Hunter Douglas, the world leader in window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products, has selected Crossroads RMC for their LN 10.2.1 to 10.6 upgrade project. Hunter Douglas has been an LN user for years, but due to a requirement from their parent organization to modernize their hardware/infrastructure, it was decided to update their ERP version as well. Phase 1 of the project will consist of a base technology upgrade with a Phase 2 planned for 2020. Phase 1 Go-Live is slated for January 1, 2020.

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The production bill of material is globally specified at the company level. It can be used as a source for the definition of the local material lists, such as:

• The production model in the repetitive module.
• The production model in the job shop module.
• The subcontracting model in the subcontracting module.

The production bill of material can be generated through the engineering bill of material. The new production bill of material differs from the old bill of material:

• It has a header and a status.
• It is always revision controlled.
• The effective dates have been moved from the material lines to the header.
• The BOM quantity has been moved from item production data to the header.
• The use up has been moved from alternatives to the material line.
• The material line excludes logistic data (no warehouse nor routing operation).

The production bill of material is not mandatory.

Production bill of material revisions:
The production bill of material is revision controlled. The objective of the revision is to control the changes to the bill of material over time.

The P-bom includes this revision-related data:

• Revision number
• Effective date and Expiry date
• Status (New, Approved, Expired)
• Creation date and Created by: user
• Approval date and Approved by: user
• Expiry date and Expired by: user
• Source information

 A tool to import LX Security Data into IDF is available as part of LX 8.4. The tool is called CPYSECIDF and is stored in the CPYSECID84 library which was included in the base install of LX 8.4. Updates will be delivered with BMRs. 

See the Infor IDF for Infor LX Security Maintenance Guide for instructions on running the tool.

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Here are some steps that you can start NOW to plan for your LX upgrade:

To discuss your upgrade to the latest version of Infor LX, contact Frank Petrasio.

This enhancement makes the control number field in the purchase order file available for macros. Previously, the POCNO field (control number) in the purchase order was not available for macros. This enhancement allows the user to create macros that use this field. This enhancement provides the user with the ability to keep track of control numbers in their journal entries.

The programs impacted include:

• CEA502B1, ACP Engine Resolution Program
• CGL091B, ERPLX ACP File I/O Program

The flexibility and capability of Infor LN Extensibility changes depending upon what you have installed. 
To learn how LN Extensibility could greatly facilitate your LN upgrade, contact Crossroads RMC!

The Job Shop by Site parameter has been added to the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. If this parameter is activated, multisite production for job shop is enabled.

Almost all new planning and production functionality in LN depends on the activation of this parameter.