to empty forcing the operator to enter a date
V 10.10.26 Various Software Fixes Sales/Purchase Invoice Export VAT Codes - the user can now preset where the VAT analysis is exported to.
V 10.10.20 Finite Scheduler - updated control to correct issues when load balancing over common work centre group.
V 10.10.18 Delivery/Invoice - new option to view customer purchase order document. Supplier NCR - Analysis Codes are now independant to supplier NC's and nor shared with customer NC's. Work Centres - default Setup Rate and Cost Rate fields added.
V 10.10.12 Finite Scheduler - added 'Due Date Buffer' field to enable the user to set a number of days that will be deducted from the job due date when calculating schedules. Finite Scheduler - new option to clear 'All Time Locks' Job Orders - Enquiry / Time / Summary - new columns added to show actual time each against estimated time each.
V 10.10.6 Data Collection - Slip times can now be applied to early clocks Data Collection - Aloowed minuites late can now be applied to early clocks
V 10.10.1 Crystal Reports XI viewer is now implemented in this release of the software - each workstation will require the installation of the run time files. This should occur when the user signs in.
Purchase Orders - a warning message now appears if the quantity ordered is less than the total required for the job(s). Job Material Allocation - new feature to allow the user to insert an unplanned material and allocate quantity from stock. Purchase orders - material requirements now has the option to display free issue items
V10.9.28 General Maintenance Release to fix small software issues
V 10.9.21 Drawing Register - new feature to allow multiple documents/files to be linked to a single register Certificates - certificate no. search now uses the new search format Purchase Orders - Material Requirements - new radio button added to display sub assembly parts Drawing Register - full text search added to description field Delivery/Invoice - finished stock windows now selects location from stock record
V 10.9.14 Bug Fix - Drawing Register - when copying a register which was a main assembly to a new drawing and specifying not to copy assembly items the structure was still remianing in the material plan and could not be deleted. Delivery/Invoice - when creating a delivey note a user can now input 'extras' made providing there is a finished stock id for the job/register. Logs Folder created on the RedAnt share to hold user reports and email log files. Previously thse were stored on the users pc. Replaced the local redant user folder c:program fileswpcs with c:RedAntPCS folder to allow compatability with Windows Vista and 7
V 10.9.8 Job Module - new material price variance feature introduced. When this option is set in system defaults redant will check planned material prices against last stock material price and offer the user the option to update to the latest prices. This feature is also available using the 'Update Prices' button under material plan. Bug Fix - corrected problem with assembly jobs where new assemblies were being added to completed jobs when the 'Check Common' option was used
V 10.9.2 Data Collection - new column 'op description' added to work schedules grid. New feature - Microsoft Word document viewer option available for any attached documents. Users Module - option to set Word and Excel viewers for individual users. This has been necessary due to users having different versions of these programs.
V 10.9.1 Data Collection - when booking onto a job the description/drawing and issue details are displayed to the user. Employee - when booking a days holiday the system now calculates the holiday hours from the total basic rate hours from Monday to Friday as set in the shift pattern.
V 10.8.26 Data Collection - new feature to allow a user to work any automatic breaks. This feature is setup using the employee breaks menu option in the employee module.
V 10.8.24 EMail authentication fix when communicating with exchange servers Work Centres - new option to attach maintenance documents to work centres
V 10.8.20 Job Orders - new format contract review and report introduced Calibration - new overdue report available when using Usage type
V 10.8.18 Data Collection - new option to loan and return measuring equipment Data Collection - new feature to allow employee to view and accept NCR when an operation is on hold Purchase Orders - email attachment option now available without editing the order
V 10.8.16 Bug Fix - due to the new email control introduced in version 10.8.3, the flag for emailed documents was not being set correctly. This has now been fixed Bug Fix - after adding a new job the scheduled deliveries tab was not being displayed - this has now been fixed Delivery/Invoice - new option to allow operator to set a stock location when booking items to finished stock. Also a new field is available to allow 'extras' to be booked to stock without having to edit the job record first. Jobs Orders - the stock available tab now shows stock location column
V 10.8.11 Bug Fix - Purchase Orders - error when changing VAT Rate field. Error Handling - additional information added to error window to enable more accurate tracking. Job Time - employee performance and analysis reports now have option to select by job no. range. Job Orders - when adding multiple items to the same works order the purchase order document reference is replicated to all new jobs.
V 10.8.3 Delivery/Invoice - delivery charge now included in total on items tab Material Plans - sub assembly items can no longer be deleted Data Collection Tools - new buttons added to increase or reduce stock as apposed to using positive and negative quantities Data Collection - option to allow minutes late for all clock in times Send Email - new update to email control to allow sending of emails on 64 bit operating systems
V 10.7.28 Bug Fix - Job Time - employee analysis report now selects date range correctly Delivery Notes - when saving an amended delivery note if the there is an outstanding order balance then the user can reset the job status to 'Live' again Data Collection - new switch to stop a user completing an operation when booking off a job
V 10.7.26 Job Enquiry - Time - record Type column added
V 10.7.14 User default printer and label printer options. This will allow a user to predefine which printer their reports are printed on. Jobs - customer and company notes fields added in due date tab Goods In - new fields 'Grain Size' and 'Condition' added Purchase Orders - bug fix - order acknowledgements are now saved correctly against the purchase order
V 10.7.1 Stock - adjust stock balance - date field added New Search and Replace feature - allows replacement of text in certain database records Process Plans now have option to have a setup rate as well as a cycle rate Material Specifications now have option to record default chemical analysis details Goods In - new feature to record chemical analysis results
V 10.6.22 Job Time - employee time analysis report added Customer Contacts - option to select different default email address for different documents e.g. order ack, delivery note and invoice. Customer/Supplier NCR - print/email/fax indicators added Purchase Enquiry - new option to add scanned supplier quotation
V 10.6.16 Product Orders - notes field added to each item record Customer Terms - editor window added Customer Terms Selection - cancel button added Stock - % sales price increase added for stock group Product Orders Deliveries - process button now includes despatch qty calculation Product Orders - Proforma status now added Data Collection - Facility to view TIF,BMP and JPG files Stock - notes field added to stock item record
V 10.5.20 Maintenance Release
V 10.6.16 Quotes - new feature to allow purchase enquiries to update volume prices and be selectively used on different quoted quantities. This also now stores material price history for each quotation. Purchase Enquiry - new option to record the supplier's Kilo Rate as well as the Unit Rate
V 10.5.10 New option to allow attachment and viewing of text (txt) and rich text (rtf) files Suppliers - set certifications for any supplier when placing a purchase order Bug Fix - Purchase Order Acknowledgement is now correctly selected when using a non stock item Purchase Item Auto Batch No field added with optional transfer to goods in batch no.
V 10.5.4 Suppliers - option to record multiple Scope of Approvals added for each supplier Process Plans - warning now given if a tool plan exisits when changing a process description Jobs - new option to view the quotation linked to the job order New option to allow the attatchment and viewing of HTML files Purchase Orders - material requirments now shows quantities in the purchase unit of measure when selecting the stock id option Purchase Orders - if the total item value is changed the price each will be calculated based on the quantity.
V 10.4.29 Inactivity Timer - system will logout a user if there has been no activity in the software for a preset time Quotes - new option to renumber quote items Delivery Notes - new option to renumber delivery items Purchase Orders - new option to renumber purchase items Purchase Orders - users can now add their own predefined certifications Stock - minimum charge field added to stock record when used as a subcontract item
V 10.4.9 Quotes - new options to update material prices from purchase enquiries by using icon on the material price field Volume Pricing - qty and price fields now calculate using the stock purchase unit factor Jobs - view order - total order value added Purchase Orders - option to scan and attach supplier acknowledgement Drawings - drawing no. search now shows part no field Purchase Orders - when creating a new order or adding an item a new option has been added to search and select items by stock description Purchase Orders - outstanding acknowledgement report now works correctly - download an updated report from the support files section Defaults - switch added to allow purchase invoices prices to be inserted when adding a new invoice. This option is OFF by default
V 10.3.25
Maintenance Release - small cosmetic changes New security level to allow locking of process plans for unauthorised changes Supplier NCR - new option to attatch and view a scanned document for each non-conformance Drawings - editor button added to plan and job revision grids
V 10.3.18
Jobs - new option to view a scanned copy of the customer's purchase order Customer Module - new maintenance routine to update drawings with new address no. changes
V 10.3.9
Jobs - price dropdown now shows quote and item numbers Login - users can now change their own passwords Purchase Orders - Approve - fixed error when viewing item Stock - ID Search - expanded search window grid to display more description Inspection - fixed grid errors when entering sample items Job - Assembly - sub parts with a 0 quantity will now be skipped
V 10.2.16
Customer/Supplier NCR - new status field added with report
V 10.2.9
Delivery/Invoice - editing delivery/invoice item no longer causes popup warning when editing quantity where a credit note is involved Job Orders - job no and works no fields changed to display only Purchase Invoices - invoice price now has a manual entry to trigger stock/order price update
V 10.1.26
Delivery/Invoicing - delivery charge button now accessable without using edit mode Purchase Invoices - stock prices now updated when adding a new invoice Customer/Supplier details Sage Export option added Employee Log - copy/paste option added
V 10.1.18
Solid Works EDrawings Viewer 2010 now fully supported
Defaults - Option to use Optimum Qty for new orders
Drawings - search buttons are now non-active when addiing or editing a record
Job Orders - fixed error when adding a job to label queue if the drawing no. was greater than 30 characters
Employees - new features to log employee information and training documents
V 9.12.16
Invoicing - credit notes are now shown in jobs module
Data Collection - several fixes for auto and manual breaks
Quotes - history time totals now show correctly
Invoicing - warning when there is no price entered
V 9.12.2
Job Orders - Enquiry - Time - New option to view time record
Job Orders - Enquiry - Shop Floor Jobs - New option to print records
Calibration - Checks - date selection button added to check date field
Data Collection - fixed bug when applying manual breaks to job times
V 9.11.20
Delivery/Invoicing - quantity field now allows up to 6 decimal places
Defaults - switch added to turn off copy emails being sent to user
Users - fixed bug where Admin password was not being changed correctly
Job Orders - stock used - the qty allocated for 'finished' stock can now be changed where there has been a delivery made to the customer. This Qty however cannot be less than what has been delivered. A warning is issued if this is the case.
V 9.11.09
Material Certs - New option to allow material certs to be printed from customer certificates module under GRN trace. RedAnt will also stop the customer certificate being printed until the GRN material certificate has been input and printed. To disable this feature, unselect 'Material Cert' against the job or drawing.
Delivery Invoice - Labels Frame now appears correctly
Job Orders - when printing a range of job cards, a check is made to make sure the jobs are active and their contract reviews have been completed before allowing printing.
V 9.11.05
Delivery/Invoices - new checkbox to indicate an invoice has been emailed Job Orders - contract review can be edited if the job status is not 'Entered' if the security pin no. is known
V 9.10.30
Data Collection - Start nest time now rounds to shift start time where applicable
Data Collection - job scheduled time now updated when starting a nest
User Reports - Admin access now required to add a new report or delete an existing report
Module planning now takes the security from the group security settings
V 9.10.21
Defaults - new switch to turn on or off free issue material requirement
Drawing - miscellaneous charges now has editor window on description and notes fields
NCR Customer - Order and Job Quantity now displayed on screen
Quotations - when searching by customer id, the correct record is displayed when the filter is on
Goods In - goods out analysis grid now shows a return number where applicable
Stock - Enquiry - Re-Order - option to select by stock group
Drawing Register - search by drawing number now has description displayed in search grid
Data Collection - start nest now checks for 'max jobs' employee setting
V 9.10.05
Returns Module - new shortcut links added to various fields
Drawing Register - material planning - new sequence filed added to enable items to be viewed in a user defined order
Employees - new option to copy breaks from one employee to another
V 9.09.09
Time & Attendance Module - enquiry - clock status - fixed error
Quotes Module - when adding a new item using the register no. and the customer is using a foreign currency the details are now transferred correctly
Delivery/Invoice Module - a warning is now given if changing a delivery which has been invoiced
Calibration - method document field - allows a scanned document to be atached to a record
Quotes - Shared Minimum Charge - optional selection field added to subcontract planning to allow different items on the same quote to share the minimum charge value providing they use the same stock id's
V 9.09.02
Data Collection - added multi nest option to nesting module
Purchase Orders - price changes now update price history in stock control module
Finite Scheduler - changed shading for locked resource time blocks as they were difficult to read
V 9.08.26
Bug Fix - Jobs Module - Enquiry - Costings - subcontract total was not picking up the correct planning items
Employee Performance Report - updated to include efficiency %
V 9.08.18
Bug Fix - Copy Subcontract Planning - the copied plan now includes the correct data from the copied register/drawing
Delivery Notes - system now ingores free issue material allocation when using 'check material allocated' option is set in defaults
Data Collection - Nest - nest description field widened
Data Collection - employee status - added nest no. column
Customer NCR - new option to set the 'Review' option against the drawing register. This will put a hold on activating any new job orders for this register/drawing until the review has been removed from the drawing register module.
Search - records can now be selected by 'double clicking' the item
Planning - when adding a non-stock item the units field defaults to 'Each'
Data Collection - employee can now add a description to any new operations they create from the touch screen
Quotes - option to attach a file to an emailed quote
Purchase Enquiries - added 'Modules' menu option to bring in line with other modules
Data Collection - system now allows more than one employee to book onto the same nest
V 9.07.30
Quotes - added full text search to item description
Stock - added full text search to item description
Order Acknowledgment - the email and fax subject now includes customer order no.
Purchase Enquiry - current stock total added to items table
V 9.07.27
Scheduler - new option to view job order record from gantt chart
Scheduler - new option to lock time and work centre from a single command
New Standard Graphical menu buttons added to common menu options
Delivery/Invoices - new type 'DELIVERY' added for deliveries that require NO INVOICE
V 9.07.22
Customer Scheduler Priority now transfers correctly to new job order
Scheduler - new options to allow a user to change the height settings for resources and time blocks
Scheduler - added job description and drawing to time block on gantt chart
Job Orders - job card image view button now hi-lites if there is a scanned image available
Purchase Orders - added full text search to item description
DashBoard - now includes invoiced values in sales graph
Scheduler - Locked Operations against work centres are now visible in the gantt chart
Customer Specifications table added to customer module
Updated Job Performance report which now takes into account 'allowed days late'. Download it here.
V 9.07.18 Finite Scheduler - improved scheduling alogorithms
New Version of the RedAnt Updater Program Released - download from above link
V 9.07.14
Purchase Orders - Acknowledgement Received tracking option with outstanding orders report
Network Time Server added to Defaults. This will allow data collection terminals to set their time clocks to a network server
Nesting - new option to allow an employee to work on multiple nests - this option can be turned off in defaults
V 9.07.09
General Maintenance Release
Data Collection - Work Schedules - list no longer displays unscheduled operations
V 9.06.30
Bug Fix - If a module is already loaded i.e. minimized on the windows taskbar, it will now restore to its original position if the module is loaded again from a menu option. Previously, the module would stay minimized on the taskbar.
Quotation Module - new fewature to share the Setup Time over multiple items on a quotation.
Quotation Module - shortcut added to purchase enquiries.
Drawings - New option to record process plan issue changes
Purchase Enquiry - if there are no supplier quoted prices when converting items to a purchase order the STD Price will be used.
Invoices - the invoice date can now be changed when reprinting invoices
V 9.06.22
Jobs Module - NCR indicator shows green if an NCR is found for the drawing/part but is recorded against another job and red if an NCR is recorded against the current displayed job.
Purchase Orders/Job Subcontract items - if multiple purchase orders are made against a job subcontract item the balance on each new order is now reduced accordingly.
Certificates - customer id search now shows results in descending date order and includes drawing and issue columns
Jobs - part no. search now shows results with newest jobs first
Defaults - new option to set theReturns document number
Stock - 'Active' field added to stock record to stop obsolete records being used
Data Collection - warning now removed if more than one copy of the program is running. This was causing a problem on Vista based PC's
V 9.06.15
Jobs - Currency/Exchange Rate/Delivery Charges can now be input via the jobs module using the unit price link
Data Collection - fixed bug where system was allowing an employee to book onto more jobs than what was set for their maximum allowed
Quotation - history tab now has option to view a historical quote
Purchase Orders - Material Requirements - option to select multiple items from different suppliers is now functional
V 9.06.11
Job Time - previous/next commands now work correctly if there are deleted record no's
Customers - added allowed delivery days early and late fields for delivery performance report calculations
Employee Data Collection Messages - increased allowed message lenght from 100 to 500 characters
Job Module - Job/Route cards can now be scanned and saved against the job no giving easy access to quality control checks/stamps etc
V 9.06.05
Invoice Print - new option to change invoice date to current date
Delivery/Invoice - reset flags - option to allow user to change the invoice number. This is only available where the invoice no. is using a different number sequence to the delivery number.
Calibration - new option to store a certificate filename against a check record with the option to view
Purchase Orders - job search now only shows correct purchase item relative to the job no.
V 9.06.04
Data Collection - switch available to force pin no. entry when viewing overall company Clock In/Out status
V 9.06.03
Delivery Invoice / Job Modules - customer 'on hold' option now allows the use to enter and save new records but will stop the job card or delivery note from being printed.
Job / Drawing modules - the cutting plan number is now available to edit. In previous versions the cutting plan no. would default to whatever the process plan no. was.
Quotation/history tab now has option to view a historical job
V 9.06.02
Delivery/Invoice fix - when sending an invoice via email or fax, where the invoice being sent is not the current invoice being viewed the correct email and fax details are now correctly inserted
V 9.5.28
Purchase Orders - new option to allow each order to be approved before sending
V 9.5.20
Customer Module - added option to record last quoted date
Work Centres - added option to preset 'first off' for a work centre
Delivery Notes - option to create certificate of conformity IF the option was not selected at order entry stage. This can be done by selecting edit followed by save.
Process Planning - new entries will use the 'first off' setting applied to the work centre
V 9.5.18
Adobe Reader 9.x now fully supported - upgrade here
New Software Revisions are now reported correctly on main menu
Jobs - Misc/Charges - description and notes fileds now have button to open larger edit window
Quotes - process - STD Ops now allows the user to edit or add new items to the grid
V 9.5.15
Job Orders - Enquiry/Purchase Orders - new option to view purchase order
Job Orders - Enquiry/Status - new option to sort grid in ascending or descending order
V 9.5.14
Purchase Returns - status report added
Supplier NCR - added record link to Returns Module
V 9.5.13
Purchase Returns Module Beta Version available
Data Collection - 'Pin No.' security option is now available for first off inspection
V 9.5.11
Delivery Notes - a new delivery note cannot be created if the job contract review is not complete
Address Book - customer name field is now the first column in the display grid
Jobs - added a search option to User Defined Custom1 field
Purchase Orders - overdue orders report now uses stock unit conversion where applicable
V 9.5.6
New Feature - supplier approvals lookup. A user can lookup which suppliers are approved to supply from pre-defined groups
Customers - option to reset 'Last Order' date
Using Plan Notes on Purchase Orders can now be switched off in System Setup / Defaults / Switches
V 9.5.5
Purchase Enquiry - new option to include tools/misc charges
V 9.4.30
Purchase Orders - New options available when linking a job to a purchase item
Delivery/Invoice - Waiting Invoice Print enquiry now uses a more efficient method of printing
Quotes & Jobs - added Misc Charges and Cutting to plan copy option
V 9.4.29
Data Collection - Auto Breaks are now applied to 'lost time' records
Stock Control - new option to add a picture/drawing to a stock record
Data Collection - Tooling - a picture can now be viewed of the tool being issued/returned
Stock Control - added a new type 'Work Aid'
V 9.4.28
Bug Fix - Jobs Module - on loading the system was not always showing the last job entered
Bug Fix - Purchase Orders - next/previous buttons now function correctly
Address Book - changed colour of customer/supplier name captions so they read more clearly
Quotes - changed date selection weekday colours in estimate tab to make them more visible
V 9.4.22
Purchase Invoices - option to enter an order no. to populate items grid
Email Send - the copy of the emailed document is now sent as a 'blind carbon copy'
V 9.4.20
Bug Fix - when setting a job to 'Invalid', Redant would produce an error and access to the Jobs Module would be restricted. This can occur in all versions from 9.4.6 onwards.
Copy Process - when filling in the drawing no. for the process option the material and subcon drawing no's are now entered automatically saving input time
V 9.4.17
System Defaults - new field added to set the 'Save Path' for exported PDF and Excel Documents
Purchase Orders - fixed a problem when adding a new order using a job no and a subcontract item - the order calculation was not converting the total requirements correctly
Delivery/Invoices - when emailing or faxing a delivery note the 'Printed' flag is now set correctly
Purchase Module - added qty column to stock id search
Certificate Module - certificate no. added to email and fax details
Send - when exporting to excel, document is now saved in c:program fileswpcs folder
V 9.4.8
Jobs Module - added subcontract enquiry option
Delivery/Invoice module - when adding a new job delivery that requires a certificate of conformity, the system will stop the user from adding the item to an existing certificate if the customer id's don't match.
Quote Module - added job costings report to history/jobs tab
Job Module - added option to place job 'On Hold'
V 9.4.7
Delivery/Invoice module - when creating a new delivery, the customer name and address details show when a job is selected.
Backup - the Redant backup filename now shows date details when the backup was created
V 9.4.6
Jobs Module - enquiry - progress/time now shown in HH:MM format as apposed to decimal hours
V 9.4.3
Delivery/Invoice Module - ability to add item to new or existing certificate
Jobs Module - increased Order Line No. field to 20 characters
Delivery/Invoice Module - stopped users changing printed/export flags while in edit mode
Delivery/Invoice - maintenance/change flags option now available for viewing purposes - no changes are allowed unless signed in as Admin
Internal Orders Module - when creating a single job or a selection of required parts the user can now amend the due date
V 9.3.27
Quotes Module - estimate tab - new columns added for planning cost breakdown
Quotes Module - new option to create purchase enquiry for subcontract items
Data Collection - fixed problem where finishing a nest could uncomplete a job
Delivery/Invoice Module - when using the overdelivery option the job is now set to complete
Purchase Enquiry Module - new option to attach a drawing or any file to the email enquiry
Purchase Order Module - new option to attach a drawing or any file to the email order
V 9.3.23
Scheduler - select own colour scheme and different time block display formats
Data Collection - stops a employee starting a new nest if one is already started
Data Collection - added nest number display in enquiry screen
Drawing Module - fixed issue when adding a stock id to a drawing when changing the stock group or type caused the stock id to reset to a blank entry
Drawing Module - fixed bug when using copy option upon loading the module whereby the register number and issue number were not being set to a blank field
Job Module - enquiry - progress - added a total balance hrs to the display
V 9.3.18
Subcontract Planning - when entering an Op No the description from the Process Planning is now copied to the Subcontract Description
Defaults - added a switch to allow a user to set the job and scrap qty fields to zero when a user books off a job.
V 9.3.17
Delivery/Invoice Module - added a 'browse invoices' tab
V 9.3.10
Stock Module - Material Weights - added a global option to update the kilo rate for any specification of material and convert these to their corresponding length rates
Time & Attendance - added a notes field. This will be used by the paid holiday function in the employee module to specify that a clock record was generated as a holiday.
Data Collection - Added scroll bars to Nesting Module Grids
Bug Fix - Jobs Module - WIP report - fixed division by zero error if a job qty was set to 'zero'
V 9.3.9
Bug Fix - Subcontract Planning - system now allows the removal of data in the op no. column.
RedAnt Forum link added to Technical Support option under Main Menu/Help
Data Collection - added 'Status' field to Work Schedules to show if the operation is (R)eady to start or whether it is (W)aiting for a previous op to complete.
V 9.3.6
When setting an invoice price to zero, the update job price question no longer appears
Added an employee record link to time and attendance module
Bug Fix - Time & Attendance Module - employee name and number search now select correct record no
Fix - Using a Vista PC for data collection displayed the employee message on a blck background - it now displays on a white background.
Goods In Module - supplier batch id filed now increased to 30 characters
Employe Module - included option to book half day holidays
Activity Log - user can now view activity log using the Security Code option
V 9.3.3
Data Collection - fixed a problem when a data collection computer has been left on overnight and the first user clocks in - an SQL connection error may occur. The cause of this is due to the computer going into energy saving mode. To stop this problem where customers wish to use this Windows feature, the connection is now re-established on every login.
New remote support software - download here
V 9.2.27
Bug Fix - Volume Pricing - when deleting a supplier, quantity breaks are also deleted
Goods In Module - when booking in subcontract items a goods out record is automatically generated against the goods in stock id if the user selects a drawing from the subcontract grid
V 9.2.26
Bug Fix - Delivery/Invoice Module - Enquiry - selecting view item now shows the correct delivery note and item
Quotes Module - production notes now carry forward to job production notes instead of using the drawing production notes
V 9.2.24
Employee Module - Send Message option now available in Job Time Module
Employee Module - option to create time and attendance records for holiday entries
Bug Fix - user background colour settings now display correctly on forms
Bug Fix - Data Collection - clock times now round correctly if 'round all clocks' is selected
V 9.2.18
Nesting - when completing a nest all jobs' operations are now set to complete
Purchase Invoice Module - a warning is issued if the total qty invoiced is greater than the order qty
Purchase Invoice Module - selecting the 'Accept' field now marks the purchase order item as having being invoiced
V 9.2.16
Scheduler - new version of control to trap and ambiguous error meesage
Data Collection - paid breaks no longer show on the enquiry screens
Data Collection - improved speed of clocking in and out
Nesting - nested jobs are now marked as live when viewing from jobs module
Cutting Plans - now use plan no's
Goods In - overbook quantities now complete purchase order items correctly
RedAnt Updater Software - added an option to manually run an SQL script
Job Orders - optional switch added to allow a user to update drawing description
V 9.2.12
Job Orders - Activate - now includes option to display in job no or due date order
Bug Fix - Nesting Module - Status field now displays correctly
Data Collection - Stopped employee clocking out if they are booked onto a nest
Job Orders - a warning is now shown if changes are made to process operation and the job is Active,Live or Printed
Job Time - when entering new or changing time records the the op complete checkbox is selected the operation in the work centre loading file is now marked as complete
V 9.2.9
Product Orders - new orders for foreign currency customers now uses the default exchange rate
Job Orders - Enquiry - Progress - changed times to decimal hours and included some new detail columns to the grid
Job Orders - critical dimensions report now uses new crystal reports preview format. Large quantities of dimensions were occassionally crashing the system
Finite Scheduler - when loading a new schedule, previously planned operations could be missed from the gantt chart.
Automatic Stock ID's now have the ability to use the customer id as part of the created stock id
New option to view excel spreadsheets as file atatchments
Job Orders - changing a job description for an existing drawing register will give the choice to update the drawing description
V 9.2.8
Data Collection - first off inspection is now tied to job and operation no's
Stock Reports - option added to select stock id's by type
Purchase Module - added Returns module - this is in early stages of programming but all input is welcomed
Job Module - history tab - added column to show all issue numbers
Stock module - enquiry - order requirements - added new columns required,allocated and balance
V 9.2.6
Bug Fix - job time module- when creating or editing time records the system would occassionally display the wrong time entries.
Main Menu - Utilities - option to check for negative time records
V 9.2.5
Maintenance Release
V 9.2.4
Bug Fix - Sage export single item was setting EC VAT code to T1 not T4
New option to suspend material requirements for new jobs until activated
Option to allow multiple drawing to use same finished stock id
V 9.2.3
Bug Fix - product orders - entering an invalid stock id no longer crashes the system
Bug Fix - product orders - when entering a new order the status now resets to 'entered' correctly
Bug Fix - stock control - drawing link option now works correctly
Bug Fix - goods in - inspection details are now fully visible in the text box
Bug Fix - employee maintenance - adding breaks to multiple employees now works correctly
Bug Fix - delivery/invoice - when printing multiple delivery notes or invoices redant could sometimes crash
Bug Fix - contract review procedures setup - procedure J would not allow entry of a description
Subcontract Planning - screen entry now in line with material planning including fixed price option and field inputs
V 9.1.29
Maintenance Release
V 9.1.28
Tool Returns option added to data collection
Bug Fix - data collection first off inspection screen display now working correctly
Nesting - added option to select available jobs that are in the same work centre group and use the same material
Bug Fix - error when changing stock selling price
V 9.1.26
Fixed Price option added to material planning whereby the material price can remain fixed irrespective of the qty you are estimating for. The material price will be divided by the estimate qty.
Bug Fix - an error was generated if an outstanding jobs list was generated for a single customer and they have no live jobs
V 9.1.23
Fixed bug in drawing module whereby if a drawing was copied it would temporary dissappear
Copy drawing in quote and drawing module now copies cutting plan
Job history tab in job module now includes option to show history by drawing no.
Added export to Microsoft Excel format for all reports
When changing a job status to 'Entered' any work centre loading is now suspended
V 9.1.21
Maintenance Release
V 9.1.19
Finite Scheduler control update to sort a few minor bugs
Changed the way certain grid Description/Notes fileds are edited and saved to stop data entry confusion
V 9.1.15
Added 'email read' notification to any emails sent using redant
Added delivery item details to customer email notification in delivery/invoice module
Changed program code to speed up 'overdue jobs' report when selecting by customer range
V 9.1.14
Purchase Orders - material requirements now shows current stock qty
Purchase Orders - material requirements - new options to select restricted views
Corrected bug when using 'common order no.' facility in delivery notes
Data Collection - increased login speed
Jobs Module - corrected 'Book To Stock' link.
Jobs Enquiry - JOb Status - option to select different status options
V 9.1.12
Added new option to Job Enquiry - 'Job Status' which displays jobs with different status values
Stock Reorder report can now be calculated by using 'free stock' or 'reorder' levels
Job material requirements are now only calculated when a job is activated. This will give better control over material requirements and will not now include jobs with long lead times.
Invoice name and address details now show correctly if delivery id and invoice id are different.
V 9.1.9
Job activation list now displays in due date order
Option added to stop a delivery note being produced for a job if there are still material requirements outstanding
Added new option to allocate material to jobs from goods in module
Added new 'Nest Detail' report to Nesting Module
V 9.1.5
Added Supplier Rating field to purchase order module
Corrected bug where NCR Hold was not being displayed correctly in Delivery/Invoice module
Corrected bug in Job Time module when editing a record - start date was being reset to 01/01/1900
Delivery/Invoice module - delivery charge button now has visible indication whether a charge has been made on an invoice
Bug Fix - Company Name search now works correctly in jobs module
Bug Fix - Work Centre Name search now works correctly in work centre module
Added 'Update Rates' option to process planning tab in jobs module
V 8.12.23
Added option to auto generate a stock id for both drawing and job modules. A combination of prefix,drawing no and or issue plus a suffix options are available.
V 8.12.18
When creating a new sales order the currency code is now entered onto the order as per the customer record
Feature added to select a range of process operations when printing a job card
Work Centre Holiday option added to finite scheduler module
Bug Fix - Data Collection - when saving a resolved lost time entry an error would occur
V 8.12.15
Bug Fix - when adding a job for a NEW customer only, the program will crash with an error after 'Inform Accounts Dept' message.
Bug Fix - fixed error when saving a new quotation and attatching a drawing file at the same.
V 8.12.12
Bug Fix - when editing a job the price field was being changed to the stock record price if the drawing has a stock record.
Bug Fix - if viewing delivery note items and the next or previous options were used, the screen did not reflect the newly selected delivery note's items
Operation No range selection can be used when printing a job/route card
V 8.12.11
Maintenance Updates
Bug Fix - when creating a purchase order from an enquiry, the new order was using a supplier address no. of zero and caused an error when adding additional items to the order.
V 8.12.9
Added a Highlighted Drawing No Label if there are drawing notes available
Changed the way manual job time entries are made to speed up data input
Changed certificate search options to new style format
Small bug fixes
V 8.12.2
Location added to tool issues in data collection
Change Plan No. added to copy plans option
Call Log - added option to copy and paste between log entries
V 8.11.24
New option to change existing VAT rates to new 15% VAT Rate. This will apply to Customers, Suppliers and Stock Items.
V 8.11.20
Shoploor Lunch/Break Siren/Bell module added.
Software Compiler changes - Increase in all round RedAnt performance and better memory usage.
Data Collection Module maintenance release.
New Finite Scheduler Control - scheduling speed enhancements
Job Tool Issue option added to data collection module - users can now issue tools to jobs from stock
V 8.11.14
Data Collection - nesting option to allow more than one job to use one work centre resource at the same time and proportion the total time based on the job's estimated percentage time.
V 8.11.5
Maintenance Release to fix some small bugs
V 8.10.28
RedAnt User Update - users will be able to update their own systems. In Beta test.
Delivery Email Notification - customers can now be selected to receive an email notification of a delivery note
Customer non-activity report added
Option to generate a goods out label when adding goods in or allocating job material. This option is user switchable.
V 8.10.21
Quote Review - added option to do review by whole quote or by each item
Goods In - option to book a subcontract item in as a finished stock item
V 8.10.20
Quotation review option added
Job Enquiry - costings tab now displays estimated against actual
Calibration - new list report added
Material Planning - material which is flagged as free issue no longer appears in job material requirements
Warning now given if adding a job to an existing delivery note/invoice if the customer is different
Quote / Job material enquiry - new interface to enable an enquiry item to be added to any existing enquiry
Job Assembly - new option to group similar assembly items under a single job
Data Collection - auto breaks option added
Purchase Order returns option added to Goods In module
Added a finite schedule overdue report to Job Module
Added a material due date field to jobs module which is used in the finite scheduler
Call Log added to Quotation, Job and Purchase modules - enables a user to record notes against individual records
