RE: V6.04 to V8.2 Upgrade - Anyone have any experience?

We went from 6.0.01 to 8.1 in June of 2003.  CEA did take a step 
backwards.  We made the decision to go to green screen as the "new" client 
server has lost functionality.  You can no longer "Cut & Paste" from 
account inquiry to excel or from excel to BPCS to create a manual journal 
entry.  We have developed a new journal upload process direct from excel 
into the BTP function of BPCS.  We have also purchased a new software to 
replace the GL account Inquiry drill down etc.  We are now 8 months into 
V8.1 and are moving along smoothly.

Karen Frey
Manager, Financial Systems & Processes
Mother Parker's Tea & Coffee Inc.
(e-mail) kfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 




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I hope my company's IT manager will answer this one on our behalf because 
I have heard the same things about CEA and am very concerned (I am the 
controller).

Thanks,
Brenda Engel
574-254-4015 ext. 109



-----Original Message-----
From: Fegredo, Alex [mailto:AFegredo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:05 AM
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Subject: V6.04 to V8.2 Upgrade - Anyone have any experience?


We are currently on V6.04 Mixed Mode and are relatively happy with it 
after
a number of years tweaking and bug fixing.
We are evaluating V8.2 and after some examination we seem to find a lot of
pain for no gain.

e.g:-   CEA seems to have gone backwards!  It was never easy.
Mixed Mode is now very difficult to read due to extended field
lengths for Item No's and Descriptions,
Particularly within MRP300 AND MDM300/500. Columns don't
align with headers, every screen starts   'folded' with only a third of
information available at a single view as previous versions.
(As Master Production Scheduler I am a User rather than a Techie -
ergonomics are important to me).

Does anyone have experience of V6 to V8 Mixed Mode Upgrade?

I am alarmed by the lack of posts referring to V8. Is it that perfect or 
has
no-one done it yet?

Regards

Alex Fegredo
Taylor Hobson Ltd.




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