EXPEDIENT SOFTWARE

This release provides a new option to allow the Invoice Quantity value to populate the Customs Quantity. This option is available from the Options menu after pressing the tool bar button in the following screens: Australian Sites  Pre-Job Supplier’s Invoice Supplier Invoice New Zealand Sites Supplier Invoice  Shipper Invoice The option will copy across the value […]

This release provides updates to the existing Parts Reports for AU sites using the Customs Module and a return of the Parts Listing Multi Reports. The report screens have been updated to provide a better flow through the report criteria fields. The reports, PDF and CSV have been updated to show External IDs if your […]

This release provides the ability to remind users to send Pre-Alert Notifications when creating new Import Jobs, and Booking Confirmations when creating Export Jobs for specific customers. The Configuration tab in the Customer Masterfile has been updated with three new settings.     The Import Job Registration Pop Up section has been updated with a new […]

This release provides the ability to define the type of Web Portal access granted to a Web User and allows configuration of the countries and ports they are associated with to refine their access and receipt of email notifications. Web User Type Web Users are now defined as one of three types in the Order […]

This release provides an option to load container details from a CSV file directly into the Import and Export Sea Job Registration screens in New Zealand. Sea Import Job Registration You are able to load a CSV file from your desktop directly into the Container Details tab, as long as the data conforms to the […]

This release provides a new report listing Export Client Parts by Value or Quantity. This report is available from the CMR Functions folder in Air Export and Sea Export Forwarding. The report screen provides filters on the Client Code, Consignee Code and TLF and the report options are date range, order by Value or Quantity […]

This release provides updates to the two XLS automatic reports listing missing delivery dates for a specific client, and a new report combining Air and Sea missing Deliveries. The existing reports: UNDAIRIMP – Undelivered Air Freight Import Shipments  UNDSEAIMP – Undelivered Sea Freight Import Shipments Have been updated with new report criteria: Delivered within in […]

This release provides the ability to add and update an eBacca Application from the NZ Import Consol Job Registration screens where the Job Class is FAK. The eBacca screen can be accessed from the Options Menu. In the eBacca Application the Account Name and the Importer will default to the Users Branch. The Exporter will […]

This release provides the ability to identify and store information for Depots, Terminals and Bonded Warehouses within the Customer Masterfile. This means documentation and reports run for Consols and Jobs from the Import and Export Forwarding screens can show more in depth information e.g. Depot Operating hours and Container Management reports include the Dehire Depot. […]

This release provides an update to the Principal Agent field in the Consol Registration screen and Sea Cargo Reporting screen. Principal Agent IDs are now stored within the Customer Masterfile in the Shipping Company Tab The zooms in the Sea Import Consol Registration screen and the Sea Cargo Reporting screen will now list the Principal […]

This release provides an update of the bank information in the Customer Masterfile to more clearly indicate where the bank information is used. The Customer Masterfile screen has been updated to remove the Bank Details tab.  The information previously stored within this tab has been moved to either the Creditor tab or the Importer tab […]

This release provides an update to the TLF Maintenance screen within the Customs Module for Australia.  This screen will now check that various information stored against the TLF is current with AU Customs The following fields in the TLF Maintenance screen have been updated: S-UQ – this is a new field and shows the secondary […]

This release provides an easy view of Previous Billed and Previous Costs and Costs Billed when checking EDI Creditor Invoices before posting. New fields have been added to the EDI Creditors Invoice screen which will show Previous Billed, Previous Cost and Balance for the Job/Consol and Cost Code when a Job/Consol is highlighted in the Invoice […]

This release provides an update to the Commodity screen in the Sea Cargo Reporting screen to include the Gross Weight, Net Weight and Volume values for each container.   The screen requires that either the Gross Weight or Net Weight is provided. If the job is for Break Bulk (there is no container) the volume […]

This release provides an update to the Enquiry Only>Customs Entry Enquiry screen with a column showing the ICS Summary for each job and a Refresh button to update the results of the search on the screen.    The ICS Summary will display the ‘$’ and ‘Y’ information received from ICS. If there is more than […]

This release provides the option to default the Accounting Date in the Job Creditors Invoice screen and the General Ledger Invoice screen to match the Date of the Invoice being entered. If you would like this option please send your request to Expedient Software by raising a Support Tracker ticket.

This release provides two new Autoreports to list Cargo Reporting submissions which are outstanding or sent and unsuccessful. The new autoreports are available from the Automatic Reports module. The CSV reports will list ACRs or SCRs where the last EDI submission Status is either Not Submitted (N) or, Failed (F), or In Progress (I), or […]

This release provides the ability to select containers to be included in the FCL Time Slot request to the Carrier. The FLC Time Slot option from the Notifications menu in the Import Job Registration screen has been updated to list containers registered for the job and the Carrier that has been assigned to the container […]

This release provides an update to the Copy Job function available from the Sea Import Job Registration screen to copy Container details to the new Job if the Job Type is LCL/FAK. In Australia if the Job Type is LCL/FAK the Copy Job function will copy the following Container Details to the new job: Container […]

This release provides the ability to provide an EFT Bank File suitable for Payment Only accounts. A new field, Bank Account Type, has been added to the Bank Account Details available from the Administration>Company Details menu. If your payment account is Payment Only select ‘Payment Only’ from the pull down list and when the EFT Bank […]

This release provides a report of the unclassified Parts in a Suppliers Invoice. The CSV output matches the format required to upload parts information back into Expedient allowing bulk classification from a file. The Unclassified Parts Report is available from the bottom of the Reports menu in the Supplier Invoice screen when the invoice contains […]

This release provides an update to the AU Customs Invoice Listing Reports available from the Job Reports folder, Invoice Listing option. Each report is available in PDF or XLS output.   The Invoice Listing facility is also available from within the Supplier Invoice screen, Reports menu. This screen has been updated to allow users to […]

This release provides an update to various fields in the Sales Profile and Visits screen so that more details are mandatory to save the screens. In the Management Reports>Sales Activities>Customer Sales Profile the following fields are now required to create a new Sales Profile or when updating an existing Sales Profile Sales Category Company Profile […]

This release provides the ability to load new orders, update existing orders and delete whole orders or some order information from XML files uploaded directly into Expedient from your Order Tracking Customers. Please refer to the Order Tracking User Manual, from Page 15 for detailed information on how to set up receival of XML files […]

This release provides an update to the Container Details tab in Export Sea Job Registration. The table will now calculate the Gross Weight for each container based on the Net Weight and the Tare Weight for the container type.

This release provides an update to various screens, processes and reports to use a common library of ISO Local Codes, IATA Codes and place names provided by the UN and loaded nightly into Expedient. This update will remove the need to manually add import and export port codes and will ensure that the correct codes […]

This release provides an update to the AU Supplier Invoice screen and the Nature 10/20 screen. These have been updated to better group together the information in the screens. There is no change to functionality of any of the fields. Supplier Invoice The lines tab will show a count of the Supplier Invoice lines in […]

This release provides a new view of the EDI messages to AU Customs and the messages received from Customs including any errors. Use the toolbar button in Nature 10/20 and Nature 30 screens to view the EDI messaging.   The list of the left hand side is the history of the EDI messaging with AU […]

This release provides the ability to store import container Detention Terms for specific customers and Shipping Lines allowing the Detention Start date to be accurately calculated and reported on in the Container Management module. Expedient will now calculate the Detention Start date by checking if there are any agreed Detention Terms between the Client and the Shipping Line, then […]

This release provides more information within the Debtors Invoices Enquiry screen for foreign currency invoices. The Rate of Exchange is now shown and the local currency amount against each line in the invoice.  

This release provides an update to the Sales Profile Screen (Visits Screen) and includes an additional report. The New Visit Screen within the Customer Sales Profile Screen now includes a Sales Visit Type that is able to be configured by each site. See below:   To add or modify the Sales Visit Types is performed […]

This release provides a new folder in Administration to store configuration used in Expedient and Corporate system interfaces.   This folder incorporates options that were already available from other areas in Expedient but now brings them together for easier access. This update also includes a new screen, Events Mapping which shows how Expedient is mapping events […]

This release provides the ability to receive emails from DAFF/AQIS and forward the email automatically with its attachments to another email address, perhaps to an external system. The attachments can be stored automatically in the appropriate Job Documents folder. The DAFF Communication Maintenance option has been added in the Administration menu.   Enter the address […]

This release provides the ability to pick either the branch postal address or street address on statements and remittances to clients. Select from the pull down menu in the above question either Postal or Residential and the selected address will appear in the financial documentation to clients. This option will default to Postal and it […]

This release provides new reports tracking the status of Australian Customs lodgements. The reports are available from the Customs, Jobs Reports folder and as Autoreports. JOBS LODGED AND NOT CLEAR (Autoreport JOBSTAT02) This is a CSV report listing customs jobs lodged with AU Customs that have not received a CLEAR status. The report can be […]

This release provides new functions to mass update and load from CSV files Client Required Dates and Carrier advised Dehire Dates. This release also provides improved Container Management Reports. Update Required Dates This menu option in the Customs folder allows mass update of customer required date and times for delivery of LCL, FCL and FCX […]

This release provides an update to the Workflow work groups so that clients can be assigned to import, export and transport workflow groups. The job tracking query screens and reports have updated to show the work group information. The Customer Masterfile, Configuration tab has been updated to allow the client to be assigned to an […]

This release provides the ability to store a register of documents and permits that you have on file for your client, checks for missing Letters of Authority and automatic population of the Packing Declaration in the Documents screen. The Client Document Register is available from the Options menu in the Customer Masterfile for your client. […]

This release provides better pre-population of the NZ eBACCA application from information already stored in the Branch Masterfile and Customer Masterfile. The Branch Masterfile has been updated for NZ sites using the Customs Module to store the default MAF Processing Office in the Customs Details section. Expedient will use the default MAF Processing Office for […]

This release provides an update to the NZ Classify Parts screen allowing all Parts Information to be added during classification and removing the need to open the Parts Masterfile. This screen is accessed from the Supplier Invoice screen and the Shipper Invoice. The unclassified parts are now viewed on a record by record basis.  Use the […]

This release provides the option to store Codes information at Part level as well as, or instead of, at TLF Level within the Customs Module in New Zealand.  This release will allow Codes information to be stored at Part Level AND TLF Level. If you would prefer to store Codes at Part level or TLF […]

This release provides an update to the Nature 10/20 screen to store the Refund Reason Code (RRC) against the Entry Line instead of the Supplier Invoice line. This allows RRC codes to be entered against deleted entry lines. RRC codes can no longer be stored against invoice lines. RRC is no longer an accepted code. The Nature […]

This release provides an update to the Multiple Cargo Reports function. The option to create Multiple Cargo Reports from the Options menu in the Sea Cargo House Reporting screen has been restricted to House Bills for jobs with Job Class FCX. This option will now create ADDITIONAL copies of the Cargo Report you are viewing […]

This release provides the ability to store Permit/Advice information against a Client. Permits including Australian Customs Permits can be stored with expiry dates within the Customer Masterfile. A report has been added to list Expiring Permits. The Permits/Advice option is available at Australian sites. The Permits/Advice screen is available from the Options menu in the […]

This release provides a new autoreport to list Debtors who have exceeded their Credit Limit. The report, OVERLIMIT, is available from the Autoreport Setup screen. The output is in CSV format. The report lists all active Debtors and shows details of their payment terms and any amount exceeding the credit limit including a count of […]

Arrival Notice Changes: To print extra container information and display container headings. The Arrival Notice Printed Document currently prints 9 Container numbers 3 rows of 3 columns showing the corresponding size, type and number of pieces (see below). The arrival notice has been enhanced to include the Gross Weight against each container and now includes […]

This release provides a new option in the Import Job Registration screen that will create a ‘Documents to Transport’ event for each container and update Container Management. The option is available from the Options pull down menu in Import Job Registration. Selecting the option opens a window:   Enter the details of when the Documents […]

This release provides additional configuration on the Customer Masterfile to pop up Agent and Export notes during Sea and Air Consol Registration. The Customer Masterfile, Configuration tab has been updated with the new sections highlighted below:   Export Air Consol Registration Pop Up Add/Update – Agent Notes: If this flag is set to “Yes” Agent […]

This release provides a new Print Screen providing improved print and email functionality. This release is Phase 2 of our Report Distribution Project in Expedient Software. Details of later phases are discussed at the end of this document. This release note covers in detail the following functions: Printing Emailing Previewing Attachments Auto Save Screen shot […]

This release provides an update to the Classify screen accessed from the Supplier’s Invoice and Pre-Supplier’s Invoice screens within the Customs Module. The screens now show unclassified parts in a table format. This update also provides the ability to add documentation and notes to each part at classification stage. The AU Classification screen has been updated […]