Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9

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Give me a call on my cell. Did basically the same upgrade myself in December. Cant say it was too bad. Went really smooth and did it all in house.

Your performance issues need to be addressed and I have solutions that you may want to consider looking into. Can go into details on both servers and your remote office performance. Currently I have my main site, 2 satellite offices, and about 5 VPN users. Delays in remote offices are noticed but entering over 100 lines on a job only takes maybe an extra 10 minutes of time.

We are at 29 user licenses and 10 MES. Progress DB running on a Virtual Machine. Run the majority of epicor offerings as well.

If you do choose to call I would plan on spending 30 minutes to an hour going over information. I know I am potentially shooting myself in the foot, but I am willing to go over this with anyone who wishes to contact me via email or phone.

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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Simon
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:06 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9



James,

I agree with the other points, it is very doable on your own – I’ve worked with a number of clients who’ve upgraded with mostly in-house resources. The important thing is test – test – test. Don’t skimp on the hardware. You can also look for independent consultants and significantly reduce the consulting costs – or put that money toward hardware.

Besides customizations, you’ll have to pay close attention to those areas that are significantly redesigned between 8.03 and 9.05. The two biggest examples are the units of measure and the G/L books. If you’re anything outside of base code here, you’ll want to pay close attention to those areas.

Kevin Simon

SimsTrak Consulting

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of JAMES DANIEL
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:08 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9

sorry, 8.03.408B.....
34 user licenses, 2 IT, some custom-not sure how much is really used. Current pain point is that we use Win 7, Outlook 2007. Connection is VPN and remote desktop, very slow from outside plant. Would like to use iphones for sales
(we have CRM module - 50 minutes to enter a 7 line quote using VPN and RDC from outside plant...)and web interface for a client...

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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:37:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9

I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.

It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?

Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to upgrade.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@...<mailto:james.daniel%40insightbb.com> <mailto:james.daniel%40insightbb.com> >wrote:

>
>
> Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
>
> Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
>
>
>



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Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?

Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
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I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.

It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?

Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to upgrade.


On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@...>wrote:

>
>
> Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
>
> Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
>
>
>



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sorry, 8.03.408B.....
34 user licenses, 2 IT, some custom-not sure how much is really used. Current pain point is that we use Win 7, Outlook 2007. Connection is VPN and remote desktop, very slow from outside plant. Would like to use iphones for sales
(we have CRM module - 50 minutes to enter a 7 line quote using VPN and RDC from outside plant...)and web interface for a client...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Waffqle" <waffqle@...>
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:37:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9

I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.

It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?

Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to upgrade.


On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@...>wrote:

>
>
> Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
>
> Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
>
>
>



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Like Waffqle said, its not an impossible task we've done it ourselves
several times. If you have a lot of customization and such you may want to
get at least some consulting time with out without epicor to have those
converted over.

However if you have no experience at all, it will be tough. But on the plus
side, that's how I learned most of the stuff


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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Waffqle <waffqle@...> wrote:

> I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.
>
> It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
> upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
> you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
> and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?
>
> Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to
> upgrade.
>
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@...
> >wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> > hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
> >
> > Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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> *:: 904.962.2887*
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> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
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> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
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Sounds like you're in about the same spot we were and we did our upgrade
without too much trouble. FWIW the web interface isn't really usable. While
it does work, it's exceedingly slow. Last I checked, Epicor themselves don't
even recommend it for production use.



On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:07 PM, JAMES DANIEL <james.daniel@...>wrote:

>
>
> sorry, 8.03.408B.....
> 34 user licenses, 2 IT, some custom-not sure how much is really used.
> Current pain point is that we use Win 7, Outlook 2007. Connection is VPN and
> remote desktop, very slow from outside plant. Would like to use iphones for
> sales
> (we have CRM module - 50 minutes to enter a 7 line quote using VPN and RDC
> from outside plant...)and web interface for a client...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Waffqle" <waffqle@...>
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:37:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9
>
> I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.
>
> It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
> upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
> you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
> and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?
>
> Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to
> upgrade.
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@...
> >wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> > hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
> >
> > Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> *Waffqle Driggers*
>
> *High End Dev, System Design, Profit Drinking
> *
> *:: 904.962.2887*
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> ------------------------------------
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>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>



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James,



I agree with the other points, it is very doable on your own – I’ve worked with a number of clients who’ve upgraded with mostly in-house resources. The important thing is test – test – test. Don’t skimp on the hardware. You can also look for independent consultants and significantly reduce the consulting costs – or put that money toward hardware.



Besides customizations, you’ll have to pay close attention to those areas that are significantly redesigned between 8.03 and 9.05. The two biggest examples are the units of measure and the G/L books. If you’re anything outside of base code here, you’ll want to pay close attention to those areas.



Kevin Simon

SimsTrak Consulting



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JAMES DANIEL
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:08 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9





sorry, 8.03.408B.....
34 user licenses, 2 IT, some custom-not sure how much is really used. Current pain point is that we use Win 7, Outlook 2007. Connection is VPN and remote desktop, very slow from outside plant. Would like to use iphones for sales
(we have CRM module - 50 minutes to enter a 7 line quote using VPN and RDC from outside plant...)and web interface for a client...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Waffqle" <waffqle@... <mailto:waffqle%40gmail.com> >
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:37:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Vantage 3.08.403B to Epicor 9

I'll assume/hope you mean 8.03 rather than 3.08, lol.

It's not too bad. We've done it along with a couple other large-ish
upgrades. It's not a trivial task, but it's not outside the realm of DIY if
you have a couple knowledgeable people. How many users/plants do you have
and how many IT people? Is your system heavily customized?

Customizations can make a huge difference in the effort required to upgrade.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:57 PM, danielj56 <james.daniel@... <mailto:james.daniel%40insightbb.com> >wrote:

>
>
> Looking at going from 3.08.408B w/progress db to Epicor 9. They sent me a
> hardware quote for new servers and 70K for the consulting to upgrade?
>
> Anyone done this by themselves? Anything to look out for??
>
>
>

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