Re: Real World Benefits to Mapics 7+ upgrade

Marc,

I think the main advantage to go to R7  (or R6) is the use of 
Powerlink(Browser),   we are currently in R6 and already found the 
following benefits:


1.  Training:

     - In a couple of days, Users are fully trained, after that they can 
create their own  Views, Subsets, Sorts and Workbenches, no need to show 
them how to do a Query and of course 
       no need to explain the 'weird' file names used in COM.
    -  Reduction of I.T. time to create/define queries
    -  Once a user is trained in an area like; Customer Service, it is 
very easy to show them another area like Production, Engineering, etc. 
    -  Users love the 'Export To Clipboard' and paste into Excel    ( I 
think this is one of the best !!)

2.  Convert "Custom programs" or "Custom Applications"

    - We have many old applications developed with S/38 (with data back 
from 1985).  As you know it is a nightmare trying to maintain these type 
of programs,  so the answer was to use
      Integrator to define the  files as new objects,  all these with a 
minimum programming time.

   - About  30 new objects defined with integrator for:
          - AR aging,  AR history   (instead of queries over OPENAR and 
ARHSTS)
          - GL Transactions     (instead of queries over TEMGEN and 
CURHIS)
          - Open AP   (instead of queries over OPNPAYxx)
         - New functions for Purchase Price Variance
          - RDs transactions waiting for RPs
          - New objects for Source of demand
          - Our own version of Customer Item Number maintenance program
          - Text objects to log customer calls
          - UPS web page integration to track shipments
 

3. User Exits
      - Usually a user exit  in "green screens" is developed to request 
extra information and store it in a second physical file, you can do the 
same using Object Extensions and the Browser user exits.


Additional nice features in green screens when moving to R6
-  IM history file  with the User ID and not just the Workstation ID.
-  Improved Backup process
-  Improved ACSAPPLY process
-  New Pick/Pack/Ship workbench
-  Shipping Offline
-  MRP batch processing
 

We are planning to move to R7 to get all the nice features of Powerlink 
like email, workspaces, etc and the implementation of Workflow and 
Advanced Planner.




Antonio Rojas
Information Systems Manager
Senior Aerospace, SSP
(818) 260-2218









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[MAPICS-L] Real World Benefits to Mapics 7+ upgrade






After reading all the Infor information on the topic I could get my hands 
on I though I would throw the question out to the real world.  If you have 

upgraded to Mapics 7 or higher what are the real advantages that you have 
experienced?  How was the upgrade "sold" to your management staff?

I guess the question could also apply to release 6 as well since we are 
currently at 5.5 with AP/AR (no IFM) and PDM+ (not EPDM).

The biggest win on the infrastructure side for us will be to get back into 

software/PTF support but we are looking for opportunities on the business 
side as well since it will require commitment from all departments to test 

and validate the deployment.

Your input is appreciated,
Marc Rohde
IT Manager
Pentair Filtration, Inc. & Everpure, LLC

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