Release Notes 04/05/2026

Manufacturing Enhancements

• Manufacturing Orders count added to the Dashboard
• Manufacturing batch allocation improvements:
  • Available & Allocate quantities now support 4DP
  • BOM Quantity added to allocation popup
  • “Required” renamed to “Total Required”
  • Editable Allocate field now highlighted
  • Batch Expiry column added
• New warning added when 0 quantity is allocated against BOM batch numbers
• New batch format added: YYWWUniqueReference
• New Manufacturing setting:
  • “Unique Reference to be added to Batch Records when created from a Manufacturing Order”
• Manufacturing Orders → Required:
  • Customer Name now links to Customer Quick View
  • Product SKU & Name now link to Product Quick View

Batch Tracking & Costing

• New “Used in Manufacturing”tracking added across:
  • Batch Enquiry
  • Product Quick View
  • Batch Sales/Purchases Report
• Group & Summary totals added for manufacturing usage
• Batch Sales/Purchases Report improvements:
  • Quantities now 4DP
  • “Avg Per Sale” renamed to Used in Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing usage now shown as a positive figure
• Batch product costing improvements:
  • Weighted Average Cost now recalculates automatically
  • Produced batch cost now derived from raw material usage
  • Inventory cost differences now update average cost
• Batch and Serial valuation now broken down by Batch / Serial Number

Weighted Average Costing

• Average Cost and Costing Method added across:
  • Product Edit
  • Product Quick View
  • Sales Documents
  • Batch Enquiry
  • Inventory Reports
• New Weighted Average Cost costing method supported throughout the system
• Weighted Average Cost now used automatically in:
  • Sales Invoices
  • Proformas
  • Credit Notes
  • Quotes
  • Sales Orders
  • Work Orders
  • Hire Contracts
  • Projects
• Inventory reports now use the correct costing method for valuation
• Costing Method is now an audited product field

Inventory & Reporting

• Inventory reports enhanced with:
  • 4DP costing precision
  • Q.O.H (Quantity On Hand) terminology
  • Costing Method support
  • Historical valuation improvements
• “Inventory On Hand - Historical” renamed to:
  • Inventory on Hand (Historical)
• Average Cost and Costing Method columns added across:
  • Batch Enquiry
  • Batch sidebars
  • Inventory reports

Permissions & Security

• Quick Views now enforce:
  • Invoice.Cost
  • Show.Retail
• Attributes & Export Properties hidden when permissions could expose:
  • Cost information
  • Retail information

Applies to:

• Sales Invoices
• Proformas
• Credit Notes
• Quotes

Sales Orders & Documents

• Costing Method now carried through:
  • From Sales Orders to Invoices
  • From Dispatches to Invoices
• Sales Order Detail now includes Costing Method column

Big Red Cloud

• Default Sales (Revenue) Account no longer required for automatic sync

Supplier Invoice Improvements

Supplier Invoice → Docket Details now supports:

• Column filtering
• Grouping
• Sorting
• Column selection
• Persistent saved layouts

Fixes

• FIXED: Batch-tracked raw material quantities updating incorrectly
• FIXED: Partial Complete validation issues
• FIXED: Partial Complete consuming incorrect raw material quantities
• FIXED: Mobile Quote Approve/Reject display on smaller screens
• FIXED: UI spacing issue on Batch Sales/Purchases Report when Manufacturing disabled