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Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: WebTop Grid Support Enhancement for MRP320D

George Moroses 0 229 Article rating: 5.0

This enhancement modifies the subfile used in MRP320D Master Schedule Detail Inquiry (SCR001) to expand the subfile with data instead of clearing it as the user pages. This update enables full compatibility with the WebTop 4.8 Grid decorator.

To implement this enhancement, request and apply MR 81428.

Functionally, this change only affects how the subfile is populated to support a deployed WebTop Grid. There is no visible change or user impact in how the program operates.

In summary, the enhancement improves functionality and ensures full WebTop Grid support for the

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY: Add Number of Assigned Users to SYS600

George Moroses 0 287 Article rating: 5.0

LX has added the number of users assigned to a Role or Unit to the first screen of SYS600. When displaying the list of profiles on the first screen of SYS600, the list previously included the counts per profile of assigned Roles and Units when the profile was a user. A new column called Users have been added to show the number of assigned users for Roles or Units.

This enhancement provides a quick way to see the number of users assigned to a Role or Unit.

Crossroads RMC launches NextTrack Insights at inPOWER 2025!

Beta testing underway—general availability by year-end.

Nick Olson 0 776 Article rating: 5.0

Big News from inPOWER 2025!

At this year’s event in Wisconsin, Crossroads RMC unveiled NextTrack Insights, our most advanced analytics solution yet. This release marks a major step forward for manufacturers looking to unlock deeper insights from their ERP systems.

The highlight? AI-powered natural language querying. Instead of digging through static reports or dashboards, you can now ask plain-English questions like “Which machines are down?” or “Are we on track to meet production targets for this shift?” and get immediate, actionable answers.

👉 Beta testing is underway, with general availability by year-end.

Learn more...

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Pegging Material Supply Lines for Operation and Product Subcontracting

Kathy Barthelt 0 1152 Article rating: 5.0

For project pegged production orders, operations can be subcontracted. The material delivered to the subcontractor can be project pegged or anonymous. The subassemblies sent and retrieved are always project pegged. Costing breaks can be applied to direct the costs of the subcontracted operation to a specific project cost account. If (production material) costing breaks are used, a purchase order line's peg can differ from the peg on the material supply line.

For product subcontracting, the subcontracted purchase orders can include materials that inherit the project pegs or can include anonymous materials. The pegged materials are stored in inventory and are shipped to the subcontractor with project pegged orders.

In case of a project pegged order, a peg distribution is linked to the Purchase Order Material Supply Line in the...

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Currency Differences

Kathy Barthelt 0 988 Article rating: 5.0

When currency differences are posted, several parameters affect the way the entries in the General Ledger are created. This section explains the possible parameter settings:

  1. Ledger accounts by currency

  2. Writing off currency profits

  3. Fixed exchange rate

  4. Writing off currency differences for anticipated payments


1. Ledger accounts by currency
This parameter is recorded in the Finance Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000) session...

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Infor LN & Baan Tip: Cost Component Setup

To break down an item’s standard cost, sales price, or valuation price, use cost components. With cost components, you can compare estimated and actual costs, calculate production variances, and analyze costs in Standard Cost Calculation.

If cost components are set up in a detailed way, detailed records exist in the Item - Calculated Valuation Prices (ticpr2540m000) session and the Item - Standard Valuation Prices (ticpr3540m000) session. Additional financial integration transactions are created because integration transactions are logged by cost component. A detailed cost component setup also causes additional cost details in domains such as Sales and Warehousing. This increases database growth and makes performance worse, especially during production completion and the item receipt process.

Reduce the number of cost components in the effective cost component structure, which is displayed in the Effective Cost Component Structure (ticpr0112m000) session, as much as possible. The minimum number is three aggregated cost components: one for material, one for operation, and one for surcharges. From a performance point of view, the following is advised:

Reduce the number of cost components

  • One operation cost component for all operation rates.
  • One cost component for all subcontracting rates.
  • One cost component for item and warehouse surcharges.
  • One cost component for actual labor rates (in People). Ensure you only use cost components that are required.

Use aggregated cost components
The standard cost is calculated by (detailed) cost component for a multilevel BOM. A similar calculation of valuation prices (actual prices) would result in a price structure with many cost components, especially for manufactured items. In case of a warehouse transfer, issue to WIP, and so on, postings are made for every cost component. However, this detailed cost information does not add functional value in Warehousing. If you aggregate cost components, the number of cost components in financial transactions is reduced. Therefore, aggregate operation cost, material cost, and surcharges to the three cost components that are defined in the Item - Costing (ticpr0107m000) session

If you do not enter a Standard Cost Component Scheme in the Item - Costing (ticpr0107m000) session, production order costs, production order variances, and surcharges are posted by aggregated cost component. This improves performance and decreases database growth.

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