Tracmor Forum - Feature Requests

Custom Text in labels

null@example.com (camfairweather) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:07:28 +0000

It would be great if we could add a custom text field into the labels.

Thanks

Assign Inventory to Users

null@example.com (benbyler) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:24:55 +0000

It would be really nice if there was a way to assign inventory and assets to users. Supplies like ink cartridges are kept on hand in the IT department and when a someone requests it, it is billed to that department and assigned to the requestor. So when we move the inventory to a different location, it would be really helpful to be able to assign it to a different user.

Customer Access

null@example.com (launchdoctor) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:40:51 +0000

The warehousing business today is an off site out sourced business.

I am well versed in the warehousing business. Due to technology and cost control the warehousing industry has changed. A successful warehouse stores product from many operating retail/wholesale companies. In most cases they also look after the shipping/receiving for these companies as well as the on site location care, storage and order picking. Warehousing is no longer a business of one company storing all it's product. It is a warehouse storing the products of sometimes hundreds of companies. These companies need to see their inventory/shipping/receiving data daily without having to call or visit the warehouse.
Therefore... my suggestions for "Feature Request" is...

1. connect the Company module with the Contact module

2. add new Customer/Client/Contacts modules for companies that store their products as an out source service.

2. allow internet user access for Customer/Client/Contacts to view their own product inventory, shipping, receiving and time line status via a Customer Profile.

I hope this project continues toward current warehousing needs.

Shipping Assets within locations

null@example.com (krammitman) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:02:18 +0000

Basically we ship our equipment out to rent for about a week to a location where we have a tech onsite. Then we ship it back to our home location for maintenance and configuration for the next custom location. When I create a shipment, it automatically removes my assets from asset list, which I understand if I were selling the product, but in this case I am in possession of the product for the entire duration. I would like the ability to create shipments between locations, So I can track what is currently in transit between locations, then have the ability to "receive" the shipment onsite. I understand there is a move location under assets, But the action is instant and does not allow me to track it when it is in transit and "receive" it when it arrives. While in transit the product is out of my inventory and inaccessible and takes a few days to get to it's new location. And of course my requirements are just slightly different then most warehouse's, though I am sure there are companies out there that would like a shipment from "warehouse" to "warehouse", or "warehouse" to "store" feature.

Sub Locations

null@example.com (gfmedia) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:35:35 +0000

Would love to see a sub-location feature. For example we have a gaylord full of computers put on a rack in warehouse. It would be nice to give the gaylord a location as well as where it is physically put in our warehouse. I can see many uses of this as well, because we have several Warehouse locations and buildings it would be nice to be able to select Building A>Warehouse C>1-A-1>Gaylord 1 This would allow us to move the contents of a single gaylord as a group rather than creating a long location id, or custom field for EVERY machine.

Multi-tiered locations, its the next big thing!

Allow parent-child locking from within child's edit view

null@example.com (caleb) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:40:47 +0000

Hi,

I'm finding I usually create parent-child relationships by entering the parent's asset code while editing the child asset. I always want the child locked to the parent which means I then have to edit the parent asset to lock the relationship. Would it be possible to have a "lock to parent" checkbox next to the parent asset field in the edit asset screen. So that creating a locked relationship can be done while editing either the parent or the child.

Asset Images

null@example.com (DaveT) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:52:08 +0000

Suggestion for anew feature would be to have the ability to add images to individual assets rather than have an image assigned to an asset model.

Inventory/barcode reader support for a retail location

null@example.com (mikeyfev1) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:21:33 +0000

I may be missing something, but here's a scenario I'd like to see addressed:

A retail store is using Tracmor to track their inventory. The store is using standard UPC barcodes. A truck drives up with hundreds of new inventory items.

What should happen is some sort of barcode scanning to simply scan all of the new items and update the inventory. Instead, the user has to click through all sorts of buttons and controls and scan the barcodes. Once a retail store sees this inventory update mechanism they will reject the product.

At the least some sort of support for an inventory import/update should be available. Allow for a CSV file to be uploaded containing barcode, quantity, location. If the inventory item exists, update the quantity; if the item does not exist, add the new inventory item. If negative quantities are allowed, then a loose integration with a POS system would be possible. The POS system could provide a CSV file with negative quantities used on a daily basis to update the inventory counts based on sales.

I just tried to vote on feature requests...

null@example.com (mikeyfev1) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:11:27 +0000

But the web action did not work. I voted for 3 features (that's all I wanted to support), pressed the Vote button, and after a few seconds I got and AJAX error message. If my votes did get through I received no confirmation of that fact.

Sub Categories badly needed

null@example.com (farseer) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:38:28 +0000

A lot of companies including ours have an inventory that is divided amongst categories and sub-categories (3-4 levels). This feature is badly needed in Tracmor to organize our warehouse based on product categories. I understand that it is not a major feature in terms of the work involved so please put that on the voting list.

New custom field types

null@example.com (podniesinski) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:54:08 +0000

It would be great to have the possibility to add a custom field acting as "select" type (or similarly) but taking its values from data already existing in DB (without the need to specify each allowed value manually). There should be a dedicated type for each of these fields.

For example - current custom field types:
- Text
- Textarea
- Select

Desired custom field types:
- Text
- Textarea
- Select
- Category
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Company
- Contact
- Asset
- Asset Model
- Inventory
....

Each of these new custom fields would act as "select" type, taking its allowed values from appropriate DB table.

Example of use:
We use tracmor to manage our own assets, but sometimes we have some assets belonging to other companies. We use a custom select type field ("Owner") to indicate actual owners of assets. It would be great to have it integrated with the "Companies" data.

Best Regards,
MP

SMTP Alerts Based on Custom Conditions

null@example.com (jared) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:18:17 +0000

I don't see any requests for this, and think it would be a great addition to Tracmor.

So here's the idea. You have an option in the Admin panel that allows you to create conditions using SQL like queries. If the condition is met an SMTP email is sent to you notifying you of the condition and value of the item(s) you are monitoring. These notifications could be used to monitor assets, inventory, and shipping/receiving.

You could have a select box with predefined fields, use check-boxes, or separate input fields to build the query. I've included an example below of what one of the queries might look like.

Asset Example:
If the count of an asset reaches a given threshold an email alert is sent. This allows users to be proactive with their inventory/assets.
Syntax: IF value(id) COUNT OPERATOR INT
End User: IF AssetModel(75) COUNT <= 50

Inventory Example:
Inventory is considerably more difficult as the quantity of a given model is stored in a separate location, but I would think a query similar to this wouldn't be too cumbersome for the end user.
Syntax: IF location(id) value(id) COUNT OPERATOR INT
End User: IF Location(3) InventoryModel(15) COUNT <= 250

The system would become increasingly functional if you allowed the end-user to use WHERE AND OR operators making the queries more complex and granular.

Granular Permissions (or) Account Auditing

null@example.com (jared) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:25:35 +0000

I'd like one or both features as they are necessary for ensuring the integrity of an asset/inventory database.

The ability to scope permissions around functions in tracmor (ie: user can check-in/out an object, but NOT edit it).

The ability to audit user accounts is key to database integrity. (ie: additions/detentions/modifications).

Thanks - Jared

Barcode Editing

null@example.com (dhunt81) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:33:59 +0000

I love the feature to print barcode label so that I can quickly identify company property. One item you would like to see added is an ability to add text to the printed label such as "Property of: company name" or other text.

Import Parent Asset Code

null@example.com (david.walters) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:03:34 +0000

It seems that it is currently not possible to assign an asset's parent asset automatically when importing. You cannot map a "Parent Asset" column to a tracmor field during the import process as the parent asset option does not appear in the drop-down menu.

Am I missing something? Is this a feature that may be included in a future release?

Thanks,