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Infor LN & Baan Tip: Performance improvement by setting the First Free Number Cache (tcmcs0651m000)

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Many transactions in all kinds of modules use order numbers or serial numbers. These order numbers are most often automatically generated. In the Number Groups (tcmcs0151m000) session you can define groups of order numbers used for dedicated areas. A Number Group is a group of the first free number series that you can assign to a specific use. All the numbers that Infor LN generates in the number groups that are dedicated to the same purpose are unique.

All the first free numbers are stored in the table tcmcs050.

As many different processes can request a free number from the number groups, we often see delays in the performance, due to locking on the first free number records. This locking issue can have a severe impact on the performance of huge batch-type transactions, but also on the performance perceived by individual users in many areas in LN.

For example:

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Automated Approach to Your Cash Application Process with ARP

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Advanced Remittance Processing, ARP, provides an automated approach to your cash application process. ARP works together with Accounts Receivable to save valuable time and resources by automatically applying incoming payments to open receivables during daily batch processing. You can easily and efficiently resolve unapplied remittances online.

Advanced Remittance Processing (ARP) is an automatic cash application process that allows you to perform the following functions:

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In the dynamic landscape of life hacks and evolving routines, finding new ways to enhance productivity is always on our agenda.

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  • Access to functional and technical support around the clock.
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  • Centralized, dedicated support ensuring quick response times and thorough follow-up.
  • Varied communication channels including phone, text, email, online portals, Microsoft Teams, web meetings, and in-person visits.
  • Transparent monthly reports to monitor service utilization.
  • Comprehensive ERP disaster recovery solutions.
  • Specialized ION support.


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Infor LX / BPCS & Infor LN / Baan Tip: A New Wave of Cyber Attacks: Five Actions to Take Now

IndustryWeek 3/7/2024

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In the ever-evolving landscape of manufacturing, cyber threats have become a formidable challenge, with a notable spike in ransomware attacks catching many off guard. These sophisticated attacks deploy tactics that are often new and bewildering to manufacturers, pushing the boundaries of what we thought we knew about cybersecurity in the industry. Let's dive into how these advanced threats are reshaping our approach to digital defense in manufacturing.

https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/cybersecurity/article/21284176/a-new-wave-of-cyber-attacks-five-actions-to-take-now

Streamline Your Audit Process: How Crossroads RMC and Avalara Ensure Compliance and Confidence

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Managing reports and preparing for audits can be incredibly time-consuming and laborious. It involves extracting data from multiple sources, consolidating information, and rectifying any discrepancies. These tasks often drain resources away from revenue-generating activities.

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Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Mastering the Latest Infor LX Innovations for Manufacturing Excellence

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Are you keeping up with all things LX?

Get updates on product bulletins, alerts, and announcements regarding the Infor LX product line and related products and technologies such as Infor OS, System i Workspace Anywhere, WebTop, IDF, Operating Systems, and Java support as it relates to Infor LX, please follow this knowledge base article: KB 1397381.

This was updated as recently as February 23, 2024!

DON'T MISS - 8 Ways to Modernize your IBM i product– Topic #1: Best practices for improving security

Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 10am EST | 9am CST

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From internal controls to data protection, elevate your company’s security standards by exploring best practices that enhance both data protection and segregation of duty issues. Risk Management, Audit, IT, and Finance Officers are all invited to hear strategies that are used by fellow IBM i (LX, XA, System21) customers for modernizing and strengthening their prior vulnerabilities. 

Hosted by Peg Tuttle from the IBM i podcast, “The Incredible i Show,” join us to hear insights from both Infor leadership and your industry peers on:

  • How version upgrades have tightened internal control loopholes.
  • Structural IBM i advancements designed to safeguard your organization.
  • IBM i ecosystem solutions that strengthen both data and access vulnerabilities.

Don’t miss this first fireside chat, Eight Ways to Modernize your IBM i product – Topic #1 of 8: Best practices for improving security.

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

This enhancement provides additional views, additional order and line details, improved navigation, and additional capabilities to the IDF Customer Order Inquiry cards and to customer order-related business objects such as Allocations, Customer Invoices, Inventory Transaction History, Promotions, Drop Shipments.

Enhanced Order views based on user roles such as customer service, warehouse/logistics, salesperson/commission, data analysis/management reporting

  • Improved sort, select and filter capabilities
  • Enhanced navigation, data organization and data display
  • Improved customer service access to all transactions throughout the entire customer order life cycle – from quote to order, related invoices, and any RMAs, return orders, related credit memos
  • Improved grouping of related fields
  • New cards to present additional order and order line details
  • Consolidation of cards and card details when appropriate
  • Enhanced Display and Maintain capabilities for drillback to related customer, ship-to, item, carrier, terms, and other master file details
  • Improved display of dates, times and applicable time zones when Region Code time zone support is implemented
  • Multi language Description, Name and Address fields displayed in user’s language, if defined, else in base language

This enhancement provides search capabilities on segment value description in Segment Value List window (WINGSVD).

Segment Value List (WINGSVD):

  • Converted to a standard subfile
  • New action code 10=Search

This makes it easier to locate segment values when defining segment values in Model Account Builder or Alias definition. In addition, WINGSVD has been redesigned as a subfile to enable WebTop grid capabilities.

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Tips: LN | Baan

Check-Ups are important… Including Infor LN & Baan ERP Check-Ups!

What would you say to someone if they never went to a doctor for a check-up, or never took their car in for regular maintenance, like an oil change?

You might say that they were asking for problems, right? The point of those check-ups is to catch a problem early, or better yet before it occurs. Going for check-ups gives you the peace of mind that things are running well and if an issue is identified early enough you can reduce overall risk. Regular check-ups can help reduce out-of-pocket expenses over time.

What about Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Company-wide Check-Ups for your Infor ERP system? What will happen if you NEVER hit pause?

Here are some questions by department to consider.

Finance:

  • Do I have the right visibility into our ERP data to be able to do proper financial planning, forecasting, and reporting?
  • Can I reduce the amount of time it takes to do a monthly close?
  • Is my ERP system covering all of my tax compliance requirements?
  • Are we losing money because we can’t track our costs accurately?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?


Manufacturing:

  • Is there a way to gain better real-time visibility into my operations?
  • Can we increase OEE?
  • Are we accurately capturing our time and labor on the shop floor?
  • Are we properly planning to maximize our production efficiency?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we automate some of our processes to become more efficient?


Materials:

  • Do we have full visibility into our supply chain?
  • Is planning negatively impacted because of how we communicate with our suppliers?
  • Are we managing our inventory properly?
  • Are we able to fully analyze our sales in order to maximize profitability?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?


Company-wide:

  • How does data flow from one department to another?
  • Are we relying on outdated processes and procedures?
  • Do we understand why we do what we do?
  • Can we eliminate or streamline processes to become more efficient?
  • Are we making bad business decisions because one department doesn’t have access to real-time data or data from another department?
  • Are we losing money because we can’t track our costs accurately?
     

Whether your Infor ERP investment was made one year ago or twenty, your business deserves the opportunity to maximize the investment that was made.

Crossroads RMC offers a variety of Infor ERP Utilization Reviews to allow companies to achieve a greater return on their Infor ERP investment, maximize efficiency and improve overall employee satisfaction.

Utilization Review for Infor LN (ERP LN)
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Learn more about our Types of Utilization Reviews for Infor LN (ERP LN) & Baan.

  • Automotive Exchange / ION Utilization Review
  • Technical Systems Utilization Review
  • MRP Utilization Review
  • Supply Chain Utilization Review
  • Financial Utilization Review
  • Manufacturing Application Utilization Review
     

Visit our Utilization Review FAQ section for Infor LN (ERP LN) & Baan.


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