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Quality Management Systems (QMS)

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A Quality Management System (QMS) provides airtight validation of your product testing requirements, protecting both your business and your customers.

Benefits of Using QMS

  1. Permanent Recordkeeping: Test results can be securely archived and accessed indefinitely.

  2. Regulatory Compliance: Meets all industry and government testing standards and requirements.

Who Uses QMS?

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

  • Health Product Manufacturers

  • Chemical Manufacturers

  • Food & Beverage Producers

  • Government Contractors
    …and many others.

What Does a Typical QMS Engagement Look Like?

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for EXECUTIVES

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Operations: Infor Business Context Messages (IBC) are now supported from ORD700D1 Order Entry - Fast Line Entry screen

Finance: Tax Code Table window (WINZRTD)

Technology: Improve PUR500 Navigation for WebTop Grids

Important Update: Infor's Plan to phase out LN embedded EDI module (ECEDI/BEMIS)

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Please be aware that the Infor LN embedded EDI module (ECEDI/BEMIS) will transition to sustaining maintenance in the second half of 2027. This feature has not received enhancements in recent years, and no future updates are planned.

Existing customers using the embedded EDI module are encouraged to transition to EDI Exchange or Automotive Exchange, in order to benefit from ongoing enhancements and future capabilities. Infor has invested significantly in EDI Exchange and Automotive Exchange to support a broad range of EDI communications with external parties, as part of continued innovation within Infor LN Cloud.

For new LN CE customers, the embedded EDI module will no longer be provisioned.

Action steps
For more information please see Knowledge Base (KB) article 3632427.

 

CASE STUDY: Navigating an ERP Upgrade with Outdated Knowledge

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The Problem: Knowledge Gaps in a Legacy ERP Environment

For organizations running long-established global ERP systems such as Infor Baan or LN, upgrades can be daunting. Over the years, employee turnover, internal role changes, and evolving business structures often erode institutional knowledge of the original ERP setup.

When the time comes to upgrade, teams frequently lack a clear understanding of how the system is currently being used. This knowledge gap leads to inefficient planning, costly rework, and missed opportunities for process optimization.


The Solution: A Blueprint-Based Assessment and Optimization Strategy

To address this challenge for one of our LN customers, we implemented a blueprint-driven assessment designed to provide a clear, data-backed foundation for their ERP upgrade.

Our strategic approach focused on objective comparison and actionable insight, using a step-by-step methodology:

  1. Benchmarking Against a Standard Blueprint
    We created a standard LN functionality blueprint representing the ideal model of available processes and best practices.

  2. Site-by-Site Analysis
    Each customer site’s configuration and usage were compared to the standard blueprint, identifying gaps, customizations, and inefficiencies.

  3. Efficiency and Optimization Reporting
    The comparison highlighted workflow inconsistencies and process variations across sites, enabling targeted optimization and standardization.

  4. Budgeting and Roadmap Development
    The results provided a data-driven foundation for budgeting, along with a clear, prioritized roadmap for the upcoming upgrade.


How the Solution Was Implemented...

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for TECHNOLOGY: Audit Fields by Table (ttaud3125m000)

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Use this session to to define which fields must be audited, and when they must be audited.

Note: 

  • It is not required to define the fields that must be audited. Only if not all fields in a table must be audited, you must specify the fields that must be audited. You can only specify fields for a table for which you selected Specified in the Field Selection field of the Audit Tables by Profile (ttaud3120m000) session. If you selected All in that field, all fields in the table are audited, and no fields can be specified.

  • For a detailed explanation of the relation between audit type and field specification, refer to the section How to determine the net result of the audit configuration in the Audit Configuration Management topic.

  • The audit functionality uses the positive approach, which means that you can only specify which tables and fields must be audited, but not which tables and fields must not be audited. Therefore, through the appropriate menu, commands are available to load all (key) fields. You can then delete the fields you do not require.

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Infor LX & BPCS Tip: System i Workspace AnyWhere information and Important Support Dates for IBM and Microsoft Products

System i Workspace AnyWhere is a web application framework that provides a common user interface for Infor’s IBM i products.

*** We strongly recommend that you subscribe to this KB to receive automatic notification when it is updated ***

Latest Updates
System i Workspace AnyWhere - Feature Pack 22 is now available - see the Update History section below (as of January 4, 2024)

  • Tomcat 9.0.80 Upgrade Installer Released - see the Update History section below (October 9, 2023)
  • Installer Hotfixes - affects both Silver Copy and Tomcat Upgrade Installers (August 17, 2023)
  • Removed Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 (January 11, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (Microsoft Windows 2016/2019/2022 Server - Tomcat 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (IBM i OS/400 - WebSphere Application Server 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
  • Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R5 (October 6, 2022)
  • Removed Support for Internet Explorer (January 11, 2022)
  • Removed Support for the System i Emulator and Update Manager (January 11, 2022)
  • Removed support for IBM OS/400 V7R2 (July 16, 2021)
  • Removed support for Mozilla Firefox web browser (March 30, 2021)
  • Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (May 18, 2020)
  • Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R4 (November 28, 2019)

Documentation

  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Installation & Admin Guide (December 15, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - FAQ (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Feature Pack Release Summary (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Product Guide (August 30, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - InforOS Integration Guide for System21 (August 31, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Quick Install Guide (September 13, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere (IBM i) - Quick Install Guide (August 25, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Release Summary (March 3, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - SSO MustGather & Troubleshooting (March 3, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Load Balancing Guide (August 31, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Designer Guide (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Extensions Guide (June 6, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere - Drillback Guide (August 31, 2023)

 

Release Notes

Withdrawal of support for legacy Operating Systems and Products from IBM and Microsoft

Support for the following Operating Systems with System i Workspace AnyWhere has now been withdrawn...

  • IBM OS/400 V7R2 (support ended by IBM on 04/30/2021)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (extended support ended by Microsoft on 10/01/2023)

The System i Workspace AnyWhere documentation has been updated to reflect the removal of support for these Operating Systems.

Advance Notice of 3rd party vendor end-of-life (EOL) dates:

  • Microsoft's retirement date for Windows 10 is 10/14/2025
  • Microsoft's extended support for Windows Server 2016 will end on 12/01/2027
  • IBM's standard program support for IBM i 7.3 ended on 09/30/2023 (extended support available until 09/30/2026)  

Note: An official statement from Infor in relation to our support will be made nearer the EOL date of each product.

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