Technical Services Associates, Inc.
April 2005 TSA, Inc. Newsletter
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Happy Holidays!

From everyone at TSA, Inc., we hope that you have a joyous holiday season and a very happy New Year!
 

 
The Cash Register Principle

How do you get every employee to focus on the bottom line? Read the following article by our own Jon Strande and you’ll learn one way to help employees understand how their actions at work affect the bottom line of the business. . .as well as their own financial future.

Read the Article >
 

 
Forms Management

Does your organization use forms extensively? Do you need an approach to approving the reordering of your standardized forms? TSA, Inc. has added a process to help you to approve the reprinting and reordering of new and existing inventory forms.

The Forms Approval process will identify inventory forms that are below the recommended minimum on-hand quantity requiring two authorized users to approve the form. While the form is pending approval, system controls will prevent buyers from reordering non-approved forms until the form has been fully approved. An approval history will be available for each form. Any form identified as "Auto Reprint" will be automatically approved and available immediately for ordering.

This new feature is currently available with the Forms Management Module, however, TSA plans to expand on its functionality in Puridiom version 3.0. See below for more details.

Need more information on the Forms Management Module?

 

 
Information Overload?

There is no shortage of books, magazines, web sites, newsletters, mailing lists, and now blogs to keep on top of. So, what sources of information do you feel are vital? Do you have a favorite magazine, web site, etc.? Let us know.

We will take the results and put them in a future newsletter – so that we can share the sources we all use to stay on top of everything (and so we can learn a bit more about what’s important to you).
 

 
New Features in Puridiom v 3.0

Here are some of the new features that will be available in the upcoming Puridiom v 3.0 release:
  • A new user interface and consolidated screens for easier access.
  • Different window labels and rule capabilities for each Requisition and Purchase Order type.
  • Code Blue: New Business Analysis Reports, such as Top Ten Suppliers, Top Ten Items Purchased, Comparison Reports between Suppliers, Items, and Commodities.
  • A formal approval process for Forms. This includes a setup option to automatically generate an approval routing list based on a defined system criteria (i.e., forms analyst, owner, specific user, pool of users). An additional Workload Module option to manage the Form Approvals (with email notifications). The option to view current approval list and past approval history for each form.
  • The capability to add replacement items for catalog items, stock items, and inventory items. This will allow for the entry of a replacement item number.
    • When an original item is entered or selected, the system will prompt the user that the item has been replaced by another item. The system will ask the user if they wish to use the replacement item. If the user response is 'YES', the system will automatically update the line item with the new item information; otherwise, the item selected will continue to be used.
  • A new inventory transaction history log to provide better readability and ease of use. The current transaction log will remain as a useful audit trail tool.
  • Supported Databases:
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2000
    • Oracle 8i, 9i, 10G
    • Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere
    • Planned for v 3.1:
      IBM DB2 Universal Database
  • Server Versions:
    • Java J2EE Edition
    • Desktop Edition (PowerBuilder)
    • Hosted Edition
  • Planned for v 3.1: A new module for Travel & Expenses. A new Travel Request, with travel-related fields, will be added to the Requisition Module. The new requisitions can be forwarded for approvals based on current approval criteria or a new approval criteria. The requests would appear in the approver’s requisition queue. Once a Travel Request is approved, the requisitioner will be able to enter actual expenses and have these linked to the Travel Request. The expenses will then go through an approval cycle for reimbursement. Once approved, the data will be sent to the appropriate AP system for payment.
 

Welcome!
TSA would like to welcome AutoOne Insurance and New York Central Mutual to the TSA, Inc. family.


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