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PackerLand User Group January 2024 Meeting

  • Radisson Hotel and Conference Center 625 West Rolling Meadows Drive Fond du Lac, WI, 54937 United States (map)

Happy Holidays!

Join your fellow peers on Thursday, January 18th for the first PLUG Meeting of 2024 to be held in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin at the Radisson. We have an awesome meeting planned for you.

The meeting starts with the keynote presentation from J. Geiger Consulting at 10:30 am. After the morning session will be time for networking followed by lunch sponsored by Circular Edge. In the afternoon, the following vendors; Boomi, ERP Suites, GSI, and ReportsNow will be presenting some great breakout sessions.

Register today as you don't want to miss this opportunity to network, learn good information, and interact with other members of the PLUG group!

**** AGENDA ****

10:00 am – 10:30 am – REGISTRATION / CHECK IN

10:30 am – 11:30 am – Error Handling in Your Orchestrations presented by Justen Geiger & Matt Sohrweide from J. Geiger Consulting

Unless you are the exception and all of your Orchestrations process flawlessly you will run into times when an error occurs for one reason or another. In this session, you will learn ways to build error handling into your Orchestrations so that they can either recover and continue or alert the appropriate parties on steps to remediate or resolve the errors. This session was standing-room only at INFOCUS! Allow your organization to use Orchestrations with confidence knowing that the errors can be handled within JDE!


11:30 am – Noon - BREAK / NETWORKING


Noon - 1:00 pm – LUNCH sponsored by Circular Edge


1:00 pm – 1:15 pm – WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS


1:15 pm – 2:15 pm – BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Option A - You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Embracing The UDO Framework by Mo Shujaat from ERP Suites

Using the new UDO framework, JD Edwards is leaving behind the other contenders in the market and establishing itself as the most flexible and extendible ERP leader in the market. UDOs are an aspect of JDE that can unlock huge amounts of Transformational value for your business when used in the correct ways. UDOs offer a spectrum of possibilities, from automating entire processes to enhancing the quality of life for end-users by reducing clicks—sometimes by over 50%. The JDE toolbelt is filled with best-in-class tools for unlocking value from the ERP.

Discover how leveraging UDOs can propel your business forward, making it more agile and responsive to changing market dynamics. Whether you're aiming for significant process automation or seeking subtle yet impactful improvements, this presentation will guide you through practical ways to harness the full potential of the UDO framework.


Option B - Innovating the Future of Business with AI presented by Vlada Aboymova from ReportsNow

In this thought-provoking session, we explore the intersection of AI and reporting. It has strong relevancy to ReportsNow users and JD Edwards customers in general. Explore the buzzwords and reality of Artificial Intelligence. Learn about how AI-assisted solutions currently on the market impact businesses in the real world. Discover how it is revolutionizing the way we live and work. AI is not overpowering humans, but acting as a powerful assistant that makes our lives easier and work more efficient.

  • See examples of AI's impact on business

  • Evaluate future possibilities of AI in reporting

  • Generate code for the Formula calculation using AI


2:15 pm – 3:00 pm – NETWORKING / BREAK


3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Option A - Solving 5 Common Challenges with JD Edwards Inventory presented by Bud Shaw from GSI

Join us for an insightful session that will review how to identify and resolve these top business challenges with JDE Inventory. We will introduce and demonstrate the capabilities of RapidReconciler, showing how it can help eliminate these inventory reconciliation issues.

With RapidReconciler, you can identify and resolve these common JDE inventory issues:

  1. Automatic Accounting Instructions

  2. GL Class Code Control

  3. End of Day Process Controls

  4. GL Batch Processing

  5. Cardex Integrity

    RapidReconciler guarantees swift implementation, allowing you to be fully operational within three days. Harness the power of accurate inventory valuations to optimize your line of credit management. Attend this session to unlock the potential of Rapid Reconciler to identify and resolve these inventory challenges and propel your inventory reconciliation processes to new heights.


    Option B - The Digital Era Shift – AI Readiness for Supply Chain AI presented by James Stanway from Boomi

    Using a middleware platform your organization can turn the relentless change of AI into your ultimate competitive advantage. In this session, you will learn how a middleware platform such as Boomi can help harness things like Generative AI and Democratized Innovation for practical outcomes such as supply chain optimization.


    4:00 pm or when both sessions are finished - GIVEAWAYS

Where: Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Fond du Lac

625 West Rolling Meadows Drive Fond du Lac, WI 54937