Introduction to WiSys Agility WMS for SAP Business One

Summary

This webinar provides an overview of ISIS Agility WMS for SAP Business One, highlighting key features like inventory management, label design, and mobile device integration. It introduces the new Agility 360, a powerful Android-based solution, alongside tools for handling transactions such as goods receipts, inventory transfers, and sales order deliveries. Key functionalities include cycle counting, fulfillment, and integration with SAP, allowing for streamlined processes. The session also covers customizable features like user-defined fields, transaction chaining, and real-time updates to SAP, ensuring efficiency and ease of use in warehouse management.

Takeaways

• 😀 Introduction to the webinar, showcasing ISYS Agility WMS for SAP Business One, including a 30-minute product overview.
• 😀 Agility 360 is an Android-based mobile solution designed for efficient warehouse management.
• 😀 ISYS is certified in both SQL and HANA, supporting multiple versions of SAP Business One (9.3 and 10.0).
• 😀 Agility Essentials handles all standard SAP Business One transactions, including inventory, purchasing, sales, and production, directly through native Business One tables.
• 😀 Agility Pallets allows easy tracking and management of products by pallet, including cycle counting and physical inventory.
• 😀 Agility Fulfillment helps in packing and shipping pallets, tracking specific items within packages for advanced ship notifications.
• 😀 Agility Desktop provides an alternate workspace to view SAP data differently, offering customization options like user-defined fields and transaction chaining.
• 😀 Design Tools in Agility Essentials enable users to create or modify forms, integrate labels, and design customized reports for mobile and desktop devices.
• 😀 Agility software updates SAP Business One instantly after each transaction, ensuring real-time data synchronization.
• 😀 The Label Designer allows users to create custom labels based on SQL queries, supporting all standard Business One transactions such as receipts, transfers, and issues.
• 😀 The system supports batch management and serial number tracking, with options for scanning barcodes and capturing signatures or photos directly from the mobile devices.

Q & A

What is the primary purpose of the ISIS Agility WMS webinar?

The webinar provides an overview of ISIS Agility WMS for SAP Business One, demonstrating its features, mobile capabilities, and integration with SAP transactions.

Who were the presenters in the webinar?

Scott Long, Director of Product Marketing, and Aaron Armadares, Senior Consultant, presented the webinar.

What are the main components of the Agility WMS suite?

The main components are Agility Essentials, Agility Pallets, Agility Fulfillment, Agility Desktop, Design Tools, and the Android-based Agility 360.

How does Agility Essentials integrate with SAP Business One?

Agility Essentials uses native SAP Business One tables for transactions related to inventory, purchasing, sales, and production, eliminating the need for a separate inventory system.

What capabilities does the Label Designer offer?

The Label Designer allows users to create custom labels using SQL queries, integrate Crystal Reports, and attach them to transactions for printing on mobile devices.

How does Agility 360 enhance mobile operations?

Agility 360, the Android-based interface, supports barcode scanning, signature and photo capture, customizable menus, default settings per user/device, and multilingual options.

What is the function of Agility Pallets in warehouse management?

Agility Pallets tracks products by pallet number, manages cycle counting, physical inventory, and pallet letdowns, simplifying pallet-based operations.

How does Agility WMS handle sales order picking and shipping?

It supports directed picking, multiple order handling, pick lists, carton tracking, and real-time SAP updates for deliveries, including integration with EDI and advanced ship notifications.

What are composite transactions and how are they used in Agility WMS?

Composite transactions allow multiple SAP transactions to be chained together. For example, a production backflush can release a production order, issue components, complete production, and close the order in a single workflow.

How can Agility Desktop be used for analytics and reporting?

Agility Desktop uses customizable grids and SQL queries to display sales, inventory, and production data, supports child/detail grids, picklist analytics, and can be projected for real-time operational visibility.

Does Agility WMS support SAP Business One on multiple platforms and versions?

Yes, it supports both SQL and HANA databases, and works with SAP Business One versions 9.3 and 10.0.

What options exist for running Agility WMS outside of SAP?

Agility WMS can run outside of SAP with an indirect user license. Users without this license need to work with a partner to acquire access.