Recording Operator on VCA Machines.

It is now possible to record the operator at the VCA machines. This is done by scanning a barcode as a fake job number that identifies the operator.  The barcode must start with a prefix that indicates that this is a fake job. The prefix is set in the VCADevice configuration page and the default is / so a barcode of /John  will then record all the following jobs called to that machine as being performed by John.

The same result can be obtained by manually typing in the prefix and the operator.

VCADevice 1.89 and later.

Monitoring folders

In the Annapurna software, many files can arrive in a folder, such as EDI files, which should be processed by software running in the background or by Santiago program.  If there is a problem with the processing module then the number of files sitting in the folder will increase. 

There is  a program FolderAlert which can send an alert email if the number of files or the age of files exceed a certain threshold.


www.hawkstonedesign.co.uk/downloads/folderalert.exe

User Activity

There is a new option in the location report which will report on user activity over a date range. This will inform where users do several activities during the day.

Advanced Search in Browser

Currently in Browser if a reference is entered as
"reference" 
then the search is made for orders where the reference is part of the data entered on the order.

There are 2 new search methods.

'reference'

This will search the comments for the reference.

"Attribute=x"

Attribute is a single character code then is used by Annapurna to speed up looking orders with certain characteristic eg Metal Frame. The list of current attribute codes can be found in View Job Details. There is a gray circle in top right of the job details and pressing this will show the attribute codes and whether present on the order.