Client Setup

The details below will step you through installing Synergy’s BOM Xploder application locally on your clients PC or Terminal Server. The setup whether for PC or a Terminal Server is the same. 

Prerequisites:  .Net 4.5 Framework, Visual Mfg 9.0.8 and above

 Installing Application

1.       Download the setup file from the following location: BOM Xploder

2.       Unzip the files to your desktop or preferred folder.

3.       Open the location where you unzip the files and run Setup.exe.

4.       Follow the wizard through to install Synergy’s BOM Xploder.

Licensing

The first time you run the application it will require you to install your license key. A valid internet connecting is required to complete your license key validation. This will need to be done only once for each new client install. If you are missing or have lost your license file please contact your customercare@synergyresources.net

-          Enter you Serial (Activation) Key

            Updates

To Check for updates Open BOM Xploder click on Help then About
on the About screen click on Check for Updates to stay UpToDate

Database Connection

Each client will need to be setup with a valid database connection before work orders can be analyzed for shortages.

Global Filter

The global Query Filter allows an end user to limit the number of records that are retuned from the database and analyzed for shortages. In general a user would limit the list of work orders to only the work orders that this individual plans for. Furthermore, the more focused of a list will result in a faster returned result set of data.

                Here is an example of a filter:

Note – items that start with “p.” are specific from the Part table and “wo.” are specific from the Work Order table.

Understanding BOM Xploder Application

                Main Screen

                There are a number of actions that you can do on the main screen, for example:

-          Groupings

-          Filtering

-          Column Sorting

-          Moving and hiding columns

-          and many other right mouse click menus

The easiest way to learn the application is by using it and right mouse clicking on the header and column area. Here are just a few other examples of the right mouse click areas:

Another powerful are of the grid is by slicing the data with filtering. Here are a few examples of the filtering ways:

Hot Links

Hot links are designed to integrate our BOM Xploder Application with Visual so that you can jump right into any of the following areas:

-          Material Planning Window

-          Work Order

-          Traveler

Highlight one row and select the icon that you would like to hot link to:

Color Coding on Main Screen

BLACK = meaning good to release 

RED = meaning not enough inventory even with incoming supply

                ([QtyAvailableToIssue]+[QtyInSupply]-[QtyInDemand])  < 0

BLUE = meaning there is enough inventory with incoming supply (but supply could be late, overdue or not scheduled right)

                ([QtyInDemand] > [QtyAvailableToIssue]) AND (([QtyAvailableToIssue]+[QtyInSupply])-[QtyInDemand])  >=   0

ORANGE = meaning there is enough inventory for this demand but not all demand

                [DueQty]<=[QtyAvailableToIssue] AND (([QtyAvailableToIssue]+[QtyInSupply]-[QtyInDemand])  < 0)