Situation Prior to ERP Cloud Implementation

City Public Schools serve the needs of public education and is the fourth largest public-school system in the State. City schools had been using Oracle E-Business Suite plus several third-party systems to manage operations.

The district required an upgrade to a modern cloud solution in order to streamline operations and automate paper-based and cumbersome processes.  Seeking a SaaS Finance solution for improved efficiency, workflow capabilities, and powerful reporting functionality, the district established the following key objectives for its digital transformation:

  • Transition to a standard integrated solution
  • Improve data quality, integrity, and reliability
  • Reduce and eliminate manual processes
  • Support strategic decision-making and planning
  • Streamline workflow and communications
  • Deliver a self-service environment

This transformation for the district was a collaborative effort that delivered a modern ERP cloud solution with enhanced budget preparation and reporting capabilities, increasing overall efficiency in the schools’ operations.  AST Transcend® was instrumental to the district's success.”

Daryl Cockerham Regional Director, AST LLC
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This transformation for the district was a collaborative effort that delivered a modern ERP cloud solution with enhanced budget preparation and reporting capabilities, increasing overall efficiency in the schools’ operations.  AST Transcend® was instrumental to the district's success.”

Daryl Cockerham Regional Director, AST LLC

Solution & Benefits of Cloud Financials and AST Transcend® in K-12 Education

AST’s skilled cloud-certified team partnered with the City Public Schools to deliver a state-of-the-art Oracle Cloud Financials solution with industry best practices.  AST utilized Transcend®, a reliable and comprehensive approach, proven to accelerate cloud implementations. With AST’s Transcend® methodology, the client was able to simplify and automate data conversion from Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) to Oracle Cloud, helping to fast-track their cloud journey, including integration to third-party applications and systems.  Project highlights include:

  • Migration of the requisition receipt process to a single system on cloud
  • Full PPM and Grants Management integration to cloud, a function that was not available with EBS
  • Integration from Accounts Payable and PPM to Fixed Assets, eliminating manual processes and enabling auto creation of assets
  • Elimination of on-site hardware for reduction of IT costs
  • Build and enhancement of AST budget transfer app, facilitating greater budget management efficiency
  • Integration with PStAR
Industry:  K-12 Education

Solution Components:

  • AST Transcend®
  • Oracle ERP Cloud
  • Oracle Procurement Cloud
  • Oracle Budgeting Cloud
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AST’s implementation of Oracle ERP Cloud using AST Transcend® has delivered a modern, integrated solution based on industry best practices, leading to budget automation, enhanced reporting, and returning focus to its core mission of providing quality education.