DBohner-(db)
Legendary Poster
OK - let's challenge what we know about the whole MAF/IAS and all those other new (or recent) acronyms that OracleJDE has been sending to us.
Current Process: We have 'Secret Agents' that go out to the 'Far and Remote Locations' and 'do their thing'. They report these 'things' into a Visual Basic Application. When they return to the office, they export their 'report of things' to a CSV - and email that CSV to 'someone' with JDE Access. That 'someone', then, imports the 'report of things' into JDE.
Wanted Process: We have 'Secret Agents' that go out to the 'Far and Remote Locations' and 'do their thing'. They open their tablet, Click and fill-out forms to 'report of things' that occurred. The 'report of things' magically appear in JDE.
Conceptually - this would be done through Oracle/JDE's Mobile Application Framework. BUT, there is an unknown - what happens when the Mobile Application is not connected. You see, not all of our 'Secret Agent' 'Far and Remote Locations' are within Cell Range. Some of the 'Far and Remote Locations' have to kept 'secret' - so the other venues have no idea they exist.
That said - when a Mobile Application is outside of Cell Range - do you hear the tree fall in the forest (look, a squirrel)... I mean, does the Mobile Application Store, then forward - once it is 'Connected'?
So many of our sites are on the Disconnected Fringes, I'm hesitant to pursue the JDE Mobile - without knowledge of what happens when disconnected.
(db)
Look, another squirrel!
Current Process: We have 'Secret Agents' that go out to the 'Far and Remote Locations' and 'do their thing'. They report these 'things' into a Visual Basic Application. When they return to the office, they export their 'report of things' to a CSV - and email that CSV to 'someone' with JDE Access. That 'someone', then, imports the 'report of things' into JDE.
Wanted Process: We have 'Secret Agents' that go out to the 'Far and Remote Locations' and 'do their thing'. They open their tablet, Click and fill-out forms to 'report of things' that occurred. The 'report of things' magically appear in JDE.
Conceptually - this would be done through Oracle/JDE's Mobile Application Framework. BUT, there is an unknown - what happens when the Mobile Application is not connected. You see, not all of our 'Secret Agent' 'Far and Remote Locations' are within Cell Range. Some of the 'Far and Remote Locations' have to kept 'secret' - so the other venues have no idea they exist.
That said - when a Mobile Application is outside of Cell Range - do you hear the tree fall in the forest (look, a squirrel)... I mean, does the Mobile Application Store, then forward - once it is 'Connected'?
So many of our sites are on the Disconnected Fringes, I'm hesitant to pursue the JDE Mobile - without knowledge of what happens when disconnected.
(db)
Look, another squirrel!