Infor LX & BPCS Tip: LX Release 8.4.1 – What’s New?

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George Moroses / Tuesday, February 16, 2021 0 26892 Article rating: 5.0

Did you know that LX 8.4 was released almost 2 ½ years ago? The good news is that a new version was just released at the end of December! Check out all of the new features in LX 8.4.1!

Manufacturing vs. Finance: Who wins?

Infor LX | BPCS | Infor LN | Baan

Crossroads RMC / Tuesday, February 16, 2021 0 24782 Article rating: 5.0

Manufacturing Goals: develop high-quality products and services in response to the demands of the market, improve efficiency and maximize capacity utilization.

Finance Goals: analyze revenue growth opportunities, control costs, and maximize profitability.

So, who wins?.....

Infor LX | BPCS | Infor LN | Baan | Infor M3

Crossroads RMC / Tuesday, February 16, 2021 0 27938 Article rating: 5.0

When an enterprise has many suppliers, dealers/distributors, and customers spread out across the globe, it becomes important that it gains better visibility into inventory outside of its direct ownership and control, on both the supply and demand side. On the supply side, the company has outstanding POs and needs reliable estimates of when those will ship, as well as early indications whenever there will be delays in shipment. Once shipped, updates on the estimated time of arrival (ETA) are important, particularly when there are delays.

This external visibility is even more important during times of disruption. Early visibility into disruptions in supply or rapid changes in demand is key to providing the intelligence to drive agility. By responding earlier, faster, and with more accurate intelligence, a company has more options, makes smarter decisions, and avoids catastrophes.

How do you get that visibility? Here are some options…

And Then There Were None - Short Staffed?

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Crossroads RMC / Friday, February 5, 2021 0 25701 Article rating: 5.0

So, you implemented your Infor ERP system 5, 10, 15, 20+ years ago, and now there are only a handful of people left from that implementation. Since most of the how and why walked out the door, how much longer can you get by on “tribal knowledge”?

What’s the best way to proceed? Consider retraining your staff.

Crossroads RMC's consultants have had great success delivering highly impactful, focused training that shows an immediate benefit. Contact us to discuss how we can develop a training plan that is right for your business.

Infor LN & Baan Tip: Latest Porting Set – All Versions of Infor LN & Baan

Kathy Barthelt / Wednesday, February 3, 2021 0 50028 Article rating: 4.5

Are you on the latest porting set for your version of Infor LN or Baan? Check here to be sure:

VERSIONS: Infor LN, Infor Baan ERP 5.0c, Infor Baan IVc4

LAST MODIFIED ON:
13th Jan, 2021: Updated with 9.3i porting set, see KB 2176336 for this version. Available from LN CE release 2021.01
9th Oct, 2020: Updated with 9.3h porting set, see KB 2158949 for this version. Available from LN CE release 2020.10
9th July, 2020: Updated with 9.3g porting set, see KB 2142625 for this version. Available from LN CE release 2020.07
10th April, 2020....

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Special Functions

George Moroses / Wednesday, February 3, 2021 0 26207 Article rating: 5.0

Use F14 from a menu to display the Special Functions screen, SYS50007.
From this pop-up screen you can access the following menu options:

JCDA Maintenance (SYS010D)
Display Output Queue
Display User Output
Send Messages
Display Messages
Display Job Log
Display Submitted Jobs
Display Remembered Keys
Menu Maintenance (SYS147)
Menu Print (SYS148)

This menu is only available from the character0based user interface. Infor Webtop users can access programs from the Quick Launch Menu.

Infor LN & Baan Materials Tips: Serialized and Lot Controlled Items

Kathy Barthelt / Wednesday, February 3, 2021 0 53116 Article rating: 5.0

Serial and Lot are additional characteristics/properties of Items that can be used to uniquely or collectively identify and track the item along with its Item code. Any Item can be made as Serialized and/or Lot controlled by choosing options "Serialized" and "Lot Controlled" in Items-General session under traceability section on the Details tab.

Further in Items-Warehousing data under the Identification tab, you can enable "Lot Tracking", "Lot in Inventory", "Serial Tracking" and "Serial in Inventory" which enables tracking of the Items. You can also define if the Item is "Serial/Lot not in inventory" then where you want to record the serial and lot details in the transactions like "Direct Delivery", "Receipt", "Transfer", "Register during As-Built, Service and Maintenance".

Below are some topics related to Serialized and Lot Controlled Items that will be useful...

How often are you counting your inventory? Are inaccurate counts affecting your ability to satisfy customer orders?

Infor LX | BPCS | Infor LN | Baan

Crossroads RMC / Wednesday, February 3, 2021 0 26824 Article rating: 5.0

Crossroads RMC Cycle Counting Applications provide:

Increased inventory accuracy.
The ability to review & approve count before direct update of LN/Baan tables.
The elimination of unnecessary re-orders of items with current inventory.
Greater ability to satisfy customer orders due to accurate inventory levels.
Direct labor cost savings – less staff required for count.
Increased productivity during count – counts reduced from weeks to a day.

Learn more about Cycle Counting for Infor LX & BPCS>

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Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for EXECUTIVES:

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

FINANCE TIP: IDF Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis

TECHNOLOGY TIP: Improve WebTop Grid Support for MRP320D Master Schedule Detail Inquiry

OPERATIONS: Override inspection days lead time at the item-facility

8Apr2025

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: IDF Customer Order Inquiry enhancements

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

This enhancement provides additional views, additional order and line details, improved navigation, and additional capabilities to the IDF Customer Order Inquiry cards and to customer order-related business objects such as Allocations, Customer Invoices, Inventory Transaction History, Promotions, Drop Shipments.

Enhanced Order views based on user roles such as customer service, warehouse/logistics, salesperson/commission, data analysis/management reporting

Improved sort, select and filter capabilities
Enhanced navigation, data organization and data display
Improved customer service access to all transactions throughout the entire customer order life cycle – from quote to order, related invoices, and any RMAs, return orders, related credit memos
Improved grouping of related fields
New cards to present additional order and order line details
Consolidation of cards and card details when appropriate
Enhanced Display and Maintain capabilities for drillback to related customer, ship-to, item, carrier, terms, and other master file details
Improved display of dates, times and applicable time zones when Region Code time zone support is implemented
Multi language Description, Name and Address fields displayed in user’s language, if defined, else in base language

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Tips: LN | Baan

Kathy Barthelt / Tuesday, June 22, 2021

/ Categories: Infor LN & Baan Tips, Analytics Dashboard, Finance, Manufacturing, Operations, Technology

Infor LN & Baan: BIG DATA - Keeping Track of Key Metrics

In order to communicate effectively as a team, everyone needs to speak the same language and operate off the same playbook. If decisions are made based on the data or the view of data that individuals are maintaining through their own spreadsheets or other data silos, then communication is negatively impacted.

Manufacturers need to review large amounts of data every day, making it difficult to keep track of key metrics within your department.

That’s where Crossroads RMC’s Analytics Dashboard solution comes in. Our Analytics Dashboard was developed to make tasks easier by putting all of the key information in one convenient location so you can view all of your crucial data in real-time.

With powerful dashboards, you can:

Create pie charts, graphs, interactive maps, and more with just a few clicks.
Build a dashboard once and make it instantly available on any device.
Tell a story with your data with your own custom layouts, colors, and commentary—all with no coding.
Confidently provide reports with real-time data updates.
Access your dashboards from anywhere–computer, tablet, or phone.

Check out the sample of our dashboards by department below. Then, to get started, request a demo for a complete walkthrough of our Analytics Dashboard.