RE: Client Architecture - Browser?

Shawn, I agree with Dale & Mike... Although I am not an IT manager. Just a 
lowly programmer... But I have been involved over the years in some conversions 
to and from Mapics. They can be difficult and time consuming. Plus if you don't 
have a real good knowledge of the data bases. That makes it even more 
difficult..

Some software companies idea of converting data such as master files is to 
re-key.. This way you will get to understand how to enter....I don't think I 
need to re-enter 1000 customer masters to learn how it works.. What about all 
the history you have accumulated over the years??

Your best bet is if they are saying they have something like a conversion tool, 
or they can do a certain function in COM..... HAVE THEM SHOW IT TO YOU.......

Good Luck on whatever path they send you down.

Pete

 

  

Shawn Thobe <ShawnT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: But is it your first 
barbecue?

Thanks for the reply.

Shawn Thobe
Network Administrator
Fort Recovery Industries Inc.
419-375-4121


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Bennett [mailto:mbennett@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:20 AM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: Re: Client Architecture - Browser?

My opinion - before divorcing from one vendor and marrying another
consider all the costs to get back to the place you are now
with the new one you choose.
You may find that the new one has problems as well.
Preserving your experience and knowledge is a huge cost factor.
The business can sometimes suffer greatly, needlessly.
Research the problems that a big chocolate company had some
years back when they switched to a really big, big$ software savior.
It may be better to keep her and work out the problems.
By the way, I'm not a lifetime Mapics user and
this ain't my first rodeo.

Mike Bennett - Information Services Manager
Kimray Inc.
52 NW 42nd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-525-6601
www.kimray.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Thobe" 
To: "MAPICS ERP System Discussion" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject: Client Architecture - Browser?


We are currently running R6 and have decided to review other ERP
packages since MAPICS doesn't handle some of the situations/configs we
have. We created a Pluses and Minuses list for MAPICS and have recently
gone over this with our MAPICS consultants. In the meeting is seemed
that the response to our issues was that the new "client architecture"
will address this. I'm assuming this is the "browser" version.



Is anybody running this?

What sort of issues have you seen?

Would you recommend this?



Thanks for any feedback.







Shawn Thobe

Network Administrator

Fort Recovery Industries Inc.

419-375-4121






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