2018 Ross SIG Conference

This session will focus on understanding stored procedures and common library programs. We will cover IAF debugging techniques used in identifying complex problems and/or data errors and finding resolution as applicable. A high level discussion on the Ross application architecture and functional flow of logic based on relational data will be presented to support the review process. This session is targeted for business and technical analysts maintaining and supporting the Ross enterprise system.


**Note that a $99 per person fee applies to each pre-conference session. If you wish to add a session to your registration, please go to the about page or reference your confirmation email, then log in to the registration site to edit your details.  Contact your account manager with any questions or if you need assistance. 

Advanced Reporting for Ross ERP is constantly evolving based on user feedback, regulations and new technology. Be sure to get the maximum value from this report writer. We’ll cover:

• Overview of the latest features and reports
• Using spheres and advanced sphere drilldowns
• Creating reports for your business

**Note that a $99 per person fee applies to each pre-conference session. If you wish to add a session to your registration, please go to the about page or reference your confirmation email, then log in to the registration site to edit your details.  Contact your account manager with any questions or if you need assistance. 

New to Financial Budgeting?  Surprised When The Financial Statements Are Published? Hardy Diagnostics shares their journey in implementing a Financial Budget by Cost Center.  See how to leverage Ross ERP and Advanced Financial Reporting to:

• Implement a culture of accountability
• Establish budget templates
• Define budget targets
• Develop Variance Reports
• Track Actual vs. Budget Variances

Take Factory integration to the next level, by capturing downtime reason codes automatically from line assets.

Do you currently work within an organization that writes or mails paper checks? Does your accounting team manually enter and allocate incoming checks and wires? Do you have a lockbox that charges expensive document or processing fees? Are the incoming remittances indexed and searchable?

If your AP or AR payment processes are either manual or could benefit from streamlining, this is the session for you. Learn how Kettle Cuisine has leveraged existing Ross functionality to implement ACH and virtual credit card payments, and how they’ve automated the cash receipt process without using a traditional lockbox.

Join Nature Nate’s as they share tips & tricks for reconciling the inventory sub-ledger to the general ledger:

• Discuss the challenges we were facing at Nature Nate’s
• Identify helpful reports & information from the sub-ledger side that can be used for reconciling
• Identify items or fields that can be used for cross referencing between general ledger & sub-ledger reports to find variances
• Discuss transactions that could impact your reconciliation

Are you a Finance or Accounting individual?

Are you someone who has asked a question such as “I wish Ross or a Ross partner could provide me with the ability to decrease the time it takes to close the month or to make processing of our accounting transactions easier and less time consuming”

Have you made a comment such as “Wow, I did not know Ross had a solution to automate my journal entries and allocations as well as my financial and budget reports!”

If you answered “Yes” to any of the above, then come join us in the Finance Focus Group!  We want to hear what works for you when processing transactions, closing the month, generating reports, and analyzing data AND we want to hear what challenges you face on a regular basis.  We also want to know what improvements you would like to see in future releases.  Your input will be valuable as we provide our collective experiences to Aptean for future fixes, development and enhancements to the Ross family of products.

Industry 4.0 is all about leveraging the growing ubiquity of new wireless / mobile and sensor technologies in the manufacturing world. During this session we will discuss some of the trends of factory automation that are currently available and also a whole lot of promising opportunities that can be leveraged to build powerful industrial systems and applications.

QlikSense has been widely talked about within the Ross SIG community. The tool is sold as a solution to all of your reporting needs. Gehl and Illes will present how they have used the tool to address their reporting needs.

• What questions have been answered at Gehl 
• Data mart, Data warehouse, and business intelligence fundamentals
• How Qlik fits into these strategies and concepts
• How to implement a true data warehouse and BI solution with Ross and Qlik
• See how Illes converted QlikView documents to QlikSense using mashups to enhance their users' experience

Controlling access to your financial information and transaction processing does not have to be a struggle. With Ross ERP's system controls and settings, along with user-configurable security you can keep it all under tight control.  We'll discuss all of this and more, followed by an open discussion:

• New and existing controls and system settings
• Streamlined vs segregation of duty transaction options
• Security Manager review
• Security Groups