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March 2015

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Two-Tier ERP: What You Need To Know

In a two-tier ERP deployment strategy, enterprises keep their existing ERP Tier 1 systems at the corporate level, while allowing divisions, business units and designated departments to select a second ERP system - providing a few advantages. Read More

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Copy PeopleSoft File Attachments

I was doing some work with file attachments in PeopleSoft over the past couple of weeks and I have to say PeopleSoft’s ability to handle attachments is flat out bad. However, it does work. The client I was working with found that storing documents in the database was starting to consume an extreme amount of space which made the database have issues.

In PeopleTools 8.54 there is a batch copy attachment feature that lets you move attachments from one URL to another. So you can define a URL for sftp and another for the database record and copy attachments to/from those URLs. In 8.53 there is just an online page for this, however, if you are doing a copy of more than about 1000 documents you will want to switch to a batch mode.

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Message from Wade:

Spring has almost sprung, the last of the snow is melting away, and its time to get ready for summer. Actually, I am surprised the snow hasn't melted outside my office because things have been on fire around here. Seems that several clients have started to get that itch to get their PeopleSoft Upgrades rolling, and to cut down on costs they are going with a Smart Panda Upgrade Lab environment. Do you need some help with your upgrades?

Wade Coombs

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Thoughts:

"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."

--Bill Gates

Panda + Community

March found The Smart Panda out and about helping The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of St.Thomas Elgin with their Bowl For Kids and Curl For Kids Campaigns. Abagail & Jackson raised almost 400 dollars themselves! We also got out to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Rotary in London Ontario where we got to meet the Rotary International President, helped serve a great meal at the In Out of the Cold program, and now we are gearing up to sell some bears and fish fry tickets for Rotary projects this weekend at the St Thomas Home Show.

Following in February's foot steps March turned out to be an amazing month as well. We got to work with several new clients and had some fantastic success with our existing clients. The new business system I mentioned last month is starting to take shape and I know you all will be as excited about it as I am. The best part is, all this success is allowing us to have the ability to give back in bigger and better ways in the community. It is truly rewarding to help others, and I have to tip my hat to all my clients in supporting us so that we can be more then just another service company.

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