Inspired Technology Systems continues to improve the daily usability of our ERP software with features designed to help users move from one task to the next faster, reduce unnecessary clicks, improve screen layout, and make important information easier to access.
These improvements include an open transactions window, condensed icons, additional keyboard navigation, quick menu favorites, help icons, customizable landing pages, and peer to peer messaging inside the ERP system.
A new Open Transactions Window has been added to our warehouse management system to allow users to quickly review all open or in-progress transactions for the current End of Day Cutoff Date.
This window can be viewed at any point in time as a concise and convenient pop-up. Users can minimize or restore the window as needed while continuing to work in the ERP system.
Each open transaction can be accessed directly from the window. By clicking a specific entry, the user is redirected to the related screen, making it faster to review, complete, or follow up on open activity.
For busy warehouse, distribution, and food industry operations, this helps users maintain visibility into active transactions without needing to search across multiple screens.
Icons that were previously displayed on a single row have been adjusted into a more condensed and user-friendly format.
This gives each screen within our ERP software more available space to display important business information clearly.
By reducing unnecessary screen clutter, users can focus more easily on the transaction, order, inventory, customer, vendor, or warehouse information they are working with.
Our ERP software now supports the use of the up and down arrow keys to move across table entry icons.
This allows users to move up and down through records on a screen with less reliance on the mouse. Users can continue to select an icon by pressing the Enter key.
Keyboard navigation can help experienced users move faster through high-volume screens, especially when reviewing lists, transactions, orders, inventory records, or other repeating entries throughout the system.
Our ERP system now includes a quick menu, also known as a favorites menu, to make frequently used screens easier to access.
Users can press the ESC key on the keyboard to open the favorites menu and view a list of commonly used screens.
Screens can be added to the favorites list using the star icon. Users can then rearrange the list and assign custom keyboard shortcut combinations based on how they prefer to work.
Screens on the favorites list can be accessed using the ESC key plus the assigned number value. This gives users a faster way to move through the ERP system without relying only on mouse navigation.
The Favorites and Quick Menu feature can also be accessed from the scan gun in our WMS software.
Users can press the ESC key to open the quick menu, view available shortcuts, and press the corresponding number next to the screen they want to open.
This reduces the need for cumbersome stylus use and makes it easier to access frequently used warehouse functions from the scan gun.
Starting a receipt, putaway, or other commonly used warehouse function is now faster and easier within our warehouse management ERP system.
Help icons marked with a ? are available throughout the ERP system to provide quick guidance for individual screens.
These help icons are designed to give users faster access to screen-specific information without requiring them to leave the task they are working on.
Users can also access our WMS software knowledge base using the large question mark icon located on the right side of the navigation bar. This provides access to additional step by step instructions and support documentation.
Our WMS ERP software also supports the ability to customize the initial landing page after login.
Instead of landing on the default logo home page, users can be configured to land on a specific menu option or commonly used area of the system.
This can help users begin their workday faster by placing them directly on the screen they use most often.
Our ERP software also includes peer to peer communication features that allow users to create and send messages to other users within the company.
Users can communicate directly inside the ERP system, keep track of replies, and add other users to a conversation thread.
The same message can also be sent to multiple users for companywide announcements or broader internal communication.
This helps keep communication connected to the business system users are already working in throughout the day.
Read more about this feature here.
Navigation improvements may seem small, but they can make a meaningful difference for users who work in the ERP system all day.
Faster access to open transactions, better icon layout, keyboard shortcuts, scan gun favorites, help icons, custom landing pages, and internal messaging all help reduce wasted time and improve daily workflow.
Inspired Technology Systems continues to improve its food manufacturing ERP software, warehouse management system, and ERP software for food industry businesses by focusing on practical features that help users work faster, see more information, and complete tasks with fewer unnecessary steps.