• Release FL2 26.07.09

  General Custom Fields Note: This is an optional feature, please contact us to enable for your Flowlens system. The Custom Fields function resides within your system Settings, and enables additional fields to be added against different elements of Flowlens. Initially this has been rolled out for Sales, with further elements to follow subject to user feedback. Field types include Short Text, Long Text, Number, Yes/No, Date and Select whFew readers

• Release FL2 26.06.18

  Quality Management Purchase Order Approvals Workflow Purchase Orders may need approval by a senior member of staff before being sent to the supplier. It's now possible to specify the Approval Levels including financial limit and Users able to approve at that level choose an Approval Level for a particular User request and manage the Approvals for Purchase orders When an approval is requested, Flowlens notifies eachFew readers

• Release FL2 26.05.20

  Sales Sales Clear Down Sometimes things change, and the remainder of orders that have been partially fulfilled is no longer required. Now, within the Sales -> Actions menu, the 'Clear Down' allows confirmed Sales Orders that are not going to be fulfilled to be 'cleared down'. This means that the system is no longer expecting remaining stock to be allocated or dispatched from the Sale. [![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/8/8/7/6/88768eb4cb5b7000/acc4ff7a-e7da-4be1-Few readers

• Release FL2 26.04.15

  Parts & Stock Purchase Order Clear Down There may be occasions where a PO is never going to be fully received (supplier can no longer supply goods, agreement to not complete the PO, etc). The PO Clear Down Function enables users to close the Purchase Order as 'Fully Received', clearing any remaining quantity of items on the PO. Find this feature within the 'Actions' menu of a Purchase Order. [![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/d/9/b/9/d9b9b5abe687d800/b58eafd1-27Few readers

• Release FL2 26.04.01

  De-allocation of Stock Occasionally priorities change, and stock that is allocated to one order or Job Card needs to be used elsewhere. The de-allocation features lets users release stock. Deallocate in a Sale When a Sales Order is confirmed, the 'Stock Status' tab appears showing details of the allocation for each item. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/Few readers

• Release FL2 26.03.25

  Sales and Dispatch Dispatch Partially Fulfilled Sales Orders Previously, only fully fulfilled (i.e. stock available for the full order requirement) could be dispatched. Now a dispatch can be raised for Orders that are only partially fulfilled. The means that stock can be shipped immediately, even if further items are outstanding. Stock and Purchasing Cancel A Purchase Order Depending on the status of PO, it can now be cancelled. Simply click on the Actions button within the reFew readers

• Release FL2 26.03.12

  Sales Sales Order Revisions Handle changing situations with Sales Order Revisions. Once a Sales Order has been agreed, or even if some stock has already been dispatched. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/115525160/cdd768cab5ec376107954183b083/image.png?expires=1784122200&signature=24fcea793bbba05a4cc7b6f7c1db4c6b430a95e998c9fb295138d070c5b189bc&req=0Few readers

• Release FL2 26.03.04

  Activity Logs Activity logs within various modules have been updated to show more details about changes made to records, and by whom. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/112594721/cc6f9310b1f1d216a742c4862c6e/image.png?expires=1784122200&signature=2a204c75e52f2150fd2b8aa02849c5b0a80b2224efae2f98d1e948aec9b2395f&req=0dRtwFH%2BqzUplxv889osp7Z7KBcbrRdaxINSDbFew readers

• Release FL2 26.01.30

  Stock and Purchasing Pre-Allocation of Stock 'Available Later' Where stock is expected, such as from a supplier, or a made-for-stock Job Card, this is know as stock that is 'Available Later'. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/95452389/6cc83af12ff6702cc01f889a5da0/Screenshot+2026-01-30+at+14_59_40.png?expires=1784122200&signature=ad9b3f3ddb78cdbf3b0efFew readers

• Release FL2 26.01.23

  Here are the latest releases on Flowlens 2. Purchasing and Stock Purchase Order Revisions Purchase Orders Revisions now include the following capabilities: Edit Unit Cost, Description and Due Date on a line item Remove line items or sub line items Add additional requests from the 'Available Requests' tab Details of previous revisions can be found on theFew readers

• Release FL2 26.01.16

  Here are the latest updates! Production and Job Cards Job Card BOM Page Picking and Filters With these improvements the Job Card BoM tab becomes a super helpful tool for understanding the status of stock needed for, allocated to and picked. It's now possible to see if each line item has been picked, and pick stock directly. filter the page to show only unpicked items [![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/1/b/4/31b4d5dcac2e5800/6ceab2f7-da0f-4cb8-ab6e-a53f1f_sFew readers

• Release FL2 25.12.12

  Stock and Purchasing Shortages Report Stock Shortages provides a snapshot of current demand based on what's available, what's required, and free stock that's on it's way ('available later'). Filter by Part or First Preference Supplier to identify particular requirements that need immediate action. Click 'View Requests' to see what's behind the current demand. [![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/8/c/9/38c93df87f67bc00/6841caFew readers

• Release FL2 25.11.07

  Stock and Purchasing Purchase Units of Measure Suppliers often supply materials and components in different units of measure to that which you consume. For example you consume cable in CM but your supplier supplies in reels. This can be specified within a Purchased Part when adding or editing a Supplier. Against a part supplier, an optional unit of measure for ordering can be added. Along with what the unit of measure is, it should require the user to put in the conversion multiplierFew readers

• Release FL2 25.10.23

  Parts, Stock and Purchasing Stock Adjustments It is now possible to make downward adjustments to stock. (Adding stock should still be carried out via the Manual Stock Import tool). Find the new Stock Adjustment tab on any Part detail page. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/70811425/9f9e73cee27769d7Few readers

• Release FL2 25.09.18

  External connections You can now connect Flowlens with QuickBooks for seamless financial management. The connection allows you to sync your tax rates and nominal codes with Flowlens. You can push sales invoices, credit notes and purchase invoices to QuickBooks from Flowlens and sync customer and supplier records. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/651054Few readers

• Release FL2 25.09.02

  Dispatching Serial numbers can now be added to part dispatches. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/62715185/ddcc932a82b0d0696009d1d4edab/478100320-8932f028-72a7-4659-b648-0bb70134b07c.png?expires=1784122200&signature=adae0604704cc743bca195a0a252d0658588447d24c951c762a6e6a5df0fb9af&req=1tdoxF37pDJk2hL085ZhobqC4nk6Rjhl09%2F2DYr7nza8G3wO7OrpYuE3RJQ6%0Ax0MLT3Few readers

• Release FL2 25.08.30

  Companies and CRM We have added 2 new tiles on the company index page, “Suppliers” and “Customers”, so you can more easily access each list. Companies who are both customers and suppliers will appear in both tiles. [](https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mb5hkixl/60628647/b903f52397377622c38e3beb7f8a/AD_4nXdT6qbMqIo6eQKob83NI6jdXThkOYI1a1UNp5PbjX00zbO6j3CnQ41F8ZktYPyEAFew readers