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Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Production Order Parameters

Kathy Barthelt 0 1 Article rating: 5.0

To avoid having to report quantities also at the order level, set the Post to Inventory when Reporting on Last Operation parameter to Yes in these sessions:

  • Production Order Parameters (tisfc0100s000) > Planning tab
  • Production Settings by Site (timfc0180m000) > Production Order tab

With regard to as-built handling, because JobControl acts as a reporting tool similar to the Machine Work List (tisfc4600m000) session, we recommend these settings in the Production Order Parameters (tisfc0100s000) session (Miscellaneous tab) and Production Settings by Site (timfc0180m000) session (Production Order tab):

  • In the Serials section, set the Generate Serial Numbers parameter to On Printing Documents or On Release as the serial number that can be selected in JobControl to report completed or rejected products must have the Valid status in LN.
  • In the Serials section, we recommend setting the As-Built Status Handling parameter to Manual as the serial number assignment is performed in JobControl.

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Copy Received Purchase Invoices (tfacp1210m000)

Kathy Barthelt 0 1 Article rating: 5.0

When the invoice is copied, the status in the Invoice Status field in the Received Purchase Invoices (tfacp1500m000) session is set to Registered. The invoice cannot be copied again.

Note: If you have started this session using the browse arrow, you can only find and select a record.

Field Information

  • Invoice-from Business Partner: The invoice-from business partner
  • Document - The document number: The document number is a sequence number under which the invoice is temporarily recorded. When an invoice is registered officially, you must assign the invoice to a different number, in combination with a transaction type.
  • Business Partner Invoice Number: The invoice-from business partner's invoice number is the invoice identification used in LN: This number is printed as the payment reference when the invoice is paid.
  • Invoice Date: The date printed on the invoice. This date is used as a reference date for the term of credit allowed.
  • Currency: The invoice currency
  • Amount: The invoice amount

Infor ERP LX / BPCS Expert Help Desk Service

George Moroses 0 8 Article rating: 5.0

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Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for TECHNOLOGY: Library BMRTOOLS contains the following commands

George Moroses 0 18 Article rating: 5.0

INSTALLBMR

  • Installs BMR Explosions from *SAVF or *LIB
  • Installs objects after backing up replaced objects
  • Installs source after backing up replaced source
  • Installs Webtop Metadata
  • Installs /InforBMR subdirectories
  • Writes all activity to log file and spooled file report
  • Optionally runs DBUPDATE command

DBUPDATE

  • Installs new or updates existing database tables, views, indexes, triggers, procedures, logical files.
  • Installs source for above objects
  • Sets authorities to replaced objects based on previous object settings
  • Sets journalling on replaced objects based on previous object settings
  • Installs Priming Data
  • Installs SSAOVR updates
  • Installs message file updates for core message files
  • Installs message file updates for NLV message files if included in explosion

This enhancement reduces the time required to install BMR Explosions. There still may be manual steps required after the processing completes, but the overall time required is dramatically reduced.

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Order Entry Action Code / Function Key Security

George Moroses 0 17 Article rating: 5.0

Access to Order Entry/Maintenance has traditionally been controlled by using LX Program Security to grant or remove authority to ORD700. LX Company Security and LX Warehouse Security further control which transactions a user is allowed to create or maintain. A separate 8.4.2 enhancement allows security managers to control which types of transactions a user is allowed to create or maintain, through LX Order Type Security and LX Order Class Security. Building on these LX transaction security features, the Order Entry Action Code/Function Key Security enhancement allows security managers to further control what actions a user can take regarding an authorized transaction.

Security managers can now control the actions each user is allowed to be restricted from in the Order Entry job stream. The benefit is easily illustrated by some examples:

  • Regular users can be allowed to create and revise customer orders but are restricted from deleting an order.
  • Salespersons can be authorized to full authority with quotes and can be allowed to create customer orders but not to revise or delete them.
  • Or, salespersons could be restricted from 1=Create in Order Directory, with the result that they could only create an order by copying a quote, if they are authorized to 3=Copy in Quote Directory.
  • Only selected customer service users can be allowed to create RMAs, by controlling 1=Create in RMA Directory. A different group of customer service users who handle the actual returns can be authorized to create the return orders or credit memos from those RMAs, by controlling 3=Copy in RMA Directory.

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Don't laugh - the average lifespan of an ERP system is 7-10 years

Don't laugh - the average lifespan of an ERP system is 7-10 years

Don’t laugh! I know, I know…many of our customers say that after 7-10 years they are finally settling in after the implementation! We have seen many a customer stretch out the lifespan of their ERP system to 20+ years. That sounds great for the company’s bank account, but is it good for the business?

An outdated ERP system hurts your business in many ways, not just with slow performance. The best-of-breed functionality is now 2 decades old, and obsolete technology can't leverage newer technology. Lack of integration leads to siloed data that hurts communication and your internal teams feel the pain, and your customers are noticing. Poor visibility into your operations makes it nearly impossible to achieve industry-based regulatory compliance and meet financial auditing requirements. Not to mention the sheer size of Big Data that is being collected today vs. 2 decades ago or the fact that your vendor is no longer supporting your ERP version.

Let’s scrap it all and start over!

Is it that black and white though? There is an ocean between “do nothing” and “replace everything”. Taking incremental steps can give your organization a tremendous amount of benefit without the tremendous price tag that often goes with ERP replacement, but you need to be willing to take the first step. Maybe there is a manufacturing ERP add-on that you know would provide tremendous benefit and improve overall efficiency, or a web portal that you log in to that allows you to communicate with your suppliers, but it has no tie to your purchase orders, or maybe your team would benefit from a review of industry best practices and how that compares to how your ERP system is currently being used. Or at the very least you need to know if your ERP system is still meeting the organization’s needs.

Success will never be a big step in the future. Success is a small step taken just now.” – Jonatan Martensson

Crossroads RMC specializes in helping manufacturers maximize the benefit of “the small step”.  Not sure how Crossroads RMC can optimize your business?

Our Infor ERP Services can optimize your business with the following initiatives and many more:

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It's time to take the first step today!
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