Sage ERP Onshore Offshore - Oilfield Services ERP Software

Sage ERP Onshore Offshore (previously Sage Oilfield Services) is market-leading rental and business management software, designed for companies that provide equipment, personnel and associated services to onshore and offshore industries, including oil and gas.

The software is developed and delivered by Sage Construction, the specialist division of Sage (UK) Ltd dedicated to automating the business processes of companies operating in the contracting and construction industries.

Equipment tracking, advanced HR and job costing software

Sage ERP Onshore Offshore is built on the Microsoft Dynamics? NAV enterprise business system, which is operated by over 55,000 companies, providing a truly international and scalable solution.

Sage Construction uses Microsoft's rapid application development environment, based on a rational database and 32-bit Windows architecture, to add fully integrated functionality, configuring the software specifically for the onshore and offshore industries. Modules include equipment hire and tracking; personnel hire and advanced HR; job costing; and equipment maintenance.

ERP software specification

These specially developed modules are complemented by the wide range of standard Microsoft Dynamics NAV modules, such as general ledger (including multi-currency); purchase and payables; sales and receivables; inventory management, manufacturing and planning; and CRM. These are available for deployment in more than 100 countries, providing local legislation, language, and multi-currency support, allowing for both independent processing and consolidated reporting.

Fully integrated modules include:

• Equipment / asset: tracking; multiple location; full transaction history including utilisation, pricing, locations, tag history; certificate history; hire; kits and containers; and fixed assets
• Equipment maintenance: service jobs, maint procedures, fault diagnosis, full history per resource, and service planning
• Personnel: hire, skills matching, training and certification, mobilisation, and operational documents / requirements
• Rental / sales orders: hire equipment; hire personnel; sell items and components; kit and containers; flexible and comprehensive pricing structures; and flexible invoicing
• Project costing: multiple orders per contract, currency, contract hierarchy, job qualifications, detailed analysis, view all related transactions, snapshot profit, and document links throughout solution

ERP R&D and support

As part of Sage (UK) Ltd, Sage Construction offers its customers the support and investment in research and development that only a FTSE 100 company can. Combine this with the $1.2bn of its $1.4bn turnover that Microsoft spends on research and development for its business solutions, and you can be assured that Sage ERP Onshore Offshore will be developed and supported well in to the future.

Easy-to-use ERP software for onshore and offshore asset management

The Microsoft look-and-feel makes Sage ERP Onshore Offshore easy to operate, meaning minimal training and maximum employee 'opt in'. Full compatibility with other Microsoft products, such as Excel, Word and Project, extends the system further. The software benefits from flexible configuration of screens and reports, and the ability for the user to add new fields easily. The fully integrated structure means that data is only entered once, as it automatically updates all other related entries, thereby saving time and reducing costly errors.

Integrated reporting functionality

Being based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV means Sage ERP Onshore Offshore provides a wide range of reporting as standard, but users can also create their own reports with the in-built report writer or by using Business Intelligence and Reporting powered by Jet Enterprise, or via SQL Reporting Services. Reports can be sent to a printer, faxed, emailed, published on the web, or extracted to PCs, or incorporated into Group systems.

Automated document distribution

Sage Document Distribution powered by Spindle is an intelligent print driver that can be integrated with Sage ERP Onshore Offshore to automate the internal and external distribution of documents via email, fax and print, as well as archiving into Microsoft SharePoint based systems such as Sage Project Portal powered by SharePoint.

This flexible, business-wide solution allows users to set pre-defined rules for their communications, such as which documents to automate and how to distribute them (email, print, fax, archive, mixture of all). It also allows branding and seasonal messages to be added to documentation, with no need for expensive pre-printed stationary.

At the touch of a button the system enables you to instantly email, fax, print and archive documents such as:

• Purchase orders
• Rental / sales quotations
• Payment reminders
• Statements
• Purchase remittance advices
• Certificates
• Invoices

Customised ERP software and customer support

Users of Sage ERP Onshore Offshore software include InterMoor, Aquatic, Cape Pte, Claxton Engineering, LDD, Seatronics, Enermech, Denholm Valvecare, Denholm MacNamee.

The benefits that attracted these companies include:

• Sage's reputation for outstanding customer support from its Glasgow office
• The comprehensive functionality specific to onshore offshore industries
• Ease of roll out and intercompany processing for dynamic business groups with multiple companies and international presence
• Improved visibility of information across all departments and locations
• Real-time management of job requirements, costs and profitability
• Smooth simple processes and elimination of duplicate data entry
• Better and quicker analysis of data

The inherent flexibility of Sage ERP Onshore Offshore's underlying Microsoft Dynamics NAV platform means that the system is moulded to suit each business, providing a strong platform for future growth.