Release Notes: Warehouse Insight
The following release notes contain updates made to Warehouse Insight. Listed below are the versions and their new features, improvements, and fixes. Please refer to the following information pertaining to your version of Warehouse Insight. Upgrade to the current version of the application to access new features, improvements, and fixes.
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Warehouse Insight Version 2.16
Release Date: April 2026
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.19 and newer
- Insight Works App Registration 1.3 and newer
- Insight Works Event Library 1.3 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements
| Improvement | Description |
| Assembly Consumption field now Quantity to Consume field | Switched the Assembly Consumption field (used for tracking consumption for assembly orders) to the Quantity to Consume field to bring it in line with assembly expectations. |
| Assembly order printing labels | Added an option to print item labels on assembly output. |
| Assembly Output Tracking | The assembly order application has been improved to allow recording item tracking details from the device during the output process. |
| Added Set Line Value block | Added “Set Line Value” block to the application designer. |
| Store & Forward | Added “Store & Forward” option on the device to improve performance during scanning operations when the behavior is set to “No Dialog Increase by 1”. |
| Toggle compression | Added a new option to the device to allow toggling the data compression used during server communication on/off. |
| Wait Block | Added “Wait” block to the application designer. |
| Wait for Network Queue Block | Added “Wait for Network Queue” block to the application designer. |
| Warehouse Receipt Generation | Added “Warehouse Receipt Generation” option to the Device Configuration to allow for greater flexibility in what documents are displayed in the Receiving lookup list. |
| Split Line Bin Behavior option | Added the “Split Line Bin Behavior” option to Device Configuration to allow greater control over the Bin Code when splitting lines. Included in release 2.16.9644.1 |
| OAuth – MSAL | Introduced an OAuth flow (OAuth – MSAL) that you can use and resolves the Duo Mobile issues. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
Updates
| Update | Description |
| Advanced Count Scanning License Plates | Scanning License Plates currently on other counts no longer prevent scanning. |
| Assembly consumption | Updated the assembly consumption to allow recording consumption independent of the warehouse picks similar to other application areas. |
| Assembly output with pick mandatory | Assembly output is possible when the location does not require picks but the consumption is set to pick mandatory. |
| Removed bin prompt if same bin | If the user scans the same bin during warehouse activities where the bin handling configuration option has been set to “Overwrite with Prompt”, the prompt/action is no longer taken. |
| Resolved card view not finding active card | Resolve an issue preventing the card view from considering the current card when scanning warehouse tracked barcodes. |
| Resolved changing bins in different zones | Resolved an issue preventing changing bins in non-directed locations that use different zones. |
| Default barcode UOM | Resolved an issue with the scan behavior defaulting to the barcode unit of measure and now works with all process flows. |
| Dutch (Belgian) number formatting | Updated the number formatting when using the Dutch (Belgian) regional setting. |
| Error context | Updated to provide better error context and handling when they occur. |
| Expiration data requirements | Updated the flow around when expiration dates are required and configurable to bring them in line with the various Business Central settings. |
| Expiration overrides | Updated and expanded the expiration override variables available to developers. |
| Find First Line Block | Updated the Find First Line block to work correctly for all field types/columns being searched. |
| General AL | Added integration events, procedures, and code flow to the code base to better assist development customizations. |
| Image cache fetch size reduced | Reduced the default image caching fetch size to 100 to mitigate the risk of the application crashing due to memory constraints. |
| Inspect Context block | Updated the Inspect Context block so you can view all data regardless of the values’ lengths. |
| Item reference caching | Updated the Item Reference caching to factor in Reference Type and number. |
| Item tracking page context | Updated the page context to include additional barcode and origin information to assist customizations and development. |
| License plate application | Scanning a License Plate while in the License Plate application now correctly opens the scanned License Plate. |
| License plate scan context | Added the License Plate Template Code to the page context whenever scanned to assist with customizations. |
| Resolved main page barcode error | Resolved an issue when scanning barcodes on the main page while not logged. |
| Added translations | Added and corrected translation entries as identified. |
| Package number support | Updated routines and features to include package numbers. |
| Performance | Updated loading times when switching between take and place lines in warehouse pick documents. |
| Posting dates offset | The production output creation and journal registration processes correctly offset the times based on the device configuration. |
| Production Consumption Default to Remaining | Updated the Default to Remaining behavior to calculate correctly when performing production consumption. |
| Put-Away Break Bulk | The auto handling of warehouse put-aways with break bulk lines and warehouse tracked items has been adjusted to correctly set the line quantities prior to posting. |
| Quantity dialog negative sign | Resolved an error with an invalid format error generating when the quantity input field only contains the negative sign. |
| Receipt item label package number | Updated the receiving item label to include package number. |
| Registering mixed tracking | Resolved the issues preventing registration of warehouse activities when the items were configured with mixed tracking requirements (e.g., lot warehouse plus sales outbound). |
| Sales return applied-from | Resolved an issue with the “Applied-from Item Entry” field that is now correctly maintained when dealing with item tracking. |
| Screen dimming | Resolved an issue where the screen would dim when the Tab button was pressed. |
| Serbian date display | Resolved an issue where using the Serbian, Latin regional setting would display surrounding date fields incorrectly and cause other UI anomalies. |
| Split menu mode | Updated the “Split” menu option on the device to work as expected across all devices. |
| Transfer from inventory pick location | Resolved an issue of not clearing the quantity to receive when registering an inventory pick (transfer order) to a non-warehouse location. |
| Work Date using device offset | Updated the global Work Date to use the device configuration time offset prior to executing calls. This allows for consistent datetimes during certain processes. |
| Applying license plates to breakbulk documents | When applying a license plate to a warehouse activity document, the license plate applies to the correct lines. Included in release 2.16.9599.1 |
| Concurrent rapid scans | Resolved an issue where rapid scans would sometimes drop or be duplicated. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
| Output expiration dates | Resolved an issue where consecutive outputs would not use the original expiration date. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
| Ask For Text block | Updated the Ask for Text block to better handle various barcode scanning scenarios. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
| Split menu | Resolved an issue where the Split menu option was not rendering correctly on certain devices. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
| Item Tracking dialog | Updated the Item Tracking Dialog to properly record serial numbers without showing the quantity dialog when no printing or expiration is required. Included in release 2.16.9697.2 |
| Assembly order output reservations | Updated assembly output posting to apply item tracking to existing reservations before creating surplus tracking.
Included in release 2.16.9735.2 |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.15
Release Date: July 2025
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.18 and newer
- Insight Works App Registration 1.2 and newer
- Insight Works Event Library 1.3 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements
| Improvement | Description |
| Performance improvements | Ongoing application enhancements have been made to improve user experience and performance. |
| Added overrides | Additional application overrides have been exposed to assist application extension development. |
| Item tracking override values | Added the missing quantity dialog override options when inside the item tracking dialog. |
Updates
| Update | Description |
| Find first line with block | The Find First Line With block now correctly locates the line when the grid has been sorted. |
| Device cache cleanup | The cleanup routine performed on the device cache has been adjusted to correctly delete the required entries. |
| Assembly consumption not rolled back | The assembly consumption is not rolled back during output errors, allowing for a re-try of the output without needing to correct Business Central data. |
| Assembly consumption item tracking | The item tracking recorded during assembly consumption now correctly shows on the device. |
| Resolved invalid JSON character | Resolved an error concerning the invalid JSON token when data contained a forward slash. |
| Quantity extension | Additional context information has been added to better support quantity extension development. |
| Barcode rule | The previous releases change to respect Item No. from alternative item result fields when matching to item ledger entries have now been added to the application client side decoding routines. |
| Increased fetch size | The default cache fetch size has been increased from 100 to 3000 to ensure all devices are fully cached quicker. |
| Resolved issue with IIS connection | Resolved the “Data at the root level is invalid” error that occurred when using SOAP and an IIS connection. Included in release 2.15.9369.1 |
| Over receiving unit cost | When over receiving custom unit cost, amounts are no longer overwritten with the default unit cost.
Included in release 2.15.9390.1 |
| Location Mismatch Error | Resolved the error indicating the location does not match when using locations with a “Ä” character.
Included in release 2.15.9390.1 |
| Auto handle take/place lines | Resolved issues with auto handling the take place lines when lines have been split.
Included in release 2.15.9422.1 |
| Warehouse put-away item tracking | Added additional error message when attempting to change the item tracking information for a warehouse put-away line that was warehouse tracked.
Included in release 2.15.9422.1 |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.14
Release Date: May 2025
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.17 and newer
- Insight Works App Registration 1.0 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements
| Improvement | Description |
| Package Number Auto generation | You can now automatically generate package numbers like lot and serial numbers. |
| Disable package behavior | Added a new device configuration option, Packages as Containers, to toggle whether scanning just a package number is treated like a container. |
| Missing package number columns | Package number columns have been added to the ad-hoc move application. |
| Add-on Catalog installation version | The Add-on Catalog now prevents installing the same add-on version multiple times. |
| IWX User context variable | A new context variable has been added indicating the currently signed in IWX User. |
| Greek translations | Additional Greek translations have been added to the product. |
| Default landscape column width | The default landscape width for device columns has been increased to 100. |
| License Plating package numbers | The License Plate applications and functionality have been extended to include package tracking like lot and serial tracking. |
| Romanian translations | Added more Romanian translations to the product. |
| Additional item inquiry columns | Added Package Number and Expiration Date columns to the Item Inquiry application. |
Updates
| Update | Description |
| Automatic timeout period | You can now set the automatic timeout period for greater than 60 minutes. |
| Exporting application scan behaviors | When exporting applications, all scan behaviors associated with the application are included. |
| Device column field order | Resolved the issue of having the same field order defaulting to 10 when creating new device columns. |
| Advanced Inventory Count license plates | When scanning a License Plate onto a count sheet, the check for a previous scan is limited to the active count. |
| Item Inquiry package filters | The Item Inquiry application correctly filters results based on the specified package number. |
| Picking serial number ATO components | Picking a serialized item ATO component (non-warehouse tracked) no longer generates an error indicating it has already been entered. |
| Package item barcodes | Scanning an item barcode that is only the package number results in the desired item. |
| Receiving Assume Tracking | Resolved the missing information (Description/Units of Measure) issue in the quantity dialog when using the Assume Tracking option during receiving. |
| Business Central 14 Setup | Resolved the string length issues preventing Business Central 14 instances from completing the assisted setup. |
| Integration events | Additional integration events have been added. |
| Installation Report IWX user default | The installation reports default option for using IWX users has been set to false. |
| Barcode rule improvement | Respect Item No. from alternative item result fields when matching to item ledger entries. |
| Output expiration date calculation | The calculation for expiration dates during production output factors in the device configuration offset. |
| Purchase over receipt codes | Purchase orders no longer clear the quantity to receive when over receiving using over receipt codes. |
| Item Inquiry group by lot/serial | The group by lot/serial device configuration option will now apply to package numbers as well. |
| Null reference exception when closing application | The null reference exception will no longer occur due to applications utilizing a “Close Form” block inside of the applications initialization events (E.g. On Form Open). |
| Unknown barcodes updated | Resolved the “Root element is missing” error when scanning an unknown barcode. Unknown barcodes now correctly send back the “Unknown barcode” error message.
Included in release 2.14.9278.1 |
| Item inquiry expiration grouping | The item inquiry application has been updated to no longer group by expiration date.
Included in release 2.14.9278.1 |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.13
Release Date: May 2024
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.14 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements
| Improvement | Description |
| Device column Display Format field | A new Display Format field has been added to assist with formatting values using standard .net format options. |
| Row specific page actions | Various pages now have action scopes defined and the actions appear in the row shortcut menu. |
| License plate assignment dialog | The assign license plate dialog now allows you to change the unit of measure when changing the quantities to use. Previously, all quantities had to be specified in the unit of measure specified on the license plate line. |
| Unit of measure rounding | When converting units of measure, the application now rounds to the number of decimal places specified in the device configuration. |
| Application wizard prompt when closing | Closing the application wizard before finishing now prompts for confirmation before closing. |
| Editable Panel block option controls | Option controls in the Editable Panel block now return the option selected text (previously limited to the selected index). The result is stored in the variable name format: “_value” |
| Get Dataset block improvement | The Get Dataset block has been improved to not generate errors when no records are found. |
| Application wizard improvements | Various ease of use improvements added. |
| Get Dataset block expanded to allow specified event | The Get Dataset block has been expanded to allow using a specified event with filters to provide greater customization and control over the resulting display. |
| Application global context | Application development can now read and write global variables. Variable names prefixed with “global.” are stored and accessible in any application. |
| Added integration event for consumption | Added the OnBeforeInsertConsumptionEntry integration event to facilitate changes during consumption. Included in release 2.13.8925.1 |
| Added import and export integration events | Additional integration events have been added around import and export of applications.
Included in release 2.13.8945.1 |
Updates
| Update | Description |
| Choose from table block blank/gray issue resolved | The blank/gray display issues with the Choose From Table block is resolved. |
| Oauth clear cached cookies | An option to clear cookies prior to signing in with OAUTH has been added. This option is not enabled by default. |
| Get Dataset block numberOfRecords | The Get Dataset block no longer generates the error: “Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. Parameter name: numberOfRecords”. |
| Inventory put-aways for inbound transfer orders | Inbound transfer orders for locations using inventory put-aways no longer clears the item tracking line quantity to handle for warehouse tracked items. This corrects the issue with inventory put-away lines being incorrectly generated. |
| Spanish regional issues resolved | The Spanish language identifier (ESN) is now handled and resolves the incorrect decimal format specifier issues. |
| Choose from table block performance resolved | The performance degradation issues that appeared with continuous use of the block have been addressed.
Included in release 2.13.8925.1 |
| Number Expression block evaluation issue resolved | Resolved the issue with the Evaluate Number Expression block where upper-case variables were not being evaluated correctly.
Included in release 2.13.8925.1 |
| All events/Column deletion issue resolved | Resolved the issue where all events and columns would be deleted when a custom application was deleted.
Included in release 2.13.8925.1 |
| Choose from table block horizontal scrolling | The dialog now scrolls horizontally to allow greater visibility of data.
Included in release 2.13.8925.1 |
| Editable panel issue resolved | Resolved the issue with the editable panel (Lot/Serial Information cards) causing table locking issues or operation timeouts due to option values.
Included in update 2.13.8963.1 |
| Unicode encoding updated | Updated MS-DOS default encoding to UTF-16 encoding to better support additional language character sets.
Included in release 2.13.9048.2 |
| Data encoding issues resolved | Resolved the following data encoding issues:
Included in release 2.13.9069.1 |
| Advanced Inventory Count character limit issue resolved | Resolved the issue where items with lengths of 19-20 characters were generating errors.
Included in release 2.13.9085.1 |
| Custom device extensions corrected | Issue resolved with custom device configuration extensions returning empty results due to the previous UTF16 character encoding update.
Included in release 2.13.9109.1 |
| Username issue resolved | Resolved the issue surrounding special characters (&) in usernames.
Included in release 2.13.9109.1 |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.12
Release Date: March 2024
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.14 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
New Features
| New Feature | Description |
| Application Wizard Suggest Columns enhancements | The application wizard has expanded the Suggest Columns feature to dynamically determine columns based on table field names. |
| Scratchpad Package Numbers | The Scratchpad application now processes package numbers the same as serial and lot numbers. |
| Component Usage Package Numbers | The production order component usage now tracks package numbers in addition to the exiting serial and lot numbers. |
| Add-on Catalog Categories | A new Category column has been added to the add-on catalog page. |
| Private Add-on Catalogs | The Add-on catalog now supports an additional private/partner catalog. |
Improvements
| Improvement | Description |
| Item Inquiry Choose Serial/Lot Lookup adjusted | The lookup for choosing a serial or lot number in the Item Inquiry application has been adjusted to include package numbers, and a change was made in the ordering when more than one tracking combination is required (e.g. serial + lot). |
| Multiple application overrides | The application overrides assignment has been re-worked so that applications can now have multiple overrides assigned. |
| Record Search Rules Lookup | The record search rules page field lookup actions have been improved so that the field names are shown rather than only the field ID. |
| Add-on Catalog URL | A new configuration field has been provided to allow users to specify their add-on catalog base URL. |
| Sample Reports removed | The Item and Bin label sample reports have been removed. The Barcode Generator extension can be installed for a better selection of sample reports. |
Updates
| Update | Description |
| License Plate duplicate serial numbers | When adding lines to a license plate in the license plate application, it no longer allows adding duplicate serial numbers to the same license plate. |
| Warehouse activity lines warehouse tracking validation added | The warehouse activity lines (picks/put-aways/movements) now validates the warehouse tracking values (serial/lot/package numbers) and prevents invalid values. |
| Inventory put-away print on quantity change | The print on quantity change option for receiving has been extended to inventory put-aways. |
| Inventory put-away item reference lookup | The lookup dialog displayed when scanning an unknown cross/item reference on an inventory put-away document has been fixed to show the correct available lines to choose from. |
| Blank device configurations | The Device Configuration card no longer allows creating blank codes. |
| Inventory put-away allow changing tracking details | The inventory put-away document no longer prevents changing of the lot/serial/package numbers once entered. |
| Multiple transfer receipts corrected | The issue preventing posting a transfer order receipt multiple times has been resolved. |
| Pick split line issues during license plate assignment | The error preventing license plate assignment to a pick document that required split lines to occur has been resolved. |
| Application export of icons without images | The error preventing exporting of application icons without an image has been resolved. |
| Datetime offset with ad-hoc license plate assignment | When assigning a license plate to an ad-hoc movement, the device configuration datetime offset field now applies to the posting/registering fields. |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.11
Release Date: October 2023
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.11 and newer
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
New Features
| New Feature | Description |
| Added change bin menu to warehouse receipts | Warehouse Receipts did not have a Change Bin menu option available. Hidden by default. |
| Application export option | The application list now has an Export menu option allowing exporting of all related entries for the selected application (Application + Blob, scan behaviors, columns, menus, events, overrides, find line templates, and more). The Import menu option now accepts this new format. |
| Added format option in device column | Added a device column option “Format String” that allows additional fields formatting using the standard Business Central FormatString options. |
| Configurable menu panel width | Users can modify the width of the displayed menu pane (per device) if required. |
| Configurable FactBox dock location | Dock the FactBoxes at either the bottom or right when in landscape mode. |
| Application wizard item tracking options | The base application wizard now includes the ability to handle item tracking. |
| Extraneous carriage returns now ignored | Carriage returns/enter keys sent during scanning due to unintended default configurations are ignored. |
| Added search option to application designer | Added a Find menu action to the application designer interface to search for blocks. |
| Additional fields added to record search rules | Record Search Rules now include fields for item tracking and batches. These were added to support the additional features added to the application wizard. |
| Add-Ons Page | The Add-Ons page allows installation of pre-defined applications and overrides add value above and beyond the base product offering. |
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| Column widths saving resolved | Resolved issues preventing custom column widths from being saved/changed after closing the choose columns dialog. |
| OAuth on-premise support | OAuth login credentials are now supported for on-premise installs. |
| Camera scanning aspect ratio issues | Resolved issues when using the camera for scanning that would under certain aspect ratios stretch the barcode and prevent reading/scanning. |
| Badge scanning character issues | Badges with passwords that contained special characters and spaces are now supported. |
| Splitting warehouse activity lines | Resolved issue splitting lines failing due to language differences. |
| License plate properties dialog drop downs | Corrected missing dropdown options in the License Plate properties dialog. |
| Regional/Language support improvements | Improved handling for datetimes and decimal formats for various culture settings and configurations. |
| Unable to pre-handle the ProcessAutoTakePlace event | A new event called “OnBeforeAutoTakePlace” has been added to allow for pre-handling of auto take-place functionality. |
| Shortcut key consistency | Shortcut keys have been made consistent across applications and additional ones added where appropriate. |
| Application wizard find line template improvements | Improved the base application wizard to dynamically create find line templates and account bin requirements. |
| Enhanced application card/list pages | The application list and card pages now have FactBoxes and menus for all the related data making it easier to configure and manage the application from a central point. |
| Application wizard improvements | Improved the base application wizard to make configuration easier, error resistant, and more comprehensive. |
| Expanding device FactBoxes made easier | You can make FactBoxes full screen by clicking anywhere on the FactBox rather than just the title frame. |
| Device columns must reference existing event id | When creating device column entries, an Event must be created first. Use of random event ID’s is no longer allowed. Existing entries remain unaffected. |
| Application wizard lookup page search improvements | The base application wizard lookup list generated code now searches across all available device columns. The option to choose/select the field to search has been deprecated and removed. |
| Output no longer hides previous license plates | Resolved an issue preventing license plates that had been previously outputted to from showing up in the list for additional output. |
| Warehouse activity barcode improvement | The warehouse activity barcodes now handles document numbers with spaces in them. |
| Run intent block change | The Run Intent block changed to clear results between executions which prevents erroneous results if run multiple times. |
| Improved picture taking quality | Improved the quality of the pictures captured from the device when sent to Business Central. |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.10
Release Date: April 2023
Compatible With:
- Business Central 14 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.9
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
New Features
| Feature | Description |
| Archive old license plates | Added a new feature to allow archiving old license plates. |
| Auto sign out | A new auto sign out feature implemented that can be enabled via configuration. |
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| Device configuration barcode characters | Device configuration barcode now accounts for and encodes non-English characters. |
| Rapidstart Configuration Packages | Assisted Setup procedures changed to no longer use Rapidstart Configuration Packages |
| Grid columns/data display issue | Fixed issues where the grid would not display columns/data. |
| Reassign empty totes | Empty totes can now be re-assigned during the tote assignment process. |
| Transfer order receiving issue | Fixed issue during transfer order receiving of warehouse tracked items indicating the serial/lot was not shipped. |
| Shipment with multiple source documents | Assigning a License Plate to a shipment with multiple source documents now correctly applies the License Plate across all documents. |
| Diacritics support | Better support for diacritics added |
| Ask for Number block issue | The Ask for a Number block will no longer persist/remember invalid configuration across pages and instances. |
| Item Inquiry application issue | Issue with the Item Inquiry application remembering the last lot/serial number has been resolved so that re-opening the application does not show the last values. |
| Empty License Plate issue | A License Plate that is not empty will no longer show up in the choose a license plate dialog when starting a license plate. |
| Warehouse requests page populates more shipping information | The warehouse requests page will now populate additional shipping information when creating warehouse shipments. |
| Over consumption recording issue | Fixed issue with over consumption not recording component usage entries correctly. |
| Non-English date field issues | Resolved additional issues with date fields in non-English scenarios. |
| Cached barcode rules match Item Reference units of measure | Cached barcode rules will now correctly match Item Reference units of measure when finding lines. |
| Ad-hoc item tracking requirements | Changed the ad-hoc item tracking requirements to better reflect expectations. |
| Quantity dialog evaluation of decimals issues | Fixed issues with the quantity dialog evaluation of decimals in alternate units of measure with languages that use commas as separators. |
| New menus appear correctly | New menus added will now correctly appear if caching is enabled. |
| Column sorting retained on document close | Column sorting will now be remembered on document close. |
| Non-working shortcut keys fixed | Fixed non-working shortcut keys in the item tracking dialog. |
| Number of production output labels hidden if printing not required | Hid the number of labels prompt in production output if printing not required. |
| License Plates assignment dialogs | The License Plate assignment dialogs “using” column updates correctly and initialize to zero when the remove used option is chosen. |
| Streamlined application override process | Streamlined the application override processes to make it easier to create. |
| Product notifications | Product notifications will no longer appear in companies that do not have Warehouse Insight installed.
Business Central 14 is supported with current version. |
| Improved French translations | Improved French translations. |
| Sign in and Sign out events implemented | Additional sign in and sign out events implemented that can be tracked if desired. |
| New “Get Dataset” block | New “Get Dataset” block added that can be used to retrieve record data without code. |
| Tote assignment dialog supports scanning a parent tote | The tote assignment dialog supports scanning a parent tote (cart) to automatically assign the child totes to the orders. |
| Show the device configuration code option | Added an additional option to show the device configuration code in the main landing page status bar. |
| Evaluate Regular Expression | New “Evaluate Regular Expression” added that can be used to parse text with regular expressions. |
| Packages support and adjustments | Additional support and minor adjustments made for packages. |
| “Display on Error” block option | The “Display on Error” block now as an option to halt program execution. |
| “Count With” block option | New “Count With” block added that can be used to perform program (for) loops. |
| Application designer interface improvements | Implemented application designer interface improvements for better user experience. |
| Customizations | Using the Run Intent block now correctly sets the new task activity permission flag. |
| Picking | Fixed issue where a pick line might prompt for package information when the item was not configured for package tracking.
Included in release 2.10.8523.1 |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.9
Release Date: November 2022
Compatible With:
- Business Central 15 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.8
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
New Features
| New Feature | Description |
| Additional Integration Events | Added additional integration events to allow bypassing/handling of code around clearing the quantity to ship/receive/handle on various documents. |
| Additional Application Override | An additional application override has been added for when the document data is loading. |
| Choose from Table Dialog | The Choose from Table dialog block has a search control. |
| Clear Device Profile | The device profile can be cleared by toggling the option on the Device Configuration card. |
| Lock Screen Orientation | New device option for locking the screen orientation (auto, landscape, portrait). |
| Package Integration | Improvements to the package integration feature. |
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| Warning Messages | Warning messages are displayed in the devices if the extension is newer, older or has not completed the data upgrade routines. |
| Assisted Setup Location | The Assisted Setup location for Warehouse Insight has been moved under the “Install extensions to add features and integrations” grouping |
| Estonian Translations | Improvements made to the Estonian language translations. |
| New License Plate Error Message | Improved error message when creating a new license plate if the license plate module has not been installed. |
| Accessing License Plate Error Messages | Improved the error message displayed on devices when accessing License Plate actions and applications when the License Plate Management extension has not been installed. |
| Application Designer No Prompt to Save | Application designer no longer prompts to save if no changes are made. |
| BC21 SaaS Installation Issue | Resolved an issue with BC21 SaaS not installing correctly due to permission checks. This was pushed out as a patch in 2.8. |
| Enter a Number Block | Fixed issue with the Enter a Number block persisting previously recorded values and limits. |
| Inbound Documents Reservation Entries | Inbound documents created via the planning worksheet correctly handles and adjust created reservation entries. |
| Transfer Profile Error Message | The “You must be signed in first” error message when transferring a user profile from the device to Business Central has been resolved. |
| Item Inquiry Application Error Message | Error opening the Item Inquiry application from the License Plate application has been fixed. |
| Given Key Error Message | “The given key was not present in the dictionary” error when opening the Item Inquiry recent transactions page has been fixed. |
| Cache Details Page | Cache details page on the device correctly displays the Item References and Item Cross References data. |
| Document No. Field Length | The Document No. field on warehouse reclass entries has been properly trimmed to match the field length. |
| Android 10 Install Issue | Resolved issues installing Android software on DataLogic devices running Android 10. |
| Android 11 Pictures | Fix issue preventing taking pictures when running Android 11. |
| Partial License Plate Assignments | Reducing quantity on documents that have partial license plate assignments properly calculates the quantity to handle to set rather than always reverting to zero. |
| Convert Sales Quote to Order | Converting a sales quote to an order sets the quantity to ship to zero as expected. |
| Caching Filter Logic | The filtering logic around caching of Item Ledger Entries has been improved and entries are cached correctly. |
| Default Cache Entries | Default cache entries are created when the Device Configuration record is created (no longer requires opening the Cache Settings page) |
| Negative Consumption | Consumption allows for negative consumption based on the Device Configuration setting. |
| FactBox Error | Resolved issues with FactBoxes generating a TargetInvocationException error. |
| Display Warehouse Entries | Fixed issue preventing Warehouse Entries from being displayed in the Bin Inquiry application. |
| Empty Offline Exceptions | Empty offline applications no longer causes fatal exceptions. |
| Cascading Errors Issue | Fixed issue where blank offline applications would generate cascading errors. |
| License Plate Properties Display | The License Plate properties display has been fixed to show the correct values on lookup fields.
Fixed issue where the grid would sometimes show as blank. |
| Quantity Extensions | Quantity Extensions are correctly processed when initiated from the item tracking screen. |
| License Plate Assignment Dialog’s Using Column | The Using column on the License Plate assignment dialog are no longer blank out after modifying values. |
| Warehouse Tracked Item Splitting | When manually splitting a warehouse tracked item it splits the corresponding place/take line. |
| Outputting to a License Plate | When outputting to a license plate, the filter applied to the production order lookup no longer impacts the license plate lookup. |
| Save Prompt | Prompt to save when closing the application designer has been fixed. |
| Auto Creation Integration Events | New integration events added for handling the auto creation of lot/serial numbers (replaces old version which did not correctly pass the lot/serial number by var). |
| Used Consumption Calculation Issue | Fixed issue calculating the used consumption when working in alternate units of measure. |
| Splitting Lines | Splitting a line more than 15 times should no longer fail. |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.8
Release Date: July 2022
Compatible With:
- Business Central 15 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.7
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| Changes to Scan Behaviors | If multiple scan behaviors are available for a company, manually set the order in which they are run using the Evaluation Order column. |
| Export Column Changes | Added ability to transfer device configuration settings, such as column visibility and width, between users. |
| Data Caching | Enable caching on the Device Configuration card to improve handheld performance significantly. |
| Additional Authentication Options | Options for logins have been expanded. Warehouse Insight now supports WSAK, interactive OAuth, Service to Service, and User Impersonation.
Documentation: OAuth Login Options for Warehouse Insight 2.8 |
| Production Output | The application now supports run time and setup time entry. |
| Performance Improvements with OData | Changes to accommodate performance limitations with OData. |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.7
Release Date: June 2022
Compatible With:
- Business Central 15 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.7
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| OAuth Connection | Prevent error messages on handhelds when Business Central OAuth sessions time out. |
| Unexpected Character | Corrected the “Unexpected character encountered when parsing…” error that was present when the timeout/connection errors occurred. |
| API Automatic Updates | Fixed issue preventing automatic updates from occurring on Android API 13 and above.
Note: You must upgrade affected devices to Warehouse Insight 2.7 to apply this change. |
| Column Sorting | Resolved issue with column sorting generating an “Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation” error. |
Warehouse Insight Version 2.6
Release Date: February 2022
Compatible With:
- Business Central 15 and newer
- Insight Works Common 2.7
Licensing Requirements:
Full User, Essential
New Features
| New Feature | Description |
| OData Support | OData support added for use instead of SOAP. |
| Scripting of Colors and Fonts | Devices now support limited scripting of colors and fonts. |
| Sound Notifications | Ability to generate sound notifications on errors and use in the application designer. |
| Item References | Item References now support (replaces Item Cross References). |
| Auto-Generated Batches | When required, batches are auto generated if an appropriate batch cannot be found. |
| DateTime Column | Added a new DateTime column type and resolved issues around displaying date times versus dates. |
| Data Transmission Lengths | Maximum data transmission lengths changed from 250 to 2048 characters. |
| Warehouse Auto-Split Function | Updated warehouse auto-split option to prevent auto-spitting warehouse tracked items on picks, put-aways, and movements. |
Improvements and Fixes
| Improvement or Fix | Description |
| Ad-Hoc Counts | Improved posting of ad-hoc counts from device. |
| Output: Expiration Dates | Output no longer automatically generates an expiration date if one is not specified and manufacturing expirations are not enabled. |
| License Plate: Sales Outbound Documents | Improved application of License Plates on sales outbound documents. |
| Put-Away Documents | Put-away documents now auto update the correct take lines when using warehouse tracked items. |
| Lot and Serial Numbers Storage | Lot and serial numbers will not be stored in Advanced Count for non-specific item tracking. |
| License Plate: Assign to Count Sheet | Assigning a License Plate to a count sheet correctly sets the unit of measure on the lines based on the License Plate line unit of measure. |
| Ad-Hoc Assigned License Plates | Changing locations on ad-hoc assigned License Plates updates the License Plate location. |