November 27, 2011 DemandCaster Updates

We have made a number of updates over the weekend that are summarized below:

• Launched Enhanced Event Modeling: We have completely revamped our event modeling process. We will be posting a detailed overview in this blog shortly.


• Modified View of Monthly Buckets in Forecast Table: We have modified the behavior of the forecast table to change to monthly buckets when the forecast graph is changed from a weekly to monthly bucket view. Previously the forecast table would only show the view in weekly buckets regardless of the forecast buckets or graph view selected.


• Changed Multi-Item Linking Behavior: Previously when linking a new item to an old item (supercession), the history table for the new item would show the customer history of the old item. Now the history shows the old item as a single column in history. This allows the user to much easily view where the old history stops and the new history starts. This is particularly helpful when there are multiple items used to form the history of the new item.


• Changed a Few Table Names: Vendors are now Suppliers, Product Classes are now Product Categories, Product Codes are now Tags.


• Locked Unknown Supplier: When an item has no designated supplier assigned (i.e. an internally manufactured item), DemandCaster assigns a default supplier name “unknown.” If a user disable the “unknown” vendor via the data maintenance, all items linked to “unknown” would also be disabled. We have now locked the ability to disable the supplier “unknown” in order to prevent any active item from unintentionally being disabled.


• Modified Selection Interface Item Link Behavior: Previously when clicking on the forecast DemandCaster icon to the left of the item number in the selection interface, the user would navigate to the items forecast list. We have changed the navigation behavior so that the user is directed to the latest forecast for the item. If the user would like to view the items previous forecast, they may click on the previous forecast link in the items forecast detail tool bar.


• Added Current Cost to Two Analytics: We have added the items current cost to stocking and reorder point analytics and reports.

Feel free to contact us with any questions by emailing our support site or calling us at 866-865-2714 between 9:00 am to 6:00 pm CST Monday through Friday.

Comments

[Gerard Brightman]

Great round-up Ara. I'm loving the modified view of the monthly buckets. Thanks!