Business Objects for Equipment

Managers

HM1(SW/AW) Sherwin Villagracia

Equipment and Technology Management

Medical Equipment and Logistics Solutions

Naval Medical Logistics Command

Business Objects (BO)

PurposePurpose1. To introduce BO as a

tool for transforming data into meaningful information for management decision-making

ObjectivesObjectives1. Enumerate the basic

steps in generating a BO report

2. Identify the screen elements in BO

3. Create a simple BO report

4. Save a BO report in Excel format

5. Open a BO template from NMLC

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Exercise: DMLSS Review

Where can you find the following data?

• If an equipment is a System or Component• Risk Level of an equipment• Manufacturer CAGE Code• Last Inventory Date of an equipment

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Review: Equipment Type

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Equipment Module Main tab Equipment Type

Review: Risk Level

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Equipment Module Maintenance Data tab Risk Level

Review: Manufacturer CAGE Code

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Manufacturer Module Manufacturer tab CAGE Code

Review: Last Inventory Date

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Equipment Module Location & Inventory tab Last Inventory Date

BASIC Steps in BO Reporting

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BASIC Steps in BO Reporting

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BO Report: Preparation

Business CaseEquipment with Last Inventory Date of June 30, 2011 and earlier must be inventoried not later than June 30, 2012.

What Data (Data Elements)

1.Valuation Information fields:

•Equipment Control Number, Nomenclature, Commodity Class Manufacturer, Nameplate Model, Common Model, Serial Number, Acquisition Cost, Location, Custodian, Customer

2. Last Inventory Date

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Annual Inventory

BO Report: Preparation

Which Data (Criteria)

• Last Inventory Date is less than or equal to June 30, 2011

Whose Data (Criteria)

•All customers/custodians of the command

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Annual Inventory

BASIC Steps in Report Writing

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BO Report: Report Generation

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BO Install• Not included in a client install

• Request from DMLSS System Administrator or IT

• Pre-Gen IV version is 11.5.0.0

• Gen IV version is 12.0

• Must be launched within DMLSS

BO Report: Report Generation

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BO Modules• Current privileging information

• For Equipment Managers, select Equipment and Technology Management

BO Report: Report Generation

Onscreen Demonstration of Business Objects

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Validating

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Got Questions?

NMLC-ETM@med.navy.milBUMED-PMO@med.navy.mil

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