Re[3]: OneWorld Worldwide Roll-out
hello jde friends.
i am reading the exchange below and would like to clarify: if we are
connecting our thin clients via windows terminal services, do we still need
citrix, or vice versa? we've been advised that we need both citrix and
windows terminal services for the clients --- is this accurate?
thanks very much.
melo
Melo Portugal
12/02/2000 08:03 AM
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Kimberly,
First I'll start by saying I'm a consultant, not a customer...so my answers
(opinions) cover a number of customers from that angle. Second, I've
worked
on a number of multi-national implementations and seen a different approach
in each one.
1 - Remote Access...Having been in it since the "dawn of oneworld", I can
attest (probably no surprise) that fat clients are not an option. At this
point the most robust strategy is WTS (or Citrix for those willing to buck
the system). OneWorld being the administrative challenge that it is gets a
huge boost from this strategy...and the performance benefits sell
themselves. Of course, you can look into the web strategy (OneWorld Java
or
HTML client), or using some third party storefront add-on for sales order.
Chat with someone about the performance benefits of these strategies. I
personally don't recommend these for companies that don't want to be on the
cutting edge. Implementations are tricky enough without the added overhead
of this technology unless you have strong business reasons.
2 - The multi-lingual thing is far too complicated to discuss here...but a
few quick notes: 1 - A user is assigned a language preference in his user
profile. When he signs onto oneworld, if that language is installed, then
he gets it. Otherwise, he sees the base language. 2 - When a package is
built, you specify which languages to include. Those languages then exist
wherever that package is deployed. If you are administering this
implementation from a central location (recommended), I would build as few
packages as possible and include all the necessary languages. This would
be
especially true if I was using the WTS solution. That way all the WTS
servers would have all languages installed, and the user base would connect
to any of the servers (based on load balancing and all that stuff) and be
able to access the system and languages appropriately.
3 - Obviously, I've been involved as a consultant so the customers used
consulting services...usually from a variety of consulting companies due to
consultant expertise and availability. A universal note on this one...the
customer should always own the project! Don't just hand it over to some
consulting firm and hope for the best. At some point we all go home and
you
have to run the system, so act that way from the start (ok, my ranting is
over
.
4 - ???
5 - As you can imagine, timing is totally dependent on your strategy. Are
you going country by country, module by module? What are you starting
with?
Are all the countries you mentioned currently on one system or are they
each doing their own thing? Is the implementation team going to be a joint
effort with representation from each site? The questions are endless, but
the goal is the same...enforceable ground rules and a single comprehensive
plan with a sign-off from all the powers that be will get you off to a good
start.
Lastly, if you are running the show from your current installation in
Canada, you are probably way ahead of the curve. If you do decide on the
terminal server solution, you have a small learning curve administratively.
Most of the work will be shifting the business processes of the current
systems to oneworld and fighting off each site's demand for customization
beyond localization requirements.
Good Luck
>From: KBohn <
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>Subject: OneWorld Worldwide Roll-out ~~0:1998
>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 07:16:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>We are starting to plan rolling out OneWorld to our offices in the U.K.,
>France, Germany & Japan. We are a Canadian company & have been live in
>B73.3.2 since May/00 with local fat clients only. I am hoping that if any
>of you have done a similar roll-out, you might share some of the
>watchouts/stories of your implementation. Some of my questions are:
>
>1. What Remote Access Strategy worked for you? Windows Terminal Server?
>
>2. How did you handle the multi-lingual issues? How does JDE OW handle
>the
>multi-lingual as far as the application goes - ie. how is it set up & how
>does it work? How can you tell if languages have been installed on the
>current OneWorld install?
>
>3. How did you handle the project management and implementation to other
>countries? Did you use consulting companies?
>
>4. Are there country specific regulations that must be met?
>
>5. How long does it take per country to implement financials & Sales
>Order?
>
>I really appreciate any stories/suggestions.
>
>Regards,
>
>Kimberley Bohn
>QNX Software Systems Ltd.
>Canada - EST 10:15 am
>
>
>
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