{"id":4113,"date":"2026-02-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:33:13","slug":"pics-software-helps-fresh-produce-industry-businesses-keep-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/pics-software-helps-fresh-produce-industry-businesses-keep-up\/2026\/02\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"PICS Software Helps Fresh Produce Industry Businesses Keep Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Trends-in-fresh-produce-software-PICS-by-WaudWare.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Trends-in-fresh-produce-software-PICS-by-WaudWare.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Trends-in-fresh-produce-software-PICS-by-WaudWare-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timing. Traceability. Trends. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three things that will help your fresh produce business thrive! So what\u2019s shaping the season ahead? Read on for industry news, smart insights, and practical takeaways to help you stay competitive in a fast-moving market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When margins matter and productivity drives performance, you can always count on Produce Inventory Control System (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\">PICS<\/a>) software to continue improving and evolving. Here\u2019s a look at the improvements and updates to made to PICS last month:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added a <strong>Freight Type<\/strong> table to PICS 3.0 and the ability to specify it in the <strong>Inbound and Outbound Load<\/strong> screens. This can be used for things like FTL, LTL, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added a <strong>Temperature Mode<\/strong> table to PICS 3.0 and the ability to specify it in the <strong>Inbound and Outbound Load<\/strong> screens. This can be used for things like SINGLE TEMP, MULTI TEMP, DRY, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added a <strong>status column<\/strong> beside the list of sales orders on the <strong>Stock Lots<\/strong> screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Significantly enhanced PICS 3.0s ability to automatically create <strong>GTINs<\/strong> in the stock and alternate unit records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added a <strong>Customer, Ship To, Product table and screen<\/strong> to PICS 3.0. It allows you to set up different Hi and Tie values for stock items being shipped to different customer ship-to locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PICS-tag-CompleteERP-OKd-1024x484.png\" alt=\"PICS complete ERP software for fresh produce\" class=\"wp-image-4125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PICS-tag-CompleteERP-OKd-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PICS-tag-CompleteERP-OKd-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PICS-tag-CompleteERP-OKd-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PICS-tag-CompleteERP-OKd.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our commitment to improving PICS Software <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re working every day to improve your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\">PICS experience<\/a>! Here are the enhancements we made from <strong>October &#8211; December 2025<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added a new\u00a0<strong>Accounting\/Create Posted Deposit<\/strong>\u00a0system control. If set to Y, when an AR Receipt is saved, PICS 3.0 will automatically create a Deposit for that receipt and set that Deposit\u2019s status to Posted. Note that when this happens, the Deposit screen will not open. You can tell it was done because the Deposit # field on the receipt will be filled. This would be very useful if the payments you receive go into the bank individually (electronic payments is one example).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added a new\u00a0<strong>Accounting\/Auto-Fill Deposit Amount System Control<\/strong>. If set to Y, when adding a receipt, if a customer is chosen and there is only one un-paid item for them, PICS 3.0 will automatically fill the Amount field for the entire receipt and for the row in the grid with that amount, so all you need to do is put in the description and save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changed the&nbsp;<strong>Description field on the AR Receipts<\/strong>&nbsp;screen so it can be left blank when tabbing through the screen. It is still a required field, but it will only be checked when the Receipt is saved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added Actual Arrival Date and Time fields to&nbsp;<strong>Sales Order Shipping Header<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The time entry rule for&nbsp;<strong>Sales Orders<\/strong>&nbsp;has changed. The time must now be entered in an HH:MM format, and use \u201cMilitary\u201d time (i.e. 1:00 p.m. is 13:00). The time can also be left blank if desired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>wildcard search<\/strong>&nbsp;has been refined such that you can make changes to it while searching, and it will refresh for each change you make. For example, in the stock list, if you type *pot la (for large potatoes), you will see everything in the list which has pot and la somewhere in the description. If you backspace the la, then the list will refresh to show everything with pot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have enhanced the&nbsp;<strong>Add\/Change inquiry<\/strong>&nbsp;such that when you are in a parent\/child screen (like sales orders, purchase orders, work orders etc.), if you click the button when this list is selected, you will get the information for just the selected line. If you click it when something other than the list is selected, you will get information for the parent record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have added a new&nbsp;<strong>Administration\/Pick List Search Timeout system control<\/strong>. This allows you to set the amount of seconds that the search phrase you type in the header of a column in the pick list stays there. The default is 5 and if you set it to 0 (zero) it will not be cleared. Note that it also gets cleared when you go to a different column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We made a major improvement to the wildcard search in the stock list (and it now works in any list!) in PICS 3.0. You can enter multiple groups of characters, and PICS will use all of them to find matching records. For example, typing \u201c*&nbsp;<strong>RED GR AL<\/strong>\u201d would return results like ALLISON RED GRAPES \u2014 and any other items containing those three-character groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software is a reliable solution built for your role in fresh produce supply chain. Spend a moment learning more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\">PICS software<\/a>. Request your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/free-pics-demo.html\">complimentary business consultation and PICS Demo<\/a> today!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timing. Traceability. Trends. Three things that will help your fresh produce business thrive! So what\u2019s shaping the season ahead? Read on for industry news, smart insights, and practical takeaways to help you stay competitive in a fast-moving market. 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