Food & Beverage - Major release Apr 2026 Highlights

• Recalculate trade accruals for both sales and purchase documents on demand, with improved handling of accrual reversals for return orders and credit memos. For more information, see What’s new in Trade Management, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Configure the mandatory External Document Number check to trigger at order release, posting, or both, giving you flexibility to enforce document referencing at the appropriate stage. For more information, see What’s new in Prevent Duplicate Orders, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Control item references in outbound EDI 832 messages by configuring EDI price catalogs with filters such as season, division, style, size, and reference type. For more information, see What’s new in EDI, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Streamline sublot creation by consolidating expiration date updates, inspection status changes, and label printing into a single workflow, eliminating follow-up steps. For more information, see What’s new in Sublot Management, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Focus on actionable work by filtering out completed orders in shop floor activity lists, displaying accurate status colors, enforcing warehouse employee access restrictions, and improving performance for high activity volumes. For more information, see What’s new in Shop Floor Logistics, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Print labels from posted source or warehouse documents, producing the same output that was previously only available before posting. For more information, see What’s new in Labeling, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Track reusable packaging (EDI 856), such as pallets, using dedicated configuration, automation, and messaging independent of standard shipments.

• Automate dispatch and warehouse messaging by enabling automatic generation of outbound instruction-to-dispatch (943) messages through the Job Queue.

• Expand inventory availability controls for outbound EDI 846 by supporting assembly-aware calculations and configurable overrides for available quantities.

  For more information, see What’s new in EDI, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Configure multi-stage output display to control how registered output quantities are shown per routing stage on the output tile.

• Override lot number assignment at the item level with per-item lot number persistence.

• Assign reusable work instructions to multiple items or work centers without re-uploading files.

• Scan license plates directly on the shop floor for consumption, supporting all modes (Strict, Allow Quantity Difference, and Expect GS1).

  For more information, see What’s new in Shop Floor Production, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Define QC score codes with custom colors and icons, and assign default check results and inspection status values for visual quality scoring. For more information, see What’s new in Quality Control, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Pay outstanding invoices directly from the portal using Aptean Pay, available from the dashboard, order history, or invoice details.

• View full invoice details in order history, including line-level quantities, prices, discounts, and balances.

• Reorder items from previously completed orders with a single click, with automatic repricing based on current values.

• Request and track document reports directly from the portal dashboard when the Aptean Document Publication extension is installed.

• Send branded transactional emails, including welcome, password reset, and cart reminders, using HTML templates with your site’s branding.

  For more information, see What’s new in E-Commerce , version 2602.0.0.0.

• Improve item identification and matrix mapping across EDI processes using the Apparel EDI Bridge, supporting attributes such as style, color, size, dimension, and retail price. For more information, see What’s new in EDI, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Receive purchase orders on mobile devices by selecting a PO to automatically generate warehouse receipts and begin receiving immediately.

• Pick sales orders using mobile devices by selecting orders to automatically generate picks.

• Validate bin-to-license plate consistency during physical counts and optionally move misplaced license plates to the scanned bin in real time.

• Skip redundant license plate scans during put-away by scanning the destination bin directly after Take mode.

• Automatically select items from single-line production orders and assign a default shipping container when packaging setup is ambiguous.

  For more information, see What’s new in Mobile Warehouse Registration, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Take full control of lot-tracked production planning with three powerful new dimensions: Lot Production Date, Expected Customer, and Third Party. These dimensions flow seamlessly end-to-end — from demand forecast entries through the simple planning worksheet all the way into released production orders — giving complete traceability and eliminating manual rework.

• Automate the division of suggested demand lines with split templates on the Calculate Production Plan page. Configure once to generate separate demand lines for each unique combination of Lot Production Date, Expected Customer No., Location, or Third Party No.

• Stay aligned with operational terminology: the Label Date field on the Simple Planning Worksheet page is replaced by the Lot Production Date field, ensuring planning data reflects business terminology. This field is visible only when expiration management functionality is installed.

• Define the Lot Production Date by linking it to a lot attribute on the Simple Factory Wizard Setup page, enabling centralized control of production date handling.

  For more information, see What’s new in Simple Factory Wizard, version 2601.0.0.0.

• Use the Lot Production Date field on the Item Tracking Lines page for production orders. The system automatically populates the value from the production order line when assigning lot numbers, while allowing per-lot updates. Supported for assembly, planned, firm planned, and released production orders. For more information, see What’s new in Expiration Management, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Control how lot attribute values are updated using the new Target Table field on the Lot Attribute Source Mapping page, replacing the previous Trigger field. Existing mappings are automatically migrated, preserving current behavior while enabling enhanced configuration.

• Use the Tracking Specification page as a source for lot attribute mappings on purchase orders and released production orders, expanding available data sources without additional manual entry.

• Automatically recalculate lot attribute values when mapped source fields are modified after lot number creation in purchase or production processes, ensuring data remains accurate.

For more information, see What’s new in Advanced Attributes, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Automatically recalculate expiration-related dates when the Lot Production Date is updated, based on expiration setup configuration. For existing posted entries, the system retains original expiration data and provides notification. For more information, see What’s new in Expiration Management, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Define a custom caption for the Vendor Production Date field on the Lot Management Setup page and apply it consistently across Item Tracking Lines and Inventory Put-away pages for purchase orders. For more information, see What’s new in Lot Management, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Automatically recalculate lot attribute requirement values when mapped source fields are updated on sales orders, ensuring requirement data reflects the latest information. For more information, see Lot attribute source mapping. For more information, see What’s new in Advanced Attributes, version 2602.0.0.0.

• View consolidated revenue details for consignments, including invoiced, shipped, and open sales transactions, with gross revenue, discount, and net revenue values. For more information, see What’s new in Grower Return, version 2602.0.0.0.

• Analyze received goods across revenues, claims, costs, and settlement data using consignment reporting, without impacting pricing or settlement calculations.

• Assign consignment numbers automatically when releasing purchase orders or manually using the Create Consignment(s) action on purchase documents. The assigned number is available in a dedicated FactBox.

• Track purchase, transfer, and sales costs across item ledger entries linked to received lots, with actual costs replacing expected costs to maintain consistency.

• Enrich consignments with profitability data when purchase lines are included in settlements, supporting both account sale and pooling methods with links to source settlement documents.

  For more information, see What’s new in Grower Return, version 2602.0.0.0.