Engage 2018 Release Notes

These release notes give high-level summaries of product updates and resolved issues.

A PDF version of these release notes is available here.

Version 2018.Dec

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

Bid Edit Screen - corrected data populated from shipper lane file (ENG-1683)

Altered the calculation of the Total Bid Revenue column. The calculations are set as the product of Total Bid LH Revenue + (Shipper FSC/Mi * Shipper Miles).

Resolved Issues

Bid Edit page

  • ENG-1719

    Origin and destination cities were previously failing to populate the Bid Edit page even though they were supplied by the shipper lane file, specifically NJ cities. After the fix, all cities are populated for Origin/Dest State of NJ. Also, the Lane Type was failing to populate exclusively as 3-3 postal codes. The Lane Type is derived from the origin and destination centroid ZIP Code fields rather than from Origin Zip and Destination Zip fields that come from the template mapping.

  • ENG-1718

    Clicking on the Tolls & Empty button will populate the value in the Tolls column, along with the RPM and Min Charge columns based on the tolls operation.

  • ENG-1722

    If the shipper file presents data in the correct format, MRI returns expected results.

  • ENG-1678

    Corrected the Lane Type field so it displays the correct value. When City, State, and Postal are not available in the lane file, the Lane Type field will display NA-NA.

  • ENG-1470

    Updated the validation message when entering an invalid date to display more user-friendly message.

Bid Template page

ENG-1726

Resolved an issue on saved templates. Mapping additional fields on templates will save the template without an error.

Version 2018.Oct

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

Exporting and re-importing templates in the Bid Edit page (ENG-1641)

On the Bid Edit page, you create a Request for Proposal (RFP) template with prices.

Now, you can export the template to Microsoft® Excel and make changes.

When you enable the Accept Overwrite option on the Bid Edit page, you can choose to re-import the edited RFP to the Bid Edit page, overwriting the original values.

The feature does not modify the columns, only the values.

Bids page

Importing the Excel report exported from the Bid Edit page (ENG-1642)

On the Bids page, you can now import the Excel report exported from the Bid Edit page. Any modifications overwrite the current values on the Bids page. You can use the RFP ID to specify the RFPs to be updated by the Excel file.

The feature does not modify the columns, only the values.

Resolved Issues

Bid Network page

ENG-1562

On the Bid Network page, a network error occurs when adding a new record without completing the previous record.

Bid Edit page

  • ENG-1652

    On the Bid Edit page, incorrect values were showing in the Equip Type column for the Export Grid to Excel functionality. The values now display and export correctly.

  • ENG-1653

    On the Bid Edit page, you can now sort the values under the Equip Type column correctly in both ascending and descending order.

Version 2018.Sept

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

Invalid columns ignored when importing Excel spreadsheet data (ENG-1587)

Sometimes users populate the fields in Excel with a variety of numbers and text. We have relaxed the requirements in our system to be more forgiving of format variations. For example, previously, the fields that accept numbers rejected numbers that are not whole. For example, 124 was acceptable, but 123.95 was not. Now if an Excel spreadsheet has invalid columns, the data will be accepted by the system without producing an error. The invalid cells are ignored and the valid cells are saved to the database.

Resolved Issues

Bid Management

  • ENG-1633

    Bid Edit page: 5-digit ZIP Codes are supplied and populate the Area label or the origin and destination.

  • ENG-1673

    Bid Wise - Global Update: Issues observed when selecting the Fill Blanks from Fill method.

    The Fill Blank option will not overwrite existing values. Existing values are retained.

Version 2018.Aug

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

New calculation for Total Bid LH Revenue column (ENG-1676)

The Bid Edit page has a field labeled Total Bid LH Revenue. The value represents the amount of line haul revenue based on the bid rate and bid volume. The bid rate could be Bid RPM, Bid Flat Rate, and/or Bid Min Charge. Therefore, our process will recognize what to calculate if any or all are present.

Resolved Issues

Bid Management

ENG-1687

Map Lanes frequently freezes and is unresponsive to controls or mouse clicks.

Due to adjustments of the window’s height and width, the Bid Lanes Map window is displayed as expected.

The Minimize and Maximize buttons added to the Bid Lanes Map window function as expected.

Bid Edit

ENG-1688

Incorrect values were being copied when copying values in the Bid Edit page from Network Min, Other Rate 01, Other Rate 02 to Flat Rate.

Now, the expected values are copied to the Flat Rate column from the Network Min, Other Rate 01, and Other Rate 02 columns as expected.

Version 2018.July

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

Lane geography enhancement (ENG-1366)

When a valid 3-digit ZIP Code is recorded, the area/city/state loads as expected. If an invalid 3-digit ZIP Code is recorded, the area/city/state remains blank.

Added a Lane Type label for 3-digit ZIP Codes (ENG-1532)

The Lane Type is determined by the lane geography format found in the shipper lane file. The system uses the following labels for Lane Type:

  • PT
    5-digit ZIP Code or city/state

  • ST
    State only

  • ZR
    A range of ZIP Codes

  • REG
    ZIP Codes that include more than one state

Now, a new Lane Type label of 3 (three) indicates that a 3-digit ZIP Code is used.

Current Bids page

A new display (ENG-1657)

In previous versions, Completed bids were shown on the Current Bids page.

Now, only bids with a Current status are shown on the Current Bids page. Completed bids are not shown.

Version 2018.May

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid History Page

Sorting and filtering enhancements (ENG-1462)

Enabled the ability to multi-select origin/destination and area/state columns when filtering and sorting.

Resolved Issues

ENG-1654

On the Bid Edit page, the Copy Values function was producing unreliable results.

This was fixed to make the copied field value the same as the original field value.

Version 2018.Apr

This section contains the following for the latest version:

  • Enhancements (new or updated features)

  • Resolved issues (application improvements)

Enhancements

Bid Edit page

Sorting and filtering enhancements (ENG-1529)

The sort and filter functionality on the Bid Edit page has been enhanced.
Now you can:

  • Specify multiple options for the filter. In the past, you were limited to filtering by one option at a time.

  • Set filters on multiple columns at the same time.

  • Set up multi-level sorts based on up to three levels. Multi-level sorting is available on the following columns:

    • Origin Area

    • Dest Area

    • Shipper Volume

    • Carrier Miles

    • Shipper Miles

    • Origin City

    • Dest City

    • Origin State

    • Dest State

Bid Shippers page

Uploading a list of shippers (ENG-1534, ENG-1614)

Now, you can create shipper records in Engage by uploading a bulk file of shippers.

The feature allows you to download a Shipper Template in which you record shipper data. Then, you can use the new Upload Shippers button to upload the list of shippers.

Bid Templates page

Adding equipment type of Other (ENG-1634)

In the Equipment Type field, added a new option of Other to the existing options of VN, RF, and FB.

Resolved Issues

  • ENG-1105

    Fixed the Expiration Date filter to include records that are equal to or less than the specified date.

  • ENG-1596

    Fixed the back-end script for new signup customers that sets up security pages, other application pages, and theme content. It now runs automatically when adding a new customer for the first time.

  • ENG-1638

    Fixed blue Bid columns to display blank instead of 0 (zero). Users can now use Lookup ALK Miles, Lookup MRI, Lookup Network Info, Copy values and update the blue columns without error.