Complex software like SAP and Oracle have a truly enormous number of areas which require configuration in order to make the system work as desired. Many of these areas are infrequently accessed, thus finding them takes a lot of time from system analysts and configurators. Time pressures result in documentation being placed low on the priority list and the documentation that is performed often placed in encapsulated forms like Microsoft Word.
Question: Why not continue to manage complex software implementations with conventional documetation?
Answer: Specialization, searchability, and relevance
How a Configuration Database Differs from Conventional Documentation
The web was originally conceived of as a tool for integrating scientific information at CERN. However, it took a detour for over a decade, and web publishing became very centralized and with the emphasis being on design and the presentation of corporate marketing information. During this time, content continued to be placed in containers or documents, with the web merely serving to point to these documents. Now software like WordPress enables the original vision of Tim Berners Lee to become a reality.
How Educational Material is Different from a Configuration Database
The help websites and books published by software companies are typically not optimized for detailed configuration assistance and they are not at all customized for any one client’s implementation needs. The consequence is a lot of wasted time and lower information quality and implementation outcomes.
How a Customized Configuration Database can be Developed
We can help you created a customized configuration database that all users of the system can use and learn from. This means that the combined effort and knowledge of configuring systems is not lost after the work is completed. This can help you improve the quality and speed of your implementation as well as reduce the maintenance cost of your system.
Real World Application
How do we know this works? We have had great success in developing a configuration database that is of great value to those that use it to guide them in SAP configuration.
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