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Welcome…
Database User Group2003 Business
Meeting
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Steve Smith
Database Support Team
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DST – Portland Office
Reggie Beck – Manager of DevelopmentJeff Dobyns – Quality Assurance Spec.Terri Mahoney – Customer Support Spec.Paul Burford – Systems AdministratorMark Gholston – Systems Administrator
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DST – Jacksonville Office
Steve Moeller – Senior Systems Analyst
Todd Allison – Network AdministratorTammi Frank – Customer Support
Spec.
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DST – User Group Committee
Harold Petit (Chairperson) New OrleansPaul Bonness – San AntonioGreg Grimme - CincinnatiDennis Putnam - BirminghamBarb Redinger – SpokaneLeslie Reese – WaterlooRick Scott – OmahaJeffrey Sheehan – DetroitRon Stogsdill - Bridgeton
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DST – User Group Committee Assistants
Rick Hull – Sioux FallsKen Livingston - RochesterJohn Sisler, Jr. - LexingtonTony Sullivan – Elk Grove VillageLance Wieland – Colorado Springs
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DST Strategic Objectives
• Streamline the support experience through the use of new technologies, such as electronic communication.
• Meet the needs of our users for all technology related issues.
• Maintain our existing user-base through total customer satisfaction.
• Continue to develop the Database Software.
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DST Strategic Objectives
• Streamline the support experience through the use of new technologies, such as electronic communication.
DST Support Desk – Automate job request logging
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
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DST Strategic Objectives
DST Support Desk:
www.myjohnstone.com/DST
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DST Strategic Objectives
• Meet the needs of our users for all technology related issues.
One-Stop Shop
Train DST Staff on new technologies
Cross-train DST Staff – Linux, AIX & PICK
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DST Strategic Objectives
One-Stop Shop
First line of support for networking issues
Standard equipment across all Johnstone systems
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DST Strategic Objectives
Train DST Staff on new technologies
Networking – RS6000 & Windows based
Red Hat Linux
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DST Strategic Objectives
Cross-train DST Staff – Linux, AIX & PICK
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DST Strategic Objectives
• Maintain our existing user-base through total customer satisfaction.
DST Support Desk
Additional Resources – Customer Support & NetworkingTraining – Once per week WebEx Sessions
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DST Strategic Objectives
• Continue to develop the Database Software.
Signature Capture
Executive Reporting Tools
Paperless End-of-Day
Upgrade 2004
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DST Strategic Objectives
Signature Capture
Currently in beta-testing at the following locations
Colorado Springs, CONew Orleans, LAJacksonville, FL
Orlando, FL
To view more information or check project status online
Go to http://dst.sitemax.com/signaturecapture.asp
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DST Strategic Objectives
Executive Reporting Tools
Harold Petit, Jr.
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DST Strategic Objectives – Executive Reporting
• Allows Owners to easily track sales, inventory, receivables and payables from their PC
• Simple one click access to a variety of information
• Different access levels allow owners to choose what sections users are allowed to use / see
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Store Page
Goals Lines
Sales and Gross Profit Goals for theMonth are graphed with actual sales
Multiple LocationsAll sales figures can be viewed as Individual
Locations are as Combined figures
Sales $ Gross Profit $
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Store Page 2
See Goals Daily
Check if goals are met on a daily basis
Multiple LocationsSwitch between locations with a single click.
Choose to Graph sales from these time periods
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Invoicing – Payment Methods
Break out Pay Methods
Top Ten Invoices
See the top Invoices daily
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See Top Ten Invoices from any day
Select a Date
And see the top Invoices from that day
Click pie slice for details
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Select a Single Payment Method
Click credit slice to see detailed Credit Memo info
Top Ten Credit Memos
See the top Credit Memos for any given day.
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Invoicing – Finding Credit Details
Simply Copy and Paste Invoice Number into DBS system to find full credit details
Double Click a Credit in the List to open details for that item
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Invoicing – Shipping Methods
See breakdown of Shipping Methods
Top Ten Deliveries
See the top Shipped, Delivered and Counter Invoices
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Invoicing – Credits
Easily Spot days with Large Credits
Top Ten Credits / Cash Refunds
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Branch Transfers, Internet Orders
Conveniently view sales numbers for these type of orders.
Easily graph… .Branch
Transfers, Sales to Other JS Stores and Internet Orders
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Detailed Top Ten Lists
View the top 10, 20, 50 or 100 Invoices over a given time period
Select From These Invoice Types… .
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Service Fill Rates
View Fill Rates for a specific Inventory class
Graph Rates by Lines, Units or $ Amount
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Service – Top Ten Lists
See Backordered Products, Best Sellers, etc.
Select from these Service Types
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Purchasing
Breaks out Vendor Direct, Corporate, etc.
Top Ten Purchase Orders
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Purchasing – Overdue PO’s
See Outstanding and Overdue PO totals side by side
Top Ten Overdue PO’s
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Purchasing – Open PO’s
Top Ten Open PO’s
Double Click an entry in the list to view PO #, Due Date and other info
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Purchasing – Other PO Types
Choose between Next Day, Canceled and Preseason PO’s
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Purchasing – Top Ten Lists
Quickly list PO #’s and due dates of all open PO’s
Select from these PO Types
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Inventory
See information updated daily that is cumbersome to get from the DBS system
Choose the time period over which to graph Inventory values
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Inventory – Select a Class
See specific info for the
selected product class.
Select a single Inventory class
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Inventory – Excess ItemsView the top fifty Products with an Excess Value in the Selected Class
This screen shot shows Excess Items for Products that have been discontinued (Totaling: $13,131)
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Inventory – Items Below ROP
View top Products that are below ROP
Quickly see if the product is stocked at another of your Locations
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A/P, A/R and Bank
View current A/P, A/R, and Bank totals. Owners would control who has access to information.
Currently Under Development
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Adding Multiple Locations
Have Saturdays count as a Full Workday, Half Workday or No Workday in your monthly projections.
Add several Locations and view data combined or from individual locations
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Adding Monthly Projections
Fill in Sales Projections and Gross Profit Percent Goals for all Locations
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Features and Benefits
• Make better business decisions with information at the click of a button
• Turn Data into $$$ by turning dead and excess inventory into cash
• With Graphing – see trends faster• Become more aware of what is
happening in your business
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DST Strategic Objectives – Executive Reporting
• Rollout is projected for Spring 2004• This is our custom system and can be
updated to suit our needs• Specifications and Hardware
Requirements are forthcoming after the first of the year
• Please send comments / suggestions via email to [email protected]
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DST Strategic Objectives
Paperless End-of-Day
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Paperless EODGet started today!!!
Database Support Team
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Why you should use Paperless EOD
Because…• Money Savings $$$ (paper costs).• Report storage is more efficient,
cost effective and retrieval is easy.• Archive multiple years with ease.
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What it does for you!
• Reduce costs associated with EOD• Eliminate wasted resources (paper,
printer, ink, etc) associated with EOD
• Increased Store Level control of reports
• Enable Electronic report storage
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Save $$$$$$ & resources
• Paper (single store 1.3 boxes of paper per month saving $30 or more per month)
• Printer wear and tear-increasing life of your hardware investment.
• Costly printer ink/toner/ribbon –get more mileage out of each.
• Cheap Electronic storage for reports.
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All you have to do…
• 4 Simple Steps1. Review Standard EOD Reports.
Email custom EOD report titles to DST to include in your EOD XREF.
2. Maintain EOD XREF Listing.3. Confirm things are printing and
emailing correctly.4. Suppress traditional printing.
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Making it Happen
1. Print EOD Xref listing (M-16.6)
– Check EOD Xref listing for any custom EOD reports. Contact DST to get custom reports included in your XREF file.
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Making it Happen…cont.
2. Edit the EOD Xref assignments – (M-16.5 -)
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Making it Happen…cont.
3. Monitor nightly printing to make sure things are emailing and/or printing correctly. (there will be duplicates until standard EOD reporting is turned off)
4. Turn off standard printing (M-12.1.1, change field 38 to HS, letting the eod xref control report output)
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What the Experts Say…
• Start saving money and resources today by using paperless eod.
• Call or email DST to get started
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Coming Soon…
• Paperless EOM– DST is currently beta-testing
Paperless EOM.– DST dedicated Email Server.
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DST Strategic Objectives
Upgrade U2004
E-items – Products with on-hand quantity not sold in last 2 years
Auto-transfer E-items for purchase by others stores
ROP/EOQ Calculation update on non-catalog products
Phase I Elimination of Desqtop
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Johnstone Supply and the Database Computer
System
2003 and Beyond…