Odyssey 4.6 Maintenance Release 4 Now Available

For Immediate Release
Contact: Alexandria Trusov
Email: atrusov@blinfo.com
Phone: 269.465.6207 x 310

Odyssey 4.6 Updated With Customer Enhancements

Maintenance Release 4 Now Available

Bridgman, MI, April 30, 2014 - B&L Information Systems, the leader in ERP software for foundries and die casters, has launched Odyssey 4.6 MR4 for general availability. For clients who host Odyssey on their own servers, MR4 download information is available through B&L's customer portal. SaaS clients will be contacted by B&L's Technology Department with the update schedule.

Continuing to build on feedback received through B&L's Customer Feedback Forum, the R&D department focused on providing enhanced functionality in Maintenance Release 4. Customer suggested enhancements to Odyssey 4.6 MR4 include:

The A/P Aging screen can be exported in multiple, commonly used formats.
Home, work, and cell phone numbers fields have been added to the Employee Master.
A new General Code for Service Request Type has been added. Customers can assign the new type to Equipment Master records. The type can be entered on a Service Request (which defaults from the Equipment Master) to classify requests.

Of particular note are a few Shop Floor Manager module enhancements:

The buttons on the Shop Floor Manager can be set to a color. This greatly improves the intuitiveness for workers on the shop floor.
Shop Orders can be created directly from the Product Demand Analysis screen. Additionally, molds/shots information has been added to the screen.

The complete release notes for Odyssey 4.6 MR4, with detailed explanations of each function, may be found on B&L's website, in the customer portal. To download MR4, please log-in via our portal (Customer Login), go to "Odyssey Downloads" and then "Maintenance Release Downloads".

Odyssey users can update from any version of Odyssey to Odyssey 4.6. The Installation Questionnaire Form on B&L's website will help clients with the 4.6 upgrade process. Any assistance needed in the update process is free for any client on maintenance with B&L. If you need assistance with downloading or installing the latest Maintenance Release, please contact the support group at support@blinfo.com or 269.465.6207 extension 829.

User Installation Instructions for Odyssey 4.6

Below is a link to an installation questionnaire form that you will need to complete before B&L can schedule your installation. It is imperative that you provide all of the requested information so that B&L's Support Team can verify that your system meets the prerequisites for the Odyssey 4.6 installation.

Please supply three preferred dates, in order of preference, and indicate any circumstances, such as plant shutdown, that makes one date preferable to the others. As always, B&L will schedule the upgrades in the order that they are received, while making every effort to accommodate special circumstances.