RE: Executive Information System (EIS)

["Shrader, Patrick" <pshrader@xxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

We have EIS installed on our system, but have not been able to use it
properly. The documentation on the product (XA 5) is very sparse -- it is
the help file. I have been told that you have to let it collect data for
several months before it is usable. Even so, I have been very hesitant about
rolling it out to my executive's desktop because of the cumbersome nature of
the product.

I have been in touch with MAPICS/Lexel about some tutorials, hut at the time
they did not have anything to help me. Their support team was willing to
answer specific questions about the product, but I needed a broad overview
to better understand how to implement the product. I suppose the only way to
properly learn the product is to sit around a play with it. Like most, I
have not had any time in the past 6 months to do that. The disappointing
thing about the product is that it was supposed to make MAPICS data easier
to understand and interpret for non-technical executives who need
information in a hurry.

I hope that the revamped version 6 (at least I hope it was revamped) is an
easier to use product.

If anyone out there has some documentation or training guides on EIS, I'd
sure appreciate some tips as well.

Patrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Wood [SMTP:tomw@fortrecoveryindustries.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 10:37 AM
> To:   MAPICS-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Executive Information System (EIS)
> 
> Does anyone use EIS in their company?  I'm in the process of installing it
> here and am looking for feedback as to how other companies use it
> effectively.
> 
> Specific Topics:
> 
> 1. User defined measurements.
> 2. Cleaning up data.
> 3. Printing?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Thomas C. Wood
> IS Manager
> Fort Recovery Industries, Inc.
> 419-375-4121 phone
> 419-375-4150 fax
> 
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