Release Notes IMP 2024.1

SYNAOS IMP 2024.1 updates our Intralogistics Management Platform with functionalities to further automate complex intralogistics systems. This version introduces route templates that can be tailored to specific navigation graphs, enhancing the Shop Floor Management view. Additionally, the update includes settings for intermediate charging to optimize fleet usage during off-peak times. With improved filtering options in the Operations View, users can now efficiently segregate different types of operations such as transport, charging, and parking, facilitating better operational oversight. The release also enhances job management, allowing for the reassignment or cancellation of jobs and configurable responses to task execution failures. Learn all about these improvements below.

Note on the new naming convention for releases: We've simplified our release naming convention to bundle all updates into a single release, streamlining the process and ensuring consistency across our solutions.

Adapt route templates per navigation graph

Route templates can now be uploaded per navigation graph in the Shop Floor Management view. To access this feature, the user must have the ADMIN role. After selecting a shop floor model, there is a new section "Predefined Route Templates" in the opened sidebar when expanding a navigation graph with the option to import, export and remove the route templates that exist for that specific navigation graph.

Improved charging behavior for underutilized fleets

Instead of sending temporarily unused vehicles without a transport order to parking, it is now possible to send them temporarily to charge their batteries. With this type of 'interim charging', they are still taken into account in the order planning and charging is interrupted as soon as the order pool requires it.

This behavior can be switched on and off globally via a feature flag.

Filtering for operation types in the Operations View

With the current concept of the Operations View we’ve decided to allocate all kind of operations (transport orders, JIS- , KLT-, charging and parking orders) into one view. With the 2024.1 release it is now possible to filter for the necessary operation types. 

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The operation type is defined when registering an operation and can be seen next to the identifier within the identifier column. Applying filters can be done via the “Filters” menu, which allows to filter for the category “Operations types”. By selecting and deselecting the available operation types the filter will be set accordingly and the list view together with the result count automatically adapts. In the case that filters are applied (which would also be the case when activating “select all”) the filter menu is highlighted in blue. Further filter categories will join with the upcoming releases. 

Improved Job Management

The Improved Job Management in the IMP 2024.1 enhances flexibility and control over job assignments and handling:

Job Discard Capability: The new discardJob command allows API consumers to inform the job manager that a specific job is no longer needed, enabling it to be discarded efficiently. Jobs not yet started will be marked as DISCARDED and will trigger a JobDiscardedEvent with the reason for discarding. For jobs in execution, all active tasks will be immediately canceled, and the job will be similarly discarded and logged.

Reassignment of Jobs: The AssignJob interface now supports reassigning jobs to different transport resources under specific conditions: the job must not have any milestones in the performing state, and if already in execution, the operation must be cancelable. This addition significantly increases the adaptability of job assignments based on real-time operational needs.

Handling Task Execution Failures: New configurations allow defining upfront how job managers should react to task execution failures. This setting can dictate whether a job should follow a predefined execution conflict strategy or remain in a stopped state pending external resolution, set through the executionConflictStrategy parameter in the createJob API.

These are just a few of the highlights from the release. Additionally, the update includes numerous smaller UX/UI improvements and various bug fixes to enhance overall platform stability and user experience.

These updates provide enhanced operational control, allowing for more dynamic management of job assignments and improved handling of job execution challenges.