Descartes® is pleased to announce the general availability of the Descartes Peoplevox™ 24.02-01 release. This release includes the new web app styling and navigation on QAC environments (see the screenshots below). This new UI is available on QAC as part of this release and will be enabled on live production accounts during the next release (24.02-02). This release also contains several back-end performance improvements and some ongoing additions and enhancements to the returns process.
The major new UI update arriving on QAC with this release helps keep the look and feel of the application more consistent. For example, here are some previews from our development environment for the old Returns screen using the updated UI:
And the Create actions screen on the updated UI:
As you can see, the screens themselves are unchanged, so you can continue using your existing workflows and processes. However, the navigation and overall user experience move closer with the new style being used on the locations and returns pages.
New Features
New Feature: Made the new web app UI update available on QAC as part of this release. The new UI does not change the functionality available on each screen, but the navigation between screens and the overall experience is more consistent with the recently released returns and locations screens (954161).
Enhancements
Enhancement: Extended the new returns workflow with the ability to display the number of days since the item was originally despatched. This enhancement allows the operators to easily validate that the item is returned within a valid window (972374).
Enhancement: Extended the returns summary and returns authorizations reports to include the holder used for the items returned. This enhancement allows the reporting users to more easily track the flow of goods being returned to the warehouse (972386).
Enhancement: Clarified some validation messages during the new returns process to better explain why certain locations are invalid based on the condition of the returned items (972376).
Enhancement: Implemented several back-end performance improvements related to system stability and reliability (956204).
Resolved Issues
Resolved Issue: Fixed an issue with the sales by item report that could occasionally cause it to incorrectly duplicate rows, based on some incorrect internal grouping logic (related to the quantity of items returned against the order). The report now correctly displays the relevant number of rows for each order, and the total quantities on those rows is correct (746441).
Resolved Issue: Fixed a variety of small styling and workflow issues with the new returns and RMA module (968070).
IMPORTANT: There are several changes coming to the system in April, including some that impact integrations. Please take a look at the Coming Soon section to make sure that you are prepared for these changes:
Coming Soon
The numbers in parentheses come from our internal work-tracking system, and we present them here for you to reference if you have any questions. If you've raised a specific issue on the support desk, then we'll come back to you on that ticket with any relevant updates.
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