Faster (and cheaper) JDE Upgrades? Absolutely! Most custom Versions will inevitably be lost with every Upgrade, because of the changes in the parent Templates, so they will need to be re-created from scratch in the new systems. And without Version properties nicely printed in a readable format, this is a very slow and tedious task. PO Commander alone can shave weeks off a typical Upgrade Plan.

Reduce risks and maintenance expenses by having your known good Processing Options documented - when something goes wrong with a Version, there will be a reference ready to instantly rectify the problem.

PO Commander is a powerful tool to document JD Edwards® OneWorld/EnterpriseOne® Batch and Interactive Program's Processing Options in a convenient and easily readable PDF, XLS or CSV formats:

PO Commander uses Fat Client API's and supports all JDE releases starting from XE upwards. The main advantage of using JDE API's is the database-independence and easier configuration of the tool. It is entirely self-configurable and will work with any DB supported by JDE.

Neither Adobe® Distiller® nor Microsoft® Excel® need to be installed. PO's are reported by Language (the same Version can have multiple sets of PO descriptions in multiple Languages, displayed in OW accordingly to the current user's Language Preferences).

XLS format is highly visual, conveniently packing a lot more data per page than PDF, plus it can also be very useful to compare PO's between different Versions in the same Environment, or even between different Environments and Installations:

PO Commander not only reports PO values, it also analyses the data as it processes it and highlights any versions that have PO values corrupt (see the Versions in red on the screenshot above). This is a very frequent problem in upgraded or updated systems, because this data is simply copied across by the Upgrade process (or stays unaffected by Updates) without fixing any mismatched entries. This normally manifests itself with "PO Change" (or "Processing Option templates changed in versions.") warnings on the spec merge reports.

For example, in a brand-new, pristine ERP8 system, after the application of Update 1, there would be about 600 Versions with corrupt Processing Options!!! Nothing can easily identify them all, except PO Commander. If somebody accidentally runs one of them, without re-viewing the values (i.e.: blind submission), the consequences are unpredictable. For example, this sample report was taken from a fresh E900 installation and shows Processing Options for standard Versions of R42118 UBE. You can see that most of the Versions have corrupt or missing values. The available Trial Version reports a small subset of the available Versions, but even those are likely to be corrupt in almost any system.

Running versions with corrupt PO's may lead to myriads of unpredictable problems. Using PO Commander periodically, to check your system for PO corruption is highly recommended - especially after any Updates or Upgrades. Once such corrupted PO's are opened in JDE, reviewed and OK'ed, the values are automatically fixed in the database. The trick is to find them before they bite you in the back. A Version with corrupt PO's can be executed if a user runs it without a prompt, and most Interactive Programs do not, by default, prompt for Processing Options when started from a menu.

Having collected a few PO Commander reports over time, it's easy to answer a number of likely questions:
1. What PO values did this version have two weeks ago?
2. Are there any PO's in the system which are corrupt?
3. What PO values are different between various Versions of this Program?
4. What PO values for a given Version are different between various Environments?

Limited Trial Version is available upon request.

OS: MS Windows (x32 or x64)
System Type: Physical or Virtual
JDE Releases: B9 (E1 8.9), E810, E811 (including E811 SP1), E812, E900, E910, E920

This software is licensed Per Named Machine over The Internet (the legacy hardware dongle licensing is still supported and is also available).

The optional Yearly Update/Upgrade Subscription is available at the time of purchase (not available separately) for an additional yearly fee. It is payable in advance per license, per year. It includes premium support and all software updates released during the paid period. Its cost is calculated as 20% of the product's list price at the time of invoicing, as may change from time to time. Unless the software is purchased for a single use application, we generally recommend to opt in for this Subscription: any future JDE Tools Releases and Releases/Updates may require an updated version of this solution and it's generally more cost-efficient compared to one-off Upgrades.