IFS Cloud, kept stable, tailored and reliably upgraded.
Ongoing management and development of an IFS Cloud environment for a Swiss manufacturing company, keeping a business-critical ERP dependable day to day, tailoring it to how the teams actually work, and delivering low-risk migrations and upgrades.
Context
IFS Cloud runs core business processes, so the priority is keeping it stable and available while continuously adapting it to changing requirements. The work combined day-to-day application management with hands-on development and the careful handling of releases across environments.
What the work involved
Configuration & tailoring
Adapting IFS Cloud to the way the business works, Fields and Tabs configuration, Lobby dashboards, and permission structures (Permission Sets, roles, user groups) so the right people see and do the right things.
PL/SQL development & custom logic
Oracle and PL/SQL development to implement custom logic and behaviour beyond standard — building the extensions and rules the business needed, and keeping them maintainable.
Migrations & upgrades across environments
Planning and executing changes safely through a proper environment path developed and tested before anything reaches Production, so releases are predictable and low-risk.
How a change reaches production
Every change follows a disciplined, repeatable path developed and tested before anything touches the live system, with a rollback route if validation fails. This is what keeps releases predictable and low-risk.
Technologies used
Why this matters for project managers & management
Good IFS application management isn't only technical, it directly affects the people who plan and run the business:
- Visibility to plan with. Well-built Lobby dashboards give managers a live, at-a-glance view of the data they need to make decisions without chasing reports.
- Predictable, low-risk releases. A disciplined Dev → Test → Prod path means changes don't break Production, so managers can plan around updates instead of firefighting after them.
- Less manual work. Custom logic and automation remove repetitive steps, freeing teams from tracking things by hand and reducing errors.
- The right access, cleanly governed. Clear permission structures keep data secure and roles well-defined important for control and for audits.
- A dependable system. Proactive application management keeps a business-critical ERP stable and available, which is ultimately what management cares about most.
20+ years of IFS and Oracle experience means I keep enterprise systems running while improving them, combining deep ERP knowledge with modern development, so the system serves the business rather than the other way around.
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