CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)

1. Scope and prerequisites

Define what will be implemented before touching production configuration.

• Confirm business scope, sites, users, environments, ownership and success criteria for vessel, yard, gate, equipment, rail, billing, automation and terminal integrations.
• Confirm the exact edition, modules and licensed functions in writing with the vendor.
• Classify must-have, phase-two and optional requirements; do not treat research-pending items as supported until demonstrated.
• Identify security, identity, data-retention, audit, availability, backup and recovery requirements.

2. Architecture and environments

Translate the selected commercial scope into a supportable technical design.

• Validate the recorded deployment options against the target architecture: On-premise.
• Define development/test/UAT/production environments and how configuration will be promoted between them.
• Document identity and access design, privileged administration, service accounts, certificates/keys and network trust boundaries.
• Confirm monitoring, logging, capacity, resilience, backup/restore and disaster-recovery ownership before go-live.

3. Baseline configuration

Configure the operating model before enabling integrations and bulk data.

• Configure organizational structure, sites, roles, permissions, workflows, calendars, reference data and naming standards required for terminal layout, operational rules, work queues, service definitions, equipment, yard strategy and exception handling.
• Prioritize validation of currently evidenced areas such as Simulation / what-if analysis, Terminal automation / ECS integration, Gate / OCR subsystem integration, Cloud / on-prem deployment flexibility, Throughput & scale for large terminals.
• Treat conditional capabilities as explicit design decisions, especially Billing / tariff / financial integration, Operational visibility, analytics & KPIs, Productivity & equipment KPIs, Storage, tariff & service billing.
• Maintain a configuration workbook with setting, owner, rationale, environment, change ticket and validation evidence.

4. Integrations and data

Connect the product without creating hidden operational dependencies.

• Create an interface inventory covering source, destination, protocol/API, frequency, ownership, credentials, retry handling and monitoring.
• Define master-data ownership, migration mapping, cleansing rules, reconciliation totals and cut-over freeze windows.
• Test authentication expiry, duplicate messages, late/out-of-order data, unavailable endpoints, retries and recovery after an outage.
• Document manual fallback procedures for any integration that can block critical operations.

5. Validation and acceptance

Prove the configured solution using realistic business scenarios, not only happy-path screenshots.

• Run representative vessel, yard, gate and equipment workflows from pre-arrival through completion, including exception and recovery paths.
• Validate EDI/API/OCR/PCS/customs/equipment interfaces with realistic message volumes and outage recovery.
• Test operational continuity for TOS, network and subsystem interruptions, including reconciliation after service restoration.
• Resolve high-impact research-pending items before acceptance, including Customer self-service portal, Operational audit history, Shift / control-room dashboard, Volume / workload forecasting, Equipment status & downtime awareness.
• Run role/security, negative, exception, performance, recovery and audit-trail tests in addition to normal functional UAT.
• Capture expected result, actual result, evidence, defect reference, retest result and business sign-off for each acceptance scenario.

6. Cut-over, go-live and operations

Make the transition reversible, observable and supportable.

• Use a timed cut-over plan with owners, dependencies, decision checkpoints, communications, rollback criteria and business continuity steps.
• Freeze uncontrolled configuration changes before final migration and retain an export/snapshot of approved production settings where the product supports it.
• Define hypercare coverage, severity model, vendor escalation path, monitoring dashboard, daily reconciliation and known-issue register.
• After stabilization, move configuration changes into normal change control and schedule periodic access, integration, backup/recovery and upgrade reviews.

What should be confirmed before implementing CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)?

Confirm the contracted edition and modules, target environments, identity and security model, integrations, data migration scope, availability/recovery requirements, support ownership and measurable acceptance criteria before production configuration begins.

Which deployment options are recorded for CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)?

TechSelectAI currently records these deployment options or models: On-premise. Confirm that the selected option applies to the exact edition and current vendor architecture.

Which integrations should be validated for CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)?

No specific integration list is strong enough in the current profile to treat as complete. Build an interface inventory and validate APIs, identity, master-data and operational integrations with the vendor.

Which capabilities currently have the strongest positive evidence?

The current profile records supported capability evidence including Simulation / what-if analysis, Terminal automation / ECS integration, Gate / OCR subsystem integration, Cloud / on-prem deployment flexibility, Throughput & scale for large terminals. This is not a complete feature list and should be read with the linked source evidence and any limitations.

What product areas need extra confirmation during implementation?

Conditional or scope-dependent areas include Billing / tariff / financial integration, Operational visibility, analytics & KPIs, Productivity & equipment KPIs, Storage, tariff & service billing, AGV / ASC automated-equipment integration. Research-pending areas include Customer self-service portal, Operational audit history, Shift / control-room dashboard, Volume / workload forecasting, Equipment status & downtime awareness. These should be demonstrated and documented before acceptance.

Does TechSelectAI provide the official installation procedure for CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)?

TechSelectAI surfaces verified vendor technical sources on this page where available, but exact installation commands, prerequisites, sizing and hardening remain vendor/version specific. Use the current official documentation as the procedural authority.