Vertex question

[Former Member]

We are currently using Vertex running on the iSeries in registration mode with our ECC 6.0 system. Vertex has stated that they do not officailly have a supported release to run on V5R4 or any ECC release although we appear to be running OK. In recent conversations with Vertex, they also have no schedule for when they will support V6R1. As such, we are not happy with the support and maintenance of the product for the iseries platform. We are questioning whether we could run Vertex on Windows/SQL server and still have this work with our iSeries SAP system. I would like to know if there are any other iseries/SAP customers that are using Vertex on the Windows platform working with their iseries SAP system? Also do any other iseries SAP customers use a different tax package beside Vertex for their SAP system?

Best regards,

Russ Cook

Gardner Denver

[Former Member]

Hi Russ,

first of all, I think, it is really bad, that Vertex runs this "strategy" ;-(((

But, still, it will run on V6R1 - but I understand, that you want to come back to a supported landscape ...

But:

You can run such a product - as it JUST uses RFC to connect to SAP on ANY server on ANY OS in your landscape, that is supported by Vertex.

In Startup Mode it would be a hazle, but in regiostration mode, it can be run on any OS as it runs at the moment.

On the OS e.g. Windows, you have to start the most likely batch file, that registers to SAP on iSeries as it does locally right now (This took me 2-3 years as well to understand, that this local connect is the exception for RFC, as this protocol IS BUILT for cross-server-communication!) ... and then it works as you are used to )))

As they seem no longer to support OS/400, they should give you the windows license for free as well in my eyes ...

Regards

Volker Gueldenpfennig, consolut international ag

http://www.consolut.de - http://www.4soi.de - http://www.easymarketplace.de

[Former Member]

Hello Ross,

BSI TaxFactory is another option, and it can be installed on either iSeries or Windows.

Best regards,

Victor