Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050210

Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is more critical than ever, and technology can play a key role in driving these goals forward. In this session, we’ll explore how to harness powerful tools and strategies to support DEI initiatives at every level of your organization.

We’ll cover:
•DEI Analytics & Reporting Tools: Discover methods for tracking essential DEI metrics to inform strategic decisions and enhance organizational outcomes.
•Bias Reduction in Talent Acquisition & Performance Management: Learn how AI-driven tools can help reduce unconscious bias within recruitment and performance evaluations, fostering a fairer, more inclusive workplace.
•Leveraging Journeys: Understand how to deliver customized employee experiences from onboarding through career growth, building a sense of belonging that supports retention and engagement across the company.
Join us to see how a blend of data-driven insights and personalized employee journeys can transform your DEI strategy and positively impact your organization.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Speaker: Aaron Bulthuis, Elire: Inc.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050234

This session targets PeopleSoft Financial users: where we will share and discuss hot topics in the PeopleSoft financial community. This is an opportunity to network with your peers: ask questions: and share your ideas.

Speaker: Jennifer Bentley, First Citizens Bank

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050236

Manual production reporting and outdated methods of weighing parts in JDE led to inconsistencies, inaccurate data, and system-wide disruptions. The reliance on additional hardware, servers, and a fragile reporting chain caused costly delays whenever issues arose.

Discover how MacLean-Fogg leveraged orchestrations and a custom application to revolutionize production reporting. This innovative solution eliminated inaccuracies, enabled location autonomy, and reduced reliance on costly equipment and redundant software, saving thousands while delivering faster, more accurate reporting across the corporation.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Scott Masker, MacLean-Fogg Company

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050239

Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in medical device manufacturing, faced the challenge of managing complex operations across multiple legacy ERP deployments which included JD Edwards (JDE), Infor XA, and NetSuite. The fragmented systems resulted in process inefficiencies, data silos, and challenges in scaling operations globally. To address these issues, Zimmer Biomet initiated a comprehensive transformation journey to consolidate its ERP landscape with a single JD Edwards platform. This strategic unification has streamlined supply chain management, improved production planning accuracy, enhanced inventory visibility, and introduced robust financial management capabilities – thus bringing unmatched operational agility across its global footprint.

In this session, we will discover how Zimmer Biomet overcame the complexities of ERP consolidation and leveraged JDE capabilities to drive integration and scalability. Get an insider and practitioner perspective on how to tackle challenges such as data migration, regulatory compliance, and change management across diverse business lines and manufacturing sites.

We will also look at system optimization strategies tailored for the medical device industry, and how they ensure robust performance and regulatory adherence. In addition, we will see how ERP modernization can help businesses drive coveted outcomes across the entire span of business operations. Learn from Zimmer Biomet’s transformation journey and explore best practices, lessons learned, and actionable strategies that are invaluable to drive every ERP transformation program to success.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Govindaraj Shanmugam, Zimmer, Inc.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050243

Today, a leader's personal brand is the cornerstone of influence and impact. This session will empower leaders to define, enhance, and communicate their Leadership Personal Brand to stand out and inspire. Attendees will learn key elements of an authentic leadership brand, practical steps to build and sustain it, and how to align it with personal and organizational goals. As an added focus, SMART goals will be introduced as a tool to make branding strategies actionable and measurable.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Jennifer Abraham, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050229

An initial Proof of Concept was performed using the delivered PeopleSoft Payment Request functionality. However, the delivered PeopleSoft Payment Request form did not have the SRS required fields and controls to meet all Non-PO APV requirements.
SRNS IT Developers; designed and developed a bolt on Payment Request system was created to replace the Site-Wide Forms.
To accommodate SRS specific requirements a custom bolt-on fluid self-service interface called the “SRS Payment Request Center” was created to enable more flexibility of the user interface and provide tailored workflow to each site-wide form individually.
Using AWE (Approval Workflow Engine), the delivered PS Payment Request processes will process data through the voucher build process to create a voucher to be processed into a payment.
This approach minimizes maintenance, avoids customizations, and maximizes usability/functionality.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Dianne Taylor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050241

Are you planning to expand business operations and implement Oracle JD Edwards in Latin America? Implementing JD Edwards in Latin America countries can be challenging due to the complex and mandatory tax requirements in countries like Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

Please join our session to learn how Birlasoft is assisting a global leader of life sciences company in meeting their regulatory, compliance, and statutory tax requirements of LATAM countries using JD Edwards standard localized functionalities aided by third-party integrated solution for E-invoicing.

Discover the common challenges in JDE localization implementation for LATAM countries, methods to address these challenges during implementation, and integrating JD Edwards with local tax authority systems for compliance and tax reporting. The session will also cover integrating JDE with local third-party applications for automatic electronic invoicing and submission to local government authorities.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Luciano Botta, Birlasoft, Inc.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2025
Session ID: P-049947

Developers have questions - and only developers can explain how to answer them. This session pits Gurus and Joes into resolution mode. We talk about what we are facing and works as a community to resolve (and listen). This session is popular in that we have involvement from Oracle, Big Name Developers and (db)...

Bring you problems and lets crowdsource your solutions.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2025
Session ID: P-049935

This session will cover the functional highlights of Cru's Modify a Person Modernization implementation. Topics will include some of the basic steps we used to bring up the Fluid Modify a Person pages, the search configuration page we set up, the difficulties we encountered, the solutions we found to some of our challenges, and any wins for our HR and Admin staff.
This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D 2025
Session ID: P-049959

After several attempts and failures in 2017 and 2019, the State of Indiana and Oracle initiated a proof-of-concept project to move the state's PeopleSoft Financials and HCM applications infrastructures from the on-premises datacenter to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In this session, we will walk through the journey from POC through stakeholder approvals to the planning for migration of PeopleSoft environments to OCI.

Attendees will hear about the lessons learned from the state's PeopleSoft OCI proof of concept project. We will discuss the challenges and objections raised by internal stakeholders and the data-driven responses that supported the ultimate decision to move forward with a cloud infrastructure strategy. The presentation will wrap up with an overview of the successes achieved to-date, the changes in operational responsibilities for the infrastructure providers involved in the project, and the future outlook for PeopleSoft applications for the state.
This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM