FACTON EPC 15.0 CM

The version FACTON EPC 15.0 CM is the new main version with an extended range of functions.

Read the Release Notes as PDF:

FACTON EPC 15.0 CM - Release Notes as PDF

 

System Requirements

Technical Factsheet

 

Backward Compatibility and Installation

Installed version Backward compatible FACTON Update Installation
12.X x   x
13.X x   x
14.X x   x

 

Release - Summary

FACTON EPC 15.0 CM contains the following enhancements and changes:

 

Functional Enhancements

Tiered Prices

Our new tiered pricing logic enhances the way purchased part and standard part prices are managed and calculated, offering more flexibility and precision. Prices can be administered depending on price breaks (order quantity ranges) and are automatically calculated based on the order quantity used in the project.

Enhancement of Data Administration for purchased/standard parts

  • The user can define tiered prices for purchased and standard part in the Data Administration

  • Tiered prices can be administered for different price origins (e.g. supplier, location) and different validities

  • Tiered prices can be either manually administered or imported using the Excel master data import

  • The user can synchronize modified tiered prices from Data Administration with the project

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Price determination in the project

  • The system automatically applies the price based on the order quantity at the part

  • The order quantity can either be automatically calculated or manually entered by the user.

  • The calculated order quantity results from the quantity sum of identical purchased or standard part in the single project and the purchased lot size defined at the project level.

Order Quantity = Purchased Lot Size * Absolute Part Quantity
Note

As the part quantity is calculated for all identical parts, referencing of the parts is not necessary.

Display of tiered prices

  • The order quantity and corresponding prices can be displayed in the List Style

  • Additional information is displayed in the separate window "Annual Attributes"

  • The window may also be used to display customer-specific annual attributes

Current limitations

  • The auto-calculation of the order quantity is currently limited to single projects

  • The current order quantity for parts that have already been purchased cannot be administered and used for the calculation just yet (planned for version 15.1)

  • Pricing taking the order quantity into account is only possible for the "Offer" mode with automatic price determination

Further Information

Further details on the calculation of tiered prices in the Cost Management are available in our Online Help (help.facton.com).

 

Window for Annual Attributes

  • For displaying and entering properties including validities in the project, the separate area "Annual Attributes" was implemented

  • Customer-specific properties (attributes) that are configured as validity-bound are displayed here

  • The values of these properties are currently entered within the production period

  • It is currently not possible to predefine properties with validities in the Data Administration

 

New Color Scheme for Calculation Modes

The colors of the calculation modes have been adjusted to the future color scheme. These display changes must be activated (like the new table design) via the system settings (Settings | User | Display | UI preview functions).

 

Other Enhancements

Improvement of the annual preview for additional costs

The section "Annual preview" in the additional cost dialog has been adjusted so that it can be displayed without scrolling.

Calling up the Batch Data Administration via context menu

The Batch Data Administration can now be accessed directly from the context menu of the Workspace Explorer or at the (open) project node. Additionally, the entire project structure is activated for editing by default.

Improvement of the manual setup rate at the manufacturing process

The unit of the manually entered setup rate ("Advanced" mode) is now saved correctly.

Default payment rule for project-specific machines

The system settings for project-specific machines can be configured to use default payment rule values for investment calculations.

Displaying project levels in reports

For the data channels "JahresvorschauStrukturReport" and "MultipleProjectFilteredStructureReport", it can be defined how many levels of a (multi-level) project structure should be resolved.

Displaying volume scenarios (Programs & Take Rates) in reports

For the data channels "JahresvorschauStrukturReport" and "MultipleProjectFilteredStructureReport" you can also have the volume scenario defined at the multi project displayed.

Availability of origins at basic data

The "Active" checkbox at assigned origins of basic data entries in the Data Administration determines whether the basic data is available for the origin in the project or not.

Example:

For example, if an assigned location is deactivated, the basic data entry is no longer available in the production planning for this location.

Due to the inactive link between basic data entry and location, both can no longer be set together as default value in the user settings.

Note

If the location has not been activated for any basic data entry, the location is not available for basic data at all.

Bug Fixes