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Infor LX & BPCS Tip of the Week: Purge optional during Month/Period End - LX 8.4

George Moroses 0 56837 Article rating: 5.0

For various month/period end programs, the purge function is now optional.

Scope:

INV903, Inventory Month End Close, optionally purges both inventory records as well as customer invoices. Some applications already have a flag or option for purging (for example, ACP900) and other applications are stand-alone. If you do not want to purge, do not run these programs: Order Purge and Close, ORD900, Close Quotes, ORD930, and Delete RMAs, ORD935. Now there are options on whether to purge records during the month end or period end programs.

The Benefits include:

• Flag or option added to allow the user to decide whether to perform month-end function with or without purge.

• Allows for month-end processing without purge.

• Improves efficiency of month-end processing.

Impact:

This enhancement includes these programs or areas:

• INV903, Inventory Month End Close

• ACR900, A/R Period Close

• CST900, PRF900, SFC900 Shop Order Close

• PUR900, Purchasing Month End Close

Johnson Crushers Selects Crossroads RMC for LN 10.6 Data Collection

Kathy Barthelt 0 37879 Article rating: 5.0

Johnson Crushers International (JCI), a global leader in engineering and manufacturing full lines of cone crushers, horizontal and incline vibrating screens and track-mounted, portable and stationary crushing and screening plants, has selected Crossroads RMC’s Data Collection solution for their Infor LN 10.6 implementation. 

JCI’s main objectives with this project are to support their continued growth and enable a continuous improvement effort to drive additional value to the business. In phase 1 of this project, JCI will implement Crossroad RMC’s Labor Reporting and Maintain Receipts data collection applications. Go live is expected to occur in early Q1 of 2020.

Factors to considered when undertaking an ERP implementation or upgrade

Kathy Barthelt 0 38172 Article rating: 5.0

Things to consider when choosing your ERP Implementation Partner:

ERP Partner Value Add:

  • Proven track record
  • References
  • Focused on-time / on budget
  • Strategic partnership with Infor
  • Knowledge of extension products that are available for your ERP
  • Post-implementation – What does the partner bring to the table once the project is complete?

Project Management

  • Does your assigned project manager fit your needs?
  • Past project management experience with the same ERP
  • Project Management methodology
  • Project Plan development and style
  • Does the PM develop a realistic plan with clear objectives, timeline, and responsibilities?

 
Consulting Team Selection​

Need help figuring out if your organization is properly positioned for an implementation or upgrade? Contact Kathy Barthelt today. We can help to ensure that your organization is positioned for success.

  • Does my ERP Implementation partner have the team to support my project?
  • Resume review
  • Interview all candidates
  • Working knowledge of ERP system/version
  • Communication skills
  • Geographic location
    • Relative industry experience
    • Technical Viewpoint
    • Understanding of any enhancements made to your system and what the best approach to streamlining for future releases. Knowing the tools available to accomplish this task.

LN & Baan Tip of the Week: Inventory In Transit Report – 10.7

Kathy Barthelt 0 80929 Article rating: 5.0

A new In Transit Inventory report can be printed in the Print In Transit Inventory (whinr1410m300) session. The report provides an overview of company inventory that is on the move and not stored in a warehouse. This concerns only inventory that is transferred from one warehouse to another. Items that are shipped to, for example, customers or projects, or items that are issued to production lines or service departments are excluded.

The report shows item inventory quantities and values on warehouse transfer orders which are issued at the origin warehouse, but are not yet received in the destination warehouse. These open inter-warehouse transfer orders represent inventory that is loaded on trucks or other means of transport, or located at intermediate pooling points such as harbors and train stations.

The quantities and values are retrieved from the Item-Warehouse-Inventory Transactions and the Inventory Integration Transactions sessions.


Do you know where you're required to collect sales tax?

Crossroads RMC 0 34186 Article rating: 5.0

More than 40 states have changed their rules on sales tax obligations for remote sellers in the past year, meaning more companies are required to collect sales tax in states they’ve never even considered before. 

Attend the Avalara sessions at Inforum to learn more:

333450 - Vision: From 1 to 50—Scaling your business to handle new sales tax requirements, sponsored by Avalara
New laws that obligate remote sellers to collect sales tax are spreading throughout the US. In many states, you’re now required to register, file, and remit if you make 200 transactions or $100,000 in sales into the state. In this session, a sales tax compliance expert will break down what these new laws mean for your business and how you can scale your business effectively without turning your accounting and finance operations upside down. Join us to learn how to prepare.
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2:00 PM - 02:45 PM – Room 288

333727 - Speed: Sales tax compliance in the post South Dakota v. Wayfair era, sponsored by Avalara
Join Avalara to learn about sales tax compliance in 2019. We’ll review new mid-year sales tax changes for 2019; economic nexus laws and how to mitigate risk and maintain compliance; help you determine where to file and register based on where you conduct business; and discuss how Avalara and Infor deliver end-to-end cloud-based sales tax automation, including rate determination, return filing, remittance, and exemption certificate management.
Wednesday, Sep 25, 1:30 PM - 01:50 PM – Hub Theater 6 (Product Spotlight)

Anxious to learn more about IDF? Attend Inforum Sessions highlighting the latest and greatest updates

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  • ERP242 - Product: What’s new with LX 8.4
    Learn about our latest release of LX and the value it can provide to your business. This release includes additional support for IDF, new application features, and an expanded database. Additionally, this release continues to improve through ongoing enhancements from our enhancement request system.
    Thursday, Sep 26, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM – Room 272

  • ERP243 - Product: LX—IDF Master Data Management
    Learn about the new flexibility and features available with item, cost, vendor, and customer definition through IDF during this session. Maintaining this critical information is now easier to manage and control with LX 8.4
    Wednesday, Sep 25, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM – Room 272

  • Academy: Learn to Use IDF to Better Manage Customer, Vendor, and Item Data with LX
    Attend this session for hands-on experience using IDF to manage your critical master data in Infor LX 8.4. (Length: 1hr & 45mins) 
    Wednesday, Sep 25, 1:00 PM - 02:45 PM – Room 277

  • ERP106C - Case Study: Trinity—Upgrading a 20-Year-Old Customized ERP system
    Join this session to learn why and how Trinity is upgrading its customized 20-year-old BPCS ERP system to the latest version of LX and going vanilla. Trinity is using the best business practices built into LX along with Infor OS and IDF to support the latest user experience and integrations.
    Wednesday, Sep 25, 2:00 PM - 02:45 PM – Room 272

OTTO: Making plans happen isn’t just about monitoring material shortages

George Moroses 0 27752 Article rating: 5.0

Making plans happen isn’t just about monitoring material shortages. Supporting activities can be the real cause of delays. Some non-material events customers have monitored using OTTO include:

  • Scheduling and coordination of outside services (such as heat treating and plating)
  • Quality Assurance for pharmaceuticals and inspection
  • Moving off-site inventory to the plant
  • Moving inventory from temporary (conveyor) location to pickable location
  • Scheduling of overseas containers
  • Design engineering for make-to-order

OTTO provides the ability to proactively manage the entire customer order backlog from top to bottom. It begins monitoring orders as soon as they’re booked and identifies and prioritizes those critical events that must happen every day so they can be managed and get orders produced and shipped on time.

Visit Our OTTO page to learn more.

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

Improves control over PO costing changes during invoice entry by replacing passive warnings with an intentional override action.

  • In ACP500D3 (Invoice Entry PO Costing), users previously could unintentionally accept changes by pressing ENTER, even when quantity to cost or amount to cost values had changed.

  • A new “F14 to Override” warning message replaces the old message:
    “Details have changed. Press enter again to accept data.”
    This ensures users acknowledge and confirm significant changes explicitly.

New System Parameter:

  • “Apply GRN Costing Tolerance for PO Costing” (optional):

    • Within tolerance: Displays the original message —
      “Details have changed. Press enter again to accept data.”

    • Outside tolerance: Triggers the new override requirement —
      “F14 to Override”

Benefits:

  • Enhances oversight and reduces unintentional cost acceptance.

  • Enables better control of PO costs when invoice details differ from expectations.

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Infor LN & Baan Tip: Project Status Options

Ever wonder what the implications are of choosing one project status versus another?

Here is the explanation of project status possible values:

Free
You can carry out project engineering. This means that you can:

  • Define the project master schedule (PMS) by using the Project Control module.
  • Maintain the project structure.
  • Maintain the customized product structure by using customized bills of material and routing sheets.
  • Carry out project estimating.

Simulated
You simulate the rough capacity requirements planning and the detailed material and resource requirements planning (RRP) based on the network planning. The capacity requirements for a simulated project are visualized separately. Infor LN (ERP LN) generates planned RRP purchase orders, planned production orders, and PRP warehouse orders for customized items. However, those orders cannot be released. Moreover, the RRP does not allocate standard items to the project.

Active
This status indicates the project's execution stage. You can release planned orders so that the required purchase and production activities can be actually started and completed.

Canceled
The project has been canceled. You cannot release new orders for the project, but you can, however, finish pending logistical activities. You can close a canceled project, but a project can also remain canceled. If the project remains canceled, be aware that the final costs are not posted to Financials, and that WIP can still exist for completed orders. Costs are only posted if you close the project.

Finished
As far as manufacturing is concerned, the project is finished. Also, all purchase and production activities have been completed or closed, and all sales orders have been delivered for the project.

Closed
Financially, the project has been closed. This means that the financial project results have been computed. Financial project transactions can no longer be posted to the project.

To be Closed
If you select the COGS and Revenues restricted to Financial Company of PCS Project check box in the Project Control Parameters (tipcs0100m000) session, financial transactions are posted on the financial companies of the sales office, service department, and/or warehouse instead of on the financial company of the PCS project. If internal invoices are sent from the PCS project to those departments, and the internal invoices are not completed yet, the Close Project (tipcs2250m000) session sets the project status to To be Closed instead of to Closed. You must first complete the internal invoices, and then run the Close Project (tipcs2250m000) session again to set the project status to Closed.

Archived
The project has been archived. This means that all project data has been stored in archive files and is removed from the original files.

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