Tempo v7.4 Release Notes
- 01 Nov 2024
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Tempo v7.4 Release Notes
- 更新日 01 Nov 2024
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Introducing the v7.4 Release
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Additional links and information may be added to this article in the future. This article was last updated Nov 1, 2024.
Enhanced Procedure Execution Flexibility
Reopen Completed Procedures
Tempo now provides greater flexibility in managing completed procedures with the ability to reopen both batch runs and procedure runs. This enhancement enables supervisors and operators to make necessary updates while maintaining full compliance through required signatures and automatic exception creation.
Key Features:
Reopening batch runs in Completed, Review Completed, or Released states (via reopening the procedure within the batch)
Reopening procedure runs in Completed or Approved states
Automatic batch run state updates when associated procedure runs are reopened
Full traceability of all changes through signatures and exceptions
Key Benefits:
Greater flexibility in performing actions post-completion for things like re-work, accidental completion, and after-the-fact deviation investigations
Active Step Highlighting
To improve execution clarity and efficiency, especially in complex procedures with parallel sections, v7.4 introduces enhanced visual indicators for active steps. This new functionality supports both single-user and multi-user execution scenarios by clearly showing which steps are currently available for action.
Key Features:
Dynamic highlighting of currently available steps in both linear and visual flow modes
A new "Active Steps" toggle and dedicated tab for streamlined navigation
Consistent experience across web and iOS platforms
Key Benefits:
Improved visibility of parallel section execution status
Improved sense of place for the operators in complex procedures
Date/Time Parameter Support
Procedure template authors can now leverage sophisticated date and time handling through the new Date/Time parameter type. This addition enables more dynamic and time-sensitive workflows while maintaining precise control over temporal aspects of procedures.
Key Features:
Calendar-based selection interface for easy date/time entry
Integration with Date/Time capture and Formula process actions
Dynamic override support
Key Benefits:
Managing date/time values across procedure runs and procedure runs within a batch
Counter for Pending Overrides
To improve visibility and management of procedure overrides, v7.4 introduces a new pending overrides tracking system. This enhancement helps supervisors and operators quickly identify and address pending overrides.
Key Features:
Real-time counter for pending overrides in the Procedure Run Summary
Step-level visibility of pending override counts
Direct navigation to steps requiring attention
Visual indicators for process actions with pending overrides
Automatic counter updates as overrides are approved
Key Benefits:
Improved override visibility
Faster access to pending items
Execution Holds & Conditional Navigation
V7.4 introduces enhanced control and visibility for procedure execution, particularly focused on conditional navigation and override management. This improvement provides clearer tracking of procedure flow changes while maintaining compliance requirements.
Key Features:
Conditional Navigation Override Exceptions
A new blocking exception is created when a conditional navigation override is approved
Users are immediately removed from the running procedure when this exception is triggered
The affected batch and procedure are placed on hold, requiring approval before resumption
Improved Step and Process Action Handling
When a branch is voided, all associated steps and process actions are marked as void for the first iteration
A second iteration of the steps is created, marked as "Steps skipped by navigation"
Process actions in the skipped steps are marked as “Not completed”
Stricter Navigation Controls
Users are prevented from jumping across branches, regardless of step sequentiality settings
Improved Procedure Run Logs
Steps voided by conditional navigation are clearly marked in the logs
Enhanced visibility of the execution flow and decision points
Key Benefits:
Increased Control: Better management of procedure flow, especially in complex, branching procedures
Improved Compliance: Clearer tracking of deviations from the planned procedure path
Better Traceability: Improved logging of navigation decisions and their impacts. Advancing Formula and Navigation Controls
Calculate and Navigate Using Custom Properties
Equipment and Material Custom Property Read and Write Support within Formulas
Procedure authors can now reference measure values from Custom Property Read and Write actions directly in Standard Formula Process Actions, enabling more sophisticated calculations and data-driven procedures.
Enhanced Standard Formula Process Action Authoring
When creating a Standard Formula Process Action, authors can now select from eligible Custom Property Read and Write process actions in the Process Action reference dropdown
Intelligent Eligibility Criteria
The system automatically filters and displays only eligible Custom Property Read and Write actions, ensuring authors can only select valid references
Dynamic Value Evaluation
During procedure execution, the Standard Formula Process Action pulls the actual measure value from the referenced Custom Property Read or Write action, allowing for real-time, data-based calculations
Equipment and Material Custom Property Read and Write Support within Conditional Navigation
Procedure authors can now reference measure values from Custom Property Read and Write actions directly in Condition Process Actions, enabling more dynamic and data-driven navigation within procedures
Enhanced Condition Process Action Authoring
When creating a Condition Process Action, authors can now select from eligible Custom Property Read process actions in the Process Action reference dropdown
Intelligent Eligibility Criteria
The system automatically filters and displays only eligible Custom Property Read actions, ensuring authors can only select valid references
Dynamic Value Evaluation
During procedure execution, the Condition Process Action pulls the actual value from the referenced Custom Property Read action, allowing for real-time, data-based decision making
Key Benefits:
Calculate formula output values based on multiple custom property inputs
Create branching logic based on equipment readings or measurements
Material Management Improvements
Enhanced Sublot Expiration Management
V7.4 introduces a powerful new capability for managing sublot expiration dates, providing organizations with greater flexibility and control over their material lifecycle management. This enhancement allows for independent expiration date management of dispensed sublots, moving beyond the previous system where sublots automatically inherited their parent lot's expiration date.
Configurable Expiration Periods
The system now provides sophisticated expiration date management at the Material Definition level:
Configurable default expiration periods for dispensed sublots
Flexible time unit options for expiration duration
Automated expiration date calculations based on dispensing time
Intelligent handling of calendar-based calculations including leap years
Safeguards to prevent sublot expiration dates from exceeding parent lot expiration
Smart Inventory Management
The enhancement includes intelligent handling of inventory movements and status tracking:
Automatic expiration date calculations during dispensing operations
Conservative expiration date handling during sublot inventory movements
Clear visibility of expiration dates during inventory operations
Warning notifications for expiration date conflicts
Enhanced sublot movement interface showing status, expiration, and quantity
Integration and Automation
To support comprehensive material tracking, the system now includes:
Updated label printing support for sublot expiration dates
Enhanced material movement event tracking
Improved visibility of expiration dates across all material operations
Automated expiration date handling during material transfers
Comprehensive expiration date tracking in material movement events
Key Benefits
This enhancement provides organizations with:
More precise control over material shelf life management
Reduced risk of expired material usage
Improved inventory tracking and management
Enhanced compliance with material handling requirements
Greater flexibility in managing time-sensitive materials
The system maintains backward compatibility by defaulting to previous behavior when no specific expiration period is configured, while offering these advanced capabilities when needed.
Material Custom Property Actions
The v7.4 release significantly expands Tempo's custom property capabilities by extending read and write support to material resources. Building on the equipment custom property functionality introduced in v7.0, this enhancement provides a unified approach to managing custom properties across both material and equipment resources during procedure execution.
Key Features:
Support for reading and writing material definition custom properties
Lot-level custom property management during execution
Unified custom property process actions for both material and equipment resources
The system now enables procedure authors to:
Configure custom property actions for any scanned material resource
Read material properties for use in calculations and decision-making
Write updated values to material properties during execution
Seamlessly combine material and equipment property operations
Access custom properties across all supported resource types from a centralized location
Key Benefits:
Track material-specific attributes throughout the manufacturing process
Update material properties based on real-time processing conditions
Create more dynamic, data-driven procedures
Maintain detailed material property history
Streamline property management across different resource types
GS1 Number Range Configuration
To support standardized identification across global operations, v7.4 introduces comprehensive GS1 number range configuration. This system-wide enhancement enables consistent and standardized object identification, initially focused on sublot ID generation.
Key Features:
Configurable number ranges for systematic ID generation
GS1 check digit calculation support
Flexible range length and format options
Automated sequential number generation with duplicate prevention
Key Benefits:
Standardized identification system
Enhanced global compatibility
Automated ID management
Material Lot/Sublot Default Status Changes
The material status management design has been enhanced to provide automated status handling between lots and sublots. This update streamlines how status values are inherited and updated, while introducing separated creation processes for lots and sublots to ensure data integrity. The system maintains special protections for critical states like rejected or blocked status.
Key Features:
Automatic lot status derivation from Material Definition QC Status
Dynamic sublot status inheritance from parent lots
Protected status handling for rejected/blocked states
Separated lot and sublot creation workflows
Simplified lot selection interface
Key Benefits:
Consistent status management across materials
Better parent-lot to sublot status tracking
Clearer user interface
Special Note: Sublots marked as rejected or blocked maintain their status during parent lot updates unless the parent lot is transitioning from the same state.
Team-Wide Time Zone Setting for Materials
A new team-wide time zone configuration capability that enables precise control over date handling for materials management, specifically affecting manufacture dates, expiration dates, and dispensed expiration dates on lots/sublots when no specific time is set.
Key Features:
Super Admin configurable team time zone settings
End-of-day time zone interpretation for date-only fields
Automatic date adjustments based on configured time zone
Applies to manufacture dates, expiration dates, and dispensed expiration dates
Dynamic expiration status updates based on time zone changes
Key Benefits:
Better control over expiration timing across time zones
Clearer visibility of material status across regions
Reduced risk of time zone-related material handling errors
ERP Integration and Scale Integration Enhancements
Enhanced Scale Integration
The weighing scale integration framework has been significantly enhanced to provide greater flexibility and support for diverse scale capabilities. This modular approach allows organizations to integrate a wider range of scales while maintaining precise control over weighing workflows.
Key Features:
Flexible configuration for tare and zero requirements
Support for scales without tare and zero functionality
Customizable execution flows based on scale capabilities
Enhanced weight capture and validation options
Key Benefits:
Greater integration flexibility
Support for more scale types
Streamlined weighing operations
Improved user workflow
Better equipment compatibility
ERP Integration Enhancements
The Public API and Outbound Events system has been enhanced to provide stronger ERP integration capabilities, with a focus on material inventory tracking and movement. These updates enable better synchronization between Tempo and ERP systems, particularly for inventory scrapping operations and material classification information.
Key Features:
New material scrapping event configuration
Automated event messages for scrapped inventory during material processes
Enhanced material movement events with class/subclass information
Standardized event payload structure for material definitions
Support for inventory reconciliation workflows
Key Benefits:
Improved inventory synchronization with ERP systems
Better tracking of scrapped materials
Enhanced material classification alignment
Reduced manual reconciliation efforts
Technical Note: Material movement events now include structured class and subclass information in standardized JSON format, enabling consistent data mapping between systems. See API documentation for more details.
SaaS Platform Optimizations
Tier-Style Tempo Licensing Packages
To better align with SaaS MES user needs, v7.4 contains three new licensing packages: Digital, Core, Pro.
Key Features:
All legacy packages are still supported for existing customers
Three new packages exist on the Super Admin Team Configuration level
Pro contains all Tempo functionality, Core contains a subset and then Digital the most basic subset
The tiers are paired with separate number of execution users limits
For full details check out our public website here
Key Benefits:
Right-sized functionality packages enable manufacturing teams that don’t need full MES complexity to deploy Tempo at a lower entry point
Right-sized number of execution user packages enable smaller manufacturing teams with smaller budgets to deploy Tempo
Tempo Product Ideas Portal Access
We've launched a new ideas portal that enables users to submit, vote on, and discuss feature suggestions for Tempo. This collaborative platform facilitates direct engagement between users and the Apprentice Product Team to shape future product development.
Key Features:
Idea submission with categorization
Voting on other ideas
Comment and discussion threads
Idea following with notification updates
Interactive polls and design feedback opportunities
New link in the footer of Tempo that takes users directly to a private, login-only Aha! Ideas portal via SSO
Key Benefits:
Direct channel for users to influence product development
Community-driven evaluation of new features
Streamlined feedback collection process
Enhanced user engagement in product evolution
Note: Since the portal is private and requires a login for security, you will be logged in via SSO from your Tempo credentials automatically. Thus, your email, first name and last name will be auto-configured and stored to your portal account (powered by Aha!) when you navigate to the portal. By opening the portal link you are agreeing to having an account created for you in the portal. If you do this by mistake and do not want a portal account, please contact support and your account will be deleted.
Minor Updates
Added new time zone format option for DD/MMM/YYYY HH:mm:ss OOOO → 22/DEC/2023 09:56:16 GMT-05:00
Over 350+ number of bugs addressed