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Infor M3 & Movex Tip of the Week: What are M3 Web Services?

Frank Petrasio 0 24098 Article rating: 5.0

M3 Web Services Server is the runtime engine for M3 Web Services, which are wrappers for the business functionality provided by supported backend applications such as M3 Business Engine.

The M3 Web Services Grid Management pages provide some basic administrative capabilities. For example, you can view deployed web services, check the server setup for errors, do some basic configuration management, and manage web service security.

To create your own web services, you must also install the M3 Web Services Designer component, which allows you to design, model, deploy, and test web services.

Get the Latest Porting Set for Infor LN, Baan V and Baan IV

Kathy Barthelt 0 32763 Article rating: 5.0

Porting set 9.3g has been released and is suitable for use by:
• Infor LN customers
• Infor Baan ERP 5.2a customers who have migrated the Infor Baan ERP 5.2a Tools to Infor Enterprise Server 8
• Infor Baan ERP 5.0b and 5.0c customers who have adopted SLM as described in document U8985F US: User's Guide to upgrade to porting set 8.2b or later
• Infor BaanIV c when the conditions for upgrading from the 6.1c.xx porting set line are met.

Infor M3 & Movex Tip: What is a Start Page?

Frank Petrasio 0 26607 Article rating: 5.0

The Start page is the initial page that you will see when you open M3 H5.
Start pages provide a way to organize and keep track of tasks and programs. It contains widgets, which can give you quick access to the different features available in H5. The type of widgets to be added, their arrangement, and their size can also be customized.

The Start page can be accessed by clicking the home tab located below the Favorites menu. Start pages are available in both Enterprise and Foundation editions. However, H5 Foundation users will only see a static start page that cannot be configured or changed.

A Start page administrator can configure a default start page or a set of start pages for specific users or groups.

Infor LX & BPCS Tip of the Week: Production History Purge

George Moroses 0 26956 Article rating: 5.0

Did you know that you can clear production history?

JIT900 - Production History Purge

To clear field values from Production History Inquiry (JIT300). Run monthly as Day End Run and Month End Run which clears M-T-D fields.  There is an option to clear the average per hour and maximum per hour fields. This program can be run as often as you wish.

Infor M3 Tip: Personalization Tools in M3: Setting a field to be mandatory

Frank Petrasio 0 31305 Article rating: 5.0

This procedure describes how to make a field mandatory. A mandatory field must be completed by specifying a value. If this field is left blank, the user cannot proceed to the next panel or form.

  1. Go to the detail panel of a program.
  2. Choose the input field that you want to be mandatory. Right-click the field and select Personalize > Enable Mandatory.

Note: An asterisk (*) beside the field indicates that the field is mandatory. To disable the feature, right-click the field and select Personalize > Disable Mandatory.

Infor LX & BPCS Tip of the Week: Fast Line Entry

George Moroses 0 34759 Article rating: 5.0

LX Order Entry has been enhanced to provide a new Fast Line Entry panel. The new presentation makes traditional order entry faster by reducing the keystrokes necessary to create new lines. It also places the item description on the primary entry line, making it easier to confirm that the desired item has been ordered as each line is validated.

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ORD700DA – Fast Line Entry
ORD700D2 – Order Line Entry, Quote Line Entry and RMA Line Entry

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

Determining whether to use Master Production Schedule (MPS) planning or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) planning for items in Infor LX and BPCS involves understanding the nature of the items and their demand characteristics.

Master Scheduled Items typically encompass finished goods or service items. These items receive their requirements either from Independent demand, Dependent demand, or a combination of both...

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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Tips: LN | Baan

Are you striving to create shipping labels that cater to all your customers' needs? Do you require specific details on your shipping labels for particular items or product lines?

According to recent research, the global barcode label printer market was valued at $2.6 billion in 2022 and is estimated to reach $4.3 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.2% from 2023 to 2032.

Crossroads RMC's RMClabel software automates the printing of customer-specific and item-specific labels...

Ensuring access to historical logistical and financial transaction information for your employees is crucial. However, before proceeding with archiving or deletion, it's essential to evaluate the necessity of retaining this data. Baan and Infor LN (ERP LN) offer standard archiving sessions within major modules that typically handle a significant volume of historical transactions. These sessions are designed to transfer historical data to an archive company before deleting it from the operational company.

When it comes to archiving sessions, you have three primary options:

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