PC-Topp customers who manually enter new orders into the system (instead of using the automatic order transfer from the host) will find this new feature convenient.

If you have new orders for standard American type (FEFCO type 201) boxes you needn’t input all data by hand any more. If you enter the inner box dimensions PC-Topp can now automatically calculate the following values from them:

• Sheet format
• Corrugator scores
• Conversion scores
• Box type

If you enter the internal box dimensions via the “Input Box Size” dialog in the Order Input / Update screen and press Alt-E the above values automatically appear on screen:

This new functionality saves work and prevents input errors that inevitably occur when order data are keyed in manually. If you are interested in using it please contact us:

http://www.pctopp.com/en/about_us/contact.mspx

With the new Order Data Transfer Report you can download the order data transfer history displayed on the PC‑Topp.NET Order Transfer page in PDF format. This gives you an easy way to output e.g. all transfer errors during the last two weeks for printout, emailing etc.

There are two ways to create this report:

• Order Data Transfer Information by Category During Default Period of Time
  On the Order Transfer page you can click the PDF icon in the header of each category (new, updated, deleted errors) to create a report with the order transfers in just this category during the period of time displayed on the page (14 days by default; longer periods can be set on request). 
  
• Free Choice of Category and Period of Time of Order Data Transfer Information
  
  Clicking the “Order Data Transfer History” link in the bottom of the Order Transfer page will open a new page that offers further options for customizing the report. You can select
  
  
  • Whether you want to output all or just selected categories of order transfers,
  • The period of time the Order Data Transfer Report should cover.

Now you can assign special instructions to individual orders that describe what should be done when this order runs on a specific machine. This functionality can be used e.g. for marking orders whose production is to be controlled by a supervisor or orders that require special quality checks.

You can do so by defining so called production control codes in the new Production Control Codes page (to be found in the PC-Topp.NET Settings section). Each production control code has a description where you can enter an instruction how to treat the order(s) marked with this code. Production control codes can be assigned to any conversion step of an order via the order data transfer.

At the Machine Terminal, in Conversion Machine Scheduling, and in the Order Summary orders with a production control code appear as follows:

• They are marked with a colored icon so you immediately recognize them.
• Their description text is displayed in a tooltip (Conversion Machine Scheduling and Order Summary) resp. on the General Tab of the Machine Terminal.

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So far the PC-Topp Machine Terminal has warned the operator with a message in the toolbox if the ordered quantity of the current order is exceeded.

Additionally the Machine Terminal now also displays an alert in the toolbox if according to the machine counter more has been produced than fed into the machine (i.e. if  for the current order the produced quantity is larger than the quantity available from the previous machine).

Just as you can select programs for printout on the Corrugator Control page you can also mark one or more orders to have their job cards printed out in PDF format (via the new button Print Order button in the Action section).

The left-hand side information panel of the PC-Topp Machine Terminal now keeps the next three upcoming orders permanently in view.

The enhanced representation of a linked order's position in the order web plus the data of the other orders in this web has been added to the job card.

PC-Topp now makes a great scope of data on order changes available for customized use as well as in the standard PC-Topp.NET version.

The PC-Topp.NET job card lets you track any modifications made to the order in question with ease: The Order Change History section shows all changes in detail.

Moreover, under Order History you will find a list of all orders consisting of the same article as the order in question.

The Split Order functionality that used to be available only in PC-Topp's legacy environment is now available in the Multi Machine Terminal. You can trigger it by partially producing an order.

If you open a linked order's Order Summary in PC-Topp.NET now its position in the order web is made clearer and the production status of all orders of the order web is displayed.

Besides personalized order information (order.isc fields) can be fully displayed by double-clicking the personalized order information section.