ONTIME Warehouse Management System
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Installation Instructions:
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If you have downloaded OnTime WMS (whse???.zip) from a SimTel or other site:

1. pkunzip the file in a directory of your choice.
2. Run setup.exe from within Windows. 
3. Follow the setup instructions allowing you to install in the directory of 
   your choice.

The setup program will automatically install the required DLL and VBX files 
in your Windows system directory, and create the application icons for 
whse.exe and whadmin.exe in  a windows group called WHSE.

Alan Baraclough
2nd January 1996

Upgrading an existing site
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If you are upgrading your copy of the OnTime WMS this simple method
can be used for upgrading between "point" releases. e.g. 1.1c-->1.2
1. ENSURE YOU BACKUP your existing directory containing the application and 
   whse.mdb file to another directory.
2. pkunzip the new whse???.zip file into a temporary directory.
3. Run setup.exe from within Windows installing the software into
   the original existing directory (probably c:\whse). This will overwrite 
   all previous files INCLUDING the existing whse.mdb data file.
4. Now copy back your whse.mdb database from the backup directory.
(Note: Major releases may contain changes in database table structure)

Hardware Requirements:
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This is dependent very much on the size of the warehouse you are managing 
and the inbound and outbound activity volumes. A warehouse of around
1000 pallets with medium movement activity should perform satisfactorily given:

PC:  CPU: DX4-100
     DISK: 10 MB free disk space
     Memory: 16 MB RAM

Monitor: SVGA 

Note: The application was designed for use with a screens of resolution 
      greater than that provided by VGA. A SVGA monitor is recommended, 
      however it can be used successfully using a VGA monitor.
      Later versions will improve the user interface for VGA monitors. 

Operating System: Windows for Workgroups, Windows 3.11, Windows 95

Release Notes:
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24th Feb 1996 Version 1.1a  + Online Registration added
                            + Product Master report added

12th Mar 1996 Version 1.1b  + Changes made to ensure package utilises 
                              MS Access 2.0 mdb file.
                            + msajt200.dll added to distribution
                            + msajt110.dll removed from distribution
                            + msaes110.dll removed from distribution
                            + Colour scheme changed to ignore users
                              settings and force colours suggested in
                              Visual Basic Design Guide.
12th Apr 1996 Version 1.1c  + Bug fixed to allow a picking list to be
                              printed from within the FindLocn screen.
                            + Customer, Company, Warehouse, Rack Block 
                              Master Reports added.
                            + Customer and Company import/export facilities 
                              added.
                            + Technical Guide available to registered users.
                            + Reorder levels and reorder report
                              functionality added.
4th May 1996  Version 1.1d  + Includes bug fixes in patches p_11c_a 
                              and p_11c_b.
                            + i.e. null value bug on stock reports on 
                              open storing orders
                            + i.e. program crash on edit product.
                            + sets defaults to blank in edit product form.
                            + remove error message on cancel product 
                              registration 
18th Aug 1996 Version 1.2a  + Includes bug fixes in patches p_11d_c.zip
                            + Stocktake reports added.
                            + Additional stock reports added without 
                              weights and volumes
                            + Performance improvements made to Assign
                              location
                            + Transfer interface improved to allow 
                              partial transfers
7th Dec 1996 Version 1.3a   + Product Movement Report added
                            + Deletion of additional temporary tables
                            + Get Dates interface improved to utilise
                              'radio buttons'
                            + Sitename registration checking added
                            + Manual Choosegoods picking adjusted to
                              absolutely prevent the picking of goods 
                              not completely putaway (Status=Stored)
                            + Additional List and combo boxes 
                              containing large numbers
                              of SKUs modified to sort by product.
                            + Entry of Unit of Measure is now 
                              required in Add Product
                            + Additional checking that Assigned 
                              warehouse for storage is not null
                            + Rack block Maintenance modified to 
                              allow Alphas Row, Numeric Slot , Alpha 
                              level format.
18th Dec 1996 Version 1.3b  + Number of allowable products in Select Product list
                              box increased
                            + Removed instances of Invalid use of Null when 
                              stduom is null.
22nd Dec 1996 Version 1.3d  + Added filters on Storing Order Main Menu
                            + Added filters on Delivery Order Main Menu
                            + Allowed Purge to accept any purge date with
                              Warning only.
                            + Allowed Storing Orders and Delivery Orders for
                              future dates with warning. Allows testing for
                              Post 2000AD compliance.
                            + Prevented occaisonal missing values when 
                              saving from AssLocn.
                            + Added Save Print Store button to AssLocn form to 
                              speed data entry of multiple Storing Orders.
18th Jan 1997 Version 1.3e  + Ensured Save Print Store button returns to
                              Inwards Goods Main Menu.
                            + Added MSAFINX.DLL to distribution  
9th Feb 1997 Version 1.3g   + Added Defaults screen to Administration
                            + Defaults used to speed inwards and outwards 
                              goods data entry.
                            + Ensured product movement history report utilises 
                              date range settings.
                            + Added Save Print Retrieve button to FindLocn
                              screen to speed data entry.
                            + Removed introduced FIFO date syntax error.
16th Feb 1997 Version 1.3i  + Ensured DO Summary sums correctly 
                            + Fixed introduced error stopping edit of
                              Open DO.
                            + Allowed Product Main to be closed using control 
                              box.

Known bugs and issues unresolved
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8th Dec 96
Warehouse Management System can be run multiple times on the same PC 
simultaneously. A second copy can be run to do master table lookups but the 
possibility exists of locking problems.

8th Dec 96
Installation program does not check for existing whse.mdb file, but
overwrites that file. Upgrades must be performed by copying out the
whse.mdb file and copying it back in.

8th December 
Installation program warns of the need to set up SQL Server, however an 
Access 2.0 database is being used and therefore this warning message 
is unnecessary and irrelevant.


