Updating from Vantage 6.0

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It’s been a different outcome for each different customer I have worked with.

 

Most of the time, anyone pre-8.0 has usually been off maintenance so long that it is cheaper to re-buy than to pay back maintenance.

 

In terms of the move from 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, it has really varied quite a bit. Some customers can upgrade with very few problems, some it is a project beyond comprehension so they skip that and just treat it like a whole new implementation.


Either way, I would recommend getting the DMT, it will make either process very simple.

 

Also, I would suggest upgrading your existing DB at least once as a test to evaluate which method might be best for you, you should be able to do it in house by requesting all the discs from Epicor, but there are also third parties outside of Epicor who can run the upgrade for you as well.

 

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of craig_4414@...
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:50 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Updating from Vantage 6.0

 




We are currently on Vantage 6.0.  I have been asked to calculate the cost of renewing all maintenance licenses and updating to the current version of Vantage.  My experience is it is cheaper and more efficient to ignore the updating and instead jump to the latest version as a systems conversion.

 

Does anyone have another opinion?  Experience with using updates to go from an outdated system to current?




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We are currently on Vantage 6.0.  I have been asked to calculate the cost of renewing all maintenance licenses and updating to the current version of Vantage.  My experience is it is cheaper and more efficient to ignore the updating and instead jump to the latest version as a systems conversion.

 

Does anyone have another opinion?  Experience with using updates to go from an outdated system to current?

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Depending on how long you've been off maintenance, it may be cheaper to re-purchase. You Epicor CAM can tell you.
 
Some re-implement, some convert. Depends on your situation. Many of us have gone through the upgrades and weeded out most, hopefully, of the problems.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:49 AM
Subject: [Vantage] Updating from Vantage 6.0

We are currently on Vantage 6.0.  I have been asked to calculate the cost of renewing all maintenance licenses and updating to the current version of Vantage.  My experience is it is cheaper and more efficient to ignore the updating and instead jump to the latest version as a systems conversion.

 

Does anyone have another opinion?  Experience with using updates to go from an outdated system to current?

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We are in the process of updating from Vantage 5.2 to epicor 9.05. We had stopped paying maintenance the past few years as we were pretty sure we were switching systems but then we ended up staying with epicor. Anyway, long story short, it did end up being less expensive to re-buy the software at 9 then to pay back-maintenance. Because we were so far back we also enlisted epicor professional services to do the installation and database upgrade.

 

 

 

Sarah Vareschi â–ª Systems Manager â–ª NyproMold â–ª 978-368-4718

 

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of craig_4414@...
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:50 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Updating from Vantage 6.0

 

 

We are currently on Vantage 6.0.  I have been asked to calculate the cost of renewing all maintenance licenses and updating to the current version of Vantage.  My experience is it is cheaper and more efficient to ignore the updating and instead jump to the latest version as a systems conversion.

 

Does anyone have another opinion?  Experience with using updates to go from an outdated system to current?

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