Whats New in SunSystems

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Whats New in SunSystems
Sapphire Systems plc

• User Day 16th November 2006

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Recap on recent releases

• SunSystems 4.2.6a SP9, SP10 and SP11
• Functionality
• Temperature Accounting
• Order Fulfilment
• Quality
• Usability
• Enhanced controls
• Technology
• Latest platforms
• Performance

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Roadmap
4.3 Unix Plats
4.2.6-SP11 UNIX Plats
SunSystems 4
5.2.2 SQL
SunSystems 5
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Objectives for these releases

• To continue to enhance SunSystems to provide
  market leading functionality to the customer
  base
• To introduce new, up to date and user friendly
  functionality for reporting and inquiry
• To provide SunSystems on latest commercially
  available platform and database releases
• Delivery of a number of maintenance projects for
  specific customer requests

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Whats new in SunSystems 4.3?

• Query Manager
• Vision Reporting Services (VRS)
• Global Security
• User Interface Refresh
• Re-Branding
• Other Enhancements

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Whats new in 5.2.2?
Major changes

• Query Manager
• Global Security
• Vision Reporting Services

Minor changes

• Event profiles new combined LE/LI function
  option
• Recover Failed Postings OF failures cannot be
  posted to the ledger - must be amended/re-posted
  using RFP function
• Depreciation calculation lock against or
  final value change

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Query Manager

• Improved modern looking interface
• Sort by multiple columns
• Group by column on multiple levels
• Impromptu results filtering
• Query Manager Drills
• Drill queries to other modules
• Predefined Examples

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User Manager (Global Security)

• In response to increased demand for greater
  system security (Sarbanes Oxley requirements
  etc.)
• Stand alone application
• Covers all SunSystems related programs
• Maintenance of Operators, Operator Groups, Data
  Access Groups, Miscellaneous Permissions
• UM Administrator created at installation
• Greater flexibility in standard controls (i.e.
  authentication, passwords)
• Clear views of User/User Group structure
• Normal controls still apply (i.e. Navigation
  Manager menus, Form Permissions etc.)

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Vision Reporting Services

• Based on Microsoft Reporting Services
• Simplified view of SunSystems data structures
• User oriented Report Designer
• Report Management environment
• Standard report templates

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User Interface Refresh

• More windows compliant interface
• Similar to Option Pack in at SP8

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Re-branding

• Colours, icons and amendments to documentation

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Other enhancements

• Transaction Matching to use T- Codes selection
• Budget Checking to use both Analysis Code
  settings
• Enable windows printing
• Ledger Revaluation to include consolidation by
  T-Code
• Data Access Groups to Bank Data Record
• Allow Bin Name to be included on GRN/PO reports

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Summary of key features

• Query Manager
• Vision Reporting Services (VRS)
• Global Security
• User Interface Refresh
• Re-Branding
• Other Enhancements