17.20 (all)

.NET Framework Upgrade Announcement (FS-200036)

As part of the TMW Systems, Inc. continuous improvement process, we have upgraded Fuel Dispatch to use Microsoft’s .NET Framework version 4.6.2. This change takes effect with the Fuel Dispatch 17.20 release and, as a result, the minimum technical requirements have changed as follows:

TMW recommends that you test the Microsoft .Net Framework upgrade in your test environment prior to upgrading any of your production environments. This testing will indicate if there are environmental issues that must be addressed by you, and which are not the responsibility of TMW.

Changing to case sensitive passwords (NSuite-200031)

In previous versions, passwords were not case sensitive by default. To use case sensitive passwords, you had to have [Misc]CaseSensitivePasswords=ON in your TTS50 file.

Now, the system treats all passwords as case sensitive. This includes existing passwords.

This change affects how you log in with an existing password:

Link to topic: Treating passwords as case-sensitive

Mass updating seasonal RVP product changes (FS-103144)

You can add a commodity equivalent to a parent commodity. You can then include it in a store’s commodity forecast. During seasonal transitions, suppliers modify the RVP of gasoline at terminals. Deliveries of the changed product shift the RVP in store tanks toward the needed target.

A new feature allows you to do both of the following:

You can also update any orders for the parent commodity based on the order status that you specify. For example:

You can specify the date on which orders will update to the equivalent commodity code. If any orders are re-forecasted, the correct commodity for the new date/time is used.

Link to topic: Mass updating seasonal RVP product changes

Setting up the system to display eDriver Logs entries (FS-104957)

If you use PeopleNet Fleet Manager’s eDriver(tm) Log module, you can set up a single sign-on link from Fuel Dispatch to the Fleet Manager website. This allows you to view eDriver Log entries for your drivers, without the need to log into FleetManager.

Link to topic: Viewing PeopleNet eDriver Logs entries

Checking changed trip segments for outage violations (FS-99438)

In previous versions, if the shipper on an order experienced an outage, you received no warning when assigning resources and starting the trip for orders with that shipper.

Now you can set up the system to issue a warning or error message for an assignment when a shipper outage is present. You record a shipper outage in Inventory Services. Fuel Dispatch issues the warning or error message during the assignment process. The message is supported in Call On Demand Order Entry, the Card Planner, and the Planning Worksheet.

Dispatch Dashboard Tank Graph shows ReadingNow values (FS-200023)

In previous versions, the Dispatch Dashboard’s Tank Graph section did not display the selected tank’s ReadingNow level. Instead, you had to view the ReadingNow field value in the Stores List section.

Now, the Tank Graph shows the ReadingNow level as a blue line. The Tank Graph legend includes the ReadingNow value for the selected tank, as well as calculated totals from the ReadingNow to both Target On Hand and Safefill values.

Link to topic: Reviewing a store’s Tank Graph

Dispatch Dashboard Refresh retains selected store (FS-200024)

In previous versions, when you selected a store in the Dispatch Dashboard’s Stores List section, clicking Refresh placed focus on the first store in the list.

Now, focus remains on the selected store when the refresh process is completed.

Link to topic: Retrieving stores

Overriding the Dispatch Dashboard auto refresh functionality (FS-200026)

In previous versions, you used a system setting to determine:

Now, the Dispatch Dashboard includes a checkbox that lets you prevent the data from refreshing automatically. Users sharing the same TTS50 file can set up the window in a way that best meets their personal preference. When the checkbox is selected, the system waits to refresh until there is no movement from the user.

Link to topic: Setting up the dashboard to refresh automatically

Change in how the Dispatch Dashboard’s Tank Graph orders tanks (FS-200027)

In previous versions, the Dispatch Dashboard’s Tank Graph section showed a store’s tank most in need of product as the first tank.

Now, it shows a store’s tanks in the same order in which they appear in the Company Tank Setup window in Inventory Services.

Link to topic: Reviewing a store’s Tank Graph

Verifying a reading is less than the tank’s capacity (FS-101345)

In Fuel Dispatch or Inventory Services, you can manually enter or import a tank reading that is greater than the actual physical size of the tank. A reading should never be more than the tank can hold.

Now when you enter or import a reading, the system verifies whether the amount exceeds the tank size.

If it does, an error message opens. It provides a reason for the error and instructs you to correct the reading.

Link to topic: Entering and editing tank readings