The JDE Connection

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In this episode, hosts Chandra and Paul look back over their first year of “The JDE Connection” podcast. What a ride it’s been—43 episodes filled with laughs, learning, and yes, a healthy dose of Midwestern humor! When they hit record for the first time back in January, they had no idea what this podcast would grow into. Nervous and over-prepared, they re-recorded the first few episodes more times than they care to count. But as the year unfolded, they found our groove, sharing not just insights about JD Edwards but also a few laughs and some lighthearted banter along the way.  From educational episodes to live recordings at BLUEPRINT4D and INFOCUS, to their first YouTube and LinkedIn live session they’ve cherished the connections they’ve built. None of this would be possible without you, the listeners. Your feedback, questions, and enthusiasm keep them inspired and for that they extend their heartfelt gratitude. 

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Hosts Paul and Chandra delve into JD Edwards EnterpriseOne UXOne and its significant impact on daily business operations. They explain how UXOne is designed around the principles of alert, analyze, and act, providing users with personalized landing pages tailored to over 50 different roles. These landing pages consolidate and streamline various functionalities, such as watchlists for dynamic alerts, enhanced analytics for deeper insights, and Cafe One for integrating external information seamlessly. Paul and Chandra highlight the customization and personalization options available in UXOne, making it a powerful tool for boosting efficiency and simplifying the user experience. They also emphasize the importance of these tools in automating tasks and improving data accessibility, thus empowering users to make quicker, more informed decisions.

05:20 Alert, Analyze, Act

07:55 UXOne is “customizable” to meet your business needs

13:15 CafeOne

20:18 Midwesternism of the Day

Resources:

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne UXOne: https://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/jd-edwards-enterpriseone/jde-e1-ux-one-3308936.pdf

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In this episode, hosts Chandra and Paul talk about the specialized functionalities of JD Edwards' agribusiness modules, focusing on blend management, grower management, and grower pricing and payments. The episode highlights how these modules support businesses in the wine, spirits, and juice industries by providing tools for managing ingredient blending with detailed traceability, regulatory compliance, and quality control. The discussion also covers the capabilities of grower management in tracking land, crop activities, and yields from pre-planting to post-harvest, as well as the complexities of managing grower contracts, quality-based pricing, and payments. 

05:00 What is agribusiness all about? 

06:25 Blend Management 

11:20 Grower Management 

14:50 Grower Pricing and Payments 

19:00 Midwesternism of the Day 

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JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Agribusiness: https://www.oracle.com/applications/jd-edwards-enterpriseone/agribusiness/ 

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Hosts Chandra and Paul wrap up their discussion on de-customization of JD Edwards with Pete Cotton, Business Analyst at Irex Services, LLC. Pete emphasizes the importance of cultivating a culture conducive to change management, regularly reassessing customizations, and including cross-functional staff to maintain control over system customizations. Chandra and Paul underscore the need to understand the "why" behind business requirements and document the business justifications for changes. Pete elaborates on employing a semi-formalized change control process and highlights the cost and complexity of upgrades when customizations are excessive. The conversation delves into iterative approaches and the benefits of reducing system customizations, such as faster upgrades and more efficient system management.

05:16 Iterative approach eases code customizations burden.

07:28 Glossary overrides, custom UBEs unresolved, future updates.

11:45 Automating form personalization changes via spec mapping.

16:03 Revisit processes, evaluate customizations, involve stakeholders.

18:47 Document why, not what, business logic does.

22:31 Prioritize adoption, customization retirement, and investment.

24:45 Eliminate unnecessary customizations for smoother upgrades.

28:31 Midwesternism of the Day

In this episode, hosts Chandra and Paul welcome Pete Cotton, a Business Analyst at Irex Services, LLC, to discuss the process and methodology of decustomizing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1) instances. The conversation kicks off with the importance of reducing customizations to streamline the ability to stay code current and minimize upgrade overhead. Pete elaborates on the methodologies Irex employs, which include cataloging all customizations, identifying those that can be retired, and exploring the various JD Edwards user-defined object (UDO) tools such as form personalizations, form extensions, and orchestrations to replace custom code. The episode highlights the significance of understanding customizations at a granular level and leveraging new capabilities within JD Edwards to achieve business goals without extensive retrofitting. 

02:25 A brief history of how we got here 

05:58 Customizing the base object vs cloning the object debate 

08:35 What is the goal of de-customization? 

09:35 Step 1: Inventory and catalog your customizations 

13:51 Step 2: Retire what you don’t need 

14:58 Step 3: Replace customizations with User-Defined Objects (UDO) 

17:48 Real world examples of customizations that can be replaced with UDO’s 

24:49 Summary of what UDO to use when 

25:39 Midwesternism of the day 

Resources: 

Custom Object Analyzer: https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/jd-edwards/change-management/9.2.x/eotsu/customization-object-analyzer.html 

Custom Object Analyzer Tutorial: https://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/jdedwards/Object%20Analyzer/COA.mp4 

Understanding Customization Object Analyzer (Doc ID 1499756.1) https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_afrLoop=115464695465036&parent=EXTERNAL_SEARCH&sourceId=BULLETIN&id=1499756.1&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=ax2thxh30_4 

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Hosts Paul and Chandra dive into the latest updates and enhancements introduced in JD Edwards Release 25. Key application highlights include advancements in financial, sales, procurement, warehouse management and real estate management functionalities and the new enterprise automation and sustainability reporting capabilities in Release 25. Key tools enhancements include improvements in process automation with new features in digital transformation, system administration, security and platform. Paul and Chandra stress the importance of staying current with quarterly security updates and encourage listeners to refer to My Oracle Support and Learn JDE for comprehensive information and updates.  

02:28 Where do I go to hear about new Releases? 

04:44 Improvements in Financials 

07:41 Improvements in Sales 

10:55 Improvements in Procurement 

11:21 Improvements in Warehouse Management  

12:01 Improvements in Real Estate Management 

12:26 Sustainability Framework 

15:03 Digital Transformation Enhancements 

22:58 System Administration Enhancements 

33:17 Security Enhancements 

34:30 Platform Certifications 

37:03 Midwesternism of the Day 

Resources: 

Learn JDE Release 25 Information https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E84502_01/learnjde/release25.html 

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In this episode of The JDE Connection, hosts Paul and Chandra conclude their three-part conversation on requirements gathering summarizing key points from previous discussions and emphasizing the crucial role of gathering and prioritizing requirements before jumping to solutions. They discuss the benefit of admitting one's lack of knowledge and the creative potential unleashed by collaborative brainstorming sessions. Drawing from personal experiences, both hosts agree that while it is challenging to admit uncertainty, doing so fosters trust and confidence over time. They provide practical advice on balancing divergent stakeholder needs, managing limited resources, and avoiding analysis paralysis by adopting an iterative approach to requirements management, highlighting the "Just Enough Requirements Management" (JERM) concept. 

02:07 Recap of Part 1 and Part 2 

05:13 Different perception of stakeholders towards the project 

07:32 Stakeholders with differing interests and expectations 

11:10 Red line vs Yellow Line Requirements 

12:59 How do you know what’s really important? 

17:31 JERM – Just Enough Requirements Management  

23:46 A constraint is nothing but an opportunity 

21:17 A list of the “Top 10” elicitation challenges 

34:32 Midwesternism of the Day 

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In this episode of the JDE Connection, hosts Chandra and Paul delve into the intricacies of eliciting business requirements. The conversation is part two of a three-part series, following their live episode with Susan Moore of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). They discuss topics such as identifying appropriate stakeholders, managing ambiguous requirements, and navigating the complexities of fast-evolving project demands. The episode also highlights different project management methodologies, specifically comparing the traditional waterfall approach with agile methodologies, and providing insights into their respective advantages and challenges. The educational segment is designed to give listeners a foundational understanding of these methodologies as they relate to gathering business requirements.  

04:01 Identifying and getting time with appropriate stakeholders 

08:12 Getting ambiguous requirements and managing expectations 

11:27 New term called “Scrumafall” 

13:03 Waterfall vs Agile and where does Scrum fit 

24:11 Midwesternism of the day 

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In this episode of the JDE Connection, hosts Chandra and Paul delve into the intricacies of eliciting requirements from stakeholders, a critical aspect of business analysis within the JD Edwards ecosystem. They share their experiences, including the challenges of dealing with stakeholders who may frequently change their requirements and the importance of understanding both the problem and the solution. The hosts highlight the need for engaging stakeholders effectively without dismissing their ideas outright and emphasize the significance of collaborative problem-solving to garner accurate and thorough requirements. The episode also touches on the concept of "progressive discovery," where requirements evolve, and the balance required between gathering enough information to begin implementation while avoiding the pitfalls of a 'waterfall' approach.  

03:55 Don’t just provide solutions 

06:29 We are problem solvers 

08:04 Understanding the full requirement may lead to alternate an solution 

13:08 Understanding the reason why 

16:40 When stakeholders don’t know what they want 

19:58 Pitfalls of the Waterfall approach  

25:25 Midwesternism of the day 

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In this lively episode of The JDE Connection recorded live at INFOCUS 2024, hosts Chandra Wobschall and Paul Houtkooper, along with guest Jim Callan from Oracle Support, delve into the intricate process of managing enhancement requests within JD Edwards. They outline a clear three-step process for logging enhancements. The episode also touches on distinguishing bugs from enhancements, the necessity of thorough knowledge documentation, the importance of gathering votes through the Quest Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and the pivotal role of support teams in understanding customer needs. 

03:34 Three-step process 

04:35 Entering an enhancement with Oracle 

12:13 Entering an enhancement with Quest 

14:40 Participating in SIGs and voting on enhancements 

32:15 Midwesternism 

Resources: 

JDE Edwards Bug Monitoring: https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_afrLoop=389968747554982&id=1446784.2&_adf.ctrl-state=1bsoxmi9ag_52 

Quest Enhancement Tool: http://cloudnnf.questoraclecommunity.org/questenhancementtool/