We are pleased to announce the latest features and enhancements introduced in Increff Omni.
Summary
The following feature enhancements are covered in this update:
Post Pack Staging & Handover Using Gate Pass In Increff Omni
Order Hopping & Accept/Reject
POS Packing Workflow For On-Premise POS
Packbox/ Package SKU Masters
Increff Omni Reporting Tool
Inventory Exposure Reports
Create USP Locations From OMS
Feature to Update Return Order Courier Details
Display Bin Status In Cycle Count
Fallback Print Pop-up For Print-app Failures
Change In Failed Order screen in CIMS
Increff Omni Screen Names & Icon Addition Updates
Change In CSV Upload Limits in WMS, OMS and CIMS
Enhancements
Key Features
Post Pack Staging & Handover Using Gate Pass In Increff Omni
We have introduced Post Pack Staging areas for B2B orders, which enable the consolidation and staging of pack boxes before the handover process to deal with any delays that may arise during the Packing to Invoicing to Handover process.
To enable the handover of multiple B2B orders together we have added the support of the gate pass feature in Increff Omni.
For more details please refer to Post Pack Staging & Handover Using Gate Pass in Increff Omni
Order Hopping & Accept/Reject
Increff Omni now allows the hopping of orders among Increff-managed Fulfilment Systems (SFS, USP, and WMS), for orders that have been routed and split by Increff Omni.
Added the support to Enable/Disable the Fulfillment Location mapped to channels for Splitting/ Routing
For efficient store fulfillment in SFS, Capturing and Considering the Store Holidays, Opening and Closing times in Routing, Splitting, and Hopping of Orders are supported now.
Added support to Accept/Reject the orders at SKU Qty level in SFS.
Auto Hopping the orders after a certain time threshold Maximum Acceptance Time for non-responsive stores to ensure order fulfillment.
For more details please refer to Order Hopping & Accept/Reject in Increff Omni
Setting up of MAT and store schedule is very crucial in determination if the Store is eligible for splitting/routing at any point of time or not. System strictly considers the MAT, store schedule and required by to take decision if an order can be routed to store or not
Please note that below mentioned workflows are not supported after the current release.
Creation of UOM Definition that includes an SKU already part of the Virtual SKU definition will not be supported if any splittable Open Outward order is present in Increff Omni system.
For any Outward Order that needs to be splitted by INCREFF OMS and contains a Virtual Combo SKU with child SKUs that are part of a UOM definition will move to FAILED order state in CIMS as the case is not supported.
POS Packing Workflow For On-Premise POS
In an On-Premise POS system, packing in SFS is only permitted after confirmation from the POS as billing occurs first at the POS. Packing can be put on hold until confirmation from the POS system is received. This can be activated or deactivated at the client level.
POS system can retrieve orders from SFS in different statuses through APIs.
After billing at the POS, the POS system can notify SFS to release the hold orders.
Users can search for orders using the POS order code (a unique identifier shared by the POS after billing) and view the corresponding search results.
For more details please refer to the POS packing workflow for on-premise POS
Packbox/Package SKU Masters
Increff Omni now supports defining Box SKU Masters for Pack boxes and Package SKUs used in B2B and B2C operations, allowing to auto-populate the Predefined Dimensions and Volumetric weight values in Box SKU Masters in OMS with the scan of box SKU/ package SKU in Omni screens.
For more details please refer to Pack Box/ Package SKU Masters in Increff Omni
Increff Omni Reporting Tool
Increff Omni will now use an in-house reporting tool instead of Jasper reporting.
The reasons for creating it in-house and migration are:
Accessible from Increff Omni dashboard itself, no extra login required.
Omni Reporting tool is more secure than Jasper.
Resource access control can be enabled at the client-warehouse level.
Capability to run multiple reports together.
Faster report run time.
For more details, please refer to https://support.increff.com/support/solutions/articles/36000418929
Product Usability
Inventory Exposure Reports
Added a new screen to retrieve inventory exposure details of an SKU within the time range mentioned across the locations chosen. This screen can be used by the user as a substitute for the Outwards :Order Exposure History - CIMS report in the Omni Reporting tool.
Added a new screen to support the fetch of the last successful exposure details for the SKUs of the orders.
For more details, please refer to Inventory Exposure Reports In Increff Omni.
Create USP Locations From OMS
In Increff OMS, users can now create fulfillment locations for USP along with fulfillment locations of Warehouses and Stores.
For more details, please refer to Create USP Locations From OMS.
Feature To Update Return Order Courier Details
Omni system now has an update option in CIMS to support the changes in the Return Packet AWB or transporter due to courier activities.
For more details, please refer to Updating Return Order AWB & Transporter.
User Interface / Experience
Display Bin Status In Cycle Count
On the cycle count screen, the bin status will be displayed.
Fallback Print Pop-up For Print-App Failures
The print pop-up will be opened if document printing fails. If the popup is closed, the file will be auto-downloaded.
Change In Failed Orders screen in CIMS
Partner Code, Partner Location Code, Channel Warehouse ID, and Fail Reason are added to Failed Orders screen in CIMS
Increff Omni Screen Names & Icon Addition Updates
Omni components now have a link to Reports Beta
The following screens have been moved/renamed.
Screen Name | Old Section Name | New Section name |
|---|---|---|
Pre Pack Staging Put Away | B2B Sorting & Combining | B2B Pre-Pack Staging Area |
View Pre Pack Staging | B2B Sorting & Combining | B2B Pre-Pack Staging Area |
Pre Pack Staging Picking | B2B Sorting & Combining | B2B Pre-Pack Staging Area |
Bulk Packing | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Packing and Invoicing |
Bulk Invoicing | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Packing and Invoicing |
Search Invoices | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Packing and Invoicing |
Capture B2B Packet Dimensions | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Packing and Invoicing |
Bulk Order Handover | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Handover and Dispatch |
Search Handover | B2B Packing & Dispatch | B2B Handover and Dispatch |
Technology Architecture
Change In CSV Upload Limits in WMS, OMS and CIMS
The limits of the maximum number of rows that a CSV file can be uploaded within Increff Omni screens have been reviewed and updated due to technical constraints which could impact the usability of new features like Virtual Combo, Unit of Measurement, etc., and could also lead to architectural issues in Increff Omni system.
For more details, please refer to Change in CSV upload limits in Increff Omni
Report Changes
The following Enhancements have been made to existing reports:
Reports in which new fields are added/modified
Report Name | Field added / Modified |
SKU Master - OMS | GRN tolerance days |
Expiry: SKU Batch Master - OMS | GRN tolerance days |
Order Status Report - OMS | Retry Count, Pre/ Post Pack Staging Location ID |
Outward Unfulfillable Order Details - OMS | Added CIMS Order ID, Order Resolution, Removed Last Synced Quantity, Last Sync Updated Time and Excess Order |
Outwards : B2C Orders at Channel Sub Order level(Non Split) - CIMS | Unit Sale Price, MRP Column, Sales Channel |
Packed Order Details - OMS | External Gate Pass Code |
Outwards at Box ID Level - WMS | External Gate Pass Code, Pre/ Post Pack Staging Location ID |
Order cancellation Audit - OMS | Not Found, EAN |
External Serial Code Item Level Report - WMS | Serial Code Mapped: T/F, External Serial Code |
Bin & Item ID Level Snapshot - WMS | Item Created Date, Name, Size, Style ID |
Picklist Report - WMS | Removed Is Sorted Column |
Non Live Item Reports - WMS | Gate Entry ID |
Pigeonhole details at item level - WMS | Channel Order ID, Channel Order Time |
Return Order Report Item Level - WMS | Channel Return Order Status, Channel Return Order Expected Date |
Return Order Report SKU Level - OMS | Channel Return Order Status, Channel Return Order Expected Date, Reason For Return |
Reports in which new filters are added/Modified
Report Name | Filter added/Modified |
Inward Report at PO SKU Level - OMS | Gate Entry From, Gate Entry To |
Inward PO Details - OMS | PO status |
SKU Master - OMS | Style ID |
Order Status Report - OMS | Retry Count (ALL / >=3), Pre/ Post Pack Staging Location ID |
Shipped Order Items Detail Report - WMS | Order From, Order To |
Packed Order Details - OMS | External Gate Pass Code, Handover From, Handover To |
Outwards at Box ID Level - WMS | External Gate Pass Code, Pre/ Post Pack Staging Location ID |
Order Status Report Detail - OMS | Brand |
Non Live Item Reports - WMS | Gate Entry ID |
New Reports
Following new reports were developed.
Item Audit Report - WMS
This report gives the audits of Items within the specified time range.
Bin Cycle Count Recommendation Report - WMS
This reports recommends Bins for cycle count based on Item lost in those Bins after which there was no cycle count done.
Item Eligible For Picking - WMS
This report helps select items eligible for picking via the "Upload Items for Order Picking" workflow.
BOX SKU Master - OMS
This is a Box SKU Master report with box dimensions and attributes.
Renamed
GRN at Item Level Report - WMS to Non Live Item Reports - WMS.
Time wise Pending B2C Orders by SLA date - OMS to Time wise Pending B2C Orders with Current Day SLA - OMS.
Removed
Outwards : Order Exposure History - CIMS report is removed as we have moved this report to Inventory Exposure History screen in CIMS.
New Version Details
Module | User Interface Version | Application Version |
CIMS (Channel Integration Management System) | 10.3.0 | 10.9.0 |
OMS (Order Management System) | 10.3.0 | 14.1.0 |
WMS (Warehouse Management System) | 11.5.1 | 11.4.0 |
Google Chrome versions supported | 90.0 and above | |
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