JD Edwards

The technology explosion over the last decade brought us new and innovative ways to use the internet in our daily lives.  The technological changes have conditioned people of all walks of life to the online environment as a resource for shopping, banking, job hunting and more.  Online applications are now considered to be required for businesses to reach their customers and to support their employees.  

Employee Self-Service (ESS) applications represent another step forward in the evolving internet-based services providing employees with access to information and company communications.   Self-service programs can be executed over the Internet or a company’s Intranet.

ESS Features
Browser-based and integrated to the company HR applications, ESS provides 24/7 access to employees regardless of where they are, through the Internet or the company Intranet.  This access allows for the verification of personal data and the updating of data as changes occur in the employee’s personal and professional life.  The end result is data with a higher degree of accuracy and data that is current.  ESS portals can be used to access personal and contact information, view paychecks, enroll and change benefit selections and more.  Additional links added to the ESS provide access to 401K providers and to company communications and handbooks.   

I've been in the middle of a debate about whether you need one Single ERP instance or HR system across the entire organisation to be successful or if you can do the same job with multiple ERP instances or products (i.e. SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Oracle etc.).

My view is one product, one instance.... Any thoughts fellow members?