Streamlining SAP Transactions using

GuiXT and Mobile Bar Coding

SESSION CODE: 2513
Andy Rindfleisch - Process Improvement Mgr, Welch Allyn
DeeDee Kato - Director of Marketing, Synactive Inc.GuiXT.com

LEARNING POINTS

Case Study Welch Allyn

- Goal
- Approach
- Results
How Synactive Can Help
- Synactive Overview
- Liquid UI for iOS
Q&A

Welch Allyn Company Info

is a privately-held
company that manufactures and
distributes medical devices focus on
"frontline care" so patients can be
efficiently and effectively diagnosed
and treated.
My role as a Process Improvement
Manager in manufacturing involves
SAP, Lean, and Process work.

What the user would like?

A simple interface,

using fun devices.

What is a common reality?

A complex interface,

using old hardware.

What does Liquid UI for iOS do?

Liquid UI for iOS enables companies to extend SAP ERP mobile connectivity to
iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, as well as leverages device-specific features such
as the camera for barcode scanning.
Synactives simple scripting platform lets companies customize the SAP ERP
user interface for iOS devices by consolidating and simplifying SAP Dynpros,
tabs, and transactions without complicated programming or modifying the
backend configuration, security, and business logic.
Connectivity and Data Persistence. No re-entering of screen data if connection
is lost, data is secure. Robust connections maintain screen data even if the
network signal drops intermittently. Secure connections provide a completely
secure channel for data over the network.

What does Liquid UI for iOS do?

Connect to SAP using an iPod, iPad, iPhone, etc

Create simple, single screen, SAP transactions.

Small screen, no Keyboard.
So you need to compress and streamline the transactions.

Connect from anywhere.

Take SAP on the road.

Connect via internet to your SAP application server.
No addition servers / hardware.
Liquid UI provides persistence. If you lose your internet connection, you
dont lose the SAP connection. Even if you turn the device off.

Bar Coding is enabled.

Manufacturing Flow

Supplier

Purchasing
Demand

SAP
Build
List

Counting
Scales

MIGO
GR
140,000
Per year

MB1B
311
350,000
Per year

Product
Labels
4 Million
Per year

MFBF

VL02N
PGI

160,000
Per year

1.8 Million
Per year

Customer

Manufacturing Flow
improved using Synactive GuiXT
Purchasing
Demand

Supplier
Automated
Generation of
Spread Sheets
and Email
Scale Interface

Counting
Scales

Build
List

Scan Bins
Mobile devices

MB1B
311

MIGO
GR
140,000
Per year
Single Screen
Print Hot Labels
Email Buyers

LiquidUI Smart form

updates Purchasing
Master Data

SAP

Single
Screen
Bar Code

350,000
Per year
Print KanBan
Pick Tickets
Printed using
LiquidUI & iPad

Product
Labels
4 Million
Per year

Automated Generation of
Spread Sheets and Email

Product Wgts & Dims

scale interfaced to MM02

MFBF

VL02N
PGI

160,000
Per year

1.8 Million
Per year

Single Screen
Bar Code

Customer

LiquidUI with
iTouch in a Bar
Code SLED

A straight forward real life example:

Empty KanBan Bins
PKBC is used to empty KanBan bins on the production floor, which drives
replenishment.
Before Process
Enter the Transaction code - PKBC

Empty KanBan Bins

Before Process
Move the empty bins to the stock room to transact empty.
Fill out the Input Screen.
Select Bar Code, Enter Number, Select Empty, Hit enter

Empty KanBan Bins

After Process
We do the transaction on a mobile device.
We use a Java Script to move the screen
elements so they are visible on the iPod.
The Java Script selects the Bar Code and
Empty radio buttons and positions the
cursor to the Bar Code input field.
We scan the bar code on the bins to finish
the transaction.

Empty KanBan Bins

Results:
Were Mobile, so we dont have to move
the bins to a PC. Saves a lot of handling!
We save a lot of time. 7 key strokes and 3
mouse clicks to 1 scan. Were doing 350K
of these transactions, so every key stroke
matters.
We love the instant on of the iPod
We make less errors. Error proofed by
having the Java Script setting the radio
buttons. The barcodes are never wrong.
This is worth as much as the time savings.
We save training costs. This is big.

Filling KanBan Bins

1. Use Excel to print the labels. Put on the Bins using Velcro.

2. TalTech ActiveX creates the

Bar Codes in Excel.
3. Connect a scanner
to your USB port.
4. GuiXT puts all the fields together and creates a push button to process.

Andy Rindfleisch

Multiple SAP screens to One

The Backflush transaction MFBF

The Backflush transaction is a more complicated
transaction that requires several screens to
complete.
This example shows the benefit of converting
multiple screen transactions into a single screen.

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:
Enter Qty, Material, Plant, Production version, and click on Save.

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:
TO is created, hit enter.

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:
Click the Fork Truck to create the TO.
Dont click the wrong thing or hit the enter.

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:
Accept the TO details, hit the Enter

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:

Shows details again, hit the SAVE not the Enter

Multiple SAP screens to One

Current Process:

Accept the TO details, hit the Enter

Multiple SAP screens to One

Streamlined with Liquid UI

After Process
Were mobile! Less handling.
We use a Java Script to create one
simple & easy to use screen. This
saves us a lot of time, reduces errors,
and cuts training time.
Were scanning the Material, Plant,
Production version, and Quantity
instead of keying it. Increased speed
with less errors.

Interfaces using GuiXT

Scan KanBan Id

SAP
GuiXT Script
Downloads KanBan
Id, Part, Piece Weight
Shell Cmd to run
GuiXT script

GuiXT Script
Uploads Part, new
Piece Weight info.
Shell Cmd
to run GuiXT
script

System looks up the parts

piece weight from SAP and
sends it to the scale.
No piece weight? The scale
is set to do a sample.
The scale sends the piece
weight to the system, which
updates SAP for the next
receipt / issue.

USB
connection

Andy Rindfleisch

Interfaces using GuiXT

// Access writes the Piece Weight updates to a text file and then runs this script
// SAP Easy Access
// set up input file
Parameter UpFr_file "c:\junk\WgtUpdfile.txt" Delimiter=","
Screen SAPLSMTR_NAVIGATION.0100
Enter "/nMM02"
// open files
OpenFile "&[UpFr_file]"
label Read_File
// Read input file.
ReadFile "&[UpFr_file]" u_part u_gwgt u_nwgt u_wum
// if end of the input file, close the files, and Quit
if not V[u_part]
Screen SAPLSMTR_NAVIGATION.0100
Enter "mm03"
CloseFile "&[UpFr_file]"
CloseFile "&[UpFr_Log_file]"
Return Finished Updating
Endif

// Change Material
Screen SAPLMGMM.0060
Set F[Material]
&[u_part]
Enter
// Select View(s)
Screen SAPLMGMM.0070
Enter
// Change Material (2nd Screen)
Screen SAPLMGMM.4004
// Update New Material Values
Set F[Gross weight]
&[u_gwgt]
Set F[Weight unit]
&[u_wum]
Set F[Net weight]
&[u_nwgt]
Enter "/11 //SAVE
Goto Read_File

What is Welch Allyn doing?

Purchasing
Demand

Supplier
Automated
Generation of
SpreadSheets
and Email
Scale Interface

Counting
Scales

Build
List

Scan Bins
Mobile devices

MB1B
311

MIGO
GR
140,000
Per year
Single Screen
Print Hot Labels
Email Buyers

LiquidUI Smart form

updates Purchasing
Master Data

SAP

Single
Screen
Bar Code

350,000
Per year
Print KanBan
Pick Tickets
Printed using
LiquidUI & iPad

Product
Labels
4 Million
Per year

Automated Generation of
SpreadSheets and Email

Product Wgts & Dims

scale interfaced to MM02

MFBF

VL02N
PGI

160,000
Per year

1.8 Million
Per year

Single Screen
Bar Code

Customer

LiquidUI with
iTouch in a Bar
Code SLED

Whats next for Welch Allyn?

External Applications
Were giving our Sales and Field Service iPads they love them
Sales Orders / Quotes
Service Billing
Service Maintenance Records
Manager purchasing requisition approval.
Supplier notification of quality issues.
Replacing our 25 Window Mobile Devices ($2,500 each) with $200 iTouch
On Demand printing of Product Labels in production

Data Repository using Synactive and Google Docs.

Synactive At A Glance
2012+
Liquid UI for iOS

Founded by
Thomas Ewe (developed
JavaGui in SAP Labs)
Dr. Gerhard Rod (Initiated
and developed ABAP in SAP
AG)

GuiXT packaged with SAP

since 1998
GuiXT has SAP-certified
integration with SAP
NetWeaver
1000+ Customers /
Thousands of Users
In use by SAP Solution
Engineers

2011+
2009

2007

PDF and Excel

Integration

64-bit Architecture
BlackBerry, iOS,
Android, etc

GuiXT Web Server

Browser-based interface
Offline mode for Mobile
Devices

2004
Mobile Devices

2002
GuiXT Server

1998
GuiXT Designer introduced
to the market

Breadth of Customers Over 1000 Customers

Across Multiple Industries

What if you could go from this..

This search
screen has 140
fields that accept
user input.
Only 3 or 4 are
used.

To this..

Intuitive Screen
Layout
One button click to access
various transactions.
Pushbuttons and radio buttons
for repetitive search criteria.
Allows data to be entered to
screens that are not showing.

And to this..

ONE development
effort, multiple
touchpoints

GuiXT Solutions Case Study Results

Liquid UI Platform
Connects directly to SAP through patented connectivity technology

Built on proven GuiXT technology

Extends your SAP across both
desktop and mobile devices
Consolidates business related
transactions, fields and tabs

Start from SAP, Record Once and

Deploy everywhere
No Java, ABAP programming; no 3rd
party application server required
Simple scripting to empower a responsive IT team

Non-disruptive Business Solution

Lean, Agile Development

What is Liquid UI for iOS?

Redefining SAP GUI for the iOS

Supports SAP GUI features such as F4, toolbars,

menus, multiple sessions
Multi-touch display with gestures and swipes to link
actions in SAP
Integrated device camera and 3rd party sled for
barcode scanner
Smaller screen size
Convert input fields into single press graphical buttons
Logon/Logoff desktop paradigm to always on
paradigm

Liquefy the UI
2012 Synactive, Inc.

New Liquid UI App for iOS and Platform

Provide a Complete Framework to Mobilize Your Workforce

Liquid UI for iOS App

No
WithScreen
screenCustomizations
and process
customizations

Liquid UI Professional Edition (PE)

Liquid UI Platform

The Platform
is ascreen
place
Develop
and deploy
to develop and deploy
customizations

your screen and

process customizations

Liquid UI Enterprise Edition (EE)

PE plus Enterprise Features
GuiXT
Technology

SAP

Record/
Design

Automate/
Manage
Extend

New Capabilities for Liquid UI App for SAP ERP

Native access No Screen Customizations

Access to verified* native

SAP ERP transaction
Does not require SUP or
any other 3rd J2EE app
server
Direct Connection to SAP
No changes to SAP
security or underlying
business logic

Essential SAP GUI features

(e.g. gestures, multisessions, etc.)

Grids, tree controls, and other ActiveX controls

will have limited support in release 1
Secure access to corporate network is
recommended (e.g. VPN)

GuiXT
Edition(EE)
(PE)
GuiXTLiquid
LiquidUIUIProfessional
Enterprise Edition

Liquefy the UI
Manage User Access To SAP
Secure Connection
Robust Connection

Session Persistence
Virtual Sessions
Smart Attribute Barcode

Liquid UI Platform

scanning
SAP Workflow integration to
email app (see next slide)

GuiXT
Technology

Record/
Design

Automate/
Manage
Extend

Workflow Example

No additional 3rd party product (e.g. Duet, Sharepoint or SUP) required.

Liquid UI for iOS Feature Matrix

Liquid UI for
iOS App
Direct Connect and verified
transactions
Liquify UI
Manage User Access To SAP
Secure Connection
Robust Connection

Session Persistence
Virtual Sessions
Smart Attribute Barcode
scanning
SAP Workflow

Liquid UI Professional
Edition

Liquid UI Enterprise
Edition

Extending SAP to Smartphone/Tablets

NetWeaver Business Client Integration

Extending SAP to Browsers/Portals

Extending SAP to Windows Handheld

Barcode/RFID Scanners

Extending SAP to PDF and Excel Front-ends

Workbench
Record And Deploy To All Touch Points

Workbench_Access.exe
Workbench\MM01_WorkBench.exe

DESIGNER
WYSIWYG Tool
Screen changes without
writing any code
Start with any SAP
transaction
Render to desktop or
mobile touch points
Enables personalized
applications based on
roles and functions
Automatic script
generation
DesignerTrial_1.wmv

How Can You Get Started?

1) Download GuiXT Liquid UI for SAP
ERP Publication Featuring Gartner
research
http://www.guixt.com/solutions/white_
papers&id=lui_gp.php
2) Install Liquid UI for SAP ERP app from
iTunes Appstore
3) Access native SAP transactions from list
of verified transactions
http://www.guixt.com/products/liquid
_ui_transactions.php
4) Contact us for the Liquid UI Platform to
Liquefy the UI

Mobile Your Workforce NOW!

THANK YOU!

For more information about

GuiXT Solutions:
www.guixt.com
rfi@guixt.com
Tel: 650.341.3310

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