Thanks Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Caughey" <caugheyt@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:45 AM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Epicor Classes / Getting Started
> Ditto to Sarah's list. I would add one thought - you can get at least a
> good overview of most of the classes by attending Perspectives and
focusing
> on the LAB sessions. If you have to travel to an education site you might
> has well travel to Perspectives and get 4 or 5 classes (in abreviated,
> non-hands on, form). Then go home, play with what you learned and then
take
> the classes you still think you need. For a new site administrator I can
> think of nothing better than the Perspectives sessions. I use the session
> notes books (that's BOOKS not CD) with my notes written in them every
month
> or two. The CD last year I printed and tried to add my notes to after the
> fact. Take good notes.
> Good luck,
> -Todd C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sarah.vareschi@... [mailto:sarah.vareschi@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:32 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] Epicor Classes / Getting Started
>
>
> Ken,
>
> When we were implementing Vantage (2 years ago), I took every class Epicor
> offered. For us, it was relatively inexpensive, since there is an Epicor
> training facility in Burlington, MA, only 40 miles from here, there were
no
> traveling expenses. I think the training classes, however, depend greatly
> on the knowledge of the instructor. I have had some really wonderful
> instructors who knew Vantage inside and out and also some very poor
> instructors who came from other Epicor products and whom I had to explain
> things to, so it's difficult to say which classes were the best, because
my
> opinion is somewhat biased based on the instructor. However, the classes
I
> personally found most useful were:
>
> Implementation Essentials - You must take this class before setting up
your
> system.
>
> Report Builder - Teaches you how to create reports in report builder.
Also
> includes a great book and disk to take home of the reports you can use in
> your shop.
>
> Crystal Reports - Teaches you how to modify existing Vantage forms and
also
> how to create crystal reports using ODBC. Again, great book and disk of
> your reports to take home.
>
> Controller's Workshop - Wonderful for showing how costs move in Vantage.
> May be a little over-your-head if you do not have an accounting
background.
>
> Materials Management - Teaches you how to set-up parts, handle inventory,
> purchasing, etc.
>
> Visual Scheduling -Explains the scheduling functionality in Vantage and
how
> to use it in your environment.
>
> I also did every tutorial that came with 3.0. I liked the tutorials with
> 3.0 MUCH better than the ones that came with 4.0. Not sure what they are
> like in 5.0 since I haven't taken that step yet. I found the tutorials to
> be the greatest resource, and the second greatest to be Vantage support
and
> the one-list. Every time I came across something I didn't understand in
> Vantage I called Vantage support or posted it on the onelist and always
got
> an answer that same day.
>
> HTH,
>
> Sarah
>
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