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CHEMS ANNUAL TRAINING 2005. Topics For Today . CHEMS CHEMSPRO. AREV CHEMS. THANK YOU CHEMS COUNTIES! Thanks to State and District staff Continued support and commitment Coming and Going Welcome new counties Hope to say welcome back to some leaving. CHEMS – Which Server?. Novell
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Topics For Today • CHEMS • CHEMSPRO
AREV CHEMS • THANK YOU CHEMS COUNTIES! • Thanks to State and District staff • Continued support and commitment • Coming and Going • Welcome new counties • Hope to say welcome back to some leaving
CHEMS – Which Server? • Novell • Still the most stable server environment • Don’t use the 4.9 Client (Use 4.83 instead) • Windows • About Half 2000 / 2003 Windows Servers • As always contact me BEFORE switching! • Different drivers & configuration
CHEMS – Which Workstation? Any version of Windows is OK • Many counties moving to Windows XP • XP has been very stable • Windows Printing works fine with CHEMS • Computer • Bigger & Faster is always better • Just about any XP capable computer will work
CHEMS – Software Status Latest released version is 4.66 • A few have 4.67 to solve specific issues • 4.67 will go to everyone in December (rates) • Check the release notes for information • New GL Report & Export • Exports month-end journal entries • Setup required to make it work • Talk with Walworth or me if interested Check the web site for updated information
CHEMS – Need Support? About ½ my time goes into CHEMS support • Daily issues that come up • Server changes / upgrades • Hardware failures / recovery • New Counties coming on • Existing Counties getting into new areas • Barcoding / fuel / sub-systems • Walworth started using “full” CHEMS
CHEMS – Need Support? Some Standard Things To Try…. • Exit CHEMS / Reboot your workstation • Has anything changed? • Web site / Newsgroups • Contact training team / county • Contact me for support • Continue to use Email / Phone • Look at the big picture • Quick to think it’s CHEMS and miss the obvious • Power problems in one county • Network issues in another (UPS on Router)
CHEMS – Summary Support and very little coding expected • Daily business operations continue • Bug fixes • Equipment rate updates • Board reviews anything “big” • Any questions on AREV CHEMS ?
CHEMSPRO – When? • 2001 Meeting I was “Cut-Loose” • Estimate of 2 years • At %50 time this becomes 4 years • 2005 Meeting was the initial target • (6) Alpha reporting change • (8) Mom needed care • (4) GL Report & Export
CHEMSPRO – When? • Target now is end of 1st qtr ‘07 • Beta version ready • One or more counties parallel • 99% of the conversion coding • No documentation at this point • Assumptions • Remain focused on conversion • CHEMS Support remains @ 50% • Development procedures stay the same
CHEMSPRO – How? • Convert AREV CHEMS “as-is” • Make minor “logical” enhancements • Combined inventory, fleet with tabs • Get everyone on the windows version • Still following the same procedures • Map out the universe • County / State / Region needs • Pick a path of enhancements • State “real-time” reporting • Board & development team roll
CHEMSPRO – What’s Been Done? About ¾ of the work is done • 110 Data Tables converted • 74 Oracle Functions • 18 Stored Procedures • 15 Triggers • 100,000+ lines of source code
CHEMSPRO – Where to? Measuring the Progress • Oct-Setup Screens & Reports • Mar-Period end Reports • Jun-Programmatic reports • Oct–All Counties Clean Data • Dec-Daily Entry / Posting • Mar-Year end, Misc., Imp/Exp
CHEMSPRO – Your Part I need a few things from you • Data upload at least once ASAP • Clean up your data • All counties data by next meeting • Your ideas! Share it now…
CHEMSPRO – Questions • Any questions on CHEMSPRO?