Embrace the Future with the Kinetic Browser UX

Today's manufacturers recognize the need to swiftly adapt to changing competitive, economic, and customer demands. Despite this, many businesses still rely on outdated tools that impede growth. Modern ERP systems are revolutionizing business processes by offering greater adaptability and flexibility, streamlining workflows, reducing costs, and improving the overall work experience. Manufacturers that are slow to adopt these capabilities are at risk of falling behind the competition.

The user experience provided by running Kinetic in the browser exemplifies these benefits. With the browser UX, customers can leverage AI to enhance critical decision-making, utilize optimized workflows for action plans, and implement advanced automation to significantly minimize manual tasks.

With improvements in key areas like enhanced MRP performance and more intuitive views for procure-to-pay and quote-to-cash process flows, the browser UX is tailored for an improved Kinetic experience. We urge our manufacturing customers to capitalize on these capabilities as soon as possible; your Epicor colleagues are prepared to assist you in your transition to the Kinetic browser user experience. From educational resources to one-on-one training, we are here to support your browser transformation.

The newest features from the last few releases of Kinetic have been created only for the browser and cannot be accessed via the classic screens. The modern look and feel of the browser are tailored for an enhanced Kinetic experience and are constantly updated and optimized by our team with each Kinetic release:

• Anywhere Access: The accessibility of the browser is a huge game changer for workers, allowing them to access their ERP from any device, even on a Mac!
• Speed and Performance: The browser achieves greater speed and performance with optimized forms and faster response times.
• Efficient Configuration: The browser reduces the effort and time needed to configure solutions, making IT activities more efficient.

Based on whether you are on-premises or in the cloud, what version of Kinetic you are currently on, and how many customizations you have, the steps to transition to the Browser will vary. If you’re already on a current version of Kinetic like 2024.2, you can make the move to the Browser today. Alternatively, the process will look different if you are on an older version. These are the most crucial considerations when transitioning to the Kinetic browser UX:

1. Analyze Your Current Status - Take a step back and analyze where you are. Are you in the cloud or on-premises? What Kinetic/ERP version are you on? How many customizations do you have? Are your applications up to date?
2. Review Critical Customizations - Eliminate what you do not need and what you won’t have to transition over to the browser.
3. Convert Crucial Customizations - Start the conversion of your crucial customizations. If you are on a current version of Kinetic, the Configuration Customization Dashboard will help. If not, the Cirrus and Professional services teams can assist with an upgrade.
4. Train Your Employees - Effectively train your employees on the new Browser UI. Workforce adoption is a major milestone for a successful transition. Resources like the browser user guide on EpicWeb will certainly help you in this area. From talking with numerous Kinetic customers, almost all of them have cited workforce adoption as a major inhibitor or milestone they had to overcome to make a successful transition.

The importance of making the transition from classic Kinetic screens to the browser user experience is paramount for Epicor customers — a fact that is exemplified by the numerous breakout sessions planned for Insights 2025 that will be addressing this very topic, both from the perspective of Epicor experts as well as several Kinetic customers. By attending these sessions, Kinetic users can learn valuable information about the capabilities that are only available in the browser, best practices for migration activities, better understand the potential ROI of a browser-based experience, and hear first-hand testimonials from fellow customers around their own browser transformation experiences.

Contact your customer account manager to learn how to harness the power of the Analyzer and Application Studio to convert your classic customizations and empower your workforce with the training they need to maximize the latest Kinetic functionality that is only available in the browser. Start your journey to the Kinetic Browser user experience today!

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Daniel Charvoz

Product Marketing Manager

Daniel Charvoz is a Product Marketing Manager at Epicor, where he works on the go-to-market strategy for Epicor's manufacturing ERP solution; Kinetic. He has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, and lives in Minneapolis.

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