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Blocking - Move Pull and Ship pieces back out into cut solution

Problem Context When the system identifies blocking pieces in the material list to handle as Pull and Ship, i am unable to move any of that original amount back out in the solution to be included in cuts. Idea Allow these pull and ship pieces to b...
2 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Create builder - Auto recommend when already exists

Problem Context There are times when I miss that a particular build has already been added to the system when assigning builder to a project. When this happens, a duplicate of that builder is created. This causes issues since there are now two ver...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Configure auto-calculation of Sq/ft of Framing

Problem Context Following the change to allow the system to provide a calculated value for "Sq/ft of Framing", give users more control over which DSTs are included in the sum for "Sq/ft of Framing". Idea The user can manage which associated DSTs a...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Configure auto-calculation of Actual Designer Time

Problem Context Following the change to allow the system to provide a calculated value for "Actual Designer Time", give users more control over which DSTs are included in the sum for "Actual Designer Time". Idea The user can manage which associate...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Update Project Status when all Actual dates are populated

Problem Context Having the system automatically set the field based on certain triggers could help reduce the need for users to manually manage the Project Status field. Idea When the user changes any of the Actual dates on the Project Edit page U...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Update Project Status based on Design Work Status

Problem Context Automating updates to keep Project Status in sync with the Design Work Status could help users not need to manually manage multiple statuses. Idea When an update to Design Work Status is made from the Project Edit page UI, the Desi...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Sync Assigned Designer with DST Designer

Problem Context There is possibly duplicate work required for users to keep the project's Assigned Designer and a DST's Designer selections aligned. Unclear if there are valid use cases for the values not being aligned. Idea When any one of a proj...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

TLF Blocking - Pull and Ship Enhancement

Problem Context When I have blocking accumulated by TLF in my material list, I am unable to make edits to which pieces are being sent for blocking use. There are times when I would rather send an offcut created by the batch instead of pulling piec...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Cut List Edit - Workspace sort

Problem Context When pieces are moved to workspace, there is no ability to organize them by length, to ensure that I am getting all the same length pieces moved back out into the cut area. Idea Provide tools to sort the pieces by length and group/...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Batching Recommendation

Problem Context I have a lot of material lists that I need to get through operations today, but I am not sure if I am organizing my batches in the best way possible. Idea Have the system look at what I need to have cut today and provide a recommen...
3 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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