• Manage shipments and derived business objects (shipment request, pick-up request etc.)
• Includes workflow functions such as notifying, rejecting, accepting shipments etc.
• Features a consignment overview showing workflow status and history feature
• Create manifests and derived business objects (requires manifest management)
• Calculate total weight, volume etc.
• Supports tracking links to external systems (shown in iFrame) at shipment level
• Link to manifest level
• Create lists for printing and downloading (PDF, RTF, CSV, XLS)
• Save generated documents (requires document management module)

Manifest management

• Create, search, edit, delete and copy manifests and derived business objects (loading list, dispatch note, bordereau etc.)
• Includes workflow features (e.g. manifest notifications)
• Features a manifest overview showing workflow status and history feature
• Calculate total weight, volume etc.
• Supports tracking links to external systems (shown in iFrame) at manifest level
• Link to shipment level

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• Manage orders as well as derived business objects (delivery schedule, order confirmation, goods receipt etc.)
• Includes workflow functions such as notifying, rejecting, accepting shipments etc.
• Features an order overview showing workflow status and history feature
• Configure links to external systems
• Supports linking connected business objects
• Create lists for printing and downloading (PDF, RTF, CSV, XLS)
• Save generated documents (requires document management module)

The ‘General business object’ module is used to flexibly define business objects, which can then be used in the same way as pre-configured shipments and orders.

• Designate and define the data fields of business objects
• Create entry masks and overviews for the defined object types
• Features an object overview showing workflow status and history feature

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• Design forms using the form editor (WYSIWYG)
• Read/write data with a Lobster_data profile
• The nesting of forms (= portals) is possible, enabling the creation of a custom web application
• Use Lobster_pro’s access and authorisation management system
• Forms can be displayed variably, depending on the context (e.g. the data displayed)
• Master data can be defined in Lobster_pro (for shortlists, …)
• Business logic can be mapped (Lobster_pro event handling)
• Option to add more features with modules (e.g. dashboards, document mgt.)

• Define in-house data structures within the Lobster_pro database
• Completely integrated within the Lobster_pro framework, including workflow status and history feature
• Custom entities, e.g. for storing mass data such as GPS tracks or IOT data
• Custom attributes, complex attributes that can be used in other business objects

• Manage tracking information
• Supports tracking status history
• Includes traffic light feature (free choice of display icons, colour icons included)
• Save image files, e.g. signatures from mobile devices
• Create tracking status classifications with individual transition workflows, e.g. only display some status values to certain users or subdivide into tracking phases
• Save documents, e.g. delivery receipts, damage reports (requires document management module)
• Supports tracking links to external systems at all levels

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The document management module allows you to save and assign documents and files (PDF, XLS, RTF, PNG, etc.) to business objects, creating a link between the document and the business object.

• Access documents according to corporate release management
• Assign documents to and base them on business objects
• Assign documents to business objects automatically via their reference number
• Automatic barcode recognition (scan documents)
• Upload documents during manual status entry (requires track & trace module)
• Document overview with search tool
• Download files as ZIP archive

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• Manage routing master data (country, postcode, city, route etc.) for business object processing logic

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The hazardous goods module adds the hazardous goods fields to the business objects, enabling a number of check and calculation features

• Manage hazardous goods data
• Contains data structures for different catalogues (ADR, ADN, ICAO, IMDG, RID)
• ADR: check for mixed loading prohibitions
• ADR: points and LQ calculation, if necessary independent calculation by the user
• Hazardous goods information supplements the product data sets in the product catalogues

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• Continuous saving of occurred events as business objects
• Overview of occurred events
• Close completed events, marked as complete
• Link to related business objects

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Dashboard layout inspired by a management cockpit.

• Create dashboards from external data sources (e.g. data warehouse) and from Lobster_pro business objects
• Structure OLAP data cube on the client
• Filter the required fields from the data source
• Visualise as a data grid or in the form of various charts (including columns, lines, donut, world map)
• Release the dashboards to users based on assignment criteria

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• Adapt the application design based on the name of the host in the URL call
• Favicon, start-up style, page title and logo can be defined

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Administration and booking of time slots, calendar function, Gantt charts, drag & drop scheduling. Master data for recording loading areas, loading groups and loading points as well as time slot and status definitions.

• Integration of a central directory service (e.g. Microsoft Active Directory)
• LDAP protocol usage
• Combinable with a configurable single sign-on mechanism.

• Server component installed in the DMZ
• The actual database server can therefore be installed in the internal network without externally restricting the accessibility of the web application
• Passive reverse proxy, i.e. the required port between internal network and DMZ need only be opened ‘from the inside out’

• Extension of the DMZ server
• Addition of various productive nodes possible
• Nodes are assigned to sessions in a round-robin pattern to distribute the load by user requests
• Nodes are licensed separately, making the whole system easily scalable
• All nodes receive the same functional scope as the master system