MS4 & Vision – Vision User Group Conference 2010 – In Full Swing

Downloading files to Excel from the iSeries is very safe and allows you to analyze and create reports from the data. However, uploading can be a bit dangerous – yet very helpful if done with caution and guidelines. Join this workshop to learn the mechanics of uploading and downloading information from the iSeries to Excel. We’ll also cover recommendations for safe uploading as well as other tips and tricks.

Audience: While the class will be geared to general ledger and accounting users, the principles can be applied to any iSeries database.

Learn more advanced features and functions of the General Ledger Report Writer, including IF statements and linked reports. Create detailed reports of General Ledger data.

Audience: Advanced – intended for those already using GL Report Writer, and are ready to take their knowledge to the next level

The Materials Management department is the quiet giant of the hospital. In the course of saving lives, hospitals must purchase millions of products and services each year. Those products must be identified, priced, negotiated, ordered, inventoried, distributed, analyzed, and managed. With such a large volume of activity, even the best people and systems can benefit from process improvements. Attend this hands-on workshop to examine case studies through to resolution. We’ll combine IBM Query, Excel, downloading, and system reports to address such topics as usage analysis, identification of purging candidates, PO aging, paring down nursing station carts, pricing downloads for vendor updates, and Master File reviews.

Audience: Basic to Intermediate MM users, although advanced users may enjoy a good review.

Become good friends with your Materials Management Master files. Learn how MM data is stored, how the different files inter-relate, and where to find the necessary pieces of data. Class materials include handouts of data file relationships and file layouts.

Audience: Intermediate – Requires an understanding of Materials Management and iSeries objects

This presentation combines a soup-to-nuts review of “Wonder what I’ve forgotten?” topics with “Wow, I didn’t know it could do that!” revelations. Take some of these little treasures back to your hospital and try them out. Come learn to improve workflow within your department. This workshop will discuss the tools available to efficiently process salaries and easily store, control, and report employee data. We will also discuss how to manage benefits and keep employee information current. Additional areas will be payroll processing, employee deductions and earnings, file maintenance, monthend/yearend processing, and reporting.

Audience: This workshop is for staff that works with the MS4 Payroll/HR suite of applications.