20Aug2019 Infor LX & BPCS Tip of the Week: 6 Powerful Steps to Win with Automation Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Read more Eliminate paper shop packet and distribution of the paperwork to the shop floor. Eliminate manual (paper-based) recording activities and the need to key in the transactions. Easy electronic scheduling by sequence and changing job priorities. Evaluate differences using actual times compared to standards. Improve data accuracy and eliminate the need to chase and fix errors. Practice Real-Time data reporting to monitor efficiencies and identify problems as they occur. Optimize Your Manufacturing Today! Read more
6Aug2019 Infor LX / BPCS Tip of the Week: Pre-assigned lot numbers for multi-level SO release Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Read more In addition to assigning lot numbers in Shop Order Entry/Maintenance (SFC500) after the shop orders have been released, users can now pre-assign lot numbers during the Multi-level Shop Order Release process (SFC530) and the Multi-Level Back-flush process (LMP600) for sub-assemblies that are lot controlled items. The user has the choice of using the parent lot ID, using the next sequential generated lot ID, or not pre-assigning lot IDs. Multiple items per lot must be installed to use the parent lot number option. Read more
17Jul2025 Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Moving calendar periods Thursday, July 17, 2025 Read more You can move monthly periods to a different parent period. For example, if you have a monthly calendar, you can create quarter periods and move months to the quarters. Select Financials > Global Ledger > Setup > Finance Enterprise Group > Maintenance. Open the finance enterprise group. Click the Calendar tab. Open the calendar for which you want to move periods. Click the Hierarchy tab. Select the periods to move. Select Actions > Move. Select the new parent period under which you want to move the periods. Click OK. Read more
17Jul2025 Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Revisions and approval Thursday, July 17, 2025 Read more Note that the Bill of Material and Routing are revision controlled. When a structure is generated for the first time, a first revision is made with status New. If the Approve Structures Automatically check box is selected in the Job Shop Master Data Parameter (tirou0500m000) session, the revision is created with status Approved. If the structure is regenerated, the current revision status determines the result: If the status is New, this revision is overwritten If the status is Approved, a new revision is created Read more