MIKE STOKO [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2003 BOB GAUTHIER [ ASUG ASSOCIATE MEMBER MEMBER SINCE:1998 CHRISTINA CRONE [ ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 1999 [ ] Learn How To Make Your SAP As Easy To Use As An ATM Mark Hornor Business Development Executive, Americas Synactive, Inc.
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Agenda ERP Roll-out Concerns Product Overview Before and After Views Who We Are Open Forum for Questions and Comments 2
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. SAP ERP Concerns… 3
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Why is Usability Important? Impact on Business: Project Cost Development Training Maintenance Productivity User efficiency Data integrity Calculating ROI Increase productivity while decreasing processing time Better usage leads to better relationship with your customers Reduce cost 4
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. How Can GuiXT Solutions Improve Usability? GuiXT Solutions Suites for SAP Consolidate/Optimize Data Entry Default values Create role-specific screens Customize menus Convert field types Streamline SAP transactions into your specific business process Remove Distractions/Confusion Remove screen elements and functions that are not used that can create unnecessary confusion for the user Make entry fields and function Read-Only 5
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. How Can GuiXT Solutions Improve Usability? GuiXT Solutions Suites for SAP Use Familiar Terms Change standard SAP terminology to terminology specific to your company that is familiar to your users. Images to Aid Identification Supports.bmp,.gif,.jpg, etc. file types Instructions for Complex or Seldom Used Procedures Add step-by-step instructions on how to complete the process 6
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Product Overview: Where is GuiXT? 7
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. GuiXT Features GuiXT provides a comprehensive suite of solutions for simplifying and customizing SAP ® applications GuiXT allows end users to populate complete and accurate data within their SAP environments GuiXT allows user acceptance of workflow processes throughout every module and transaction within SAP (dramatically cutting down on Support Calls, Training and Re- Training costs) 8
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Create Sales Order – Native (27 Screens!) 9
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Create Sales Order – GuiXT (3 Screens!) 10
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Use Images to Aid Identification 11
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Standard SAP ERP ScreensGuiXT Screens Clicks42 Key Strokes 59 Screens11 Elapsed Time2:20 Clicks8 Key Strokes 15 Screens4 Elapsed Time0:22 Benefits of Using GuiXT 12
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Purchase Requisition – Native (7 Screens!) 13
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Purchase Requisition – GuiXT (1 Screen!) 14
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Cut creation of purchase requisition time from 8 min. to 4 min. Low total cost of ownership. Limited resources were required to run and implement GuiXT software. Annual savings of over $100,000. Advanced Energy: Benefits of Using GuiXT 15
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Project Completion: 38 Screens to 1!
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Siemens metrics Manual ProcessGuiXT Automation No. of Clicks No. of Screens Time taken to complete in minutes No. of Clicks No. of Screens Time taken to complete in minutes Base Project Setup Book BaseProject ChangeOrder Setup Book ChangeOrder POC Level (End of Execution) Project Level (End of Warranty) Manual to GuiXT Comparison 17
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Appraisals (HR) – BEFORE 18
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Appraisals (HR) – AFTER 19
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Canada Post: GuiXT Metrics 20
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. GuiXT Portal Suite: Comparison with SAPGUI 21
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. GuiXT Portal Suite: Comparison with SAPGUI 22
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Mobile 23
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. GuiXT Benefits Accelerate Your SAP Implementation Enjoy A Fast ROI Accelerate Operations Cut Training Time and Costs Improve Customer Service Eliminate Costly Mistakes Make SAP usable by anyone Make Your SAP As Easy To Use As An ATM! 24
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Who We Are Founded in 1998 by two former employees of SAP: Dr. Gerhard Rodé, inventor of ABAP Thomas Ewe, inventor of Java GUI Core GuiXT runtime bundled with SAP since 1998 SAP (4.6B) initiative Certified by SAP in SAP GUI & NetWeaver Portals Supported in the SAP Support Portal (formerly OSS) Enterprise functionality in use by >250,000 end-users 25
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Who has implemented GuiXT? 26
[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. GuiXT Takeaways Combines screen tabs and multiple transactions easily Changes SAP sequence or order of items to a manageable flow for your organization Changes SAP terminology to fit your Organization Works across all modules in SAP within Desktop, Web UI, Mobile and Off-line environments
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[ Real Experience. Real Advantage. Mark Hornor Business Development Executive, Americas Synactive, Inc ext. 136 Mark.Hornor.GuiXT.com 6 Questions & Answers 29