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Octopi Updates | January 2023

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Attention: Octopi recently received a branding refresh. Colors in the application will appear different than the colors seen in screenshots and videos on the Knowledge Base. These changes are only in appearance. The functionality of Octopi, as described in our guides and videos, remains unchanged.

Let's take a look at what's new in Octopi this month!

We're working everyday to improve Octopi and enhance your experience. If you're interested in seeing what changes and fixes are deployed each day, you can check out the Changelog in Octopi.

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Stack Weights

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While viewing All Bays on a vessel plan, click a Bay Number to open an expanded view of a single bay. In this view you will find detailed information about the stacks and containers located in the bay, now including the Stack Weight, which displays at the top of each column.

Invoicing & Tariffs

  • Added the Invoiced At Date to top of Emailed Invoices and to Downloadable Invoice PDFs.

Cargo & Voyages

  • Updated the UI to better indicate the Equipment, Bay, and Sequence Number on Work Queue Items.
  • Improved the Tag filter on Container index page to allow the predictive search to locate any part of the value or string in tags that are long, complex or compound words.
  • Improved the sidebar in the Vessel Bay view on Vessel Planning pages to be able to hide, scroll and appear opaque when over the plan. Also added a slider in the sidebar to scale the Vessel Bay View.
  • Changes on container flex fields will now produce Audit Log entries.

Rail Operations

  • Improved cargo staging processes to prevent re-staging cargo that has already been staged for an outbound train visit, added to a rail car, or placed in a designated rail car position.

Learn more about staging cargo.

Gates & Yard

  • Added buttons to Pre-Advice index page to Gate In, Edit, or Delete pre-advised trucked visits.
  • Added an organization setting to allow the Chassis field to be optional during an interchange out.
  • Comments now display in a Comments column on the Pre-Advices index page.
  • Added a Filters panel to the Pre-Advices index page.

Learn more about Pre-Advices.

Reports

  • Improved filtering and added report details in the Scheduled Report Logs.

Learn more about Scheduled Reports.

Octopi Integrations

  • Add the ability to create truck visits and interchanges using Truck Visit API and Pre Advices
      • POST api/v1/pre_advice.json
      • POST api/v1/truck_visits.json
  • Changes on container flex fields will now produce audit log entries.
      • PUT /api/v1/containers/:number/flex_fields/:label
  • Added Voyage ID Numbers to the Manifest POST endpoint
      • POST /api/v1/manifests.json
  • Added reference_number to API responses for General Cargo
      • GET /api/v1/general_cargoes/:id.json