ERP Systems

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Dear Lancaster City Council,

Please could you pass on to the person that deals with Freedom Of Information requests.

o What Applications are you running for:
o Finance?
o HR?
o Payroll?
o Project?
o CRM?
o Manufacturing?
o Sourcing?
o Invoice Scanning Tool?
o Are you using Config Snapshot?
o What BI Tool are you using?

o What versions of the above Applications are you running?
o When was your last Application upgrade?
o Are you planning another upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for applications? If so who?
o What kind of support is included in the contract (functional/technical/etc.?)
o What is the value of the application support contract?
o When does it expire?

o Are you running any Oracle Databases?
o If so, what versions are you currently running?
o What applications are being run on these Databases?
o Are you planning another Database upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for Databases? If so who?
o What is the value of the database support contract?
o When does it expire?
o Where are the databases held? Hosted, onsite/offsite?
o If not, how many in-house DBAs do you have?

o Where do you advertise any Oracle procurement opportunities?
o Who is responsible for looking after the contract for the Oracle estate?
o Who is responsible for looking after the licenses for the Oracle estate?
o How much do you pay annually for Oracle Support & Maintenance?
o When does this contract renew?
o Do you work with off-shore partners?

Yours faithfully,
Paul Athoe
Support Revolution

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Dear Mr Athoe,

I write to confirm receipt of your request for information, which was
received on 19th April 2017 and is now being processed under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000. Your request has been given the unique reference
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Clay Garland

Information Governance Assistant

Resources; Information Governance

Lancaster City Council

Town Hall, Dalton Square, LA1 1PJ

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Dear Mr Athoe,

Freedom of Information Request - Ref: FOI 0956

Thank you for your request received on 19th April 2017 in which you asked
for the following information from the City Council:

 

Questions copied in full below.

 

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Clay Garland

Information Governance Assistant

Resources; Information Governance

Lancaster City Council

Town Hall, Dalton Square, LA1 1PJ

(: (01524) 582204

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