Product Definition Module

Is data holding back your product lifecycle?

Meeting customer, supplier and internal demand means you need accurate up-to-date information at all stages of a product lifecycle – from accurate item information to Bill of Material Structures, data is the glue that keeps your product master data working.

The More4apps ERP Cloud Toolbox Product Definition Module powers up your investment in Oracle ERP by allowing your team to change, adapt, pivot, and react based on accurate, error-free, and up-to-date information. And all this from the comfort of a spreadsheet! Data is uploaded effortlessly, and error-free almost instantly with intuitive proven business enablement processes build in. Experience the peace of mind of knowing that when you need to make or buy you have the correct product definition, with the ability to mass update when and as needed at all stages. Enabling accurate, timely, and meaningful reporting and planning for your supply chain.

Starting with items the More4apps Product Definition Module will evolve to address key pain points suffered by Document control and master data teams, all with the end-user experience in mind.

Cost savings:

Maintain and enrich data quality to drive profitable cross-company engagement
The manufacturing costs of items are more accurate, helping decisions on profit targets
Up-to-date accurate data prevents production line stoppages

Improved customer and supplier relationships:

Faster time-to-market Launch and on-boarding of new products
High-quality data increasing confidence and loyalty with trading partners
Improved product accuracy to improve procurement processes

Intuitive back-end functionality:

Improved automation and decreased manual labor
Reduced stockouts and downtime
Faster, more accurate product definition
Quick changes to manufacturing requirements

Strategic insights and decision making:

Drive new sales by expanding suppliers’ and other manufacturing plants product offerings
Financial results are improved with accurate Product Data
Eliminate data silos and legacy processes to drive business value

Greater staff satisfaction and engagement:

Staff are freed from tedious monotonous data entry and are able to focus on better use of time leading to better strategic outcomes and engaged staff

Key functions:

User forms to support data entry with Lists of Values
Status Columns containing feedback from Oracle
Real-time integration via supported web services
Download using the form or by entering criteria onto the sheet
Download using wildcards using sheet download using any column (including the read-only)

Items:

Create, Download, and update Items including the following sections from the comfort of a spreadsheet
- Item Header with Inventory Attributes (including DFF’s, Global DFF, and EFFs)
- Item Org Assignments
- Item Revisions (including DFFs, EFF’s and Attachments
- Item Associations
- Item Categories
Upload multiple Items and Categories for multiple organizations in a single upload
Supports downloading of existing Items, Categories across Organizations

Structures:

Create, Download, and update structures including the following sections, including DFFs from the comfort of a spreadsheet
- Structure Header
- Components
- Substitutes
- Reference Designators
All sections of one the one-sheet
Upload multiple Structures for multiple organizations in a single load
Supports downloading of existing Items, Categories across Organizations from the instance

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Planned Features:

Work Definitions

Recipes

Formulas

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