Highlights of version 2601.0.0.0

Features

With the features added in this release of the Aptean Formulation Management extension, you can:

• Create and manage formulations directly in Business Central using standard items, catalog items, and attributes as a single source of truth. For more information, see Create formulations.

• Maintain controlled formulation versions with full history, effective dates, and certification to ensure only approved formulas are used in production. For more information, see Manage formulation versions.

• Manage active ingredients and potency automatically, with system-calculated net and gross quantities that account for potency, overage, and loss. For more information, see Manage potency and active ingredients.

• Scale formulations to different batch sizes while preserving recipe integrity, including proportional or fixed scaling of processing operations. For more information, see Manage yield and loss and batch size.

• Define phases and operations with standardized timing, resources, and costs, and reuse them consistently across formulations. For more information, see Set up phase or operation codes.

• Automatically aggregate ingredient attributes such as nutrition, allergens, and physical properties to support regulatory compliance and labeling. For more information, see Aggregate ingredient properties, View and display formulation attributes, and Quality and compliance.

• Analyze formulation costs using configurable cost scenarios, with detailed breakdowns of material, labor, and overhead contributions. For more information, see Cost rollup analysis.

• Compare formulation versions side by side to evaluate changes in ingredients, quantities, processing steps, and costs. For more information, see Formula comparison.

• Convert certified formulations directly into Production BOMs and Routings, ensuring seamless transition from R&D to manufacturing. For more information, see Convert formulations to production BOMs.

• Control formulation visibility using private, shared, or group-based security to protect sensitive R&D work while enabling collaboration. For more information, see Formulation security.

• Search formulations efficiently using ingredient, attribute, and status-based filters to quickly locate relevant recipes. For more information, see Formulation search.

• Create and manage product development requests using Business Central opportunity records, with specialized PD type fields to distinguish between standard sales opportunities and those requiring R&D efforts. For more information, see Identify opportunities as product development requests

• Perform the functionalities related to Aptean Advanced Attributes and Aptean Dynamic Comments extensions that are relavent to Aptean Formulation Management extension. For mre information, see Integrations.

Integrations

The Aptean Formulation Management extension has been integrated with the following extensions:

• Aptean Advanced Attributes
• Aptean Status Management
• Aptean Dynamic Comments
• Aptean Aptean eSignature
• Aptean Pricing Matrix
• Aptean Production Scenarios
• Aptean Dynamic Production

For more information, see Integrations.