EXPEDIENT SOFTWARE

This release includes the option to attach a batch of Shippers Invoices that have a Shipment Reference. The invoices can be loaded into Expedient using the Load Export Invoice File menu option. ‘Shipment’ is now included as a item that can be loaded from the csv file. The batch of Shippers invoices can be loaded to the Export […]

This release provides two new fields in the Order input screen, Responsible Party and Follow up Date Responsible Party This field is used to identify the person responsible for communication with the client regarding the Order.  This field will default to the user who added the order. The user can be updated.  This field may […]

This release provides the ability to trigger Manual Order Notifications for all orders linked to a Consol, Job or Shipment. The ‘Trigger Order Notification’ option is available from the Options menu in the Air and Sea Import Consol Registration screens. The option is also available from the Order Tracking menu in the Import Job Registration […]

This release updates the Print Preview shortcut key in the Print Menu screen to Ctrl+W

This release provides the ability to show the customised job fields in the Import Job Registration in the Web Portal with column labelling that makes sense to your clients. You may be using Field 1, Field 2 and Field 3 in the Import Job Registration screen to store reference information or remarks important to your […]

This release provides the ability to add the Parts Description to an unclassified Part without completing the classification.  Expedient can pop up a screen to prompt you to add the Parts Description when a new part number is added in the following screens Pre-Job Suppliers Invoice Suppliers Invoice Shippers Invoice When a new part number […]

This release includes an update to the Enquiry Only > Job Tracking > Import Jobs Enquiry and Export Jobs Enquiry screens.  A new Modify Search button allows you to search, and then search again with more criteria without losing all your original search criteria. For example you can look for all Import Jobs for Department […]

This release provides the ability to import un-billed job costs into the charges tab.

This release provides the ability to update Expedient directly with information supplied by PortConnect on Container movements in ports Auckland and Tauranga. Each time a container is added to an Import Job a request is automatically submitted to PortConnect to receive all movements for that container. PortConnect can supply information on the following Arrival Date and Time of the vessel the […]

This release provides an update to the Classify screen available from the Supplier Invoice screen to include a table listing the Invoice the Part appears on and the Line number for that Part in each Invoice. This is useful if you are classifying parts that appear across many invoices on the Job. The order in which the […]

This release provides the ability to print all notes stored for the Client to a CSV report From the Customer Masterfile select the Notes toolbar button or Options > Client Notes Select the Print All button to generate the CSV report.  This will show all the notes stored in all tabs for the Client in […]

This release includes some relabelling of AU and NZ Customs menu options, shortcuts and toolbar buttons to match . The Customs Job Registration menu option has been renamed Import Job Registration screen.  Both options opened the same screen previously and the labelling is now consistent. AU Menu Option changes The Nature 10 / 20 screen is relabelled Customs Entry […]

This release provides the ability to use the keyboard to Preview documents, and perform other tasks, in the Print Menu screen. The following keyboard shortcuts are now available and can be viewed by right mouse click on the document listed in the Attachments section Print – Ctrl+P Print and Email – Ctrl+B Email – Ctrl+E […]

This release provides the ability to prepopulate the Currency in the Supplier Invoice with the Currency stored for the Supplier in the Supplier Masterfile. The Supplier Masterfile has a Currency field at AU and NZ sites The currency will automatically appear in the Supplier Invoice screen when the Supplier Invoice is manually added and the […]

This release includes an update to the Parts Report > Part Duty Analysis CSV and XLS outputs to include two final columns Version Number – this is the version number for the Import Declaration Origin Port – this is the origin port for the Job on the Import Declaration

This release provides an update to the Jobs Reports > Jobs and Deliveries CSV report to include a search on Jobs by Lodgement Date. Click on the ‘Jobs by’ list to set the date range by Registration Date or Lodgement Date. There is no change to the details shown in the CSV report

This release provides an update to the PRA message submitted to 1-Stop to include Verified Gross Mass information required by the new SOLAS regulations that come into force on 22nd June 2016 in Australia.  A new notification is also available to send to the Shipper requesting the Verified Gross Mass information. The new notification, VGM […]

This release provides an update to the upload of the NZ Customs Craft list process within Administration > Customs Craft Names.  Each time the file is loaded into Expedient, the names ‘TBA’ and ‘Transhipment’ will automatically be added to the list.  This will assist Export Job Registration where the vessel into New Zealand is not […]

This release updates the Generic Order Tracking Reports to include the Mode of Transport, SEA or AIR, in the CSV and PDF reports.  The new column can be found after the Destination Port Code.

This release provides a new menu within the Customs folder to generate Customs Notifications in NZ Most of the notifications can already be generated directly from the Import Job Registrations screen. The following new notifications are available Notification of Direct Debit Airfreight Delivery Advice Request for Transhipment Details Release Documents to Carrier Additional Action Required

This release provides an update to the Import Forwarding Generic Consol CSV Report to include a new column, Shipping Co, after the Sea/Air Master LDR column.  This column will show the Shipping Company Code in the Sea Import Consol Registration screen.

This release provides an update to the Cargo Reporting Summary tab in the Import Job Registration tab to show the Cargo Status, after the EDI Status, for each House Bill.

This release provides an update to the ‘Classify’ button in the AU and NZ Supplier’s Invoice screen. The Classify screen will now look for unclassified items on all invoices linked to the Job allowing faster classification.  Use Next and Previous to move between unclassified parts.

This release provides an update to the Enquiry Only > Job Tracking > Export Jobs Enquiry screen to allow search on ETA and includes ETA Date as a new  column in the results table after ETD Date.

The team are excited to announce our enhanced Sales Quoting and Rating Module. This new Module is available at no additional charge for those customers using our Billing Module. The Sales Quoting and Rating Function include the following: Company Tariff: The ability to store standard company level sell rates that are to be used in […]

Overview of Changes We are excited to introduce the enhanced import and export billing functions in Expedient. The below outlines some of the changes. Below is an outline of these changes: Change the Charges button to a Charges tab on the Import and Export Job Registration Screens with additional information such as DAFF Paid Amount/all […]

Earlier this year, the team upgraded the Import and Export Consol Registration Screen toolbars and options to ensure consistency across these screens. We are now rolling this out to the Import and Export Job Registration Screens. Our goal is to: Ensure consistent Toolbar and Option labelling throughout every operational screen Display each option within each […]

This release provides the ability to store an Exchange Variance for Sea and Air jobs that can be used to generate debtors invoices. The Customer Masterfile > Importer tab has been updated to provide a field to store the Sea Exchange Variance value and a field to store the Air Exchange Variance value On release you […]

This release provides an update to the Carrier EDI set up so that you can send Carrier EDI depending on the Import Job Type.  You can now configure the Carrier to receive only Booking Requests for FCL instead of Air, for example. The Customer Masterfile > Carrier > Carrier EDI tab has been updated with […]

This release provide a new Document Distribution Group for Import Pre-Alerts.  You can now assign contacts at your Clients to receive just the Import Pre-Alerts instead of all the documents in the Import Notifications Document Distribution Group. Please note: Any contacts you currently have set up to receive Import Notifications will automatically be assigned to […]

This release provides a new screen in the Landed Costing folder – Costing Exchange Rates.  This screen will display the overseas currency within an Entry date range used for the selected Client. This screen can store special exchange rates for your Client that may be different to the stored Customs Exchange rates.  When a new Landed […]

This release provides a change to the way Expedient communicates with NZ Customs. Expedient will now communicate directly to the Trade Single Window (TSW) Web Service, rather than through B2B (EC Networks). There is no change to the way users add and submit entries to NZ Customs within the Expedient screens. This is a change […]

This release includes an update to the Import Jobs Enquiry screen in the Enquiry Only module.  The Completed Jobs tick box is now defaulted unticked so your searches will include completed jobs unless you specify otherwise by ticking the option.

This release includes new triggers to automatically forward documentation to your global documents systems.  The Administration > Corporate Interface > Outbound > Autoforward Documentation screen has been updated to allow the AU Customs Declaration to be forwarded on Date of Lodgement rather than ATD, and the EFT Receipt can be forwarded at ATD as well as, or […]

This release provides the ability to add Milestone dates to the output of the User Configured Automatic Reports e.g. Job Completed Date and Time. In the Set up screen in the Output tab, the zoom in the Column now includes Milestones Select the Milestone you want to add to the report or type ‘Milestone<milestone code>’ […]

This provides an update to the User Configured reports for Import Jobs. The following additional options have been updated Report only OWN Forwarder jobs – this will find all Jobs on a Consol where you are not the Broker Report Brokerage only jobs – this will find all Jobs where you are the Broker and […]

This release provides an update to the Batch Send of EOM Statements to allow you to change the ‘sent from’ email address and the email address that receives the exception report. The email addresses will continue to default from your Branch Masterfile but they can be updated in this screen before you run the batch […]

This release provides an update to the Enquiry (F7) screen in Import Job Workflow to allow search on the Customer Service Operator.  This is stored in the Configuration screen in the Customer Masterfile for the Client. The query will find all the Jobs matching the search criteria including the Customer Service Operator.

This release provides more columns to select in your Automatic User Configured Import Jobs report outputs. The following columns will print the information from the Container Details tab of the Import Job Registration screen Container Storage Container Available Container Dehire Container Delivery Type Container Delivered Time Container Carrier EDI Request Sent Container Carrier EDI Request […]

This release provides an update to the Automatic Report CONSJOB01 – Consignment Status Report to show the Flight Number instead of ‘”AIR” in the VESSEL/AIRCRAFT column for AIR Import Consols.

This release provides a new Jobs Report – Entry Line Analysis. This CSV report lists jobs and their associated tariffs with full tariff details and values that appear on Entry prints. Sample output

This release provides the ability to upload answers to CP Questions, including Permit information, from a CSV file. The Unanswered CPs report is now available in a CSV format.  The report had additional columns Permit Required – this will display ‘YES’ if a Permit is required for the CP Question Permit Number – left blank Permit […]

This release allows you are able to load a CSV file from your desktop directly into the Shipper’s Invoice screen. To use this feature click ADD and then enter the job number. Once you are in the Invoice No field you can click on the button that appears on the lower area of the screen. […]

This release provides automatic versions of the Generic Import Jobs CSV report, the Generic Export Jobs CSV report and the Generic Export Consols CSV report. Report Code: GENIMPJOBS – GENERIC IMPORT JOBS CSV.  Lists Import Jobs where Date of Registration falls within the date range Report Code: GENEXPJOBS – GENERIC EXPORT JOBS CSV.  Lists Export Jobs where Date […]

This release provides new versions of the automatic EFT reports in CSV and PDF format. The new reports EFTREP03 (PDF) and EFTREP04 (CSV) will list all unique Purchase Order numbers on Supplier Invoices lines on the Entry

This release provides an update to the report screen for the Customs Supplier’s Invoice/Entry Line report to allow the report to be run by Lodgement Date The Lodgement Date does not appear in the report output.

This release provides an update to the Customs Declaration print to include the External Code from the Import Job Registration screen after the Expedient Job Number

This release provides an update to the Deferred Duty Report available from the Customs menu.  This report will show a new column ‘LEVY/MISC’ which will display the Levy value for Import Customs Entries and for Export Entries. The Total GST + Duty column has also been updated to include the Levy value.  The column is […]

This release provides improvements to the EDI Order Tracking module: Provides more EDI Order Tracking configuration to improve load and update rules Expands the ability to cancel EDI Orders and EDI Order Lines Improves consolidated Confirmation emails to Customers Provides an option to Make Live multiple validated EDI Orders Improve the EDI Order Tracking interface […]

This release provides the ability to determine if the DAFF payment should default to Owner EFT or Broker. A new flag has been added in the Customer Masterfile, Importer tab to allow the Customs payment default and DAFF payment default to be set separately.  This field is only visible at sites that allow DAFF payments out […]