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 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
SYSPRO Analytics
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is designed for anyone who needs the ability to easily access and analyze information in order to make informed business decisions. Join this session to learn how to slice and dice your SYSPRO information on the fly, with the ability to data mine to any level as required. Topics covered will include modifying and saving views, creating your own books, modifying and adding cubes, access multiple databases and scheduling jobs to update the data warehouse

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Distribution Tricks and Tips
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is targeted at users who focus on the distribution processes within the organization. Discover various features within SYSPRO that are commonly overlooked and which can be effectively utilized to optimize and streamline the distribution functions. Topics covered will include lead times and delivery dates, available to promise (ATP), load planning, optimizing order entry, analyzing sales information and the effective use of queries.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Improved Efficiency through Bar Coding
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is targeted at organizations who are interested in improving efficiency through the use of a barcoding system. Join this session for an overview of CyberScan for SYSPRO, an integrated browser-based barcoding solution for all inventory, sales, purchasing and work in progress transactions. Learn how to optimize the settings using the management console to reduce data entry time and increase operational accuracy.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Archiving and Backup - Integral to System Performance
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is targeted at the person within organization who carries the responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the SYSPRO system. Join this session to understand the benefits of archiving and correctly backing up data.

 April 8
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Effective Budgeting with Budget Maestro
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is targeted at the Controller, CFO and any managers responsible for creating budgets. You will discover how to create effective budgets with Budget Maestro using your actual data plus planned expenses and anticipated growth information. A key feature is the ability to produce realistic cash flows that instantly realize the effects of income and expenditure by department.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Forecasting with Families and Groupings
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is targeted at those who wish to forecast inventory more accurately. Join this session to discover how to use SYSPRO's new Families and Groupings module to group inventory items together in order to analyze and forecast at higher levels. In this session you will learn about grouping stock codes or warehouses to create families and groups with hierarchical relationships. Families and Groupings is an essential tool for any organization striving to achieve accurate forecasts in a demand-driven environment.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
SYSPRO Factory Scheduling Overview
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is aimed at anyone in the organization involved in the scheduling process. Join this session for an overview of SYSPRO's three scheduling options, the Graphical Planning Board, the Finite Scheduler and the Advanced Scheduler, which are all powered by Preactor and which offer varying levels of sophistication. By the end of this presentation you should have sufficient information to decide which solution best suits your scheduling requirements.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Customizing the User Interface
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is designed to provide the administrator with the information they need to successfully customize the user interface without source code modifications. Attendees will learn about the benefits of deploying customization by Roles, which are designed around job functions within your organization. Topics covered include moving docking panes, adding, moving and removing contents of docking panes, modifying listviews, adding smart tags and hyperlinks, and investigating the use of VB Scripting to extend business processes.

 April 8
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Document Management and Workflow for SYSPRO
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is targeted at companies aiming at eliminating paperwork and automating business processes. Join this session to learn how to store and retrieve documents electronically and how to initiate workflows by routing documentation according to pre-defined rules or ad-hoc decision opportunities. Topics covered will include the predefined workflow and document management that has been predefined for SYSPRO’s Accounts Payable three-way matching process.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Improved Control with Warehouse Management
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is aimed at organizations who wish to gain insight into the considerations that are taken into account when deploying a warehouse management system. In this session two case studies will be presented on successful deployment of a warehouse management system into two different environments; a distribution company and a manufacturing company.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Manual KanBan System
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is aimed at companies who want to implement a manual manufacturing pull system to reduce costs. The session will begin with a brief understanding of the benefits of implementing a pull system, as well as the different types of pull systems that could be deployed. This presentation will focus on manual pull systems. There is no one-size fits all pull system solution; each one must be designed to meet the unique needs of a company’s manufacturing environment. Join this session to gain an understanding of what is involved in designing and implementing a manual manufacturing pull system.

 April 8
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
SYSPRO Reporting Services
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is targeted at users who require an introduction to SYSPRO Reporting Services (SRS). Join this session to learn how to customize standard reports, modify run-time prompts, save multiple variations of the same report, schedule reports and understand the various methods of output that can be used.

 April 8
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
SYSPRO Contact Management - Integral to Your Supply Chain
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is aimed at anyone in the organization who needs visibility over activities associated with contacts. Learn about the features of the new Contact Management System that allows an unlimited number of contacts to be held against customers, suppliers, and accounts (anyone who is not a customer or supplier). This system seamlessly integrates with MS Office suite including Outlook, for automatic recording of emails as activities.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Traceability across the Supply Chain
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is targeted at those organizations that require facilities to trace inventory items across the supply chain using serial and/or lot numbers. Join this session to learn about the implications of working with traceable items. Topics covered include the various numbering methods available, receiving and inspecting traceable items, pre-allocating serial or lot numbers, tracking components to parents and understanding the issues involved in product recalls.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Automating Shop Floor Data Collection
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is aimed at those within the organization who are responsible for managing the shop floor and who require visibility of labor progress as it happens. Join this session for a detailed look at ShopClock for SYSPRO, a real-time shop floor data collection solution. ShopClock captures employee time on jobs and operations quickly and accurately using scanning technology. Learn how to track employee time and attendance by configuring shift rules with flexible setup options to match your shop floor labor policies.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Technical Aspects of SYSPRO
Time:
1:00-2:00
Description:
This session is designed to provide the administrator with the information needed to successfully manage the SYSPRO network. Join this session to gain an understanding of the technical issues surrounding the SYSPRO infrastructure, communication protocols, remote connectivity, SQL and database issues.

 April 9
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
1:00 - 2:00
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Effective Use of the General Ledger Module
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is targeted at the Controller and CFO who want to learn about the many new features that have been introduced to the General Ledger module. Topics covered will include the various methods available for allocations, the ability to maintain and revalue foreign currency ledgers, the benefits of a structured chart of accounts, plus other facilities that improve efficiency and the ability to find and analyze information.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Effective Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is targeted at those who need to learn how to structure their documents to defined Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards to achieve streamlined processing. Topics covered in this session include pointers and tips for the most commonly used incoming and outgoing documents using cross references, the EDI Shipping System, and available methods of communication.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Advanced Factory Scheduling
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is aimed at the factory scheduler who wants to learn how to set up and use SYSPRO's Advanced Scheduler. Join this session to understand what information is passed to the scheduler, how the data is manipulated to provide a realistic, optimal schedule and how the final schedule is written back to SYSPRO. As part of this session, the rules that define the contraints and resources will be covered.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Designing Dashboards
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
This session is targeted at anyone within the organization who is interested in customizing and extending the functionality of SYSPRO. Join this session to learn how to easily create dashboards or executive views just about anywhere in SYSPRO, along with automatic refreshing and desktop alerts.

 April 9
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
2:15-3:15
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Handling Mergers and Acquisitions in SYSPRO
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is targeted at Executives, SYSPRO Administrators and IT Administrators. Join this session to gain an understanding of the design and structure elements that can be used within the SYSPRO product as companies grow and expand through mergers and acquisitions. Case studies will be presented on organizations that have successfully integrated data into their existing SYSPRO solutions. Topics covered will include General Ledger conversion, multiple companies, consolidation companies, multiple branches including separations within branches and the use of warehouses to achieve the objectives for multi-site and multi-location entities.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Trading on the Web with SYSPRO
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is targeted at those companies that want to offer 24/7 sales via the Web. Join this session to gain an understanding of CyberStore for SYSPRO, which provides a comprehensive website engine to sell stock items online with real-time, integrated e-commerce shopping cart capabilities that meet a company’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and/or Business-to-Business (B2B) requirements. CyberStore provides the option to sell standard stock items as well configured items for those companies that use the SYSPRO Product Configurator.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Manufacturing Tips and Tricks
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is aimed at all those involved in the manufacturing side of the organization who would like insight into tricks and tips relating to the use of the manufacturing modules. Join this session to discover the benefits of alternate routes, flattening bills of material, what-if costing, co- and by-products, progressive scrap, managing engineering changes, estimating with or without the product configurator, manufacturing in a multi-site environment and maintaining different manufacturing costs by warehouse.

 April 9
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Understanding SYSPRO Security
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
This session is targeted at the SYSPRO administrator who needs an in-depth knowledge of the various security options that are available within SYSPRO. Topics covered in this session include the implications of using passwords, groups, operators and roles. Electronic Signatures, with the ability to define multiple conditions, authenticate operators and trigger user-defined actions, will also be covered.

 April 9
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
3:45-4:45
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Tips and Tricks of Accounts Payable and Receivable
Time:
10:45-11:45
Description:
This session is aimed at the CFO, Controllers and AP/AR Managers or Clerks. Join this session to learn tips, tricks and new features in AP and AR that will help you to be more efficient. Topics covered will include the new AP payment cycle, the ability to contra AP and AR invoices, currency revaluations, credit card processing, Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT), easy ways to find invoices, plus more.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Effectively Using CRM to Track the Sales Lifecycle
Time:
10:45-11:45
Description:
This session is targeted at companies who are striving to become more customer-centric. Join this session to learn how CRM can effectively be used to track the sales life cycle within an organization. A customer case study will be presented on how CRM was structured to track lead generation, return on investment from marketing campaigns, the customer life cycle and their buying trends.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Cause and Effect of MRP
Time:
10:45-11:45
Description:
This session is targeted at those within the organization that need to understand the implications of decisions being made when setting up the manufacturing environment and the cause and effect of those decisions when running MRP. Join this session to learn about the available planning tools, set up combinations that work for different environments, understand how to decipher the MRP results and effective deployment of the those results.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Deploying SYSPRO Office Integration
Time:
10:45-11:45
Description:
This session is targeted at those within the organization who need an in-depth knowledge on working with SYSPRO in conjunction with Microsoft Office products. Join this session to learn how to install and integrate SYSPRO Office Integration (SOI) and then incorporate SYSPRO data in Microsoft Word and Excel documents without increasing your number of licensed SYSPRO users. The integration of Microsoft Outlook and SYSPRO Contact Management will also be covered in this session.

 April 10
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
10:45-11:45
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
SYSPRO Analytics (Repeat Session)
Time:
12:45-1:45
Description:
This session is designed for anyone who needs the ability to easily access and analyze information in order to make informed business decisions. Join this session to learn how to slice and dice your SYSPRO information on the fly, with the ability to data mine to any level as required. Topics covered will include modifying and saving views, creating your own books, modifying and adding cubes, access multiple databases and scheduling jobs to update the data warehouse.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Manufacturing
Title:
Improved Efficiency Through Bar Coding (Repeat Session)
Time:
12:45-1:45
Description:
This session is targeted at organizations who are interested in deploying bar coding. Join this session for an overview of SYSPRO CyberScan, an integrated browser-based bar coding solution for all inventory, sales, purchasing and work in progress transactions. Learn how to optimize the settings using the management console to reduce data entry time and increase operational accuracy.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Customing the User Interface (Repeat Session)
Time:
12:45-1:45
Description:
This session is designed to provide the administrator with the information they need to successfully customize the user interface without source code modifications. Attendees will learn about the benefits of deploying customization by Roles, which are designed around job functions within your organization. Topics covered include moving docking panes, adding, moving and removing contents of docking panes, modifying listviews, adding smart tags and hyperlinks, and investigating the use of VB Scripting to extend business processes.

 April 10
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
12:45-1:45
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Financial
Title:
Effective Budgeting with Budget Maestro (Repeat Session)
Time:
2:00-3:00
Description:
This session is targeted at the Controller, CFO and any managers responsible for creating budgets. You will discover how to create effective budgets with Budget Maestro using your actual data plus planned expenses and anticipated growth information. A key feature is the ability to produce realistic cash flows that instantly realize the effects of income and expenditure by department.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - Distribution
Title:
Trading on the Web with SYSPRO (Repeat Session)
Time:
2:00-3:00
Description:
This session is targeted at those companies that want to offer 24/7 sales via the Web. Join this session gain an understanding of CyberStore for SYSPRO, which provides a comprehensive website engine to sell stock items online with real-time, integrated e-commerce shopping cart capabilities that meet a company’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and/or Business-to-Business (B2B) requirements. CyberStore provides the option to sell standard stock items as well configured items for those companies that use the SYSPRO Product Configurator.

 April 10
Track: Breakout Session - General Interest
Title:
Archiving and Backup - Integral to System Performance (Repeat Session)
Time:
2:00-3:00
Description:
This session is targeted at the person within organization who carries the responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the SYSPRO system. Join this session to understand the benefits of archiving and correctly backing up data.

 April 10
Track: Learning Center
Title:
Learning Center
Time:
2:00-3:00
Description:
Join any Learning Center session to spend time working through self-paced training lessons. Select the topics that are of interest to you and experience the self-paced learning facilities that are available within the SYSPRO Learning Channel. Trainers will be on hand to assist should you have any questions as you work through the lessons of your choice. Seating limited to 40 per session.