On Demand Courses

Arena’s on-demand web courses put you in control: the courses are accessible online 24 hours a day from your browser anywhere in the world. Courses can be paused, restarted and replayed at any time to fit your schedule. On-demand training is free to all Arena users. Email us at training@arenasolutions.com to receive your on-demand training login. Once you receive your login via email, you may take any of the courses listed below.

Curriculum Contents Intended For

Basic User
run time: 2.5 hrs

Learn the basics of using Arena. Topics include: key product lifecycle management concepts; the Arena interface; how to find and view records; basic item and bill of materials creation; product release concepts; and how to review change orders.

Includes quizzes to test what you have learned.

Anybody who needs a jump-start on Arena. Employee and partner users at any access level.

Advanced User
run time: 4 hrs

Add on to your basic Arena skills. Topics include: advanced product development; complex bills of materials; sourcing; costing; supplier access; advanced file management; importing and exporting; uses for request management tool; and details on change order usage.

Employee and partner users with full access who will do more than just create basic items and BOMs and approve changes.

Administrator
run time: 3 hrs

Master all aspects of administering Arena. Topics include: managing users and access; configuring account settings; custom attributes and categories; automated item numbering; defining company request and change order procedures; management of request and change order processes; and ongoing administrative responsibilities. Arena Advanced User training is a prerequisite course.

Users who will have Arena Account Administrator, Change Administrator, and/or Request Administrator responsibilities.

Arena for Supplier Users
run time: 2 hrs

Learn the basics of using Arena as a supplier user. Topics include: the Arena interface; finding and viewing records; how items are sourced to suppliers; uploading quotes and files; item revision concepts; contract manufacturer privileges; reviewing change orders; and submitting requests.

Supplier users with supplier-type access.

Project Collaboration
run time: 1 hr

See how to use Project Collaboration to answer questions such as “Will my product ship on time?”, “Where are the bottlenecks in the project?” and “Is my task list accurate?” Topics include: defining and scheduling projects; making task assignments; tracking project status; and viewing metrics for product-related projects. Ideal for project executives, managers, and other project team members. Arena Advanced User training is a recommended prerequisite course.

Employees, partners, administrators and suppliers who participate in product-based projects.

Compliance Management
run time: 20 min

Learn to use Arena to manage industry and environmental compliance. Topics include: setting a compliance policy; defining industry and geography requirements; how to apply requirements to items and supplier items; compliance evidence types; managing compliance status; and product compliance reports.

Administrators and experienced users.

Advanced Categorization
run time: 30 min

Learn how to use categories to configure and customize records and data creation processes. Topics include: how to use categories to organize data and custom attributes and to automate and standardize processes; viewing category details; defining new categories; multi-level categorization of items, change orders, requests, and files; customizing record form layouts.

Administrators and experienced users.

Advanced Reporting
run time: 20 min

Learn about the advanced reporting capabilities of Arena. Topics include: setting up reports for extracting information on items, change orders, requests, and user access; running reports; report configuration and formatting options; and sharing and managing public reports.

Administrators and experienced users.