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Infor LN & Baan FINANCE Tip: Is it possible to upload accounts receivable invoices into LN using Excel?

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Yes, this is possible, by following the steps below:

1. Maintain a batch

2. Maintain an invoice headerexport it, add an additional invoice header to the Excel file, and import it

3. Maintain an invoice line for the first invoice, export it, add additional invoice lines to the Excel file and import it
 

Below the above steps are described in detail...

Infor News You Can Use | The business case for moving your ERP to the cloud and choosing MT deployment

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As more companies invest in cloud computing for their business software and migrate their ERP systems to the cloud, many are considering whether single-tenant or multi-tenant cloud deployment is the best choice.

In this executive brief, Infor outlines insights from the analyst community on the growth of cloud technology, key distinctions between single- and multi-tenant deployments, and why the multi-tenant option for ERP may be the best move for your business.

Learn more>

Tick-Tock... It's time to get more out of your ERP

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As crazy as it sounds, we’re about to enter the 2nd half of 2024. How are you doing on your 2024 goals? Planning for 2025 projects?

Maybe it's time to get more out of your Infor ERP system.

⇒⇒ TIME TO UPGRADE?

Is an upgrade to the latest version of your ERP the goal for 2024/2025? If so, Crossroads RMC brings 40 years of industry experience to the table to ensure that your upgrade achieves the results you’re looking for and does so on time and within budget.

Crossroads RMC's team of expert consultants will:

  • Review your custom components to see what can be eliminated
  • Provide an analysis of the specific benefits that your company can achieve by upgrading
  • Train your users on the latest functionality
  • Support your users on the old version while the project team focuses on the upgrade project
  • Handle the entire upgrade project from start to finish
  • Supplement your existing project team with 1-2 key resources
  • Develop the integration to that 3rd party system that is a MUST-HAVE when you upgrade


⇒⇒ NOT UPGRADING?

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Prevent Voiding of Selected Invoices

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This enhancement prevents users from voiding invoices after they have been selected for payment. If a user selects an invoice for payment and another user voids the invoice during the payment process, it can produce erroneous and duplicate records. The ACP500 programs were modified to check the status of an invoice before it can be voided. If the invoice has been selected for payment, a message is generated, and the invoice cannot be voided.

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for TECHNOLOGY: Update User Security in IDF

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Automatically synchronize security changes from LX to IDF, replacing CPYSECIDF. This new process synchronizes users in IDF with those in core LX security whenever a user’s security settings are changed. When a user is deleted from an LX environment, they can also be automatically removed from the IDF environment. Changes to a user’s access to programs in LX are mirrored in IDF. Access to Companies, Facilities, and Warehouses are also synchronized. Additionally, when Business Roles or Business Units access is changed, all users assigned to those roles or units are updated in IDF security.

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Copy Shop Order

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In the Shop Order Selection program, action 3=Copy is available. This action allows copying any shop order except for flow orders or campaign orders. Instead of copying from the parent item's bill of material and routing, the new shop order’s materials and operations will be copied from the selected shop order. Note that if the existing shop order is linked to a customer order or line, this linkage will not be copied to the new shop order.

Infor News You Can Use | Have you upgraded to Infor LX 8.4.2 yet?

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Unlock industry capabilities

The latest version of Infor LX, release 8.4.2, provides core enhancements, an expanded database, and global modernization to meet market changes.

  • IDF serves as a rapid development platform with extensibility that enables release transparency and allows your IT team to eliminate legacy queries and custom reports

  • Advanced functions like embedded warehouse management, collaboration with logistics server providers and suppliers, and vendor-managed inventory are all included as standard and designed to support all of your supply chain needs

  • Embedded tools like document management, notifications, and workflows improve collaboration and productivity across teams

Infor LN / Baan Tips & Tricks for EXECUTIVES

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Finance: Propagating Unused Sub-Accounts

You can use this procedure to find accounts that have a valid sub-accounts group but no corresponding general ledger chart account records. This action creates the general ledger chart account record for the account and sub-account combination. This action does not add the accounts to charts.

  1. Select Financials > Global Ledger > Setup > Finance Enterprise Group > Maintenance.
  2. Open the finance enterprise group and click the Sub Account tab.
  3. Select Actions > Propagate Unused Sub Accounts.
  4. Select the finance enterprise group and click OK.

Sub-accounts are added according to group if they have been defined on the accounts. The resulting account can be added to the charts.

Operations: Best Practices for Purchase Order Archiving / Deleting

Here are some best practices to follow if you are considering archiving or deleting purchase order data:

  • If Financials is implemented, we recommend that you do not delete order data in a fiscal year that has not yet been fully closed. This is because the GRINYA process uses information that would be deleted by this action. For best results, check whether the logistical balance for non-invoiced receipts matches the balance of the GRINYA accounts for the periods up to which you want to delete purchase order data.
  • When a purchase order is canceled, you can only delete the purchase order and the related tables. If only a purchase order line is canceled, the line can be deleted and archived.
  • Purchase contracts must be archived before purchase orders can be archived.

You cannot delete a purchase order (line) if:

  • The linked warehouse order is closed but cannot be removed.
  • The purchase order is linked to a PCS pr
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Infor LN & Baan Tip: Considerations for Release to Warehousing for a Cost Item

When there are two Cost Items, one with Release to Warehousing applied and the other with Release to Warehousing not applied, upon approval of the Sales Order, the Cost Item that is released to Warehousing will go straight to Staged status, pending Shipment confirmation, while the Cost Item that is not released to Warehousing will be up for Sales Deliveries.

Apart from this main difference in functionality between having and not having this option to release to Warehousing checked, there are other impacts to consider. Below is some information gathered from various KBs related to the impact of having release to Warehousing applied (or not). KBs used as reference are listed as “– REF: KB XYZ”. Editing the checkbox “Release to Warehousing” itself If there is a Sales Order (in status Free is enough) for a Cost Item, the check box is not editable. As soon as all the Sales Orders for which the Item is involved are Closed (or Canceled or Deleted) the check box becomes editable again. – REF: KB 1439313 & KB 1613780 Simultaneous/separate release to Warehousing with Physical Items In a scenario where a Cost Item (that is released to Warehousing) and a physical Item are released to Warehousing separately, then the shipment confirmation of each of these Items will occur separately. If they are released simultaneously, the shipment of the Cost Item will not be processed unless and until the physical Item is ready to be shipped. – REF: KB 1449001 Note: Ensure a Warehouse is added to Order Lines to ensure Release to Warehousing Activity is applicable. – REF: KB 2229767 Invoicing

To invoice them separately or together, factors to consider are:

  • Composing Criteria, a list of fields that need to match to have a single invoice created – REF: KB 717977
  • Invoicing Methods (tcmcs0555m000) in the General tab, select Combine, for example, Shipments, to combine different Shipments of the same Sales Order into one Invoice. This Invoicing Method is also defined in
  • Invoice-to role of a Business Partner (tccom4112s000) in the Invoicing tab. – REF: KB 812637
  • For a Return Order where a Cost Item and a Physical Item were originally invoiced together, to invoice them together again, consider using Original Document type = Invoice and link the original Invoice to the Return Order. – REF: KB 2072847 

Note: Consider solution in KB 2108605 if Composing Criteria is met, yet still Credit Notes are not combined for a Return Sales Order copied from original Sales Order for one Physical Item and one Cost Item without release to Warehousing. 

ASN ASN cannot be generated for Purchase Order Lines with Cost Item if not released to Warehousing. – REF: KB 1548301 & KB 2111341 Intercompany Trade Intercompany Trade can be applied for a Cost Item that is released to Warehousing, as Intercompany Trade needs a Warehouse and a Department. – REF: KB 2112430 Customs Value Cost Items that are released to Warehousing that are handled via normal Sales Order Lines are considered as delivered goods and will get the customs value assigned like other Items being subject to warehouse handling. Cost Items handled on Shipment Lines as "Additional Cost" are not considered as delivered goods but as pure costs. The customs value of these shipment lines gets defaulted with a zero amount and cannot be modified. The same applies to additional costs on sales order lines. – REF: KB 1600847 Freight  Cost Items cannot be used for Freight handling. – REF: KB 1830170 Additional Cost

  • For automatically generated Additional Costs in Sales Orders, Cost Items that are released to Warehousing are not released to Warehousing. This is because automatic Additional Costs are always generated with 0 quantity, therefore only the amount is filled for these Lines, which leads to the Delivery Type being set to Sales and not Warehouse. As a result, delivery must take place in Sales module. – REF: KB 1995781
  • For Additional Cost Lines added to Shipment for Cost Items, refer to KB 2236856.

Intrastat Record When using Cost Items without release to Warehousing, there is no shipping data within Invoicing. Therefore, the corresponding Intrastat record cannot be found during the printing of the Invoice. To get the Invoice data filled on the Intrastat record, Cost Items with release to warehousing should be used. Otherwise, session Update Intrastat Transactions with Invoicing Data (tccom7271m100) should be ran to update the Invoicing data in Intrastat. – REF: KB 2005482

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