implementation:releasenotes:manufacturing

Version 18.4.

Tested SAP B1 versions

SAP B1 9.2 PL11 (MSSQL 2012, 2016, HANA 122.05)
SAP B1 9.3 PL05 (MSSQL 2016, HANA 122.16)

Note: Older and newer SAP B1 versions will usually also work, but haven't been specifically tested in this version.

Before the upgrade, please check the release notes of the intermediate versions between the current version and the version you would like to upgrade to.

New Functions

Basic Multibranch support:

Validation of Production Order and Bill of Materials is extended with checking branch of all warehouses
New configuration setting is introduced for defining validation level of BoM warehouses
Outsourcing: Inventory Transactions are adjusted
PDC: Branch of an employee and bin locations are checked and used for PDC booking
MRP Pegging Information Screens are extended with Branch column
MRP Wizard accepts only Company inventory source if Produmex MRP is selected

Bugfix

15877 - Production Line CFL error from Production Management Cockpit - solved problem with SFR loading
15810 - Job Requirement Report shows no data on HANA9.3 64-bit - solved
15585 - SQL error in MTO process “An expression services limit has been reached.” - This “Error 8632” is an SQL server limitation. Workaround implemented: order recommendation query parameters (recommendation doc entries) and related OITM line params (item codes) are diveded into 10000 Pcs lists.
Recommendation/SOL reference grouping feature needs to be reviewed.
15356 - Syntax error or access violation in Job Requirement printing on HANA - Production order/operation data collection added (handle missing resource allocations)