{"id":3097,"date":"2017-08-08T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2022-09-06T21:47:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:47:47","slug":"using-winshuttle-to-optimize-sap-in-shared-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/2017\/08\/using-winshuttle-to-optimize-sap-in-shared-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Winshuttle to Optimize SAP in Shared Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As companies look to leverage new innovative technologies, there is a wide range of options available, from Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/a> and Artificial Intelligence applications to specialized software that automates one part of a labor-intensive process.\u00a0 One such specialized solution is Winshuttle, a bolt-on application that is exclusively for SAP users for the sole purpose of simplifying and automating<\/a> the uploading of data from Excel into SAP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With many different approaches to using Winshuttle available, even if you have already implemented it, there can be a significant benefit to knowing how leading peers are using the software.<\/span><\/p>\n

Company Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During a recent Peeriosity PeercastTM<\/sup>, a Senior Accountant for the U.S. Shared Services operations<\/a> of a $15B+ global manufacturing company discussed their approaches to leveraging Winshuttle software in Shared Services.\u00a0 The software was first implemented three years ago, as part of a continuous improvement effort for uploading journal entries into SAP, which at the time was a very manual process with a high probability of data entry errors.\u00a0 Since this first successful use three years ago, utilization of the software is now being pursued more broadly, with multiple uses being leveraged in Shared Services for Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, and Master Data processes.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The featured presenter provided detailed examples of specific uses, including multiple screenshots to walk Peeriosity members through how Winshuttle was most recently used to streamline the new vendor setup process, where they achieved time savings of over 50%.\u00a0 The discussion also included a review of how current processes are recorded to support the creation of scripts and Excel templates for use with Winshuttle.<\/span><\/p>\n

iPollingTM<\/sup> Results Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A supporting Peeriosity poll created using the iPollingTM<\/sup> technology provides additional insight by looking at how prevalent the use of Winshuttle is and the level of satisfaction member companies have with the Winshuttle application.\u00a0 It\u2019s interesting that 47% of member companies have implemented, with 3% currently evaluating and another 3% who evaluated and decided not to implement.\u00a0 While it is true that 47% of member companies have not evaluated Winshuttle, when you consider that roughly half of the member companies are on a software platform that isn\u2019t SAP, that percentage isn\u2019t surprising, since SAP is required to be able to use Winshuttle software.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

When examining the level of satisfaction experienced by the 47% of the companies who have implemented, 29% indicated that they are \u201cVery Satisfied\u201d with an additional 57% indicating they are \u201cSatisfied\u201d. \u00a0Only 7% indicated they were \u201cNot Satisfied\u201d, with 7% responding that it was \u201cToo Early to Tell\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are the details:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPolling:<\/p>\n

Poll comments from Peeriosity members on this topic include:<\/span><\/p>\n