CH & Co Succeed with ALLOut
CH & Co Succeed with ALLOut
CH & Co, a large UK-based contract catering company, successfully upgraded from Oneworld Xe to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 using the ALLOut Security tool-set. The tools facilitated the efficient management of complex roles, tasks, and security setups, saving significant time and resources. The upgrade improved administrative processes and enhanced system security and compliance.
Client in Focus
CH&Co Group is a prominent catering and hospitality company featuring a diverse range of specialized businesses. They offer services spanning from consumer and fully commercial catering to fixed-cost catering for some of the UK’s top brands and organizations. Their expertise extends across various sectors including business and industry, charity, leisure, education, and healthcare.
CH & Co faced a significant challenge during their upgrade from Oneworld Xe to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1. The company, a large contract caterer with over 200 establishments and 2,500 staff, needed to integrate complex roles, versions, security, and task views into their new system. The rapid expansion of their business required adding over 30 new units to the EnterpriseOne system within days, a task further complicated by the limited IT expertise of their staff. The scale of the upgrade involved designing and implementing 1,000 tasks and 5,000 task relationships within a tight timeframe, making traditional methods unfeasible.
To address these challenges, CH & Co implemented the ALLOut Security tool-set, which offered a streamlined approach to managing their system upgrade. This tool allowed them to design roles, tasks, and security structures using spreadsheets, which were then uploaded into the system within minutes, drastically reducing setup time. By standardizing menus, folders, tasks, task views, and process-based roles, and introducing role-based security and structured audit routines, they ensured a smooth transition to the new system. This approach not only facilitated the project within the required timescales but also simplified ongoing administrative maintenance.
The use of the ALLOut Security tool-set yielded significant benefits for CH & Co. The automated import and validation of menu, security, and role setup spreadsheets saved approximately 20 man days of setup and testing time. The simplified template approach enabled the accounts team to manage security and menu maintenance, eliminating the need for a specialized JDE IT security admin role. Furthermore, the compliance procedures supported by ALLOut’s Risk Reporting enhanced system access and usage oversight, addressing auditor concerns and ensuring robust security and efficiency in their upgraded EnterpriseOne environment.
