We are pleased to announce the latest features and enhancements introduced in Increff Omni.
Highlights
Exciting Feature Enhancements in this UpdateWe've introduced a range of exciting features and enhancements that will revolutionize your operations. Here's a glimpse of what's in store for you:
Advance Ship Notice Creation in Increff Omni
Video Capturing for Marketplaces SPF Claims in Return Order Processing
Auto Next Aisle Allocation in B2B Picking Workflow
Support for amending Purchase Orders (PO) in the WMS system
Enabled B2B2C operations support in Increff Omni
Key Features
ASN (Advanced Shipping Note) creation support in Increff Omni
ASN can contain various information data pointers like Box count in shipment, Item count in shipment, Weight of boxes in shipment, Transporter, and carrier details.
For more details, please refer to ASN (Advanced Shipping Note) creation support in Increff Omni.
Video Capturing during Return Order Processing for Marketplaces SPF Claims
The Enable or disable the Return Video Capturing functionality can be enabled and disabled feature at the warehouse level. The videos will be
Videos captured during return orders are securely stored on the Synology NAS(Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. A
Synology NAS provides a centralized location on a the network to store for efficient data storage.
Initial setup of Synology NAS hardware device and an initial setup are is required to start capturing return videos. For more details on NAS initial setup please refer to Video Capturing during Returns- NAS Refer NAS Hardware Requirement & NAS Initial Setup.
The videos captured for return orders can be searched and downloaded Easily search and download captured videos directly from WMS.
For more details on Return Video Capturing, please refer to Video Capturing during Returns.
Support both Internal and External item codes in WMS
Brands can now use their external Effortlessly manage item codes with both external and internal codes in Increff Omni Internal item codes at the same time and can configure them based on Client entities, Customers, Suppliers, etc.
Configure codes based on clients, customers, suppliers, and more for seamless inventory management.
For more details, please refer to Support both Internal and External item codes in WMS
Product Usability
Auto Next Aisle Allocation support in B2B Picking workflow
The already existing configuration for Experience enhanced picking efficiency in Increff Omni! The Auto Aisle Allocation in the Picklist Configuration screen will now be applicable configuration now applies to both B2C and B2B flowsworkflows.
Once the last item in an aisle is picked, the Seamlessly move through aisles as the system suggests the next aisle in the same zone where the items need to be picked.The aisles which are already allocated for a picker will not be allocated to any other picker for the same type of picking for efficient item picking
Aisles already allocated to a picker won't be assigned to others for the same picking type (or the same order)
The next aisle will be suggested for a B2B Order/ Batch/ Cluster based on the following parameters:
Boost productivity with smart aisle suggestions. An aisle with the oldest picklist in the current zone for the order or all the orders in the Pick Order Group is suggested.
For more details, please refer to Auto Next Aisle Allocation in B2B Picking workflow
Amendment of Purchase Orders (PO) in the WMS system
The provision of Locking a Purchase Order is introduced
For more details, please refer to Auto Next Aisle Allocation in B2B pickingPurchase Orders amendment in WMS system
Item Rescanning at Pack-box Closure in Bulk Packing Process
Warehouse-level configuration is added for determining if re-validating of items is required during bulk packing.
Another warehouse-level configuration is introduced to decide whether item codes should be rescanned or the count of items should be captured for re-validating the items during packing.
It will improve the traceability of items and decrease the occurrences of items getting lost. This also acts as a validation step to ensure that correct items are being sent with the bulk order to the customerSafeguard against lost items and ensure accuracy in every bulk order shipped.
Elevate customer satisfaction with a foolproof validation step for correct item delivery.
For more details, Please refer to the Item Rescanning during Bulk Packing process in Increff WMS
Map picked item with pack boxes at the time of B2B Single Order Picking
Added an option to scan the Pack Box during the single B2B order picking process.
Multi-Order pick list release via CSV upload in Release Bulk picklist
Added a tab Multi-Order in the Release Bulk Pick screen to upload a CSV file with Bulk Order IDs (up to 50 orders) for releasing a picklist.
Error Codes Standardization
Error codes have been introduced in the error message to help clients interpret error messages and faster problem-solving.
For more details, please refer to Error Codes Standardization.
User Interface / Experience
We have exciting new changes in the User interface.
Audits in Item ID and Location ID Reprinting
Added Audit Logs for Item ID and Location ID reprinting in WMS for better traceability.
Enhancements in SFS (Ship From Store) and USP (Unified Seller Panel)
User InterfaceAdded option for Inventory DecrementImplemented an inventory decrement option in SFS and USP UI.
In CSV upload for Upload inventory, added a remarks column on the SKU level.
Added a badge in Zone wise total Pendency section in WMS - Piece Pick Pending screen
We have added Added a badge in the Zone-wise total Pendency section in of WMS - Piece Pick Pending screen to indicate that the screen consists presence of Express+Default pick lists.
Added support to print Customer Name in B2B Outward Box stickers
A new Configuration is introduced to print the Introducing a new configuration to include Customer Name in B2B Outward Box stickers for enhanced identification.
Added Favourites / Pinned Section in Omni (WMS, OMS, CIMS, SFS, and USP)
A favorites Section has been added to Instantly access frequently used screens with the new Favorites Section on the Home screen and Side navigation bar to easily access the frequently used screens.
A maximum of Mark up to 12 screens can be marked as Favourite.
This is saved in the user’s browser storage and will be reflected only on that particular device.
The option to mark/remove a page to favorite is also present on the as favorites for quick and convenient access.
Your favorites are saved in your browser storage for a personalized experience on your device.
Easily manage your favorites with the option to mark or remove pages as favorites from the crumb bar of individual screens. crumb bar of the individual screens.
Introduced an option to auto-hide the navigation bar on mobile / HHT devices
The Implemented auto-hide functionality for the navigation bar gets hidden automatically on mobile devices in order to increase /HHT devices, increasing the usable areaThe navigation bar can be hidden/expanded manually by clicking on the small arrow button present in the nav bar, with an option to manually hide/expand the navigation bar using a small arrow button.
GRN and Transition to Omni WMS screen updates
We have Merged the Transition to Omni WMS screen into with the GRN screen.
We have added Added a new radio button option in the Configuration settings of the GRN screen named GRN of Item Codes without SKU Mapping. This option enables allows users to perform GRN operations for items without SKU mapping. Previously it was the function of , which was previously handled in the Transition to Omni WMS screen.
The Renamed UI configurations present in the GRN screen are renamed for better understandability.to improve clarity and understanding
Persist Table ID and Auto-populate it on All Screens
The table ID value is persisted in the browser’s local storage and the value is auto-populated in every other screen where the Table ID field is present.
GRN screen configuration Updates
The GRN configuration screen has now been divided into 2 subsections.
The scannable field for GRN: The user can choose the scannable field between barcode and custom SKU Attributes
Select Type of GRN: Toggles have been replaced with radio buttons(single configuration selection at a time).
Increff Omni Screen Names & Icon Addition Updates
The following screens have been moved/renamed/removed.
Component | Screen Name | Old Section Name | Changes |
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WMS | Transition to Increff WMS | Inward | REMOVED (Merged to GRN screen) |
WMS | Item Code Mapping | Inward | RENAMED as External Item Code Mapping |
CIMS | Create ASN | - | ADDED new screen under a new section named ASN |
CIMS | Manage ASN | - | ADDED new screen under a new section named ASN |
CIMS | Approve ASN | - | ADDED new screen under a new section named ASN |
Technology Architecture
Support to Modify the Picklist Allocation Time in WMS
The picklist allocation time can be modified in the WMS Picklist Configuration screen.
The default value of this configuration is 300 seconds (5 mins).
For more details, please refer to Support to Modify the Picklist Allocation Time in WMS.
Limit the number of Inward Box created during gate entry
We have implemented a restriction on the maximum number of boxes that can be generated in a gate entry. The maximum limit is set as 500 which is fixed and cannot be modified.
Report Changes
The following Enhancements have been made to existing reports:
Reports in which new fields are added/modified
Report Name | Field added / Modified |
Inward Report at GRN Level - OMS | GRN Start Time and Gate Entry Closed Time |
Inward Report at GRN SKU Level - OMS | ASN ID, ASN approved qty, GRN Start Time and Gate Entry Closed Time |
Inward Report at PO SKU Level - OMS | GRN Start Time and Gate Entry Closed Time |
Following new reports were developed.
Inwards: ASN Approval Report - CIMS
This report takes either PO No. or ASN ID as input and provides all the ASN-related information, PO details, SKU details, SKU attributes, MRP, cost price proposed qty, approved qty, previous inward PO Qty, Expected Shipment Arrival Time, and Accepted Shipment Arrival Time.
This report can be used to approve or reject ASN.
Enhancements in Omni Standard Integration APIs
New APIs
New APIs | Description | Reference Links |
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ASN Approval Posting API | This API can be used for sending notification to ERP system for ASN Approval | |
Update Pack on Hold Status for POS API | This API can be used to update the pack on hold status for a particular POS order in some store. | |
Search Store Orders API | This API can be used to search store orders for particular store location and different event types | |
Update Inward Order API |
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Lock Inward Order API | This API can be used to lock an Inward order created in Increff Omni. | |
Create ASN Inward Order API | This API can be used to create ASN for an Inward Order. | |
Update ASN Inward Order API | This API can be used to update an ASN created for a particular order. |
Existing APIs Enhancements
Exisiting API | Description | Reference Links |
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Outward Sale Posting API | This API will call the channel with sales order list details. | |
Modifications in GRN and Gate Entry Close Postings to ERP | There are some additional fields added in GRN Postings APIs and Real Time GRN Noitifications APIs | GRN Posting API (Gate Entry Level) |
Enhancements in Standard Marketplace Integrations
Tatacliq Replacement feature
Added support for the creation of Replacement orders for Tatacliq Marketplace.
New Integrations Solutions
Feature | Description | Reference Links |
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Enabled B2B2C operations support in Increff Omni | The Increff B2B2C Toolkit helps the brands to do the facilitates B2B transactions between two brand entities and B2C transactions with one of the brand entity on Standard Marketplaces. |
Upcoming Integration Roadmap Items
Marketplace/ERP | Integration Type |
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 | ERP |
Infor M3 ERP | ERP |
Splitting & Routing of Orders support for Amazon Easyship Orders | Marketplace |
US/Mexico Region Integrations
| Marketplace |
Middle East Region Integrations
| Marketplace |
Asia Pacific Region Integrations
| Marketplace |
New Version Details
Module | User Interface Version | Application Version |
CIMS (Channel Integration Management System) | 10.5.0 | 11.0.1 |
OMS (Order Management System) | 10.4.0 | 15.0.1 |
WMS (Warehouse Management System) | 11.8.2 | 12.0.0 |
SFS | 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
Omni Standard Integration | 4.23 | |
Google Chrome versions supported | 90.0 and above |
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