ION CHANGELOG #28 - ION types, Automated inventory splitting & more

Release Notes//

Introducing: ION Types

We're happy to introduce ION Types - a new way to link workflows for flexibility. This feature leverages ION's existing Users and Parts data in fields and custom attributes. For example, you can create a "Responsible Engineer" field for a Part, Purchase, Supplier, or Issue.

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Automated inventory splitting

ION will now keep inventory counts accurate by automatically splitting groups of inventory when they are partially used.

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"Not Applicable" Fields

Have an important field you can't leave blank, but sometimes doesn't apply? Now if you mark it required you can allow "Not Applicable" as a valid entry. Learn more about field options from the ION Manual

Improvements//

Procedures: Added standard step approvals to the "Awaiting my approval" home screen widget
Procedures: Added the ability to set Datagrid rows as required from the Datagrid importer
Barcodes: Added ability to use custom attributes on barcodes
Barcodes: Enabled to print new barcodes on automatic inventory splits
Tools: Added barcode scanning to tools to move tool inventory
Runs: Added feature to bulk create runs from an Excel/CSV file
Integrations: Added mBOM sync function to Duro PLM integration
Purchasing: Added a direct link from parts to quality clauses. When a part is added to a purchase item it will default to using its linked quality clauses.
Purchasing: Improved the layout of the purchase print preview
Inventory: Added removals/un-installs to inventory history
Inventory: The inventory status will now show "On order" when on an open purchase
Plans: Added ability to create multiple schedules for the same part and date
Autoplan: Autoplan will now create runs for parts with a component BOM even if their sourcing strategy is set to "Buy"
Notifications: Added "Mark all as read" button to the notification page
Removed length restriction on text fields and custom attributes to allow storing long URLs

Fixes//