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SMMS Version 6 New Features
Dual User Interface
SMMS Version 6 is operable in the graphical Windows® system as well as traditional
“green screen” character-based terminals. And regardless of the user interface
selected, SMMS still features the power, security and reliability of the
IBM iSeries/400 server family.
The new Windows format allows you to work with all system data in the popular
Microsoft Outlook® style. This screen - view
screenshot - illustrates new SMMS Main screen with the equipment
list displayed.
System modules (Work Orders, Equipment, Inventory, Labor and Purchasing)
are expressed on an “outlook bar” menu. You merely point and click on the
menu and file option, the system will display the database in a list format
using your customized pre-defined sort and filtering options.
New Screen Highlights
1. “Quick Positioning“ buttons
simplify list navigation. view
screenshot
2. The list area of the screen includes up to fifteen columns of information
for each database selected. Vertical and horizontal scroll bars allow you
to view additional columns and rows. view
screenshot
3. Session Information area shows the current environment and user id. view
screenshot
4. Error and information messages are displayed in a scrollable message
area at the bottom of the screen. view
screenshot
5. “Right click” on a selected row for pop-up menu processing options. view
screenshot
6. The “Outlook Bar” buttons in the left margin of the screen allow you
to the major system modules. Within each module, functions are selected
from listed icons. view
screenshot
7. The system menu provides the complete functions of the SMMS system, and
the most important functions are available in the “tool bar” shown near
the top of the screen. The tool bar uses large, recognizable icons. view
screenshot
8. Press the “SORT” button to select an alternate sort sequence for the
display. Each list in the SMMS main screen has two or more default sort
sequences that you can choose to be the default sort sequence for your display.
view screenshot
You can also click on a column heading to sort the existing list by that
column!
9. The “FILTERS” button allows you to filter out inactive and temporary
items from the list. view
screenshot
10. New Company/Division level operations allow unlimited physical locations,
with additional management reporting and consolidation features. Click on
the Company/Division to select a different division for the display. The
selection window will only select those companies and divisions where you
have a minimum of “Display” data authority. view
screenshot
Company & Division Processing
Version 6 introduces optional
DIVISIONS as a sub-level to the COMPANY level.
Clients with more than 99 physical plant locations can now establish 5-character
DIVISION locations as part of the larger Company entity.
This allows you to establish a virtually unlimited number of plant and warehouse
physical locations for each of the 99 companies supported by the system.
Divisions are optional! You can choose not to implement divisions, and continue
to operate with only Companies.
If you choose to implement divisions within your SMMS database, each division
will have independent security and control specifications. These specifications
will override any controls established at the Company level.
For example, in this screen - view
screenshot - a Division “ATL” has been established within Company
01.
The Division name, address, contact information, labor costing method and
rates, and inventory part costing method, may all be selected independently
of Company 01 – the Company to which this Division belongs.
By default, when a new division is created it has the same control settings
as the parent Company, although these can easily be changed using the Division
control screens shown in screen
1 and screen
2
NOTE: You are not required implement Division level reporting. A Division
Id of “blanks” is perfectly valid in the system, in which case the Company-level
controls will be utilized as though the Company operates without Divisions.
Screen 2
shows the work order & purchase order control parameters for the ATL division.
The control parameters for Division ATL override any settings for Company
01 in the Company file.
Client/Server Architecture
You can tailor SMMS menus,
screens and report headings to the SMMS Version 6 employs a “thin client”
implementation of client/server technology to ensure data availability that
is secure, reliable, and consistent, whether you choose to implement the
graphical workstation-based software or the traditional “green screen” terminal
operation.
Our innovative “data queue” server programs, combined with the advanced
database technology of DB2/400, ensure the best possible system response
time at your workstation.
The server technology uses the IBM iSeries (AS/400) platform running the
OS/400 operating system and DB2 database. Client machines can be connected
to the network using Windows NT, 2000, 9x or higher operating systems.
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