PIKT - Pick Track

4.76 - 10/7/17-

  • batch/dispatcher printing of pick tickets
  • sendsms handled by php script at powerprograms.com instead of local .pl
4.75.1 - 7/19/19
  • sendsms handled by php script at powerprograms.com instead of local .pl
4.75 - 7/9/17-3/30/19
  • ship zone holds
    • only works with autoprint on
    • selected ship zones don't autoprint - then batch printed
  • High Priority emails are attempted 3 times, instead of repeatedly for 8 minutes
4.74 - 5/8/17-3/30/19
  • with autoclose, button for picker to mark and unmark as investigating or something
  • F7 to invert sort in PIKT now shows in help bar
4.73 - 3/18/17-3/20/17
  • zone printers set up in utilities, no more by picker if no-autoprint
  • sVIA field bolder in EPL label
4.72.1 - 7/19/19
  • sendsms handled by php script at powerprograms.com instead of local .pl
4.72 - 1/5/17-2/11/17
  • "master" zone prints entire pick ticket, even if invoice has other zones
  • if autoclose = TRUE, PIKT display
    • does not split by ticket (zone), only invoice
    • does not show zone, PicS, or InvS
    • elapsed calculated to invoice close, instead of tickets
  • EPL code for small labels available
  • ticket display can be toggled between oldest or newest on top with F7 (not documented on screen)
  • pick ticket rearrange
  • email logs created and kept for 3 days
  • print logs created and kept for 1 day
  • average pick times in PIKM fixed - was counting from first print date/time on multiple prints
  • now storing print date/time for each line for more accurate reporting
4.71 - 11/9/16
  • ability to set labels or tickets separately per zone
  • optional 3/4 x 2 1/2 label
4.69 - 3/14/16-10/24/16
  • Twilio for all text notifications
  • email/text notifications for
    • timeout alert
    • picker short
  • interface for updating email/text addresses for all alerts
  • if scanning, can put in a qty where a part# would be expected, then the part#
  • send invoice to DEDI manifest "MISSING PARTS ALERT"
  • *** VOID THESE INVOICES *** is included (F4 to escape) in Bluezone script for batch print invoices
4.68 - 4/20/16-3/7/16
  • Linux notification script for PIQR off
  • Twilio for text notification of PIQR off
  • OINV has option to view only printed, open invoices (need cashiering)
  • for tickets on print queues, sends esc code to printer to ensure 10 cpi
4.67 - 8/25/15-12/23/15
  • bug fixed - was hanging on searches including emp#
  • bug fixed - autoclose was not working for PIKT | F10 tickets
  • time stamps for when emails/texts are sent
  • PIKT.MAINT moves to history items that were printed, but never processed after retention days
4.66 - 5/18/15-8/20/15
  • option to print invoice after picking in PIKR
  • background program posts time stamp that is read by DEDI for text notice if not running
4.65 - 3/27/15 - 4/19/15
  • status PKRD changed to ALRT
  • email/txt to salesman when status is ALRT
  • email/txt for high priority recipient based on ro/inv, time, pick zone
  • changed wgt to o.h. on labels
  • PIKM picker screen revamped, including now keeping track of day, week, and month data for pickers and zones
4.64 - 3/8/15
  • uses qty filled instead of qty sold
  • days back to view added to search criteria
  • changes to searching to make it faster
  • interface for zone setup
  • from PIKT | F10 choose priority normal or high
    high priority sends text[s] when printed
    high priority sends text[s] or emails when picked
  • PH, PSH from Function I also sets high priority
  • if label printing, in PIKT | F10 choose printer other than autoprint to print ticket, not labels
4.63 - 1/22/15
  • PIQR skips locked invoices (wait until salesman saves)
  • PIQR checks for parts added since pick ticket already created
  • box around quantity on labels if quantity greater than 1
  • batch print has filters for emp# and delivery route
  • if DEDI, adds invoices not in PIKT (but in DEDI) to ticket display for F11=DEDI
  • detail doesn't lock items until time to process or print
  • labels print even if 0 on hand
  • maintenance routine no longer closes tickets that haven't been processed even when the WIP item goes to WIP-HISTORY
  • interface for bin setups - no longer hard coded
  • stores data for # of labels printed for billing
4.62 - 10/9/14
  • 'P' in B/L of invoice brings it into PIKT
  • label prints parts sequence with invoice# (same as bar code)
  • PIKR - if in Bluezone prompt part number, then user can just hit enter to accept
  • DELZONE added to search criteria
  • DELZONE added to detail display
  • connection to DELR gone
  • DEDI detail screen added
  • q.s. 0 does not come into Pick Track - was coming in closed
  • Pick Que Runner no longer archives closed tickets - let job do this so batch print works correctly and so DEDI works correctly
  • if autoprint, started time in detail is print time
  • if autoprint, header in ticket display has "Printed" instead of "Processed"
  • picker# column added to ticket display
  • bug fixed - was leaving pick tickets locked in certain cases
  • if autoprint
    • does not auto close tickets when invoice is closed
    • REOP status gone
  • ticket screen sorts by descending open date/time
  • printed time stamp on labels
  • line seq column added to part-no. detail
  • "O.H. available to fill SOR" removed
  • in ticket display, no more Total$, added elapsed time with reverse if past alert minutes
4.61 - 6/26/14
  • bin sorting enhanced
  • ok if no PO-ORDERS
  • scan picking added
  • picker password - does not affect scan guns
  • new function for selecting only specific lines to pick
    • ability to change pick zone
    • add picker note
  • carryover to Functions I and PRO updated for Bluezone and Drive
  • label updated
  • parts comments removed
  • locate removed
  • P in B/L field to trigger pick tickets/labels
  • tech added to pick ticket
4.59 - 2/3/14
  • updated label
  • SF12 in utilities to push a pick ticket without phantom process running
    erases any previous record of that pick ticket
  • ROs removed from wholesale (wide) display
4.58 - 5/31/13
  • start/stop code fixed
  • autoclose added
  • autoprint code completed
  • label printing code completed
  • Waits feature discontinued
4.57 - 8/2/11
  • start/stop code updated for correct responses to PH-START prompts
4.56 - 11/26/10
  • new notice on pick tickets
    "THIS INVOICE HAS MULTIPLE PICK TICKETS (ZONES)"
4.55 - 2/14/10
  • option to auto-print pick tickets
    • no tracking of pickers
    • tickets close when invoice is printed
  • invoice auto-print removed
  • better displays and printouts if mfg not GM
  • added notice on pick tickets if this line was printed previously
  • parts comments print on pick tickets
  • blinking lines on alternate display if priority 1
  • second pull (X picking) is optional
4.54 - 7/24/09
  • many pick ques can be selected to pick from
  • if from other logons
    • BN process is not available
    • does not move buyouts to new line
    • Decrease, Remove, Order, and Undo processes not available
  • cannot use process BN on an RO
4.53 - 3/21/09
  • LOOKS BY BIN report added
4.52 - 2/23/09
  • bug fixed - if no KSOR does not cause an error when user uses the (S)ORs prompt
  • bug fixed - DICT items was missing on installation
  • Refresh on PIKT ticket screen is auto every 40 seconds
  • wide ticket display in PIKT available with a toggle
    shows more invoices - 3 columns - but less information
  • Gladys buyouts removed
  • vendor codes for bin field removed
  • tickets close if invoice printed after ticket opened
  • TRANS items fixed to accommodate ADP update for items in PDA
  • N move to new invoice process removed
4.51 - 10/8/08
  • all places that check LIST.STATUS now also check for this logon
  • pp update added
  • F9 Reports removed from PIKM menu (there were no reports)
4.50 - 9/2/08
  • Gladys Buyouts back to 2 session method - no more ftp
  • Gladys Buyouts bug fixed - if you used BN for a partial quantity, you couldn't do anything else with that line afterward
4.49 - 4/8/08
  • bug fixed - if you put in a process letter, then backspace, you could have put anything back in, even if it was wrong
  • added a limit to search for pick tickets to 500
    prompts to narrow search
    this is to fix the clogging of file PIKT.SORT when users break out of a long search
4.48 - 2/22/08
  • buyouts bugs fixed
  • bug fixed - if someone changed ship to in an invoice and re-queued it for picking, it could create pick tickets with a new zone but with no parts on it and it would never close, which means if the invoice was set to autoclose, it would not
  • PIQR re-reads ROUTES, NOBLE.ROUTES, CUST.PRIOR, and ZONE.PRIOR with each loop in case of changes
  • user must type "YES" to cancel a special order
    there were claims that orders had vanished sometimes
4.47 - 12/19/07
  • PIKT.GLADYS sleeps from 7:00PM to 7:00AM
  • updated mfg-MASTER extracting method
  • Utilities has a function to re-queue invoices that were sent to ADP's PIK program.
  • updated "conflicting program running" notice to match ADP update
    This notice shows when ADP's PIK is logged on to the same queue as PIKT.
  • new process "W" allowes lines to be "waiting"
    • picker can mark a line "W" and move on to new tickets
    • picker enters "W" to switch to finalizing Waits, similar to entering "X" to finalize x tickets (looks)
  • pick ticket has longer part number field
  • PIQR and PIQR.DO now match priority settings set up in utilities for customers and zones
  • keeps track of sortby for PIKT ticket screen by user instead of by port
  • priority screen sorts by priority, displays priority number, and refreshes after updating
  • If "Put parts on xfile after 2 looks" is on, no longer prompts to put on xfile in PIKT, which was causing it to go on twice, putting the O.H. to negative
  • cancel an SOR no longer closes the line
  • failed auto print no longer requeues, but rather leaves a notice to emp
4.46.1 - 3/23/07
  • oldest ticket time displayed at top chart in PIKM and PIKR
  • ticket time (time since opened) displayed in Prioritize screen
  • alert and list for O.H. available to fill SORs
  • on Gladys Inquiries
    • parts not on file on sister store are added if on GK master
    • lost sale (quantity 1) posted on sister store if not on hand
    • bug fixed in picker detail display - showed previous days picks on current day if picker not started yet today
4.46 - 1/8/06
  • moved PO.PRINTED cleanout back to PO.AUTOPRINT from PIKT.MAINT
4.45 - 12/22/06
  • PIKT.MAINT cleans out PIKT.SORT from items left by breaking out of program which slows loading of main screen
4.44 - 12/14/06
  • prints invoice comments correctly on tickets from ROs
4.43 - 11/28/06
  • PIKM displays ALL pickers instead of just those with activity today.
  • option to automatically put parts on xfile if 2 looks
4.42 - 11/10/06
  • added alert to show if ADP's PIK is conflicting
  • Q Runner alert now shows what pick que is on or shows OFF
  • Gladys Buyouts alert only displays if setups exist
4.41 - 11/6/06
  • salesman can put a picker note that prints on the pick ticket
    only works if the ticket is still open
4.4 - 10/3/06
  • Gladys Buyouts now works through ftping the information between the stores instead of using a PC to carry the info between to Reflection sessions as before
  • version is displayed at top right
  • keeps track of buyout results until detail window is exited back to tickets screen so buyouts will still work even if previously cancelled out of po
4.3 - 4/3/06
  • PO.PRINTED cleanout moved to PIKT.MAINT in case not running PO AutoPrint
  • keep track of picker down time
  • display in PIKR and PIKM showing picks/day and pay calculations for pay period
4.2 - 2/25/06
  • salesmen can do buyouts while ticket is PRNT
    salesman is prompted that a picker has the ticket out
    picker is prompted that salesman has processed the line
4.1 - 2/19/06
  • option to print pick tickets or parts labels
    parts labels prints the labels in bin order not regarding invoice order
  • picker was able to enter zero picked instead of a look, which caused confusion in PIKT
    now if picker enters zero P, program changes it to L
  • Gladys Buyouts tracks the vendor invoice
    PIKT displays outstanding vendor invoices for this employee until the vendor pick ticket is closed
4.0 -
  • status displays in PIKT and PIKM for Que Runner, Auto Print, Gladys Buyouts
    Que Runner status can be ON, OFF, or CONFLICT. CONFLICT means ADP's PIK function is logged on same que#.
  • Gladys Buyouts is time passed since last cycle of the background function
    If longer than several seconds, the function has probably stopped
  • new process code I for inquiry
    this starts the Gladys Buyouts process
  • compatibility with XFIL 2.0
  • F2 within the detail screen now shows vendor invoice when added by Gladys
3.9 - 11/29/05
  • Times display now shows a full display of the run the driver is now on
3.8 - 11/21/05
  • NOBLE.ROUTES simplified to just a list of route names
    DELR 2.8 has a new file NOBLE-ROUTES
  • PIQR routine now reads NOBLE.ROUTES for setting zone
3.7 - 11/9/05
  • Times screen now shows latest scan date/time
3.6 - 10/26/05
  • PNOD now puts ROUTES and NOBLE.ROUTES together for out-of-town comparison
  • PNOD runs faster
3.5 - 10/6/05
  • PNOD compares ship-to line 1 to items ROUTES and ZONES in file DS for comparison for in-town or out-of-town
  • invoice comments added to pick ticket
  • bug fixed in PIKR that didn't exit properly if a string is entered before hitting F3
  • prompt for SOR comments
  • ability to cancel out of a PO
3.4 - 6/24/05
  • F5 from ticket screen goes to BI if installed, otherwise still goes to I function
  • reads ROUTES item in DS for assigning zone in PIQR and PIQR.DO
    this really doesn't DO anything yet
  • allow 3 lines of comment in POs
3.3 - 4/30/05
  • can no longer cancel out of a po when using B or BN codes after hitting F3
  • fixed tax bug with BN - it was putting all of the old tax on the new invoice
  • PIKT.MAINT now closes tickets left printed but not closed by pickers
  • now puts bin into correct PARTS item when using BN code
3.2
    POAP (PO.AUTOPRINT) added
    • TIPH name: PO.AUTPRNT
    • Phantom prints PO notices if SHIP.VIA begins with W and if not in DICT PIKT.NDX PO.PRINTED.po#
    • Function SSPOAP (SS.PO.AUTOPRINT) starts/stops POAP
    • put item PO.PRINTED.po# in DICT PIKT.NDX for each printed po
      • prevents POAP from re-printing them
      • PIKT.MAINT cleans these items out each night
    • item PO.AUTOPRINT.PRINTER in DICT PIKT.NDX
    • 1 in attr 1 of DICT PIKT.NDX STOP.PO.AUTOPRINT stops it
3.1
  • added process code N to move parts to a new invoice
  • fixed display issue when prompting for PO printer
3.0 - 2-14-05
  • changed PIKR to keep track of what tickets pickers have out in PIKT.PICKERS
2.9 - 1-6-05
  • bug fixed: got rid of all the PIKT.track stuff which was causing endless loops in PIKR if locked by RVST!
2.8 - 1-1-05
  • changes to PIKR to stop problem of pickers not being able to print tickets because still PIKT.PICKER item,
    attr 9 shows something other than 0, when there is nothing outstanding
2.7 - 12-15-04
  • PIQR now puts null values in attr 2 of PIKT.NDX and attr 4 of PIKT.TICKET
    • this allows printing in PIKR
    • now can do buyouts, then re-queue by P1 to have other parts picked
  • PIQR now updates q.s. in case it was changed in function I after it was queued in PIKT,
    but only if no processes have been done and ticket is not printed for picking.
  • if nothing found in search from first PIKT screen, goes to ticket screen anyway so can shell to I function
  • setting up PO printers
    • now displays the printers as they are set up, giving more clarity to the setup
    • cannot select duplicate printers
  • customer priority setup
  • put a 10 second delay between loops in PIQR so it uses less processor time
  • moved zone setups in PIQR to PIQR.INCLUDE
  • ticket screen shows total $
  • ticket screen alert display and secondary ticket display fixed
  • F keys in PIKT search screen changed
    F3 now Exit, F4 now Clear, added F9 Show Open
  • option to print pick tickets or labels
    the setup is there, but the function is not yet
  • in PIKR, 'X' now toggles between X-Picking and regular picking
  • changes to PIKR to make printing tickets faster
2.6 - 11-19-04
  • PIKT.INST now creates PARTS.COMMENT file
2.5 - 11-17-04
  • PIKT.MAINT now cleans barrens and orphans
2.4 - 10/19/04
  • pick ticket list screen changed to show emp#
  • F10 from that screen to enter locator
2.3 -
  • option in PIKT when doing a buyout to send to a new invoice (old way was only to put them on a new line)
    enter BN{n} instead of B{n}
  • F10 in PIKR to jump to PIKT
  • X Picker function repaired
  • if line has a look and 0 on hand, does not re-queue as an X
  • algorithm for setting ticket status in PIKT.DO.PROC matches PIKR
  • bug fixed - number of tickets updating when on a x ticket with a non-x picker,
    causing them not to get as many tickets as they should
  • ability in search screen to enter multiple emps, custs and invoices separated by a space
  • program confirms Auto Print on or off through LIST.STATUS before CRTing that is has started or stopped
2.2 - 8/9/04
  • if a line is NOZONE, display line has dashes through it
2.1 - 8/6/04
  • Options has a setup for a default PO userid
  • When making a PO in PIKT, it defaults to the setup PO userid, but prompts for a different one
  • new way of verifying printer # for auto print
2.0 - 7/30/04
  • added picker alerts
  • changed PIKT.CHANGE.ZONE to fix bug