Step by step to success: Introducing the iScala 3.0

Step by step to success:
Introducing the iScala 3.0
Functional Service Pack
FSP2 Functional Highlights
14 October 2014
Rogla, Slovenia
Szabolcs Ecsedi
Product Marketing Manager, Epicor
PROTECT
EXTEND
CONVERGE
Continued investment in and support of
current Epicor products and solutions
New, best-in-class applications and
infrastructure that deliver additional value
across current products and solutions
Ongoing product evolution leveraging leading,
next-generation Epicor technology and
capabilities
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Epicor iScala Releases – Last 12 Months
• iScala 2.3 SR1 HF 9588(Apr)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF13703 (Jul)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF 13785 (Oct)
• iScala 3.0 HF 1309 (Jan)
• 23SR4 Interim Build 3 1040
(Apr)
• iScala 2.3 SR1 HF9700 (Jul)
• iScala 3.0 HF 1218 (Oct)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF 11905 (Jan)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF11731 (Aug)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF13825 (Nov)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF13915 (Feb)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF 13742 (Aug)
• iScala 3.0 HF1261 (Nov)
• 11624 (Apr)
• iScala CRM Consolidated ORG
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF11856 (Dec)
• iScala Query Designer 7.1.5.C
(Feb)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF 13647 (May)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF13703 (Jul)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF13867 (Dec)
• iScala 3.0 FSP1 (Feb)
• iiScala 2.3 SR1 HF 9644 (May)
• iScala 2.3 SR1 HF9700 (Jul)
• Epicor AFR 10 (Feb)
• XL Connect Content Pack for
iScala GL 1.0.4.0 (May)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF 11731 (Aug)
• Epicor XL Connect 9.05 SP2
(Feb)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF11675 (June)
• iScala 3.0 Beta 2 (Jun)
• iScala 2.3 SR3 HF 13742 (Aug)
• Epicor Mobile 9.05.3 (Feb)
• iScala 2.3SR2 HF 11773 (Sep)
• Epicor EFP for iScala (Feb)
• iScala 3.0 HF 1177 (Sep)
• iScala 3.0 (Jun)
• iScala 2.3 SR2 HF 11948 (Mar)
• iScala 2.3 SR33 HF 13958 (Mar)
Jun 2013
Sep 2013
30+ New HFes
100+ FixKits/Oneoffs Delivered
Dec 2013
Mar 2014
36.000+
Development m/h
220+ Product
Enhancements
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Investment – Epicor iScala QA
Regression Testing Investment
QA throughout development process
Extensive automatic regression testing
Expanded business focused test scripts
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Continuous performance testing across
multiple OS versions, SQL versions, and
setups
# ATE scripts
Dedicated QA lab environment
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Performance metrics release with every
HF
iScala 2.3 SR1
iScala 3.0
iScala 3.0 FSP1
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Functional Service Packs
Epicor iScala 3.0
Responsive
Collaboration
Mobility
Choice
Epicor iScala 3.0
Rich Global Application
Agile Business Support
Simplicity
Responsiveness
Mobile
Simplify
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Localisations and Country Specific Functionality
Portugal: VAT Certification of Epicor iScala
Romania, Russia & Ukraine: Delivery of bilinear accounting
support (Romanian “Cartea Mare” accounting) to simplify and
automate complex reporting requirements.
Sweden: Introduction of support for SIE4 (XBRL) import
capabilities, Nordea PO payment method enhancements
Italy: Revised VAT (Spesometro) reporting
Croatian: Registers for Incoming and Outgoing Invoices
Brazil: Further enhancement of the CSF introduced in iScala 3.0
Compatibility
Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server
2012 R2
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Enhanced Capabilities
Data management controls:
Customer Tax Registration numbers (FAK 423)
Refusal of negative quantities (FAK 426)
Refusal of negative discounts (FAK427)
Controlled Credit Order Entry (FAK 424)
Block Adjustment of Sales Orders once the delivery note is
printed (FAK 429)
Print the invoice creation date and time on invoices
Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
Multi-level approvals for requisitions – approval levels
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Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
Multi-level approvals for requisitions – approval matrix
Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
PL automatic payments and adjustment of payment
proposals use new grid user inteface showing totals
Easy to add / remove invoices
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Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
PL automatic payments and adjustment of payment
proposals use new grid user inteface showing totals
Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
Supplier User Defined Fields – Custom code files
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Enhanced Capabilities
Purchase processes:
Supplier User Defined Fields – Custom code files
Enhanced Capabilities
Sales processes:
EU VAT rules are supported:
• TAX book-entry date can now be the date of issuing goods from
warehouse, arrival of goods to customer, date of (pre)payment
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Enhanced Capabilities
Sales processes:
EU VAT rules are supported:
• TAX book-entry date can now be the date of issuing goods from
warehouse, arrival of goods to customer, date of (pre)payment
Enhanced Capabilities
Manufacturing:
Setup Time in Work Centre Planning
Detailed Work Order Reporting allowing improved GL
Reporting
Service Management:
Entry of transactions for time, cost and material lines in SM
• New tab is implemented in SM Order Types - Enter Transactions.
• Allows the user to configure entering of transactions
Advanced invoices and prepayments are implemented
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Enhanced Capabilities
Advanced Payroll:
New option allowing the entry of more than 10 taxes or
Social Benefits
Extension of periodic accumulators allowing over 350
accumulators
Project Management
Project Asset Capitalisation Reporting
Security
Field level security is enhanced
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Security
Field level security is enhanced
Security
Field level security is enhanced
- Visibility
- Field-specific binding
- Editability
- Group-specific binding
- Bypassing
- Custom binding
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Security
Field level security is enhanced
Performance
iScala Advanced Credit Control calculation enhancements
Crystal Reports performance improvements
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Extended Integrations
Epicor ICE 3.0 SP1 for iScala
Sales Operations
Service Operations
Purchase Operations
Extended Integrations
Epicor Advanced Financial Reporting (AFR) 10
New Mobile/Browser capabilities
Inline Drill-down reports
Period and Book Filters for Rows
Filter individual rows by company/book
and/or fiscal period
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Extended Integrations
Epicor Mobile Field Service
9.05.03
Manage outdoor field service
operations
Work with customers and
service order information
Online or offline
Extended Integrations
Epicor Financial Planner (EFP)
Budgeting and forecasting
process
Leverage workflows, approvals,
creation of multiple budgeting
models/versions
Predefined templates to
manage the planning process
100% Microsoft Excel user
interface
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Questions?
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