MVP Plant Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing – 2023

OVERALL IT IS A WELL ROUNDED PACKAGE WITH A LOT OF CAPABILITIES

PROS

TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS VERY GOOD, THE LIVE CHAT ADDITION IS A REAL PLUS FOR A QUICK QUESTION

CONS

IT WOULD BE NICE IF ERROR BOXES THAT POP UP, WHEN TRYING TO COMPLETE A W/O, EDIT OR DELETE A PM OR EDIT OR DELETE An INVENTORY ITEM WERE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATIVE. IE: WHEN TRYING TO COMPLETE A W/O OR W/G, IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DATA THAT IS ENTERED, IT GIVES YOU AN ERROR STATING THERE IS MISSING INFORMATION???? IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE HELPFUL IF IT WOULD TELL YOU WHAT IS MISSING, OR INCORRECT, OR @ LEAST POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! AGAIN BASICALLY THE SAME FOR INVENTORY ITEMS & P/MS. IE: IF YOU TRY TO DELETE An INVENTORY ITEM, IT GIVES AN ERROR THAT P/N IS ATTACHED TO A PM, OR ASSET AND CANNOT BE DELETED. THAT P/N COULD BE ATTACHED TO NUMEROUS P/M’S AND/OR ASSET’S WHICH COULD TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO LOOK UP AND REMOVE P/N FROM EVERY P/M. IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE HELPFUL IF TOLD YOU MORE! I UNDERSTAND THAT WITH INVENTORY AND ASSET ITEMS, THESE FUNCTIONS ARE TO PROTECT FROM ACCIDENTAL DELETION OF INFORMATION. BUT AS AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH FULL RIGHTS, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE UP TO ME IF I WANT TO DELETE OR ALTER THIS INFORMATION! IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF ERROR MESSAGES THAT POP UP COULD BE MORE INFORMATIVE, AND POSSIBLY GENERATE A REPORT AS TO WHAT PM’S AND OR ASSET’S THE P/N’S ARE ATTACHED TO, AND ALSO STILL PROMPT IF YOUR SURE YOU WANT TO PERFORM THIS ACTION. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF HOUSEKEEPING AND TRYING TO REMOVE OBSOLETE INVENTORY ITEMS, NO LONGER USED PM’S AND ASSETS THAT NO LONGER EXIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THESE CAN BE INACTIVATED, OR ADD A SUFFIX SUCH AS -OBS TO OBSOLETE P/N’S AND ASSETS, BUT THEY ARE STILL IN THE SYSTEM. P/N’S ESPECIALLY ARE A PROBLEM BECAUSE IF YOU INACTIVATE, OR ADD -OBS AS A SUFFIX, YOU CAN REUSE THAT P/N WITHOUT THE -OBS SUFFIX, BUT EVERY TIME YOU SEARCH SAID P/N IN THE FUTURE YOU GET BOTH P/N’S, ONE WITH AND ONE WITHOUT THE -OBS SUFFIX WHICH CAN BE CONFUSING TO SOME. AGAIN IF YOU REUSE A P/N WITHOUT THE SUFFIX AND DON’T DELETE THE ORIGINAL, OR ACTIVATE A PREVIOUSLY INACTIVATED P/N, AND MODIFY THE CONTENTS, IE: DESCRIPTION, LOCATION AND VENDOR & VENDOR P/N, THE SYSTEM STILL CARRIES OVER ALL THE OLD HISTORY IE: OLD VENDORS & VENDOR P/N’S, LOCATIONS AND PURCHASING HISTORY, WHICH CAUSES MORE ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH COULD BE EASILY REMEDIED BY DELETING THE P/N AND THEN RE-USING IT AS A NEW P/N! THE METHOD, OR LACK OF A METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR UNUSED P/N’S, TO REUSE WITHIN A CERTAIN FILTER OR RANGE OF P/N’S IS QUITE FRANKLY A HUGE PAIN AND USE OF TIME. YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO SCROLL THRU SECTIONS OF SAID FILTER OR RANGE WHERE YOU WANT THE P/N UNTIL YOU FIND ONE NOT USED. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE A SEARCH MECHANISM WHICH WOULD ALLOW YOU TO SEARCH WITHIN A CERTAIN FILTER OR RANGE OF P/N’S, PRODUCING A LIST OF UNUSED NP/N’S.