Elliott 2005 Conference Agenda


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Friday (10/21/05)

State of the Company
Edward Kwang, President of Netcellent, will deliver this keynote speech to discuss the strategy of the company. Edward will also discuss the future release of Elliott V7.7 and V8.0 in this session.

Introduction to Elliott V7.3
Elliott V7.3 contains major improvements in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Warehouse Management and Multi-Location Operations. Many fine-tune improvements can be found throughout the system. This is a high level session that introduces you to Elliott V7.3.

Export Processor
Export Processor is like a built-in report writer for Elliott. Major improvements in Export Processor have taken place in Elliott V7.3. While it is not a replacement for the report writer, it provides the user an easy to use tool to extract Elliott data that conforms to Elliott's security. You can empower your team by giving them access to Export Processor and extract a wealth of information in Elliott.

Lunch Presentation - Attribute Enhancement
You can easily expand Elliott's database without modification by using Attributes. In this session, we will discuss how you can use Attributes to design custom screens for data collection. Attributes are well integrated with Export Processor and we will show you how they make each other even more powerful.

Elliott Warehouse Management
The V7.3 release of Elliott is serious about Warehouse Management. Many new features have been added, especially in the area of multi-bin processing. We will demonstrate typical warehouse operations from Receiving, Put Away, Shipping, Picking, Production, Material Picking, and Bin Consolidation to Physical Count.

eWarehouse and Elliott Internet Solutions
eWarehouse is an extension of the Elliott Warehouse Management solution that utilizes the Pocket PC with a scanner for improving warehouse management. It is an Internet based smart client solution, but does not require constant connectivity. In this session, we will also discuss other improvements to other Elliott Internet solutions such as eStore, eOrders, Gateway and Resellers Near You.

Saturday (10/22/05)

Sales, Marketing and Open Discussion
This is the reseller's only session for Sales & Marketing issues with the Elliott Business Software. At the end of this session, we will have an open discussion of any issues that resellers would like to discuss.

Elliott Automation
We will discuss various Elliott Automation Issues including Deferred Processing, which is significantly improved in Elliott V7.3. Various events work with Deferred Processing that can be used to set up overnight monitoring. We will also show you how to use Internal and External Macros to gain efficiency and how to use the tickler function.

Lunch Presentation - Available to Promise (ATP)
Available to Promise (ATP) is becoming an Elliott real-time MRP solution. Elliott V7.3 supports BOMP components for ATP. In addition, two more ATP categories are added: ATP for transfer between locations and ATP for PO Receiving. The ATP Inquiry Screen supports drill down and the ATP Summary Report is an effective tool for buyers to use for purchasing and to spot exceptions.

Elliott Customer Relationship Management
Elliott's eContact Manager was the center of Elliott's CRM solution. With V7.3, eContact Processor replaces eContact Manager and becomes the center of Elliott's CRM. We will explain the reason why and show you various different ways to use eContact Processor to extract a contact list for Mass Email, Phone Campaign and Fax Blast.

Document Management with Elliott Links
Elliott V7.3 supports Automatic Program Link which makes the setup of a link much easier. The link function is now supported in COP Order Entry and A/P Voucher Processing. This enables the customer purchase order and vendor invoice to be scanned and stored digitally on the computer system for future reference.

Evening Entertainment
A surprising and unforgettable evening with dinner and entertainment will be provided for our conference attendees and traveling companions.

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Sunday (10/23/05)

Information Technology for a Connected Organization
Various technologies will be discussed in this session on how to keep your organization connected. Internet connectivity is a must. We will discuss the difference between VPN (Virtual Private Network) and Terminal Services. Also, we will discuss Voice over IP, Best Practice for Emails and Instant Message implementation.

What You Need to Know about Pervasive
Pervasive V9.x has been released and Elliott V7.3 supports this version. What do you need to know about Pervasive V9.x? We will discuss this and other products like Audit Master, which audits the Elliott database for changes that take place, and Backup Agent, which helps you to run a 24x7 organization.

Lunch presentation - Shipping Integration
We will discuss various functions in Elliott Shipment Processing including, Shipping Verification, UCC-128 Label Support, Starship integration, Shipping Data Update, Shipping Email Acknowledgements, Manifest Reports, Shipping Confirmation, Immediate Packing Slip, etc.

Events 101
Events are a powerful feature in Elliott, yet they are only understood by a few users. Therefore, few users are able take advantage of them. This session will teach you the basics of Events so you can start making use of this powerful feature.

Barcode Printing in Elliott
There are several ways to print barcodes in Elliott: (1) Use the Laser Template function to print barcodes on documents like Picking Tickets, Packing Slips, Production Orders, Transfer Tickets, Invoices, etc. (2) Elliott supports printing item barcode labels on certain models of Avery laser labels. (3) Many flexible and professional looking labels can be printed through a CSV file interface with barcode label software like Bartender. In this session, we will explain how we accomplish these.

Support Issues in Elliott
In this session, we are going to discuss the most commonly encountered problems in the support area and show you the solution.

How to Use Elliott DDF files for Reporting
You may use Elliott DDF files to define an ODBC interface and retrieve the data by tools like Crystal Report or Excel. In this session, we will demonstrate how to setup ODBC for Elliott. Security issues will be discussed in detail. We are also going to show you how to use Views, which are predefined link tables, and how to define a view so you can create your own custom views.