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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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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/...
4 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...
4 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

System "Notification" Banner

Problem Context The current system banner does not distinguish between informational messages and alerts that users need to be aware of when an outage or performance impact has been detected. This leads to confusion, both from the system admin and...
5 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Activity Log

Problem Context: The activity log lacks sufficient information to provide a comprehensive understanding of project events. There are several important actions that are not currently logged, and there is no capability to search for specific records...
5 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Notifications

Problem Context: The current notification system is cumbersome to use and the information provided is lacking in clarity for identifying action items. The settings do not allow the user clear control over what/when they get notifications or what t...
5 months ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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