Some of the challenging areas of Infor Cloud Suite Industrial and Infor Mongoose where I can offer assistance...
In the cloud environment, we no longer have access to the database to write stored procedures and so forth. The way forward with system extensions and modifications is via IDO Extension classes, using .NET code (C#, VB.NET). And the potential is much greater than what was possible with stored procedures!
I can provide complete support for IDO extension development. Code can be developed to add functionality to normal IDO operations, to IDO methods, and to AES workflows. Code can also work independently from the Mongoose framework, integrating in various ways with the system, and providing extensive islanded fuinctionality, such as robust mobile web apps.
See the Training section for full IDO Extension Class training I can offer.
IDOs and Forms are central to the Mongoose Framework, and extending functionality often begins with modifications to existing forms, or to adding completely new ones.
The Mongoose Framework has an extensive set of functionality to create mobile applications for various device sizes. If native mobile apps are needed (true Android or iOS apps), or if complex integrations are needed on mobile applications, I can assist in the design and creation of such a solution.
The Application Event System is a powerful set of workflow engine tools, but its potential is often underestimated. AES is built into, and is part of, the Mongoose framework, and can easily be leveraged to capture IDO events such as pre- and post- updating. The number of business processes that can benefit from this functionality is vast.
AES can also make use of custom code, so if workflows require complex processes, or must integrate with outside systems, one way to accomplish this is with AES workflows using IDO methods.
See the Training Section for AES training I can offer.
While we no longer have access to the database in a cloud environment, on-premise instances do require regular and effective database maintenance. Index maintenance is key to keeping good database performance. Also, keeping track of all sorts of maintenance issues such as log sizes, table bloating, archiving, and statistics updating are key.
With the movement towards gathering large amounts of data, it is becoming more necessary to have an effective way to archive data into other systems, but still have ways to query and retrieve that archived data. Options such as MongoDB or Microsoft Azure CosmosDB can be great solutions. I can provide a system to schedule archiving, and provide a pipeline for maintaining access to that data.
Integration is the name of the game nowadays. We cannot have bottlenecks where individuals have to manually copy over data from one system to another, or where one system does not know of events happenign in another system. Integration is important to overcome these obstacles. Infor Ion can accomplish some of these integration challenges. Also, the Mongoose Framework itself has a number of ways to accomplish complex, two-way integration. In some cases, an entirely independent system can be created to facilitate full integration.
See the section below Integration with Microsoft Azure and Office 365 full more information with integration to these systems.
Web Applications can be integrated directly into a Mongoose form, and provide full two-way communication between the form and the web source. This requires knowledge of Mongoose form architecture, web development architecture and languages (HTML, Javascript, CSS, JSON), and tools for development and testing, but the power of such integration is immense.
This is yet another area where the Mongoose framework provides powerful ways to bridge the integration gaps that often exist between systems, and where it enables the end users to develop complex, sophisticated extensions over the base product.
Integration with Office is no longer simply sending emails. With the power of Microsoft Graph, ERP systems can integrate with all Office 365 applications, from emails and calendars to reading and writing to Excel and Word files, to updating Gantt charts in Microsoft Project or adding analytics to Power BI.
Also, with the new Power Platform, fully mobile applications can be developed quickly that integrate with data from Syteline ERP system.
Azure offers advanced big data database storage, from Azure CosmosDB to Data Lake Storage, and sophisticated tools from Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks. Visualize and share your data with Power BI. I can provide the pipelines to integrate your Syteline data to the Microsoft Azure platform.
Want to know what is actually happening on your factory floor? Consider an IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) solution. Pull data from machines and other assets. Keep tabs on KPI (Key Performance Indicators) such as OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) or Production Volume.
A variety of solutions exist, from PLC integration to microcontroller units such as a Raspberry Pi. The data can be integrated directly into Syteline, or stored off in a system more suitable for large volumes of data. From there it can be analyzed, modeled, aggregated, and summarized, and the resulting datasets can be pulled into the ERP.
The value of large amounts of data (the right data from the right sources) is still often underestimated. Data gathered and analyzed properly can provide insights into important trends that can lead to predictions on machine maintenance and reliability, as well as find metrics to improve efficiency.
I can discuss the options, metrics, utility, and ROI from an IIoT solution.
See my Comprehensive Data Solution Architecture for further information on the value of a full, turnkey data solution that runs effectively and returns cost-saving data to your company.
I team with a group of IoT engineers to offer a full turnkey IoT and IoT data analytics solution for your company.
Data is only useful if its secrets can be revealed, and even with all the tools on the market already, you still need someone who knows what to look for, and how to look for it.
The insights gleaned from useful data can be extremely profitable for a company, but sometimes getting at the insights in the data requires a fairly advanced level of statistical and data modeling knowledge. It takes a bit of data science experience to translate a business request such as "are there patterns when our equipment goes down?" into useful metrics that can be understood and acted upon.
See my Comprehensive Data Solution Architecture for further information on the value of a full, turnkey data solution that runs effectively and returns cost-saving data to your company.
I team with a group of data scientists to offer a full turnkey big data analytics solution for your company.
Many administrative tasks can be greatly automated with the use of Microsoft PowerShell, and my Mongoose PowerShell scripting library.
The PowerShell scripts can also be used to run regular tasks, or for new implementations. Need to add data such as a users list from Excel quicky? Use a PowerShell script!
I can custom create any set of PowerShell scripts that you may need. A PowerShell script can replicate any task or set of tasks that are run in Syteline, from adding Jobs/BOMS/Operations to importing Sales Orders or item data. Scripts can also be created that can run checks and monitoring, and those in turn can be scheduled to run on a regularly schedule. Its not called "Power"Shell for nothing! Let me know your current needs.