Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued vs. JobBOSS²

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution was a cloud-based ERP solution for university process management. Jenzabar now offers Jenzabar ONE as their higher ed solution.N/A
JobBOSS²
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
JobBOSS² is the evolution of E2 Shop with the addition of features of the JobBOSS manufacturing software, since the acquisition of E2 Shop's developer Shoptech Industrial Software by ECI Software Solutions in 2020.N/A
Pricing
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Features
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
6.0
1 Ratings
20% below category average
JobBOSS²
3.8
16 Ratings
63% below category average
Pay calculation6.01 Ratings5.716 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.49 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
3.5
1 Ratings
73% below category average
JobBOSS²
5.9
20 Ratings
24% below category average
API for custom integration6.01 Ratings5.520 Ratings
Plug-ins1.01 Ratings6.216 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
8.0
2 Ratings
5% below category average
JobBOSS²
7.4
35 Ratings
12% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.02 Ratings7.227 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings7.733 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
6.0
2 Ratings
20% below category average
JobBOSS²
6.6
36 Ratings
11% below category average
Dashboards1.01 Ratings6.536 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings7.136 Ratings
Custom reports9.02 Ratings6.236 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
8.0
2 Ratings
4% above category average
JobBOSS²
6.8
32 Ratings
12% below category average
Accounts payable8.01 Ratings6.829 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.01 Ratings6.628 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.01 Ratings6.125 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.718 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings5.620 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.325 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
6.5
38 Ratings
20% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.938 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.324 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings5.832 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
4.9
38 Ratings
47% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings6.937 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings5.516 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.230 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.326 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.1
28 Ratings
82% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings6.928 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings6.422 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings5.716 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.917 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings5.921 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
9.4
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
5.9
26 Ratings
16% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings5.925 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.118 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.8
10 Ratings
64% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.710 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
3.5
27 Ratings
67% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.316 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.315 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings6.325 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
4.2
17 Ratings
45% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings6.915 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings6.915 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings6.713 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings6.413 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.215 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
4.9
13 Ratings
33% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.58 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.87 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.39 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
6.6
28 Ratings
12% below category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings6.518 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings6.525 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings6.219 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings6.722 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings6.327 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
6.5
26 Ratings
11% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings5.920 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings5.825 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.421 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinued
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Ratings
JobBOSS²
7.0
12 Ratings
3% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
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User Ratings
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.7
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS), discontinuedJobBOSS²
Likelihood to Recommend
Jenzabar, Inc.
JICS is well suited for schools that have long-used Jenzabar products or are looking for a stripped down, direct data management system. If someone is seeking innovation or the latest in features and technology, I do not believe they would be as pleased with JICS. It's a bare bones system alternative.
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ECI Software Solutions
I would recommend JobBoss to any colleague in small—to medium-sized manufacturing firms. Although I am not convinced that it will be able to handle advanced data from larger firms, it should be able to handle everything small—to medium-sized businesses require. JobBoss is great.
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Pros
Jenzabar, Inc.
  • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) is good at interacting with the Jenzabar database.
  • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) can integrate with Active Directory to allow for one set of credentials and also has its own credential management system for local accounts to be created.
  • Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) will display grades as soon as they are entered into the Jenzabar database.
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ECI Software Solutions
  • Estimating is great once you learn how to use it, and it makes repeat estimates easier than ever.
  • Time tracking is amazing for us. It has taken some time to figure out exactly how we want to use the tracking parts, but it's only because it has multiple ways to do the same thing and finding out what works best for us took some time.
  • Billing and Purchasing are a breeze. The full package is worth the money to fully integrate the entire business into JobBOSS² since it can handle it all.
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Cons
Jenzabar, Inc.
  • Jenzabar is unwilling to work with other companies to integrate information across multiple platforms.
  • The quality of JICS is contingent upon appropriate use and entry by those on campus. While not a limitation to JICS itself, there seems to be more problems with JICS in this regard than I have noticed on other campuses with other platforms.
  • JICS is typically behind on the times. Features it adds today were commonplace for others much earlier.
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ECI Software Solutions
  • quoting - limited functionality currently
  • costing of jobs and parts - there is very limited information on how their calculations work and limited customization of costing. Most of the job costing or margin reports are inaccurate. Costing is a black box with Jobboss2 that doesn't allow you to better understand how they are calculating nor the ability to tweak the variables of those calculations to align their reports and models with the way your organization costs and prices jobs.
  • Raw material inventory and resource tracking for jobs - we don't even use the raw material function because it's inflexible. When you quote raw material, oftentimes you ask for one size diameter of raw material...but the vendor may not have it and often the next best size instead. When/if this happens, you'd have to delete or re-add the raw material to jobboss2 and re-assign that size to every part that's used. You'd, in theory, have to have every possible size of raw material and every spec of raw material that you use in Jobboss2, and you'd still have to re-assign it all of the time to different parts when you couldn't find the ideal size of material. This is a huge gap.
  • Automatically logs you out while using the platform, even with only one tab open. We'll be actively using jobboss2, and even within a minute of login, you click on a module of jobboss2, and it will ask you to log in again. Very frustrating.
  • Inability to open multiple tabs in Jobboss2. We need to crossreference information all of the time, comparing inventory, last jobs routings & dates, and costs which we try to pull up multiple tabs in jobboss2, but it does not effectively allow you to do this. It's slightly possible, but oftentimes will log you out of your session as soon as you open a new tab.
  • Blanket orders and consignment - Jobboss2 is ineffective at allowing efficient tracking of blanket orders or parts on consignment. There's no functionality for consignment tracking of parts as you try to track replenishment buckets.
  • Customizable reports with more field and table selections - reports can be customized but only with the fields that Jobboss2 provides for that specific report. We need to link other tables from the database to be able to see the information that we need, and jobboss2 does not easily allow you to link a new table into reports to add additional fields that you want or need to see. For example, in Salesforce...you can pick specific tables that you want to link together and pull any field that you need. Jobboss2 only allows you to see the specific tables that they pre-built for reports. If you need another field that's missing on the report, you'd have to know SQL in order to add it vs. a user-friendly report builder that anyone non-technical would be able to use, which is standard in most other software platforms for ERP or CRM.
  • material/inventory forecasting to plan when you need the next job - this is incredibly limited. We typically look out for 2-12 months to plan when we'll need the next lot for a particular part. Jobboss2 material forecast will only let you look at the next 4 months as 4 columns and then it groups any months beyond that into one 5th column. You should be able to set a specific time horizon (i.e. from today to 12 months out and see the stock level and orders needed for each of those next 12 months. As a result, we still have to use manual spreadsheets to plan our production and scheduling jobs.
  • jobboss2 upcharges for most new features or modules that you want to add. For example, they've built reports that would be incredibly useful for the majority of their customers, but they charge to add one simple report because it's considered a customization.
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Likelihood to Renew
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
Jobboss tends to have a very steep learning curve and isnt always useable for a lot of manufacturing staff. Buy-in to utilize the software was and continues to be a challenge as staff needs to track & input components so that info on Jobboss is up to date and reliable
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Usability
Jenzabar, Inc.
Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) is very usable and easy to maintain. With us having students log in with their AD credentials, they don't have to remember an extra username and password. Also, I have been able to update and customize some of the coding, which has allowed us to make sure the site works just the way we want it to.
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ECI Software Solutions
It is extremely easy to learn and use E2 Shop System. It provides everything a manufacturing company might be looking for, starting from entering a new PO to shipping parts. Routers that get created from E2 Shop System also help track parts on the shop floor and is accessible from every where. E2 Shop System also now has an app, which is great when it comes to scanning router steps directly from your phone.
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Reliability and Availability
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
Have had no issues with availability
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Performance
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
Have only had minimal issues with slow processing
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Support Rating
Jenzabar, Inc.
Support is generally very helpful. There are some support staff that really try to go the extra mile and help with solving the problem you have, not just answering your initial question. If you don't understand a feature that is offered in the Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) environment, they also have a portal with on-demand webinars/courses that you can watch to get a better idea of offerings at your own base.
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ECI Software Solutions
The initial training leaves a little to be desired because it's done by people who know the generalities of the system. However, once you get into one-on-one trainings and tech support calls, they do a tremendous job in these aspects. They go above and beyond to make sure you get what you need.
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In-Person Training
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
Our trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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Online Training
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
The videos and live seminars were helpful but not all were as in-depth as needed.
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Implementation Rating
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
I assumed there would be more assistance from JobBoss for implementation of the software. I felt it was very independent on my part and I felt unsure a lot of the time
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Alternatives Considered
Jenzabar, Inc.
We selected JICS many years ago as it was a cost-effective option that was streamlined and straight-forward. Today, no one is ever thrilled with their SIS, and I can anticipate major difficulties if we attempted to move from JICS. However, from a features and revolutionary standpoint, I do feel we will always be a step behind if we continue with Jenzabar.
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ECI Software Solutions
We really didn't compare too many other ERP systems. Unfortunately, I was not involved in the decision at the time it was made. We used to have E2 but we were kind of forced into upgrading because E2 would no longer do software updates. Very fluent transition from E2 to JobBOSS².
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Jenzabar, Inc.
No answers on this topic
ECI Software Solutions
Ability to add individual data collection seats instead of purchasing in bundles
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Return on Investment
Jenzabar, Inc.
  • Jenzabar has allowed us to house all data in one system, which was badly needed.
  • Jenzabar allows us to speak one language across campus, although many offices still work outside of Jenzabar due to limitations within JICS.
  • Jenzabar has not been effective in being a leader in new features or developments. I always feel like we are a step behind.
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ECI Software Solutions
  • We have seen improved visibility of our jobs and on how we quote our products to our customers.
  • It is nice to be able to see what is running on each station, who is running it and what part of the process the job is currently at.
  • I also like the Data Collection module as I can see in real time what all the employees are currently doing.
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ScreenShots

JobBOSS² Screenshots

Screenshot of the management interface for the daily demands of job shops and machine shopsScreenshot of analytics that provide real-time visibility into job profitability