Release A8.1 - a hidden gem

Eric Lehti

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We may upgrade to release A8.1 from A73 SP9 instead of remaining on A73. I am impressed with the features and benefits of A8.1, as explained in Oracles PowerPoint presentation "Release A8.1 - A Hidden Gem". Here is one thought from it. EricL 913-638-1049
A8.1 has more functionality than A7.3. The enhancements to manufacturing and distribution are particularly significant. In particular, there is functionality to support “lean” operations that is not available in A7.3. It is important to note that all fixes and most of the enhancements that have been made to A7.3 have also been made to A8.1. The significant enhancements to A7.3, that have not yet been applied to A8.1, are the self service applications, the product catalog functionality and batch MRP message processing.

A8.1 will get more enhancements in the future. We have many A7.3 customers who have modifications and interfaces built around the A7.3 database. . . . The upgrade to A8.1 will require about the same effort as an upgrade to a current service pack of A7.3. Any modifications will have to be re-applied in either upgrade. The program names and file names will be the same, so the analysis time will not be different. The cutover to A8.1 will require that some files be converted to new formats, but we provide scripts to do that.
 
Is there a reason you are considering moving to 8.1 and not waiting for 9.1 due out at the end of this year? 9.1 is slated to be a combination of 7.3 and 8.1.

Just curious.
 
Re: Release A8.1; Release A9

I have asked Oracle about getting on A9 release soon but have not received much information from them.
Due to the amount of time it takes to upgrade to a new release it might be better to wait for A9 instead of going with A8.1.
EricL 913-638-1049
 
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