Organizations face significant challenges in maintaining the efficiency and availability of critical assets, such as machinery and infrastructure. One of these challenges should not be scheduling preventive maintenance and repair orders using SAP resources. The standard application interface, SAP GUI, requires in-depth knowledge of the system and codes. Even the most experienced SAP users cannot overcome the siloed nature of the SAP GUI, which makes seemingly simple tasks like assigning work orders and workload balancing a time-consuming process prone to errors. To address these issues, organizations need a user-friendly resource planning tool that allows efficient scheduling and rescheduling of tasks, teams or individuals.

Improve SAP usability and adoption with EvoSuite

In response to multiple customer requests for an improved work assignment solution, Evora IT Solutions addresses these maintenance challenges with its innovative solution, EvoSuite. The Fiori UI5-based applications enhance scheduling, support mobile execution, and optimize maintenance work notification and order processing for both in-house teams and field service technicians. EvoSuite complements SAP Service and Asset Manager and SAP Work Manager by aggregating the required information to plan, schedule and review maintenance notifications and work orders into a single pane of glass with an intuitive user experience. For supervisors, planner, and schedulers, this means no need for in-depth knowledge of the SAP GUI along with other positive benefits.

EvoSuite is a suite of products. The first in the series is EvoPlan, initially a custom solution, that was productized due to its broader applicability. EvoPlan simplifies work order allocation to technicians through a drag-and-drop interface, integration with SAP solutions, and real-time status updates and progress monitoring by supervisors. Designed for flexibility, EvoPlan accommodates various planning and scheduling methods, and offers visual scheduling through Gantt charts and supports fixed appointments with compliance indicators.

The other applications in EvoSuite like EvoOrder, EvoNotify, EvoEquipment and EvoLocation are designed to interface with EvoPlan and streamline the user experience by eliminating the need to access the SAP GUI. Typically, SAP GUI requires navigating a single transaction screen, whereas EvoOrder consolidates all necessary elements for preparing and reviewing work orders. This system allows users to efficiently manage operations, plan materials and resources, and schedule work orders through EvoPlan, which are then executed via mobile devices and reviewed by supervisors using EvoOrder, who can also approve associated costs. EvoNotify also enables users to promote notifications to work orders and add necessary details.

Boost reliability, stability, and performance

Evora's EvoSuite enables asset intensive companies to get more value out of their SAP Service and Asset Manager and SAP Work Manager systems. The applications simplify the maintenance work notification and order processing and in turn give more time back to supervisors, reduce errors and duplicate work orders, and maximize field tech time. Evora's approach is exemplified by Evonik Industries', a global leader in specialty chemicals, successful implementation at their largest German plant, which integrates EvoPlan and EvoOrder with SAP Asset Manager to streamline maintenance processes. This digital transformation has not only reduced errors and duplicate work orders but also enhanced operational transparency and compliance, and set new benchmarks in the chemical industry.

Evora will launch EvoSuite 2406, a newer version of EvoSuite, later this year that will incorporate new functionality and several years of enhancements with a focus on improved reliability, stability, and performance. The EvoSuite apps are available on the SAP App Store, and future versions will run on SAP BTP.