PLANT MAINTENANCE MODULE
GuiXT enables organizations to customize, simplify, and combine transaction screens within the standard SAP Plant Maintenance module, which operates the overall maintenance business processes and functions. The Plant Maintenance module allows a maintenance organization to:
SAP ERP users must go through multiple screens and select specific fields from each screen. And since the process is not streamlined or intuitive it can be very difficult to identify the correct fields. This is one of the main reasons why it takes so much time to train users to use this process, and even then the error rates are still very high.
GuiXT allows all of the fields used on different screens to be consolidated on to one screen. The user no longer has to go through multiple steps to create a service order and a return delivery transaction. Now it can be done with a single click of a pushbutton. In addition, the time necessary to train users on this process is greatly reduced.
After GuiXT, SAP users are able to create a purchase order in a fraction of the time it used to take because everything has been combined on to one screen.
Because SAP content is not designed for touch-screen interfaces, data entry is tedious. A great deal of time is required to navigate the numerous transactions, tabs, and screens to enter the data. The complexity of each transaction leads to a higher percentage of errors, which are caused by numerous editable fields and data entry through a touch screen interface.
GuiXT enables an organization to minimize the time and errors that arise when completing the entire work order process. Transactions are combined in order to create a loop process, which changes a work order, creates notifications, and confirms work completed for a work order. GuiXT streamlines these transactions, tabs, and screens presenting a simplified view to the user. The new GuiXT'd design minimizes errors and deletes unnecessary content, while reducing the amount of time needed to complete each transaction.
After GuiXT, SAP transactions, tabs, and screens are combined presenting a simplified view to the user.
With SAP the navigation for this process is complex and requires too many screens that contain too many unused fields. Transactions take a long time to complete and require a great deal of user training.
Implementing GuiXT enables the PM notification creation process for the above transaction type to now be consolidated into three simple screens that don't contain any unused fields. The process is now broken down into three basic steps. Each step is completed on one screen, complex navigation is no longer needed, and user training time is dramatically reduced.
After GuiXT the PM notification creation process is consolidated into three simple screens that don't contain any unused fields.
RMA transaction screens have many tabs and the user has to enter a lot of information, a lot of redundant information. Changing the status of the RMA can take 4-5 clicks. No restrictions on the action box control, means all users can perform all the actions listed.
Implementing GuiXT enables the customer to simplify the create, receive, repair, and ship processes. A launch pad is designed with 3 buttons providing access to receive, repair, and ship processes. GuiXT also simplifies the main screen for notification entry. In addition the general data tab(first tab) has all the information required, including status information; goods issue and delivery are done automatically. Action box items are restricted; access to select items is only given to users when they are in the right process.
After GuiXT, a launch pad is designed with three buttons providing access to receive, repair, and ship processes.
Without GuiXT, data integrity is compromised because users working with SAP have a difficult time remembering to navigate to portions of various screens.
GuiXT is used to simplify the process and automate steps. An interface is created that is no more than one click away for each piece of the PM notification, PM order, and PM order confirmation transactions. Screen simplification was achieved while maintaining SAP transport cycle for SOX compliance and IT development process control.
After GuiXT, an interface is created that is no more than one click away for each piece of the PM notification, PM order, and PM order confirmation transactions.
