Release 2026.10

Imagine being able to immediately identify which orders in a sequence of hundreds are particularly complex or capacity-intensive, without having to inspect every order individually. That is exactly what order types provide: you define combinations of order features once, and SEQUIQ automatically marks all matching orders.
Order types have long been a key analysis tool. With this release, we are taking them to the next level in SEQUIQ: Order Types are now visible directly in the main view, with color highlighting, filtering capabilities, and targeted navigation.

Here’s how order types work:

In the Order Types dialog, you combine order features using logical operators (AND, OR, NOT) to create an order type. You can access the dialog via the main menu under Analyze / Order Types or, new with this release, directly through the edit icon in the header of the order types column.

A few examples:

• “Special Model X”: All orders of a specific model that is currently in ramp-up and requires particularly close monitoring.
• “Heavy-Duty Export”: All vehicles equipped with a trailer hitch and air suspension that are intended for overseas export and regularly overload.
• “Special Equipment & Non-Europe”: All vehicles with a specific optional feature whose target market is outside Europe. A combination that requires additional checks and should be monitored within the sequence.

Order types are stored on a user-specific basis, allowing you to define exactly the criteria that are relevant to your work.

Identifying Order Types at a Glance

A new column in the order sequence displays all assigned order types for each order as colored pills with with short description.
This allows you to immediately recognize that an order is, for example, a special order, capacity-critical, and currently at risk of missing its target date. The information is displayed directly alongside the model, order features, and order scheduling data, eliminating the need to switch views.

Color Highlighting for Better Visibility

If you work with many order types and want to keep a clear overview, you can optionally assign a color to individual types in the order type dialog. This allows you to visually highlight particularly important order types.
For a quicker option, use the magic wand in the “Color” column header: With one click, all active order types without a color are automatically assigned an available color. The ✕ next to it removes all assigned colors again.
Colors are applied consistently across SEQUIQ: The main view, drift analysis, and program analysis display the same order type in the same color. Order types without an assigned color are displayed neutrally. Color assignments are also included when exporting order types to Excel, making it easy to share both order types and their colors within the team.

If you are more interested in how frequently an order type occurs, use the toggle in the order type column header to switch to the take rate view. In this view, all order types are displayed in shades of gray: the darker the shade, the higher the take rate.

Navigate and Filter with Precision

Using the navigation arrows, you can move directly from one matching order to the next, allowing you to quickly review all special orders without manually scrolling through the sequence. The tooltip of a pill shows its description, take rate, and the number of associated orders.

For even more focused analysis, use the column filter. Filter the order sequence by one or multiple order types and display only the relevant orders. The “No Order Type” option is also available, allowing you to identify orders that are not assigned to any order type.

Good to Know

The new order types column is displayed automatically whenever active order types exist in the sequence and disappears again when the last active type is deactivated. Once you manually show or hide the column, your personal setting takes precedence.

Give it a try: Define your order types and always keep your critical orders in sight!