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Octopi Updates | April 2021

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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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Container and General Cargo Reports

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To improve overall usability the Terminal Inventory Report has been removed. It is replaced by two separate reports: the Container Inventory Report and the General Cargo Inventory Report.

Cargo & Voyages

  • Show hatch on voyage timeline list page and event log.
  • Added the ability to set delivery types in bulk from a manifest page.
  • Added checks to prevent starting stripping and stuffing tallies for containers not at the terminal.

Rail Operations

  • Added the ability to create bookings for train visits.

Gates & Yard

  • Octopi now stores container statuses in the work queue items.
  • Added logic to validate the trucking company associated with the truck driver when gating in a truck.
  • Added a configuration option to disallow containers from gating in when they have unlifted holds.
  • Ability to download Yard Area Grid, Warehouse, or Heap as a CSV file.

File Importers

  • Enhanced the Trucking Companies and Truck Drivers CSV importers by adding an Active column to the Trucking Companies importer and adding TWIC and Active columns to the truck drivers importer.
  • Added support to create bookings for train visits in the booking CSV importer.

Reports

  • Added a new report for Terminal Services.
  • Added a new column for Container Status to the Work Queue Items Report.
  • Made the movements data in container inventory report optional.
  • Improved the General Cargo Inventory Breakdown Report.
  • Improves the performance of the General Cargo Inventory Report.
  • Fixed a bug in the Days column of the General Cargo Inventory Report.
  • Fixes a bug in the General Cargo Inventory Report.
  • Added port of discharge and port of discharge code columns to the voyage load list report's Unassigned and Pending Arrival tabs.

Other Enhancements

  • Made a number of improvements to the Bills of Lading index page.
  • Added the ability to add search criteria to a delivery order line item.
  • Improved the performance of searches.