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Infor LX / BPCS Tips & Tricks for EXECUTIVES

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FINANCE: Prevent Voiding of Selected Invoices
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.

OPERATIONS: Copy Shop Order
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.

TECHNOLOGY: Group Security for ILM501 Inbound Delivery Maintenance
Add function key / action code security to control who is authorized to create/revise/delete functions in ILM501 Inbound Delivery Maintenance.  With added Group Security, managers can control which users are authorized to create, change and delete deliveries in ILM501 Inbound Delivery Maintenance.

Infor LN & Baan OPERATIONS Tip: MPS Planned vs. MRP Planned

Kathy Barthelt 0 34226 Article rating: 5.0

When deciding what items should be MPS (Master Production Schedule) planned and what items should be MRP (Material Requirements Planning) planned, it's crucial to understand the nature of the items and their demand sources. Here's a breakdown:

  • Master Scheduled Items:

    • Master Scheduled Items are typically finished goods or service items.
    • These items receive their requirements from both Independent and Dependent demand sources.
       
  • Independent Demand:...

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

Kathy Barthelt 0 25417 Article rating: 5.0

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

Kathy Barthelt 0 12360 Article rating: 5.0

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

Crossroads RMC 0 10764 Article rating: 5.0

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

George Moroses 0 17354 Article rating: 5.0

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

George Moroses 0 19834 Article rating: 5.0

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.

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

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.

If the Ledger Accounts Currency Differences by Currency check box is selected, the (un)realized currency differences are posted to the ledger accounts defined in the Currency Difference Ledger Accounts by Currency (tfgld0119s000) session.

LN retrieves the related dimensions from these sessions:

  • General Ledger: Finance Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000)

  • Accounts Payable: Ledger Accounts by Business Partner Group (tfacp0111m000)

  • ACR: Ledger Accounts by Business Partner Group (tfacr0111m000)

If the Ledger Accounts Currency Differences by Currency check box is cleared, the currency differences are posted to:

  • General Ledger: the ledger accounts specified in the Finance Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000) session.

  • Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable: the ledger accounts recorded for the business partner group.


2. Writing off currency profits
This parameter is defined in one of these sessions:

  • ACP Parameters (tfacp0100m000)

  • ACR Parameters (tfacr0100s000)

If the Currency Profits check box is selected, the unrealized currency profits are posted as well as the unrealized currency losses. Unrealized currency losses are always posted when writing off currency differences.

3. Fixed exchange rates
For each invoice, the rate determiner defines:

  • Which date is used to determine the exchange rate.

  • If currency differences are calculated.

  • For which (home) currencies the currency differences are calculated.

The Rate Determiner is set in the Sales Invoices (tfacr1110s000) session or the Purchase Invoice Entry (tfacp2600m000) session.

Unrealized currency differences are written off in one of these sessions:

  • Write Off Currency Differences (tfacp2240m000)

  • Write Off Currency Differences (tfacr2250m000)

4. Writing off currency differences for anticipated payments
This parameter is defined in one of these sessions:

  • ACP Parameters (tfacp0100m000)

  • ACR Parameters (tfacr0100s000)

If the Currency Difference Anticipated Payments check box is selected, invoices with anticipated payments or anticipated receipts are considered for writing off currency differences.

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