Build An ipad Plant Maintenance Application For SAP Using GuiXT

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1 Build An ipad Plant Maintenance Application For SAP Using GuiXT DeeDee Kato Director of Product Marketing Tony Holland Solutions Consulting Manager 2012 Synactive, Inc. GuiXT.com

2 Agenda GuiXT Mobile Products Use Cases and ROI How Does It Work Demos - Using the GuiXT Developer Toolkit to create a customized Plant Maintenance application Additional ipad Applications Wrap-Up 2012 Synactive, Inc.

3 Value Synactive History Devices 2004 Mobile Devices PDF and Excel Integration, Workbench bit Architecture BlackBerry, ios, Android, etc 2007 GuiXT Web Server Browser-based interface Offline mode for Mobile Oil and Gas Utilities Wholesale Distribution Life Sciences Manufacturing 2002 GuiXT Server 1998 GuiXT Designer introduced to the market 2012 Synactive, Inc. New Products Transportation

4 360 User-Friendly SAP Experience Turn IT Into A Business Driver! Direct connection to SAP to leverage all SAP security, authorizations and validations - No recoding or reproducing data outside of SAP No 3rd party application server required - Reduce the heavy burden of Bloatware No Java or ABAP programming required - Rapid ROI - Implement the capabilities you need now; then add more as your requirements grow over time SAPGUI Unified UI Strategy with GuiXT Browser PDF/ Excel Smart- Phones/ Tablets Handhelds Offline Bridge the gap between the Business and IT Quick Wins, Strategic Advantage

5 Case Study: Global Food Processing Company Global provider of food ingredients and products for food industry Plant Operations Impact Streamlined Supply Process Assembly Operator Productivity Six plants with multiple production lines in each facility, decreased headcount from 6 to 1 Streamlined process decreased manufacturing cost by $2.02M

6 Case Study: Diversified Energy Company Diversified energy company that provides oil and gas acquisition, development, and exploration Plant Operations & Purchasing Value Dials Expedited Service Management Employee Productivity Streamlined Requisition Process ~390 users process 12 types of transactions daily ~1M transactions per year streamlined Cost Savings of $1M+ Per Year

7 How Does GuiXT Work? 1) User makes a request via SAPGUI (e.g. VA01) 2) SAP responds with VA01 screen 3) GuiXT screen modifications are applied and SAPGUI draws new screen for VA SAPGUI Desktop (PC) 2 SAP ERP 3 Use GuiXT Developer Toolkit to generate GuiXT screens 2012 Synactive, Inc.

8 GuiXT Developer Kit Workbench Workbench maximizes ROI with faster customizations and implementations of SAP front ends. Record multiple screens, multiple transactions Generates SAPGUI, Excel, PDF or Smartphone/Tablet front-ends, automatically mapped to SAP Process Owner/ Business Teams Record the Process Choose Your Front End Automap 2012 Synactive, Inc.

9 GuiXT Developer Kit - Designer Make Changes to the SAP Interface Quickly and Easily Personalize any SAP transaction, standard or custom with WYSIWYG: Move or delete fields, table columns, menu items and push-buttons Modify headings, pushbutton labels, set default values, add tips on fields, add instructions on screen, make fields R/O Affect navigation of the screen by adding push buttons, radio buttons, group boxes and images Create different interfaces for different user groups Script file is generated automatically The layout of an SAP ERP screen is personalized in next to no time. GuiXT can help reduce training requirements, reduce costly user errors and eliminated Help Desk hours spent on training and support.

10 Demo Record the following transactions with Workbench - IW21 (Create Notification - IW31 (Create Work Order) - IW41 (Confirm Time) Create Pushbuttons with WYSIWYG Designer Tie generated scripts to Pushbuttons

11 2012 Synactive, Inc. Demo

12 Plant Maintenance / Field Operations Notifications: Create, view, edit and convert notifications to work orders Work Orders: Create, view and modify work orders Search Notifications, Work Orders and Equipment/Asset Lookup

13 Procurement Requisitions View Purchase Requisitions Release A Purchase Requisition Cancel A Purchase Requisition Inventory Lookup Search Inventory (filter by Material Number, Description, Plant, Material Type, Material Group, Storage Location)

14 Order Management Create Sales Order Configure materials using Variant Configuration Edit a material Add additional material Pricing of the Sales Order using Pricing and Conditions Change Sales Order Delete the Order Add additional material

15 Trip Expense Trip Expense enables managers to review the expenses for a given employee s business trips, including viewing individual receipts. Managers can approve or deny expenses.

16 IT Benefits Direct Connection to SAP. GuiXT is integrated with SAP and it works without changing a line of ABAP TM code. Better Quality of Service Without programming, SAP transaction screens can be tailored to the narrower requirements of specific jobs in record time so IT can focus on higher value initiatives. Better Agility Screen modifications are completed without touching the backend. New releases of SAP have minimal impact. Lower Risk Extend SAP to multiple touch points without recoding or reproducing data and business logic outside of SAP. Lower Operating Costs Lower SAP application support costs. GuiXT is a powerful tool that s easy to learn and use, requiring minimal training time to build with simple scripting Synactive, Inc.

17 What GuiXT Can Do For You Make SAP Easier to Use: Dramatically cut the number of screens needed for virtually every operation in SAP Focus the Power of SAP on Your Task: Make SAP screens simpler and more job-specific, with all buttons and tabs labeled in your business terminology Save Time: Combine screens and business transactions while eliminating screen clutter, keystrokes and mouse clicks Eliminate Confusion: Display only what someone needs to do the job Reduce Errors: Configure screens to eliminate incorrect data and sequences Speed Training: Simpler, job specific screens get new employees up-tospeed faster Extend SAP to Mobile Devices: Mobile users need an easy-to-use UI, streamlined for casual mobile users with or without network connectivity Batch Upload from Excel 2012 Synactive, Inc.

18 Who Are We? Founded by Thomas Ewe (developed JavaGui in SAP Labs) Dr. Gerhard Rodé (Initiated and developed ABAP in SAP AG) GuiXT packaged with SAP since 1998 GuiXT has SAP-certified integration with SAP NetWeaver 900+ Customers / Thousands of Users In use by SAP Solution Engineers 2012 Synactive, Inc.

19 Breadth of Customers Over 900 Customers Across Multiple Industries 2012 Synactive, Inc.

20 Value Synactive Is Your Competitive Difference Ask Us About Our Optimization Packages! PDF and Excel Integration, Workbench Life Sciences 2007 GuiXT Web Server Browser-based interface Offline mode for Mobile Devices 2004 Mobile Devices 2002 GuiXT Server bit Architecture BlackBerry, ios, Android, etc Oil and Gas Utilities Wholesale Distribution Manufacturing 1998 GuiXT Designer introduced to the market Transportation New Products 2012 Synactive, Inc.

21 For more information about GuiXT Solutions: Tel: Synactive, Inc.

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23 Purchase Requisition Example Employee Create Purchase Requisition Department Manager Approve Purchase Requisition via Smart Phone and Buyer Check inventory Convert Purchase Req to Purchase Order Dock Worker Goods Received Scan PO and Goods barcode Accountant Invoice Received populate PDF Submit into SAP 2012 Synactive, Inc.

24 SAPGUI User-Friendly Interface Purchase Requisition Example Back

25 360 User-Friendly SAP Experience Purchase Requisition Example Employee Create Purchase Requisition Department Manager Approve Purchase Requisition via Smart Phone and Buyer Check inventory Convert Purchase Req to Purchase Order Dock Worker Goods Received Scan PO and Goods barcode Accountant Invoice Received populate PDF Submit into SAP 2012 Synactive, Inc.

26 Smartphone/Tablet User-Friendly Interface Purchase Requisition Example Back

27 Browser-based User-Friendly Interface Purchase Requisition Example Back

28 Windows Handheld User-Friendly Interface Back

29 PDF User-Friendly Interface Purchase Requisition Example

30 Case Study: Global Supplier of Oil Field And Power Transmission Products Non-availability of SAP System due to network outages caused by RIG moves, occasional VSAT service disruption, etc caused the inability to update PM Work Orders. GuiXT Mobile Solution is required for any Oil and Gas company. Business Challenges RIG users cannot update PM work orders, release/approve work orders, or retrieve information from SAP for better decision making. Manual work because of no connectivity in plant writing issues on a piece of paper Creating Work Orders, Confirming time and issuing goods for these issues or based upon existing notifications in the connectivity region Time consumption, leading to a low productivity rate Solution GuIXT Mobile solution was created to reduce manual efforts. Created screens which looks exactly like SAP screens User can create/change work orders, confirm time, issue goods as soon as they come across any issues in the plant with no connectivity On single click Upload button, user can upload all created/changed work orders with error/success message Ultimately reduces time

31 Case Study: Worldwide Distiller In terms of due diligence, it is important we do preventive plant maintenance. Without a mobile solution, it makes it difficult because you can t prove someone will enter the correct data after the fact. Objective On-going quality and mean-time-to-repair improvements to ensure reliability of equipment and uptime goals Need accurate, near realtime data and validation at each place with time and date stamp for compliance to regulatory boards SAP screens too cluttered for maintenance operators Approach GuiXT Mobile Solution made it easy for an operator to walk around the plant, report on faults and go through compliance checks to make sure work orders were done. GuiXT Mobile Solutions provided proof the correct data was entered vs. having to write down maintenance info and enter data after the fact.