Macaos Convergence
Macaos Convergence is a PCB supply chain management system, which is designed to manage the sales and manufacture logistics between multiple organizations. It gives each organization an overview of their part of the process and provides a platform for transfer of information throughout the process.
Sellers
Macaos Convergence allows sellers to easily generate RFQs and Work Orders to their suppliers. In addition, Convergence gives the seller an overview of the current status of work orders and an archive for all work order documents. Integration with Macaos Enterprise automates the processing of customer RFQs and orders.
Brokers
Sellers may send their work orders directly to a fabricator, or through a broker. Brokers may make use of the Production Planning module to mix multiple orders together in order to maximize the use of production panels, thereby reducing fabrication costs. Work orders may be generated for mixes in the same manner as for incoming orders.
Fabricators
Macaos Convergence provides fabricators with an overview of their incoming RFQs and work orders, and provides a communication channel for messages as well as for documents such as quotations, purchase orders, order confirmations, quality documentation, shipment tracking numbers and invoices. The packing/shipping module may be used to generate packing labels and documents. In addition, Convergence provides a tool for managing the fabricator's price list(s) used in the Macaos Enterprise online quotation system.
Sellers
Macaos Convergence allows sellers to easily generate RFQs and Work Orders to their suppliers. In addition, MTS gives the seller an overview of the current status of work orders and an archive for all work order documents.
Incoming orders
The incoming orders view lists orders which customers have placed through Macaos Enterprise, as well as orders entered directly into the system. Colors make it easy to see which orders need attention. Automatically generate an RFQ or Work order to the desired fabricator with just a few clicks.
Work orders
The Work orders view lists both active and inactive work orders in a specified time frame. It gives an overview of the participants and the logistics of each work order. It also gives easy access to all of the documents archived with each work order.
Supported documents include purchase orders, order confirmations, quality documentation, shipment tracking numbers and invoices. End user documents, such as shipment tracking and quality documentation are also made available to customers and end users through Macaos Enterprise.
Work order status
The Work orders status view displays an overview of active work orders and their progress through the various steps from order to shipment. Color-coded mileposts make it easy to see progress and to see which work orders require attention. Where appropriate, signing off for a milepost initiates adding a document to the archive.
Brokers
Sellers may send their work orders directly to a fabricator, or through a Broker. Brokers may make use of the Macaos PCB Factory Production Planning module to mix multiple orders together in order to maximize the use of production panels, thereby reducing fabrication costs. Work orders may be generated for mixes in the same manner as for incoming orders.
Fabricators
Macaos Convergence provides fabricators with an overview of their incoming work orders, and provides a communication channel for messages as well as for documents. In addition, Convergence provides a tool for managing the fabricator's pricing as it will be used in the Macaos Enterprise online quotation system.
Work order status
The Work orders status view displays an overview of active work orders and their progress through the various steps from order to shipment. Color-coded mileposts make it easy to see progress and to see which work orders require attention. Where appropriate, signing off for a milepost initiates adding a document to the archive.
Work orders
The Work orders view lists both active and inactive work orders in a specified time frame. It gives an overview of the participants and the logistics of each work order. It also gives easy access to all of the documents archived with each work order.
Supported documents include purchase orders, order confirmations, quality documentation, shipment tracking numbers and invoices. End user documents, such as shipment tracking and quality documentation are also made available to customers and end users through Macaos Enterprise.
Prices
A fabricator may make a price list available for use in the Macaos Enterprise online quotation system. A price list is a set of parameters such as price per area, start cost, etc. The Prices view in Convergence allows a fabricator to manage and test the parameters in their price list.
In addition to listing price parameters and curves, a quotation module simulates online quotations as they would be obtained by customers using Macaos Enterprise. Product parameters may be specified and prices obtained for various quantities and delivery times, as necessary for testing the price list parameters. Prices displayed are the fabricator's price to the seller, and do not include shipping or any percentage that the seller may add to the customer price.
What's new in Convergence
What's new in Convergence 1.7
RFQs
- Create Work Order from RFQ
- If an RFQ has been created from an incoming order, then it is possible to create a work order from the RFQ.
- Speed improvement
- The time required by the server to generate RFQs has been greatly reduced.
- Automatically close RFQs
- Creating a work order for an incoming order automatically closes any RFQs created from that order.
Work Orders
- Improved workflow when creating work orders
- When a work order is created, any RFQs created from the incoming order are automatically closed. In addition, the dialog for signing the "Send data" milepost is automatically opened.
Outgoing shipments
- Delivery precision
- The delivery precision for a specified date range is listed to the right of the list of outgoing shipments.
Macaos Convergence Release Notes
Latest version: Macaos Convergence 1.7.5.103
Macaos Convergence 1.7
Build 1.7.5.103 (19-01-2012)
New features:
- 0001822: [Status] Function to change ship to address after packing
- 0001422: [Status] Add yellow/green colors to Pack/Ship module to show complete/incomplete
- 0001821: [Other] Need to be able to fulfill orders from local stock
Fixes:
- 0001818: [RFQs] Prevent supplier from changing quotation price after an RFQ has been closed
- 0001806: [RFQs] Cannot forward an RFQ for a mix
- 0001805: [RFQs] RFQs for mixes do not display in correct order in list
- 0001819: [Other] Outgoing shipments should show unfulfilled orders if today/next 3 days/next 7 days is chosen
Build 1.7.4.101 (23-12-2011)
New features:
- 0001767: [RFQs] Show RFQ for a mix in mix viewer
- 0001697: [Status] Receive milepost: For re-orders, display text describing changes from previous order
- 0001792: [Work orders] Add RMB as valid currency for placing orders
- 0001785: [Other] Right-click to show mix info in Outgoing Shipments
Fixes:
- 0001745: [RFQs] Error when displaying quote forwarded to ME customer
- 0001727: [RFQs] Need to have more characters for product comments
- 0001769: [Status] Stencil products do not show in Status view when logged in as Running
- 0001743: [Status] Download: Due to change in MIF, changed notation files was not exported
- 0001772: [Other] When searching for product number, don't show messagedlg "..try with expanded date range"
- 0001771: [Other] Change default start date to always be one month prior to current date
Build 1.7.3.100 (28-10-2011)
New features:
- 0001719: [RFQs] Access to documentation files when viewing RFQ product
- 0001698: [Status] Download only changed files for reorders
- 0001716: [Work orders] Search for WO or PO number
Fixes:
- 0001720: [Status] Eliminate spaces from tracking numbers
Build 1.7.2.98 (15-08-2011)
New features:
- 0001671: [RFQs] Send response to quoters after RFQ becomes order
- 0001628: [RFQs] When making RFQ from product/free spec, use days rather than date
Fixes:
- 0001651: [Other] Number of orders in delivery precision does not match number of orders in outgoing shipments
- 0001652: [RFQs] Cannot create RFQ from RFQ if there are multiple quantities
- 0001664: [Work orders] Ignore deleted work orders when searching by product outside of date range
- 0001650: [Work orders] Production site in Convergence should also be transferred to order in Perception
- 0001638: [Work orders] Searching for stencil fails
Build 1.7.1.97 (01-07-2011)
New features:
- 0001642: [Other] Menu item for uploading supplier certification documents
Fixes:
- 0001641: [RFQs] Sort incoming and outgoing RFQs with same product number together
- 0001639: [RFQs] Work order created from RFQ not properly linked to incoming order
- 0001604: [RFQs] Quotation for RFQ generated from price module has too many digits in hard gold area
- 0001640: [Work orders] Make dropdown lists in Create work order wider
Build 1.7.0.95 (08-06-2011)
New features:
- 0001635: [Incoming Orders] Open "Send" milepost for signing after creating work order
- 0001634: [Incoming Orders] Close RFQs when creating work order
- 0001623: [RFQs] Create WO directly from RFQ
- 0001475: [RFQs] Panel optimizer module for generating quotation
- 0001631: [Other] Show delivery precision
Fixes:
- 0001619: [Mixing] Create WO from MixList does not remove order from mix list
- 0001618: [RFQs] RFQs take a long time to generate
- 0001630: [Other] Outgoing shipments list too slow
Macaos Convergence 1.6
Build 1.6.5.94 (29-04-2011)
New features:
- 0001600: [Status] Print package content label for each product in packlist
- 0001593: [Status] Make provision for slower shipments in Pack/Ship module
- 0001577: [Mixing] Function to mark boards on a mix as waste, so that they reappear on the mix list
Fixes:
- 0001597: [Status] Packing: DHL tracking numbers get UPS tracking URL
- 0001592: [Other] Mix viewer gets access violation
- 0001602: [Mixing] Production site sometimes not reset on Remove from Mixlist
Build 1.6.4.92 (08-04-2011)
New features:
- 0001567: [RFQs] Show requester info for customer created RFQs
- 0001553: [RFQs] Mark customer created RFQs with a Macaos C in the parent line
- 0001565: [Work orders] View tracking info from Shipment Info dialog
- 0001564: [Other] Support for internal invoicing for Elprint China as agent
Fixes:
- 0001569: [Incoming Orders] When creating workorder, agent should not default to MT
- 0001573: [Mixing] Remove from MixList generates an error message
- 0001566: [Mixing] Problem recalculating mix prices
- 0001568: [RFQs] Price in hint text does not show correctly when not in USD
- 0001554: [Status] Dowload: Bug in downloading of stencils
Build 1.6.3.89 (30-03-2011)
New features:
- 0001552: [Mixing] Add freight prices to product list in mix calculator
Fixes:
- 0001550: [Status] Download: Extra files are not added to mix-zip files
- 0001551: [Status] Download: Comments for stencil products are not added to specifications.txt
Build 1.6.2.88 (28-03-2011)
New features:
- 0001540: [Mixing] Add stackup and board area to mixlist
- 0001542: [Status] Generate proforma invoice for UPS export
Fixes:
- 0001528: [RFQs] Cannot unmark group of RFQs
- 0001541: [Status] Some changes needed for XML export to UPS
- 0001548: [Work orders] Unable to generate internal invoice for orders where Elprint China is agent
- 0001527: [Work orders] Insure that WO is saved with valid delivery address/contact person
Build 1.6.1.86 (14-03-2011)
New features:
- 0001525: [RFQs] Add currency RMB to quotation viewer
Fixes:
- 0001526: [Other] RFQ page is missing on login
Build 1.6.0.85 (11-03-2011)
New features:
- 0001515: [RFQs] Make it possible for agents to create an RFQ from an RFQ
- 0001512: [RFQs] Differentiate between incoming and outgoing RFQs (for agents)
- 0001474: [RFQs] Send mail on receipt of RFQ
- 0001524: [Other] Support for chinese user manual
- 0001523: [Other] Export shipment data to UPS
Fixes:
- 0001501: [RFQs] It's not possible to open more than one quotation at a time
- 0001517: [Status] Download: Bug in creating soldermask opening for products without soldermask on mixes
- 0001511: [Status] Seller cannot sign for sent if purchased through agent
- 0001514: [Work orders] Hide price related information from factory floor users
- 0001516: [Other] Shipments do not appear in list if position is spread over multiple work orders
- 0001513: [Other] Suppliers are duplicated in dropdown checklist
Macaos Convergence 1.5
Build 1.5.9.84 (25-02-2011)
Fixes:
- 0001480: [Status] Packing: Add mix number to packing list for mix
- 0001479: [Status] Download: Invalid D-codes for apertures exported to contour file
Build 1.5.8.82 (17-02-2011)
New features:
- 0001468: [Status] Allow deletion of extra boards when packing
- 0001452: [Other] Reload list after search where product is not found
Fixes:
- 0001470: [Work orders] Hide price, PO, OC and invoice info from external party when an agent is used
- 0001469: [Incoming Orders] Cannot convert null error when creating work order
- 0001465: [Mixing] Delete mix does not always work
- 0001467: [Other] Multi-product panels and mixes do not display properly in viewer
- 0001466: [Status] Shipment information sometimes missing from work order
Build 1.5.7.81 (18-01-2011)
Fixes:
- 0001445: [RFQs] Product comments missing from RFQ when created from product
- 0001414: [RFQs] Link to Quote document missing if first quotation cell is empty
- 0001447: [Status] Shipments direct to customer from mix are registered as sent to sales office
- 0001446: [Status] Transfer mix to vacuum stock does not always work as expected
- 0001444: [Status] Download. Output product numbers of original products in case of multi-product panels
- 0001421: [Status] When signing Manuf with QA (milepost 17) do not show MoveToStock check box
- 0001448: [Work orders] Prevent user from entering tracking number in WorkOrder if they should use Pack/Ship module
- 0001409: [Work orders] Search for tracking number fails if date range is too small
Build 1.5.6.79 (25-11-2010)
New features:
- 0001391: [RFQs] Allow delete of all RFQs in a group
- 0001397: [Work orders] Add nordic currencies to currency list
- 0001375: [Work orders] Ability to filter closed items from lists
- 0001368: [Status] Pack/ship module with automatic QA
Fixes:
- 0001393: [RFQs] Quotations with No Offer should not have a link, since there is no document to view
- 0001396: [RFQs] Forward quote to customer
- 0001403: [RFQs] Quotes for single layer boards incorrectly report 0 as copper thickness
- 0001382: [Status] Download: Mixing of new (hi-res) silk colors
- 0001383: [Status] Download: Mixing of surface fails if no surface (and no copper) mixed with any other surface
- 0001384: [Status] Download: Rotation of rectangle apts fails in some cases
Build 1.5.5.75 (01-11-2010)
New features:
- 0001362: [RFQs] Allow multiple qtys/dates when generating RFQ for an order
- 0001345: [Other] User-definable notification popup interval
Fixes:
- 0001353: [Incoming Orders] Disallow creating WO if order does not have valid shipping address
- 0001346: [Incoming Orders] Need to be able to specify same day shipment of stencils when creating WO/PO
- 0001361: [RFQs] Product and order comments not displayed on Quote viewer
- 0001349: [RFQs] Incorrect copper thickness in quotation for 1-layer board
- 0001348: [RFQs] Prices display incorrectly when multiple qtys and days
- 0001358: [Work orders] UL requirement not included in PO
- 0001344: [Work orders] Some info missing from purchase order
- 0001360: [Status] Unable to complete pack/ship if lost contact with server while packing
- 0001328: [Status] Add check for text that extends contour and/or objects in notation/soldermask before download
Build 1.5.4.73 (01-10-2010)
New features:
- 0001334: [Other] Add overview of orders awaiting shipment
- 0001335: [Other] Module for getting price quotes from mix suppliers
Fixes:
- 0001342: [Status] Unable to download production data for some products
- 0001340: [Status] Unable to pack some orders
- 0001337: [Status] Do not refresh list after cancelling the milepost sign dialog
- 0001333: [Status] ÆØÅ print as chinese characters on first-time print of labels
- 0001332: [RFQs] Peel-off, scoring and hard gold missing from auto-generated quote
- 0001338: [Work orders] Cards/pnl incorrectly parsed into PO
Build 1.5.3.71 (15-09-2010)
New features:
- 0001325: [RFQs] Add UL-Certified fabricator requirement to RFQs and POs
- 0001318: [RFQs] Look up exchange rate when forwarding RFQ
Fixes:
- 0001329: [Status] Part of mix ID text missing when downloading files in China
- 0001324: [Status] Error (List index 5 out of bounds) when packing some shipments
- 0001322: [Status] Need to check downloaded files for exceptions when loading into MIF
- 0001319: [Status] Tracking numbers sometimes missing from customer order
- 0001327: [Prices] Updated price viewer
Build 1.5.2.70 (01-09-2010)
New features:
- 0001313: [Status] Add support for download of production data for mixes
Build 1.5.1.69 (19-08-2010)
New features:
- 0001302: [RFQs] Add function to respond to RFQ with "No offer"
- 0001301: [RFQs] Show RFQs in a tree hierarchy
- 0001300: [Work orders] Add method to accept a PO from the unanswered POs list
Fixes:
- 0001303: [RFQs] Buildup not shown for custom stackups
- 0001304: [Status] Cannot download stencil product data with product number < 100000
- 0001305: [Work orders] Force due date to be later than work order date
Build 1.5.0.67 (06-08-2010)
New features:
- 0001291: [RFQs] Highlight best quote
- 0001290: [RFQs] Add support for RFQs generated from Enterprise
- 0001287: [RFQs] Generate quotation in RFQ product viewer
- 0001295: [Incoming Orders] Raise a notification for incoming orders which have not been processed
- 0001289: [Mixing] Need to be able to delete a mix
- 0001297: [Other] Add product list to mix viewer
- 0001288: [Other] Cache product data locally to improve product viewer performance
Fixes:
- 0001294: [RFQs] Search for RFQ does not work
- 0001293: [Incoming Orders] Incorrect prices when double orders
- 0001296: [Other] Mix production sites sometimes duplicated in site checklist
- 0001292: [Other] Unable to download product data for stencil products
Macaos Convergence 1.4
Build 1.4.3.65 (20-07-2010)
New features:
- 0001286: [RFQs] Add quote viewer to product viewer
Fixes:
- 0001284: [Work orders] Search for tracking number does not work
- 0001285: [Mixing] Cannot update mix prices
Build 1.4.2.64 (24-06-2010)
New features:
- 0001273: [Incoming Orders] Support for work orders for solder paste stencils
- 0001104: [Work orders] Add Product/Mix viewer
- 0001274: [Status] Download product data directly from Receive milepost
- 0001278: [Other] Allow uploading text documents and spreadsheets as Quotation, Order confirmation or Invoice
- 0001276: [Other] Automatic acceptance of POs when signing Receive
- 0001258: [Other] Show only requested records on search
Fixes:
- 0001277: [Status] Product viewer not accessible from Status view
- 0001257: [Other] Internal invoice only works once
Build 1.4.1.52 (02-06-2010)
New features:
- 0001239: [RFQs] Send RFQ to multiple recipients
Build 1.4.0.50 (28-05-2010)
New features:
- 0001238: [Work orders] Add WO# to Status view
- 0001216: [Work orders] Expanded quality control milepost
- 0001215: [Work orders] Expanded packing and shipping milepost
Fixes:
- 0001240: [RFQs] Links in RFQ view don't work
Macaos Convergence 1.3
Build 1.3.5.47 (09-04-2010)
New features:
- 0001187: [Work orders] Phone number on address label
- 0001190: [Other] Add quantity to Status view
Fixes:
- 0001189: [RFQs] Problems with product viewer
- 0001188: [Work orders] Att in wrong position on PO
- 0001186: [Work orders] æøå are not printable in China
Build 1.3.4.46 (16-03-2010)
New features:
- 0001185: [Other] Product specs shown in product viewer
Fixes:
- 0001184: [Mixing] Partially mixed order does not appear in mix list
- 0001183: [Work orders] Specify company/address/att in PO ship/invoice addresses
- 0001182: [Work orders] Mangled product numbers in upload invoice checklist
- 0001181: [Work orders] Article bar code on labels is owner article rather than partner
Build 1.3.3.44 (09-03-2010)
New features:
- 0001177: [Work orders] Show expanded product details for work orders
- 0001169: [Work orders] Print labels and packing list from product details
- 0001168: [Work orders] Disallow uploading invoice if QA documents have not been uploaded
- 0001176: [Mixing] Change frame of mix
- 0001167: [Other] Sort lists with most recent item first rather than last
Build 1.3.2.41 (15-02-2010)
New features:
- 0001153: [RFQs] Generate RFQs without having a pre-defined product
- 0001154: [Other] Stackup viewer in product viewer
Build 1.3.1.40 (08-02-2010)
New features:
- 0001129: [Work orders] Pop up a list of unconfirmed RFQs and POs
- 0001105: [Incoming Orders] Generate RFQ from order or mix
- 0001045: [Other] Generate RFQ from product
Fixes:
- 0001135: [Incoming Orders] "Waiting" orders not shown in incoming list
- 0001133: [Incoming Orders] Product links do not always work
- 0001130: [Incoming Orders] Unable to select self as supplier when creating work order
Build 1.3.0.35 (15-01-2010)
New features:
- 0001116: [Work orders] List undelivered products on mix
- 0001098: [Work orders] Changed column display to show/hide groups of columns
- 0001084: [Other] Pricing management module for fabricators
Macaos Convergence 1.2 and earlier
Build 1.2.0.33 (17-12-2009)
New features:
- 0001109: [Mixing] Move order from mixlist to separate fabrication
- 0001077: [Work orders] Show "Mark as" info in PO
- 0001071: [Work orders] Search for tracking number
- 0001047: [Work orders] Better search for products
- 0001044: [Other] Synchronize AWB/Track n' trace numbers between programs, and support for more shippers
Fixes:
- 0001112: [Work orders] Wrong billing address on PO when Elprint is agent
- 0001046: [Other] Upload of invoices is not logical
Build 1.2.6.27 (20-08-2009)
New features:
- [Work orders] Added contact phone number to PO
Fixes:
- [Work orders] Fixed problems with Elprint as Agent
- [Work orders] Fixed problem with editing WO if fabricator changed
Build 1.2.1.22 (09-07-2009)
New features:
- [Work orders] Added upload of QA documents from WO view
Fixes:
- [Incoming orders] Fixed incorrect order quantity
Build 1.2.0.21 (22-06-2009)
New features:
- [Work orders] View/print purchase order for work order
Build 1.1.0.20 (05-06-2009)
New features:
- [Work orders] OK status for Order confirmations and Invoices
Fixes:
- [Work orders] Prevent uploading non-zip QA documentation
Build 1.0 (24-03-2009)