RTP Platform – New Functions and Background Processing with SAP / ERPs

May 1, 201800News

RTP Platform – New Functions and Background Processing with SAP / ERPs

FIS iLog have extended the range of potential application tiles with their ground breaking returnable platform - iRetPlat. In addition, the platform can be updated with RTP bookings from ERP/Accounts software directly (not just SAP ERP) and in the background - this means that the user will be able to identify the quantities of all returnables at different partners.

Access to the platform can be multi-partisan and allow collaborations between customers, suppliers and other satellite location sites. The Fiori app facilitates the user to view:

RTP stock levels at main and satellite sites
RTP balances with partners (suppliers and customers) and other sites
RTP balances with distributors and the subsequent balances with end-users
Workflow of " queries/contested RTP volumes" with partners
Reports for booking summaries within a given time frame
Notifications from Customers (i.e. new deliveries required)

The app has been designed to be used by booking clerks - and replaces the need to check stock levels and transport balances using spreadsheets. The platform can also be opened up to customers and suppliers to agree (or otherwise) on RTP deliveries. The platform provides a centralised open-platform - providing a single view of RTP stock levels, transactions and balances - taking the cost out of more traditional processes.

New Release Dates for FIS SAP-Integrated Technologies – ECC 6 and S/4HANA

February 20, 201800News, Uncategorised

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New Release Dates for FIS SAP-Integrated Technologies – ECC 6 and S/4HANA

FIS Information Systems normally release new versions of their product ranges (for business process improvements in SAP) on an annual basis. The licences for the new releases (which include new features and bug fixes) have previously available in January to all FIS customers who invest in a support and maintenance contract.

New Release dates annually in July and February
For new version of technologies running on SAP ERP – the 2018 release will now be available July 2018. This means that the 2017 versions of products such as FIS/edc (invoice monitor) will be extended by six months. Every new release date for SAP ERP technologies will now be in July.

SAP S/4HANA compatible releases of FIS technologies will now available annually in February.

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FIS Partner H&S – SAP Certified Document Archive

November 20, 201700News

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FIS Partner H&S – SAP Certified Document Archive

H&S has been an FIS Information Systems GmbH partner for more than 5 years and have extensive knowledge and project experience for more than 25 years. H&S are located in Vienna, Austria (Headquarters), Schwabach (Germany) and St Gallen (Switzerland). H&S InPoint content Server is an SAP Certified Product and utilises the standard SAP ArchiveLink for repaid retrieval of invoices and other financial documents from FIS/edc and SAP transactions. Functionality of H&S inPoint ContentServer for SAP (inPoint CSS

Certified SAP ArchiveLink(TM) interface
inPoint CSS is certified by SAP as an archive link software solution
In Point CSS stores images from FIS/edc monitors (scanned documents and emailed attachments). The images can also be viewed through SAP (i.e. MIRO MIR4) transaction
inPoint CSS is able to set a retention time for archived images, after this period it is possible to delete the image.
inPoint CSS can also store other SAP related documents
Administration is possible with SAP Basic Know how
Supports all archiving methodology
Supports all SAP Releases form SAP R/3 onwards
Document view with SAP—Standard features
Support and legal archiving and certified for several WORM storages

6th FIS Forum Invoice Processing – with Audi

February 20, 201700News

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6th FIS Forum Invoice Processing – with Audi

Incoming invoice processing is an essential technology used by internationally operating companies as part of their process digitisation strategy. FIS GmbH will present their experience and recommendations on this subject at the 6th FIS Forum taking place at AUDI Neckarsulm on May 10, 2017. This year as well, the day’s program includes an adventure tour taking the visitors through the final assembly department of the Audi A4 and A5 convertibles.

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FIS iLog Launch Returnables Platform

January 16, 201700News

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FIS iLog Launch Returnables Platform

In addition to the market leading SAP based FIS/wws suite of solutions specifically for the “trade” wholesale industry, FIS also offers expertise and consultancy in logistics and supply chain integration. FIS also announced a new proposition to the “logistics community” at the LogiMAT/Tradeworld Fair in January 2017.

FIS-iLog GmbH, introducing its new iRetPlat (integrated Returnable System Platform) solution for the first time. This is a new kind of cloud platform for the management of reusable transport packaging (RTP). In his lecture "Digital logistics collaboration – a (r)evolutionary cloud platform for anyone involved in logistics", Johannes Weigand, managing director of FIS-iLog GmbH explains how logistics players in the RTP management can make savings of 20-30% or more of the usual process costs – i.e. non-integrated records using paper documents or excel.

The platform is hosted by FIS and is available across UK/Europe – an electronic logbook of returnable transport assets. The solution integrates with ERP and Accounts software – not restricted to SAP users.

Master Data Toolkit Certification SAP S/4HANA

October 3, 201600News

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Master Data Toolkit Certification SAP S/4HANA

FIS / mpm has recently been certified by the SAP Integration and Certification Centre for the integration with SAP NetWeaver and also NetWeaver on HANA. This certification is the third FIS SAP-Integrated technology to be awarded certification for HANA after FIS / edc (Electronic Document Centre) and FIS / xee (Data Process Module).

FIS / mpm is an integrated SAP add-on application that is utilised specifically for making both wholesale changes and maintenance of SAP master data. The solution provides a toolkit that simplifies master data changes for both initiators and experienced data custodians. FIS / mpm enables processes such as materials management, price changes, vendor and customer maintenance to be actioned more economically than with SAP standard.

FIS/edc Roadmap with SAP S/4HANA

August 8, 201600News

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FIS/edc Roadmap with SAP S/4HANA

FIS / edc is a deeply integrated technology within SAP and is utilised to accelerate the throughput of financial documents in SAP ERP. FIS Customers planning to migrate to SAP S/4HANA Cloud platform need to be assured that the roadmap for FIS SAP_Integrated products is aligned with the new infrastructures of SAP. FIS Information Systems as an SAP GOLD Partner – works closely with SAP AG to deliver new technologies with complete SAP compatibility using standard SAP GUIs and SAP technologies such as Web Dynpro and Fiori apps.

FIS edc Roadmap and Strategy HANA

SAP Partner Centre of Expertise (PCoE) Certification

February 14, 201640News

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SAP Partner Centre of Expertise (PCoE) Certification

FIS Information Systems is one of SAP’s leading global partners and has attained "Gold" certification status. The means that FIS fulfil all the required service and support criteria as specified by SAP AG. FIS have achieved the quality requirements defined by SAP in regard to support standards, application tools, product-related proficiency and service quality.

SAP again awarded its PartnerEdge Partner Centre of Expertise status to FIS Information Systems. FIS regularly participates in partner audits and has just been awarded the SAP PcoE certification (Partner centre of Excellence) for the third time in a row.

The requirements for the SAP PcoE have become increasingly demanding in recent years. Partners are required to provide a consistent, uniform and worldwide high level of SAP expertise and quality. The performance of the entire FIS support infrastructure ensures that these criteria were met.

I addition to telephone and e-mail support, FIS Information Systems uses its own Support Management System FIS/oss^®for 24/7 SAP support with the SAP Solution Manager Enterprise Edition as a central platform

New Releases for FIS SAP-Integrated Technologies

January 30, 201660News

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New Releases for FIS SAP-Integrated Technologies

As part of the standard maintenance agreements, FIS customers have the option of updating their SAP integrated SMART technologies to the latest versions. The New Technology releases are available annually in Quarter 1.

New Releases notes are available for:

FIS/edc
FIS/crm
FIS/eSales
FIS/fci
FIS/hrd
FIS/mpm
FIS/xee

FIS Brings the Right Processes into the Mobile World

January 26, 201600News

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FIS Brings the Right Processes into the Mobile World

Enterprises across all industries already benefit from the advantages of mobile technologies. Simpler interface designs are essential for a “location-independent” working environment.

With Fiori apps and its UI5 tool, SAP provides the technology for designing more simple working environments. As an SAP Partner Centre of Expertise, FIS has extensive experience in the development of mobile apps for SAP ERP. Because of our expertise and depth of knowledge, FIS re able to make intelligent use of the new technology standards and be the partner of choice for SAP customers with requirements of Fiori app mobile applications developments.

Usability is one of the most important criterion for Web and mobile functions. With the new technologies, SAP has taken a major step forward. Previously, only a restricted number of input fields were available. Now several hundreds of controls are provided via SAPUI5, which can be used to design user interfaces in a much more flexible framework.

The FIS Development team engineers offer their customers the required proficiency in Fiori apps.

In the process of targeted usability consulting, qualified procedures detect usability weaknesses (usability testing) and user requirements (requirement analysis) and find out what the user really needs (User Centred Design).

With its launch-pad-compliant FIS/edc® app for invoice approval, FIS was the first organisation to show how consistent usability orientation works with invoice processing. The mobile app strictly follows the Fiori “1-1-3 Experience" design principle. This focuses on a specific users (role) and a definitive task that has to be processed via three navigation steps or less.

Previously, FIS Information Systems has provided an appropriate app for creating SD sales projects for the “technical” wholesale industry - and many more apps are now imminent.

Stefan Seufert, certified Usability Engineer and Senior Consultant SAP Development at FIS GmbH states: "Our development team are working intensively on the standard Fiori apps to find the best technical and best business fits for our clients. We always endeavour to find processes that would benefits from mobile technologies. In the very simplest form, FIS extend the standard software or add our own UI5 developments. FIS follows the premise of 'Show FIS your process and we will illustrate how to best mobilise it'."