Odyssey 7.3 Enhancements | 25+ Upgrades for Metalcasters

01 — Plant Scheduling

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Maintenance Notes & Checklists

Shop floor checklists and notes used to live on paper — error-prone, untrackable, and easy to lose. Now operators can complete structured checklists and add freeform notes directly within work orders in real time. Templates are built at the equipment or PM level and automatically transfer to work orders when created, so the right checklist is always in the right place.

→Administrators define the note structure and operators interact with it as part of their normal workflow. No more manual transcription or lost paperwork.

→Every entry is timestamped, auto-saved, and tracked in a full audit log exportable to CSV or JSON.

From paper to digital

Full audit trail

02 — Plant Operations

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Modern UI: Production by Tool

The production by-tool and multi-serialize screens have been rebuilt on Odyssey's Modern UI framework, delivering a faster, cleaner, and more intuitive experience for production entry. Part of an ongoing effort to modernize Odyssey's interface across all modules.

→Less time navigating and more time producing. Improved performance and a consistent interface means less training and fewer errors.

!7.3 is the final release before Modern UI becomes the default. Legacy production screens will be removed in 7.4, so now is the time to review and prepare.

2 screens modernized

Legacy removed in 7.4

03 — Plant Operations

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Video Support in Odyssey & SFM

YouTube links now embed directly in Odyssey, and MP4 and WebM files play natively from Shop Floor Manager and File Manager. No downloading required, no external player needed.

→Surface work instructions, safety procedures, and training exactly where they're needed. Streamed directly at the machine without downloading or leaving the floor.

YouTube + MP4/WebM

Stream directly in SFM

04 — Plant Scheduling

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Auto-Completion of Routing Sequences

Whether due to scrap, a demand change, or an early stop, routing sequences can now close automatically when production falls short of the scheduled quantity. Two new configuration options handle completion based on mold/cast quantity or the prior completed operation.

→Open sequences cause downstream operations to overstate availability, leading to overproduction and wasted material. This keeps your shop orders clean automatically.

→When scrap decisions are made mid-run, Odyssey reflects reality automatically without manual cleanup.

Prevents overproduction

2 new config options

05 — Plant Scheduling

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Auto-Split Shop Orders for Lot Sizes

Odyssey can now automatically split a single customer order release into multiple shop orders based on your standard lot quantity, one shop order per piece, created instantly. Scrap is automatically factored in, either applied as an extra shop order or distributed across each individual order depending on your configuration.

→What used to require manually creating 10 separate shop orders now happens automatically when the customer order is added.

→Investment foundries can round up to whole trees with scrap accounted for automatically. No manual calculation needed.

One order per casting

Scrap handled automatically

Accounting Invoice Inquiry Button Direct link from Purchasing to A/P Invoice History, defaulting in the PO number.	Accounting AR Batch — Misc Cash Division Override New field defaults division into all miscellaneous cash entries.	Accounting NACHA Field Record Lengths ACH file fields now output a space when no value is entered for consistent record length.
Administration Improved Login Logging User logins and logouts are written to the User Activity Logs table regardless of config.	Advanced Features Database Analysis Report Updates Now includes appserver agent and session detail to identify running processes.	Costing & Quoting Scrap Cost Analysis by Product New report PC7527 shows scrap by serial # per product with costs for all reported sequences.
Integrations Import Inquiry — File Not Found Messaging Consistent error messaging when an import file is missing, interactive, or via queue.	Odyssey BI System Dashboards Reverted System dashboards display using the legacy viewer instead of Odyssey BI.	Operational Tables Product Status & Scrap Buttons New Product Status button on Products Inquiry and Product Scrap button on Product master.
Operational Tables Inquiry Screens — Comments & Notes Many inquiry screens updated; comment/link/urgent note fields now persist via Profile Manager.	Operational Tables Component Where Used Buttons Three new buttons navigate to Products, Materials, or Cores screens.	Operational Tables Customer Terms Description Field New field on Add Customers auto-populates the terms description from the terms code.
Operational Tables Tool Orders Invoice Button View Invoice History for a tool order directly from the Tool Orders screen.	Orders & Shipping CFDI — Misc Credit Invoice Linking Miscellaneous Credit Invoices no longer require linking to a prior invoice before generating the text file.	Plant Operations Time Card Change Reason Description Change Reason Description now shown on Add/Change Time Card screens.
Plant Operations Employee Time Screen Sorting Fix Time and attendance detail records now sort correctly by date/time.	Plant Scheduling Complete Multiple Work Orders Complete button now supports selection cart mode — close multiple work orders at once.	Purchasing Requisition to Purchase Order Button Navigate directly from the Requisitions screen to the associated PO.
Quality Quality Functions on Product Master New buttons for Heat Treat Batches, Heat Tracking, and Lot Tracking on the Products master.	Quality Scrap Disposition Security All Hold/Returns disposition buttons now use the same security record (RA1110).	User Interface Fusion Charts Upgrade New chart and gauge versions; legacy flash gauges removed from Data Explorer.

Odyssey 7.3 Enhancement Release

What's New in 7.3

The 7.3 Changelog

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