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Grindmaster Cecilware Selects Crossroads RMC For Baan IV / Davisware Integration

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Grindmaster Cecilware, a leader in the development of products for the food and beverage industry, has selected Crossroads RMC to integrate their Baan IV system to Davisware Global Warranty. Davisware is an electronic customizable online solution that fits almost any warranty process. Grindmaster’s customers will be able to access the Davisware software online and process warranty claims which will then automatically feed back into the Baan IV system for further review and processing. The integration is expected to go live in Q1 of 2015.

Huf North America Goes Lives With Next Phase of RMC3 Data Collection

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Huf North America, a global leader in the production of mechanical and electronic key systems, lock sets, steering locks, and remote control systems for the automotive industry, has gone live with phase 2 of their Crossroads RMC data collection implementation. This go-live included Report Orders Complete, Labor Reporting, Material Issue, Inventory Transfers, barcode label modifications, as well as custom applications for their Paint / Polishing operations. This go-live was paired with the expansion of Huf’s Plastic Injection Molding and Paint Facility in Greeneville, TN. The next phase of this project will include the extension of the Crossroads RMC solution into Huf’s facility in Mexico.

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Product Configurator - Part 2

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Who gets involved?
  1. Most commonly Engineering is involved in writing the rules, creating the bills and routings.
  2. Sales or Customer Service determines the questions and the order they are asked in.
  3. Sales or Customer Service determines the rules for the pricing.
  4. Sales, or Customer Service, and Engineering work together in determining the part number, description and text.

What are the steps?

  1. You must start by defining the features and options (questions and answers) and the order in which these are asked. We work this out first using sticky notes and large easel paper. Normally during the process we find that we want to move these questions around. Setting them down on paper makes the process of getting the data into Baan much more efficient. We also then have a record of what decisions were made prior to entering the data. This is normally a joint effort of Engineering and Sales. This is required and must be the first step.
  2. Constraints for features and options. These are the rules for determining what questions are asked and which options are allowed. This is generally done by Engineering or whoever is responsible for the configurator. This is required.
  3. Generic Bill of Material. All possible bill options are entered here and constraints are written to determine which options are selected based on the answers to the questions. This is generally done by Engineering or whoever is responsible for the configurator. This is a required step.
  4. Generic Routing. Similar to the bill of material, but used for generation of the routing steps. This is generally done by Engineering or whoever is responsible for the configurator. This is optional.
  5. Generic Item Data. This consists of creating custom item numbers, descriptions, text, material, size or standard fields in the custom item master. This is generally done by Engineering or whoever is responsible for the configurator though Sales may have some involvement. This is optional.
  6. Generic Pricing. This is used to calculate the selling price based on the answers to the questions. This is normally a responsibility of Sales or whoever determines the pricing. This group is also trained on writing the constraints for this section only. This is optional.
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Did you know that you can set up one-time vendors in LX? One Time Vendor (1,A): Specify Y to indicate that this vendor is a one-time vendor. Otherwise, could you specify N. The system removes a one-time vendor's information from the Vendor Master file after all transactions are reconciled. If this vendor already exists as a one-time vendor, you can specify N to change the vendor to a regular vendor.

Determining whether to use Master Production Schedule (MPS) planning or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) planning for items in Infor LX and BPCS involves understanding the nature of the items and their demand characteristics.

Master Scheduled Items typically encompass finished goods or service items. These items receive their requirements either from Independent demand, Dependent demand, or a combination of both...

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Infor LN & Baan Tip: Cash Flow Functionality and Setup

A cash flow statement provides a historical view of the movement of cash within a company. This statement offers an overview of both the origins and destinations of cash, aiding management in evaluating the company's ability to fulfill short-term financial obligations. To differentiate between various sources and uses of cash, reason codes can be utilized. When interacting with cash transactions in relevant sessions, users have the option to input or review the corresponding cash flow reason. The cash flow statement organizes cash transactions based on these reasons. LN software system maintains year-specific opening balances for cash flow transactions. Should the need arise, users can manually input opening balances in the Opening Balance Cash Flow (tfgld2118m000) session.

To set up the cash flow statement, use the following sequence of sessions:

  1. Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000): If you want to generate cash flow statements in any of the financial companies of the group, you must select the Cash Flow Statement check box.
  2. Reasons (tcmcs0105m000): Define reason codes for the sources and uses for cash that you want to distinguish. The Reason Type must be Cash Flow.
  3. Purchase Types (tcmcs2101m000): For the purchase types related to cash transactions, select the default cash flow reasons.
  4. Sales Types (tcmcs2102m000): For the sales types related to cash transactions, select the default cash flow reasons.
  5. Chart of Accounts (tfgld0108s000): For ledger accounts used for cash transactions, select the default cash flow reason in the Cash Flow Reason field. The ledger accounts must have level zero and must not be a text account, an intercompany account, or an integration account.


To enter and view cash flow transactions: Transactions that must be included in the cash flow statement must have a cash flow reason linked to them. For most transactions, ERP LN derives the default cash flow reason from the sales type, the purchase type, or the ledger account.

If you manually enter cash transactions, you can enter a cash flow reason. You can view cash flow transactions in the following sessions:

  1. Cash Flow History (tfgld2519m000): This session displays, for one cash flow reason, the opening balance, the closing balance, and the movement during one financial period.
  2. Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1523m000): This session lists the transactions by cash flow reason.

In both sessions, on the Specific menu you can click Opening Balance to start the Opening Balance Cash Flow (tfgld2118m000) session. Use this session to view the calculated opening balances for a cash flow reason or to enter manually an opening balance, if necessary.


To print the cash flow statement: Use the Print Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1419m000) to print the cash flow statement. You can print the report for one financial company and one fiscal year, and for a range of financial periods and cash transaction reasons.

To print the cash flow statement, use the following sequence of sessions:

  1. Cash Flow History (tfgld2519m000): On the Specific menu, click Cash Flow Transactions. The Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1523m000) session starts.
  2. Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1523m000): Click Print. The Print Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1419m000) session starts.
  3. Print Cash Flow Transactions (tfgld1419m000): To print the cash flow statement, in the Report field, select Cash Flow Reason Transactions.


Other related KBs which would be helpful in Cash Flow process queries:
1998168 How to link child Cash Flow Reason Group to Cash Flow Reason

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