Category: Brokerware V2 Release Notes

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Required Accessorials
    • You can now program required accessorials within the customer accessorials or tariff accessorials. If an accessorial is set to required, it will always be pulled.

• System Changes
  • Credit Limit warning added to the shipment profile when the customer exceeds their credit limit.
  • Updated RIST API integration to work with the proper SCAC HWEP
  • Added the RIST logo to the LCR
  • Added the DLSW logo to the LCR
  • Added support for Hong Kong and Qatar
  • Added ‘Global Doc’ checkbox to document storage on the carrier profile. This essentially allows you to create a global carrier packet on the fly.
  • Added tracking of automatic shipment notifications which are stamped on the shipment notes page.
  • Changed LCL Air to LCL Ocean.
  • DAT will now show error messages directly to the user if something goes wrong with the API integration.
  • Added Pro Label field to the BOL

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• System Alerts
  
• New Priority Filters
  
• Automated Past Due Customer Statements
  
• Automated Sending of Report Builder Reports
  
• XML Request & Responses
• Carrier Profile
  • You can now enter a separate mailing address on the carrier profile separate from their physical address.
• Pay by Credit Card on Customer Statements
  • You and your customer can now pay shipments by credit card via the customer statement page using Stripe.
• Global Documents and Send Docs
  • You can now send global documents from the Send Docs page.
• Custom GL Code Support
  • You now have the ability to create custom GL codes for your linehaul and accessorial charges.
    • Dashboard > Accounting > GL Codes
• Currency Conversion Calculator
  
  • ***Real-time currency conversion on shipments coming in late January.
• Customer Dispatching
  • New default now available in the customer preferences to enable or disable dispatching within the customer portal.
• PC Miler Version Selection
  • You now have the ability to select different versions of PC Miler directly from the “Other Integrations” page
• Pro Numbers Now Filterable On Tracking Screens
  • Added a new filter within the dashboard tracking tiles to allow you to filter by pro number.
• Country added to all tracking pages
• Claims can now be created for each carrier separately in the event a load has more than one carrier
• Weight indicator added to the create shipment screen and on the shipment profile
• SaferWeb (FMCSA) link has been added to the carrier profile
• Mailing address added to the carrier profile
• UPS XML dimensional rating added as an available API
• New default added to hide customer charges on the LCR in the event you do not have a markup on the rate
• Hazmat will automatically format on the BOL to match the industry standard when added to a shipment
• Address on Dispatch document can be edited under Custom Text
• Worldwide country support added throughout the system
• New Package Type: Coils
• Dispute Log Legend and Coloring

System Changes:

• BOL Notes increased to 2500 characters
• Rate Quote Number added to the BOL
• Create Invoice button will now hide without refreshing the page when creating an invoice on the shipment profile
• In the event your product catalog does not contain information relating to Dims or Weight, it will no longer write over the information you have manually entered on the create shipment screen
• Two new fields added to the customer contacts page:
  • Notes
  • Cell Phone
• Shipment grids will now take up the entire page rather than only half the page
• The system now logs all accessorial changes in detail
• Claims Log will now display the carrier name rather than carrier SCAC
• Carrier Name added to the customer tracking report
• QuickBooks: If a carrier has a mailing address, it will be the primary address that syncs to QuickBooks.
• Added Sales Rep to the Transaction Detail Report
• New Dispute Types Added
  • Re-Class
  • Reweight
  • Excessive Length
  • Cubic Capacity
  • Misquote
  • XML Issues
  • Discount
  • Missing Accessorial
  • Service Failure
  • Other

Resolved Issues

• Resolved an issue preventing Midwest Motor Express from displaying the transit time on the carrier LCR
• Resolved an issue prevent commodity information from successfully being sent to DLS.
• Resolved an issue impacting specific countries from being able to be selected as they do not have zip codes. I.E. Hong Kong, Qatar, Etc…
• Resolved an issue where the system was not passing the proper equipment type to DAT.
• Resolved a rating issue with ABF passing Fuel Surcharge.

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • • Duplicate Pro Check
      • When entering a pro number on a shipment, the system will now alert you in the event the pro number entered is a duplicate.
    • Flagging of Missed Pickups & Needs Follow Up
      • New flags have been added to the tracking pages to display when a pickup has been missed or a shipment needs follow up.
    • Carrier Profile
      • You can now enter a separate mailing address on the carrier profile from their physical address.
    • Pay by Credit Card on Customer Statements
      • You and your customer can now pay shipments by credit card via the customer statement page using our payment processing partners.
    • Global Documents on Send Docs
      • You can now send global documents from the send docs page.

• System Changes
  • Rate Quote Number added to the BOL
  • Create Invoice button will now hide itself without refreshing the page when creating an invoice on the shipment profile
  • We now log all accessorial changes in detail
  • In the event your product catalog does not contain information relating to Dims or weight, it will no longer write over information you have physically entered on the create shipment screen.
  • Added notes and cell phone number fields to the contacts page.
  • Shipment grids will now take up the entire page rather than only half the page.

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • New E-Document Support
    • ESTES Express
    • FedEx Priority
    • FedEx Economy

• System Changes
  • Auto Population from the Product Catalog will no longer overwrite the dimensions on the create shipment form if the saved dimensions are “0”.
  • All tracking page grids now take up the entire page rather than only half.
  • Re-engineered AP Aging to load faster for large amounts of data
  • Delivery Appointment is now available as an XML accessorial
  • Global Documents is now available via Send Docs on the shipment profile
  • Timezone support has been added to the Report Builder

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Shipment Notifications
    • You can now manually add email addresses to shipments to receive shipment notifications during the create shipment process and on the shipment profile itself.

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Report Builder
    • Added country as a selectable column on shipment reports.
  • Global Documents
    • Added a new global documents page.
  • ECHO
    • Added support from electronic dispatching with ECHO.
  • Worldwide Express
    • Added Guaranteed Rate support

• Misc. Changes & Bug Fixes
  • Resolved an issue preventing ABF from rating.
  • Resolved an issue preventing users from filtering the employee activity report for a single day.
  • Hid rates from Central Freight for Excessive Length Shipments.
  • Resolved an issue preventing you from being able to edit staff.
  • Added note stamps for dispatching
  • Resolved an issue preventing contact from showing on sub-accounts when they were added via the Master account.

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Employee Activity List & Detail
    • You can now review your employee’s activity as a manager or admin under “Manager Reports”
  • European Support
    • Brokerware now supports all European zips and provinces
  • China Support
    • Brokerware now supports China provinces
  • Pay Bills
    • Added a new accounting feature that allows you to pay carrier bills directly from Brokerware

• Misc. Changes & Bug Fixes
  • Resolved an issue impacting electronic dispatching for South Eastern Freight Lines
  • New Theme: Red Dwarf

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Global Product Catalog
    • Added a Global Product Catalog that allows you to build-out a global product list that is made available to all of your customers.
  • Global Address Book
    • Added a Global Address Book that allows you to build-out a global address list that is made available to all of your customers.
  • SMC3 Volume Rating
    • Added Roadrunner support

• Misc. Changes & Bug Fixes
  • Resolved an issue impacting the shipment table on the customer profile.
  • Increased the size of the carrier logos on the LCR slightly.
  • Added Forward Air, Total Logistics, and Newmark Logos to the LCR.
  • Corrected an issue impacting linear length being passed to SMC3 Volume Rating
  • Refactored AR & AP Aging

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Worldwide Express
    • Pro numbers are now able to be pulled back in live time back from WWEX.
  • Updating Charges during In Transit, Delivered, and Delivered and Invoiced
    • You now have the ability to rerun the LCR to update rates in the event the carrier invoices do not match the charges within your system.
  • Export to Excel added to the AR Aging and AP Aging pages.
  • Reworked Customer Statements
    • Customer statements will now default to show all open customer invoices.
    • Balance Summary will now show totals for each past due data point.
  • Document Report Changes
    • Added “Pro Number” as a new column
    • If a load has all required pieces of information, it will automatically fall off the report.

• Misc. Changes & Bug Fixes
  • Resolved an issue impacting SMC3 Volume rates from returning properly.
  • Reworked pages throughout the system to increase speed for large amounts of data.
  • Resolved an issue impacting the “Open Invoices” button when sending all open invoices from the Send Docs link within the customer profile.
  • Resolved an issue impacting minimum charges with South Eastern Freight.
  • Resolved an issue with the “Most Profitable Customers” chart not staying within its box.
  • Resolved an issue impacting tracking filters within the system.
  • Resolved an issue impacting the export to excel feature for customer shipment tracking. It will now include all shipments rather than only the first 100.
  • Billing & View button from the create shipment will now mark the shipment “Delivered”
  • Shipment COD will now display on the BOL regardless of whether or not a carrier is added to the shipment.
  • Resolved an issue preventing users from editing Excel documents after they had been exported.

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!

Release Notes

• New Developments
  • Default Shipper Numbers
    • You can now store default shipper numbers on a customer profile that can be selected from a drop-down during shipment creation.
  • Removed PO Number & Shipper Number Requirement
    • We have removed the requirement of needing a PO Number or Shipper Number during shipment creation.
  • Updated Tables to a New Table View
    • Client Accessorials
    • Customer Tracking Page
  • Credit Application
    • A new “Credit Application” button has been added to the customer profile allowing you to store credit information on a per-customer basis.
  • Updating Shipment Rates for In Transit or Delivered Shipments
    • You now have the ability to “Update Rates” via the LCR for In Transit or Delivered shipments within the system for the carrier assigned to the load.
  • New Data Fields & Column Changes
    • Added “Carrier Name” to tracking tables
    • Added “Delivery Time & Date” to tracking tables
    • Added “Target Rate” for Truckload, Intermodal, Drayage, and Ocean freight shipments during the create shipment process.
    • Added “Bill & Cost” for Truckload, Intermodal, Drayage, and Ocean freight shipments during the create shipment process.
• Bugs
  • Addressed an issue preventing you from being able to add notes to a shipment from the tracking pages.
  • Resolved an issue automatically adding a fuel surcharge to truckload shipments.
  • PO Reference numbers will now word wrap on consolidated invoices.
  • Resolved an issue that would hide the “All” button on the dashboard in the event not all shipment modes were selected.
  • Resolved an issue preventing all loads showing within “Shipments I Dispatched”
  • Many other MISC. issues resolved pertaining to speed and system improvements.

Do you want to see a new feature or enhancement to the system? Please reach out to us at Support@3plsystems.com!