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Octopi Updates | May 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 updates and fixes as they are deployed to our servers, you can check out the Changelog in Octopi.

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New Features

Track chassis mount/dismount movements

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In the latest update, Octopi now has the ability to track chassis mount/dismount movements. This feature is must be enabled by configuring an Organization Setting. To enable, click Admin in Main Menu. Scroll down and select Organization at the bottom of the menu panel. On the Organization Settings page, click the Configuration tab and scroll down to the Yard section. Click the toggle switch (to display YES) next to "Do you want to track chassis movements (mount/dismount)?" to enable this feature. Then scroll down and click Save.

More recently added settings

Other recent updates for managing chassis include the following option in your Organization Settings.

  • Do you want to pick up and drop off chassis during the pre-gate in process?
  • Do you track chassis during rail operations?
  • Do you load chassis onto rail cars during rail operations?

To enable or disable, locate a setting under the Configuration tab, click the toggle switch next to the setting on or off, and save your changes.

Relocating a chassis

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Octopi users, who have the Chassis: Write permission enable for their Role, will now find a Relocate button available on all Chassis details pages.

Clicking Relocate, will prompt a popup modal asking for the new destination yard slot, similar to the prompt when relocating a container. Select the new destination slot and submit the request to relocate the chassis to the new location. Octopi will intelligently handle divorcing or keeping married the containers and relocated chassis based on the configuration of your yard and existing Organization Settings.

 

Updated Features

Cargo Management

  • Updated the New/Edit Cargo form to include a Chassis field. This adds the ability to capture a chassis ID number when manually creating or editing a container.
  • Added the Commodity Type to the cargo creation form on the dock receipt.

Gate Operations

  • Added option to create new chassis during a Truck Visit.

Rail Operations

  • Adds option to load chassis onto rail cars. This feature must be configured in the Organization Settings.
  • Completing a train visit will require an Actual Time of Visit for reporting and EDI Messages.
  • Improved Train Visit Form UX:
    • Swapped Estimated and Actual Time of Visit fields.
    • Operation Started At and Completed At fields are now editable.
  • Added links to the train visits work queues and audits on the Train Visit show page.

Invoicing & Tariffs

Reports

  • Added the Chassis Damages Report.
  • Added a number of updates to the Pre-Advices Report including linking to the pre-advice and adding a Trucking Company filter.

Octopi Integrations

  • Added examples to the Containers Create API documentation.
  • Added the ability to resend successful EDIs in batch from Outbound EDI messages index page.
  • Added the interchanges_completed_at parameter to the Truck Visits API. This addition works with the pre_advice_number parameter to create truck visits with all the interchanges available within the pre-advice and complete the interchanges in the same request.