What we shipped, in plain language.

Several improvements to the Terry Fabric costing calculator based on user feedback from initial production use.

• Improved pile and ground yarn consumption formula for multi-colour terry designs.
• Enhanced results sheet layout with clearer section grouping and per-component cost breakdown.
• Bug fixes for edge cases when optional fields (border width, hemming) are left blank.

The visitor search in the Visit Request form has been improved for faster and more accurate lookup.

• Search now matches against visitor name, phone number, and company name simultaneously.
• Results are returned with a minimum of 2 characters typed (reduced from 4), improving responsiveness for short names.
• The visitor service API now includes company name in the search response for display in the suggestion dropdown.

The Fabric Credit field in the cut-plan and costing sheets now accepts decimal values (e.g. 0.75 kg), removing the previous integer-only restriction.

• Cut-plan results and costing totals recalculate correctly with fractional credit quantities.
• Display updated to show up to 3 decimal places for credit values.

Buyers can now review all documents submitted by a supplier during onboarding and compliance processes from a single dedicated page.

• Document List — all compliance documents (certifications, insurance, financial statements) listed with status badges (Pending, Approved, Rejected, Expired).
• Inline Review — buyers can approve or reject individual documents directly from the list without navigating away.
• Expiry Alerts — documents approaching their expiry date are highlighted for proactive renewal follow-up.
• Accessible via Business Network → Supplier Profile → Documents.

A new Report Distributor module automatically emails configured reports to designated recipients on a scheduled basis — daily, weekly, or monthly — without any manual intervention.

• Configurable Schedules — administrators define what report to send, to whom, and at what time, all from the Django Admin interface.
• Multiple Recipients — supports both internal Biztimize users and external email addresses in the same schedule.
• Registry Pattern — new report types can be added by any app module without changes to the scheduler infrastructure.
• Execution Log — every dispatch is audited: timestamp, recipient count, success/failure status, and error details.
• Manual Trigger — a Send Now API action allows administrators to dispatch a report immediately for testing or ad-hoc delivery.
• Daily Visitors Report — the first built-in report type sends a formatted daily visitor activity summary (grouped by host, with check-in/out times and visit duration) for the previous day.

New React frontend pages for managing set costings.

• Set Costing List — Syncfusion grid with filtering, sorting, and Excel export.
• Set Costing Detail — component management, cost summary, and approval action buttons.
• Accessible via Textile Costing → Set Costing in the sidebar.

A new Set Costing sheet allows costing managers to compute and approve the cost of bundled set products in a single record.

• Component Definition — add individual costing records (bed sheet, pillow case, etc.) as components of the set with quantity multipliers.
• Automatic Cost Roll-up — fabric, CMT, accessories, packing, and overhead costs are automatically aggregated from the component sheets into the set total.
• Set-Level Overrides — additional set-level costs (e.g. set packaging, gift box) can be added on top of the rolled-up component costs.
• Unified Approval — the set costing follows the same TC User → TC Manager → Commercial Head approval chain as individual product costings.
• Print-Ready Sheet — a formatted HTML costing sheet can be printed or exported, showing both the component breakdown and the consolidated set cost.

The Terry Fabric costing results page was rendering blank due to a template context key mismatch introduced during the v1.90.0 release.

• Template updated to use the correct context variable names.
• Terry Madeup results now render correctly with all cost components.

The component filter for Accessory and Packaging cost elements in Textile Costing was not applying correctly, causing all components to be shown regardless of the selected filter.

• Filter logic corrected in the costing views; only components matching the selected type are now returned.

The Goods Movement admin list view was returning an HTTP 500 error due to a missing field reference after a recent model change in the Materials Management module.

• Admin list_display updated to reference the correct field names after the MM model refactor.

Bulk sync admin actions in the Visitor Management admin panel were crashing with an HTTP 500 error when a visitor record with a duplicate phone number was encountered.

• Admin action now handles IntegrityError on duplicate phone gracefully — the conflicting record is skipped and logged rather than aborting the entire sync batch.
• A summary of skipped records is shown in the admin success message.

Under certain conditions, saving a Purchase Requisition was creating duplicate line items. The root cause was a missing uniqueness guard in the SRM model when concurrent saves occurred.

• Added database-level constraint to prevent duplicate PR line items.
• Existing duplicate records can be cleaned up via the admin.

Minor UX improvements to the Visit Request creation form.

• Visitor search field now triggers more reliably on partial input.
• Form validation messages are displayed inline for faster correction.

The service worker registration script was being injected into marketing website pages, causing unexpected caching and navigation overrides. Registration is now guarded to fire only within the React application shell.

The global ToastContainer auto-close delay was previously set too short, causing important error and warning toasts to disappear before users could read them. The default is now autoClose={false} — toasts persist until dismissed.

The service worker navigation handler previously intercepted requests to /tenant-admin/, causing the Django admin interface to serve the React shell instead of the admin pages. The navigation fetch handler now explicitly excludes /tenant-admin/ from its scope.

WHITENOISE_INDEX_FILE was set to True, causing WhiteNoise to intercept root-path requests and serve the React index.html instead of the Django-rendered marketing website. Disabling this setting restores correct behaviour.

A series of usability and data-quality improvements to the Inventory Management module.

• Improved stock movement history with drill-down to source document (GR, GI, Transfer Order).
• Enhanced bin/location assignment UI for warehouse operations.
• Batch expiry alerts and low-stock threshold notifications.

The service worker and WebSocket notification layer are now active in the production environment, enabling push notifications and offline capability for all portal users.

Resolved an issue where the digital signature block was not rendering correctly on exported Sales Invoice PDFs, resulting in a blank or misaligned signature area.

The Visitor Management System now sends real-time notifications to hosts when a visitor checks in, and includes several UX improvements.

• Push Notifications — WebSocket / browser push alerts sent to the host employee on visitor arrival.
• Badge Printing — improved visitor badge layout with QR-code for re-entry scanning.
• Search & Filter — visitor log search by name, company, and visit date with export to Excel.

The employee Family Tree view in HRM has been improved with additional relationship types, better node rendering for large families, and an export-to-PDF option.

Multiple usability and workflow improvements to the Purchase Requisition process.

• Improved line-item entry with inline validation and auto-fill from the materials master.
• Enhanced status tracking with approval-stage badges.
• Bulk approval action for procurement managers.

A new Terry Fabric costing sheet has been added to the Textile Costing module, enabling detailed cost calculation for terry-weave fabrics (towels, bathrobes, etc.).

• GSM & Pile Calculation — ground and pile yarn consumption computed from fabric construction parameters.
• Full Cost Build-up — yarn, weaving, dyeing, finishing, and packing costs consolidated into a single sheet.
• Approval Workflow — follows the same TC User → TC Manager → Commercial Head approval chain.

Network administrators can now publish rich-text blog posts and platform announcements visible to all connected suppliers and buyers.

• Post Editor — rich-text authoring with image upload and category tagging.
• Feed View — chronological news feed on the supplier portal home screen with read/unread state.

A dedicated What's New / Change Log page has been added to the supplier portal, surfacing public release notes so suppliers can track new features and improvements without leaving the app.

The Biztimize Business Network can now be installed as a PWA on iOS and Android devices, giving suppliers and buyers a near-native mobile experience.

• Service Worker — caches static assets for offline resilience and faster load times.
• Web App Manifest — app icon, splash screen, and standalone display mode configured for both platforms.
• Install Prompt — in-browser install banner guides users through adding the app to their home screen.

The supplier discovery page now displays aggregate review ratings and risk score badges on supplier cards, helping buyers make informed connection decisions.

Comprehensive help documentation migrations added for Phase 4 (procurement collaboration), Phase 5 (ratings, risk, analytics), and Phase 6 (OAuth/SSO, enhanced discovery) features.

Supplier portal users can now sign in using their Google or Microsoft accounts via OAuth 2.0.

• Provider Support — Google and Microsoft OAuth with configurable client ID and secret in Django settings.
• Social Account Linking — a SocialAccount model tracks linked providers per user, supporting multiple linked accounts.
• Auto-Provisioning — new supplier users are auto-created on first OAuth login when their email matches a registered supplier domain.
• Login Page — redesigned supplier login page with social sign-in buttons alongside traditional email/password.
• Callback Handling — dedicated OAuth callback page handles token exchange and error states.

New Celery Beat tasks for automatic recalculation of supplier risk scores and analytics aggregates on a configurable schedule, ensuring dashboards stay up to date without manual intervention.

Buyers can submit per-transaction reviews of suppliers with star ratings across four dimensions.

• Four Dimensions — Quality, Delivery, Communication, and Value, each rated 1–5 stars; auto-calculated overall rating.
• Review Workflow — one review per buyer per supplier per transaction reference (e.g., PO number).
• Aggregate Scores — overall ratings visible on supplier discovery cards and supplier profile pages.
• Supplier View — suppliers see their review summaries on a dedicated Reviews page in the portal.

A weighted risk scoring engine that calculates a 0–100 risk score for each supplier-buyer pair.

• Risk Factors — compliance health, delivery performance, invoice accuracy, and review scores.
• Risk Categories — Low / Medium / High / Critical based on configurable thresholds.
• On-Demand Calculation — recalculate risk scores via API or periodic Celery task.

Automated matching engine that compares supplier invoices against purchase orders and ASN records to flag discrepancies.

• Header & Line Matching — validates quantities, prices, and totals at both header and line-item level.
• Match Outcomes — Full Match, Partial Match, or Mismatch with detailed variance reporting.
• Auto-Approval — fully matched invoices can be auto-approved based on buyer configuration.

A new analytics dashboard for buyer procurement teams providing spend visibility across the supplier network.

• Spend by Supplier — bar/pie charts of spend distribution across connected suppliers.
• Spend by Category — breakdown by industry category and material group.
• Trend Analysis — month-over-month spend trends with comparison to prior periods.

Suppliers can now view their own performance analytics from the portal, including order volume, on-time delivery rate, review scores, and revenue trends across connected buyers.

Six new permission codenames added: bbn.view_reviews, bbn.submit_review, bbn.view_risk_score, bbn.calculate_risk, bbn.view_analytics, and bbn.run_matching.

The supplier discovery page now shows richer supplier profiles with connection-request workflow, allowing buyers to browse and connect with network suppliers.

Suppliers can now view, filter, and respond to RFQs and RFIs published by connected buyers, directly from the supplier portal.

• RFQ Page — lists open RFQs with status badges, due-date countdown, and a quote-submission dialog for line-level pricing, lead time, and notes (1,320+ lines).
• RFI Page — view information requests, submit responses with attachments, and track response status (1,100+ lines).

Suppliers can view purchase orders issued by buyers and formally acknowledge, request changes, or reject them.

• PO List & Detail — searchable PO list with status filter; detail view shows line items, delivery schedule, and terms.
• Acknowledgement Workflow — Pending → Acknowledged / Changes Requested / Rejected, with response notes and timestamp.

Suppliers can create and manage shipments against acknowledged POs, including Advanced Shipping Notices (ASNs).

• Shipment Creation — link to PO, enter carrier, tracking number, expected delivery, and line-level shipped quantities.
• Status Tracking — Draft → Shipped → In Transit → Delivered, with delivery confirmation and proof-of-delivery notes.

Suppliers can submit invoices against POs and track payment status from the portal.

• Invoice Submission — create invoices linked to POs with line items, tax, and total amount (1,030+ lines).
• Payment Tracking — view payment status, expected payment dates, and payment history per invoice.

Buyers can now track incoming shipments from suppliers, view ASN details, and confirm delivery receipt from a dedicated page.

A new page for buyer procurement teams to review supplier-submitted invoices, approve or dispute line items, and forward approved invoices for payment processing.

Nine new permission codenames added to setup_rbac.py covering RFQ portal access, quote submission, PO acknowledgement, shipment management, invoice submission, payment viewing, buyer discovery, and supplier invoice review.

Resolved a bug in the AI-driven Purchase Order to Sales Order conversion that was causing incorrect data mapping in certain scenarios.

AI-assisted master data seeding for enterprise structure configuration, automating the setup of organisational hierarchies and structure definitions.

Enhancements to the Cost Worksheet functionality and restoration of the Cost Worksheet menu item in the sidebar navigation.

Enhancements to Cutplan and Routing modules for improved production planning workflows.

Improvements to the CRM Delivery UI page for better usability and data presentation in the delivery workflow.

Improvements to the Cut Plan worksheet grid for better data entry and visualisation of cutting plans.

Suppliers can now showcase their products and services in a searchable catalog across the Biztimize Business Network.

• Catalog Management — suppliers create catalog items with name, type (product/service), detailed specifications (key-value pairs), pricing range, currency, MOQ, lead time, HSN/SAC code, and capacity.
• Image Gallery — thumbnail plus additional gallery images per item with caption and ordering support.
• Category Tagging — items linked to industry categories for discoverability (M2M with SupplierCategory).
• Buyer Discovery — buyers search the catalog across all suppliers by keyword, category, item type, supplier, and price range.
• Status Workflow — Draft (private) → Active (visible to buyers) → Discontinued (hidden but preserved).
• Frontend — full catalog management page (1,650+ lines) with card grid, add/edit dialog, specifications editor, and image gallery.

Suppliers can upload financial statements for multiple years, and buyers can assess connected suppliers' financial health.

• Statement Types — Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, Auditor's Report, and Annual Return.
• Key Figures — optional revenue, net profit, total assets, total liabilities, and net worth fields per statement.
• Review Workflow — Uploaded → Under Review → Verified or Rejected, with review notes.
• Buyer Health View — buyers see financial health summary with latest year metrics for connected suppliers.
• Frontend — financial statements page (850+ lines) with summary cards, grouped table view, upload dialog, and Indian currency formatting.

Buyer admins can now verify supplier GST and PAN numbers directly from the Business Network.

• Format Validation — regex-based validation for 15-char GSTIN and 10-char PAN formats.
• Cross-Validation — PAN embedded in GST (characters 3–12) is compared with the PAN on file.
• API Integration — pluggable external API support; auto-marks supplier as verified when GST status is Active.
• Audit Log — every verification attempt recorded in VerificationLog with API response, status, and initiator.

A daily Celery task now monitors supplier compliance documents for upcoming and past expiry dates.

• Auto-Expire — documents past their expiry date are automatically updated to EXPIRED status.
• Supplier Reminders — email reminders sent to supplier admins for documents expiring within 30 days, grouped per supplier.
• Buyer Notifications — connected buyers are notified when mandatory compliance documents expire.
• Schedule — runs daily at 7:00 AM via Celery Beat.

Thread-based messaging system enabling direct communication between buyers and suppliers within the Business Network.

• Message Threads — conversations linked to established buyer-supplier connections (BuyerSupplierLink).
• Message Types — Text, Document Request, and Status Update messages with coloured type badges.
• Read Receipts — messages automatically marked as read when the other party opens the thread; unread count badges on thread list.
• Email Notifications — async Celery task sends email when a new message is received.
• Frontend — split-pane messaging UI (1,120+ lines) with thread list, conversation view, chat bubble alignment, Ctrl+Enter send, and mobile responsive toggle.