Omnify Software User Conference
September 20-22, 2011
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, CA
 
 
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Agenda Legend:
User Level Training
Administrator Level Training
Product Module Deep Dive
Hands-on Tech Lab
Focused Networking Sessions

Breakout sessions provide a forum for Omnify Users to participate in small, focused workshops to enhance their use of the Omnify system. Training sessions are comprised of small groups to meet User's specific needs and create an optimal learning environment. Session attendees will gain a better understanding of key functions to make their job easier as well as take away valuable material to share with colleagues and facilitate applying what was learned within their own Omnify environment.
 
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User Training: Navigating 5.0-Best practices to get your users up and running Back to top
This session will help core users become more familiar with the Empower 5.0 environment. Attendees will learn how to navigate the system and implement best practices to get their team up and running.
Topics will include:
• System basics/key changes
• Licensing
• Logging out

User Training: ECOs in 5.0-New Features and Algorithms Back to top
Empower 5.0 includes new ECO features and algorithms. This session will review the updated features as well as provide other useful “tips and tricks” to improve your Change Management processes.
Topics will include:
• Updating BOMs
• Affected Items updates
• Document Packager

User Training: Workflows: Best Practices Back to top
This session will offer tips to help simplify creating and modifying workflows, best practices for setting up workflows, maximizing signoff flows, as well as practices to avoid. Attendees will see and learn from real-world examples.
Topics will include:
• Maximizing Stages (single/multiple users)
• Leveraging Project Roles
• Reporting throughput/isolating issues
• Using Signatories

User Training: A Customer Case Study-Successfully Managing Engineering Data, Meeting Compliance and Maintaining a Competitive Advantage Back to top
This session is presented by Omnify User, Stephen Gillespie of Petra Solar. Stephen will provide an overview of Petra Solar’s Empower PLM implementation, demonstrating their transition from multi-step, manual ECO processes to an automated system with 74% ECO process time savings.
Topics will include:
• Pre and Post Omnify Environments
• Automated approach for: part number creation, part development, revision management, BOM management, ECOs, and document control
• Integration between Empower PLM and Microsoft NAVision ERP
• Managing data to meet various compliance requirements

Administrator Training: Advanced Administrator/System Configuration in 5.0 Back to top
This advanced session, designed for Omnify Empower System Administrators, focuses on maximizing performance and best practices for managing your Empower 5.0 environment. This session is for advanced Users and System Administrators.
Topics will include:
• Setup
• Vaulting options
• Permissions

Administrator Training: Reports in 5.0 Back to top
This session is focused on using the Omnify Reporter to improve your reporting options. Learn about new Reporter features in 5.0, new standard reports, creating custom reports, and examples of how customers use custom reports. This is an advanced class.
Topics will include:
• Reporter overview (including 5.0 updates)
• View Manager
• LiveData Object creation and setup

Administrator Training: Integrating Omnify Empower and ERP Back to top
Omnify Software provides an open integration platform to allow customers to easily share critical data with other systems in order to better manage data. This session, presented by Remec Broadband Wireless, will focus on the companies’ implementation of Omnify Empower PLM and integration with their ERP system, Intuitive ERP, in order to address challenges with manual processes and synching local and remote sites.


Product Module - Deep Dive: Training Management Back to top
The Training Management module provides an automated system to manage all internal and external training events. This session, Presented by Caroline Lace and Nancy Lindsay of Vergent Products, will provide an overview of the Training Management Module and how it is used at their company as well as provide tips to help simplify the process for rolling out the Training Management module at your organization.

Product Module - Deep Dive: Project Management Back to top
Learn how to unlock the power of the Project Management module. This session will provide a detailed overview and demonstration of the Project Management module to help attendees discover how to leverage this feature to manage common business functions.

Product Module - Deep Dive: Quality Management Back to top
Improve product quality by capturing product defects and issues with the Quality Management module. This session will cover the key features of Quality Management with examples on how it can help to improve your Quality processes.

Product Module - Deep Dive: BOM Routing/Manufacturing Process Management Back to top
This session, presented by Roger Martin, QA Manager for Pacific Biosciences, will provide an overview of the BOM Routing module and how it can help to keep engineering and manufacturing in sync by documenting all manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test procedures within the Omnify Empower database. Roger will discuss how Pacific Biosciences is leveraging BOM Routing functionality to effectively and efficiently create and control Process Specification and Recipes in ERP.

One-on-One Tech Lab Back to top
The Tech Lab provides an opportunity for Omnify Users to work one-on-one with Omnify Technical Support Staff. The Tech Lab will have computers available for a hands-on experience. Please come prepared with your questions or issues that you would like to address . The Tech Lab is open all day and does not require pre-registration.

Networking Sessions Back to top
The conference networking sessions are designed to provide a structured, round-table environment to network with your colleagues with whom you have common interests. Just like fish select shoalmates of their own species, similar in size and appearance, you can find your 'conference shoulmate' at these networking sessions. These sessions provide another opportunity to develop your knowledge, gather new perspectives, learn new methods, and to meet colleagues. Come to these sessions prepared with a list of questions to ask your peers and to share your experience to help someone else. A moderator is present to keep the discussion centered and to highlight topical issues. The session topics have been determined by customer feedback. If you would like to add a topic for a networking session, please notify us.


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