Tekla PowerFab Automatic Mill Order Tracking
Every morning, WebRun opens Tekla PowerFab, pulls every open purchase order placed with a mill or steel service center, checks Gmail for ship or delay confirmations from each supplier, and posts a Slack alert naming any order that is running behind the job's fabrication start date.
How do I get an early warning when a mill order is running behind my fabrication schedule?
WebRun checks Tekla PowerFab's purchasing log every morning for open mill and service center orders, searches Gmail for ship or delay confirmations from each supplier, and posts a ranked Slack alert for any order running behind the job's fabrication start date. Purchasing sees exactly which orders need a phone call before the shop runs out of buffer.
- At-risk mill orders surface days before the shop needs the material
- Purchasing stops manually cross checking email against open POs
- Every order is ranked by how much buffer is actually left
Built for structural steel fabricators · purchasing managers · shop schedulers · production planners
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.tekla.com/products/tekla-powerfabin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Tekla PowerFab - pull open mill and service center purchase orders
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WebRun opens Tekla PowerFab to pull open mill and service center purchase orders. - Open Tekla PowerFab and pull every open purchase order placed with a mill or steel service center
- Capture the job, the material and heat quantity ordered, the promised date, and the job's fabrication start date
- Flag any order whose promised date is later than the job needs it
Done when Every open mill order is listed with its promised date and the job's fabrication start date.
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Gmail - check supplier emails for ship or delay confirmations
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WebRun opens Gmail to check supplier emails for ship or delay confirmations. - Search the inbox for ship confirmation or delay notices from each mill or service center on the open order list
- Match each email found to its purchase order
- Note any order with no confirmation at all as unconfirmed
Done when Every open order has been checked against inbox confirmations, delays, or marked unconfirmed.
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Slack - alert on orders running behind schedule
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WebRun opens Slack to alert on orders running behind schedule. - Post an alert naming any order that is late, unconfirmed, or promised after the job's fabrication start date
- Include the supplier, the material, and the days of buffer left before the shop needs it
- Sort the list with the least buffer at the top
Done when Purchasing has today's list of at-risk mill orders in Slack, sorted by urgency.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it contact the mill or supplier directly?
No. WebRun only reads your inbox for confirmations already sent to you. It never emails a mill or service center on its own, any outreach stays with your purchasing team.
How does it decide an order is at risk?
It compares each order's promised delivery date, or the latest ship confirmation it can find, against the job's fabrication start date in Tekla PowerFab, then ranks by how little buffer is left.
What if a supplier confirms by phone instead of email?
Mark the order confirmed in Tekla PowerFab and it drops off the next alert. WebRun only flags what it can't already see confirmed there or in your inbox.
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