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Infor LN & Baan Tip of the Week: Quantity change during shipment planning – 10.7

Kathy Barthelt 0 82048 Article rating: 5.0

Customers who use the Projected Shipments concept, and with that the Shipment Planning Workbench, require more flexibility in modifying outbound order lines before projected shipments are generated. The most important requirement is the option to change item quantities, which is a typical instrument to react on specific circumstances such as truck size and inventory situation. A Shipment Planning tab has been added to the Outbound Order Lines to enable users to perform shipment planning activities in terms of quantities and dates.

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Cremer S.A. partners with Infor Consulting Services

Customer Innovation Study

Frank Petrasio 0 44026 Article rating: 5.0

Cremer S.A. partners with Infor Consulting Services to replace incumbent ERPs in acquired businesses with Infor LX.

"Infor LX provides meticulous detail into the real costs of our business and can be implemented rapidly with no investment in customizations. In short, Infor LX fits our business and provides us with the highest return on investment.” Marcelo Jorge Fernandez Operations Director & CIO, Cremer S.A.

Want to learn more about this LX success story? Click Here to Read Full Customer Innovation Study 

Contact Frank Petrasio at Crossroads RMC to find out how your company could be the next LX success story!

Learn More about Crossroads RMC's Services>

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Infor LX & BPCS Tip of the Week: 6 Powerful Steps to Win with Automation

George Moroses 0 61686 Article rating: 5.0
  1. Eliminate paper shop packet and distribution of the paperwork to the shop floor.     
  2. Eliminate manual (paper-based) recording activities and the need to key in the transactions.
  3. Easy electronic scheduling by sequence and changing job priorities.
  4. Evaluate differences using actual times compared to standards.
  5. Improve data accuracy and eliminate the need to chase and fix errors.
  6. Practice Real-Time data reporting to monitor efficiencies and identify problems as they occur.

Optimize Your Manufacturing Today!

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Amerequip Goes Live With OTTO On-Time Orders

Anthony Etzel 0 31014 Article rating: 5.0

Crossroads RMC welcomes Amerequip as our newest client after successfully going live with OTTO, On-Time Orders.

Amerequip, with corporate headquarters in Kiel, Wisconsin, is a leading designer and manufacturer of accessories and attachments for the construction, utility, and industrial equipment, lawn and turf-care equipment, and related products sold in global markets served by their OEM partner customers.

Amerequip’s objective was to improve on time customer order shipments, reduce expediting, and cut down on the time their knowledge workers were spending digging for information. After carefully conducting their due diligence they chose OTTO to address these challenges.

OTTO helps manufacturing plants consistently meet customer commitments by performing predictive analysis to help prevent surprises and allow for early detection and resolution of potential issues. OTTO improves effectiveness of knowledge workers by reducing “data mining” required to answer customer order status questions, and improves the flow of material through the plant, as a result, reduce shortages and improve on-time customer order shipments. OTTO previously won the prestigious APICS Innovation Award of Excellence”.

We are proud to have Amerequip as our client and look forward to being a strategic partner and support their company growth and success.

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Infor LN & Baan: Need real time information for Finance, Production, Inventory, Sales and more?

Kathy Barthelt 0 34092 Article rating: 5.0

Did you know Analytics Dashboard serves as the perfect complement to extend your Infor LN / Baan ERP system AND your data collection software?

Want to display all of this data in easy to understand graphs and charts with drill-down capability?

Contact Kathy Barthelt today to find out how our Analytics Dashboard can provide all of the information you need in real-time. 

Pre-Configured Dashboards INCLUDED with Crossroads RMC's Analytics Dashboard:

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Journal
  • Booked Sales
  • Invoiced Sales
  • Production
  • Receipts
  • Purchase Orders
  • Inventory
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Infor LN & Baan Tip of the Week: The RFQ Comparison Workbench in LN 10.7

Kathy Barthelt 0 83948 Article rating: 5.0

The RFQ Comparison Workbench (tdpur8366m000) session has been introduced to compare bidder responses and select the best deal from the existing combinations. The bidder combinations are displayed based on the total amounts or the criteria set defined on the selected request for quotation (RFQ). Users can use the session to:

• Filter the best response from the suppliers or bidders

• Determine the best responses based on Total Amount

• Determine the best responses based on Criteria Set

This session can be started from a specific RFQ or from the RFQ tab in the RFQ (tdpur8310m000) session. Initially, the session is not available on the menu, but users can add it to the menu.

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Infor LX / BPCS Tip of the Week: Pre-assigned lot numbers for multi-level SO release

Anthony Etzel 0 56987 Article rating: 5.0

In addition to assigning lot numbers in Shop Order Entry/Maintenance (SFC500) after the shop orders have been released, users can now pre-assign lot numbers during the Multi-level Shop Order Release process (SFC530) and the Multi-Level Back-flush process (LMP600) for sub-assemblies that are lot controlled items. The user has the choice of using the parent lot ID, using the next sequential generated lot ID, or not pre-assigning lot IDs. Multiple items per lot must be installed to use the parent lot number option.

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How Are Your 2019 Goals? Get More Out of Your ERP!

Crossroads RMC 0 44926 Article rating: 5.0

We’re ½ way through the 3rd Quarter of 2019 already! How are you doing with your 2019 goals?

Maybe it's time to get more out of your ERP system:
  • Need assistance implementing new functionality in your ERP?
  • Looking to train new employees, or retrain existing employees?
  • Time to automate your most time-consuming processes?
  • Interested in a web-based application for your users or external customers/suppliers?
     

Learn How Crossroads RMC Can Help!

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

New IDF Inquiries 

Infor LX has a long history of providing IDF inquiries over most critical business areas, but there are still some areas that lack this capability.
The following IDF inquiries are now available in 8.4.2:

  • Customer Quote
  • Customer Quote Line
  • RMA (Return Material Authorization)
  • RMA Line

Benefits

  • Ability to sort, subset, filter, and view information in a modern and intuitive way
  • Point and click navigation to related information – 360 views
    • Exceptional personalization and extensibility capabilities
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New IDF Inquiries 

Infor LX has a long history of providing IDF inquiries over most critical business areas, but there are still some areas that lack this capability.
The following IDF inquiries are now available in 8.4.2:

  • Customer Quote
  • Customer Quote Line
  • RMA (Return Material Authorization)
  • RMA Line

Benefits

  • Ability to sort, subset, filter, and view information in a modern and intuitive way
  • Point and click navigation to related information – 360 views
    • Exceptional personalization and extensibility capabilities
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Tips: LN | Baan

Kathy Barthelt
/ Categories: Infor LN & Baan Tips, Support, Training & Workshops

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

Are you on the latest porting set for your version of Baan / Infor LN? 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: Updated with 9.3f porting set, see KB 2125567 for this version. Available from LN CE release 2020.04
13th Jan, 2020: Updated with 9.3e porting set, see KB 2108810 for this version
11th Oct, 2019: Updated with 9.3d porting set, see KB 2093165 for this version
11th July, 2019: Updated with 9.3c porting set, see KB 2075437 for this version
13th March, 2019: Updated with 9.3b porting set, see KB 2051365 for this version
7th Dec, 2018: Updated with 9.3a porting set, see KB 2033165 for this version
6th Sept, 2018: Updated with 9.2b.01 porting set, see KB 2014729 for this version
8th June, 2018: Updated with 9.2b porting set, see KB 1997100 for this version
12th March, 2018: Updated with 9.2a.01 porting set, see KB 1972861 for this version
11th Dec, 2017: Updated with 9.2a porting set, see KB 1954406 for this version
8th Sept, 2017: Updated with 9.1c.01 porting set, see KB 1934704 for this version
10th June, 2017: Updated with 9.1c porting set, see KB 1915968 for this version
20th March, 2017: Updated with 9.1b.01 porting set, see KB 1897691 for this version
9th Dec, 2016: Updated with 9.1b porting set, see KB 1876613 for this version
22nd Sept, 2016: Updated with 9.1a.01 porting set, see KB 1856545 for this version
23rd June, 2016: Updated with 9.1a porting set, see KB 1836486 for this version
14th March, 2016: Updated with 9.0c.01 porting set, see KB 1700568 for this version
11th Dec, 2015: Updated with 9.0c porting set, see KB 1677286 for this version
17th Sept, 2015: Updated with 9.0b.01 porting set, see KB 1654371 for this version
19th June, 2015: Updated with 9.0b porting set, see KB 1630218 for this version
20th March, 2015: Updated with 9.0a.01 porting set, see KB 1605781 for this version
9th Jan, 2015: Updated with 8.9a.06 porting set, see KB 1586121 for this version, this is only 32 bit for windows and linux.
17th Nov, 2014: Updated with 9.0a porting set, see KB 1572748 for this version, 12 Dec 2014, new version for windows released.
26th Sept, 2014: Updated with 8.9a.05 porting set, see KB 1539050 for this version
11th July, 2014: Updated with 8.9a.04 porting set, see KB 1517147 for this version
5th April, 2014: Updated with 8.9a.03 porting set, see KB 1490061 for this version
10th Jan, 2014: Updated with 8.9a.02 porting set, see KB 1465391 for this version
4th Oct, 2013: Updated with 8.9a.01 porting set, see KB 1442188 for this version
19th July, 2013: Updated with 8.9a porting set, see KB 1422389 for this version
1st March, 2013: Updated with 8.8a.03 porting set, see KB 1381629 for this version
30th Nov, 2012: Updated with 8.8a.02 porting set, see KB 1356958 for this version
13th Sept, 2012: Updated with 8.8a.01 porting set, see KB 1181506 for this version
30th May, 2012: Updated with 8.8a porting set, see KB 1154144 for this version
19th Jan, 2012: Updated with 8.7b.01 porting set, see solution 1120445 for this version. This is the first version that can also be used for Infor BaanIV c
7th Oct, 2011: Updated with 8.7a.03 porting set, see solution 1062346 for this version
17th June, 2011: Updated with 8.7a.02 porting set, see solution 1025539 for this version
31st March, 2011: Updated with 8.7a.01 porting set, see solution 1007520 for this version
17th Jan, 2011: Updated with new version of 8.7a porting set
3rd Dec, 2010: Updated with 8.7a porting set, see solution 22945526 for this version
8th Oct, 2010: Updated with 8.6a.03 porting set, see solution 22899106 for this version
17th June, 2010: Updated with 8.6a.02 porting set, see solution 22899105 for this version
1st April, 2010: Updated with 8.6a.01 porting set, see solution 22899104 for this version
11th February, 2010: Updated with the 64-bit 8.6a porting set, see solution 22899103 for this version
1st Dec, 2009: Updated with new 8.6a porting set, see solution 22899103 for this version
1st Oct, 2009: Updated with new 8.5a.03 porting set, see solution 22899102 for this version
18th June, 2009: Updated with new 8.5a.02 porting set, see solution 22899101 for this version
19th March, 2009: Updated with new 8.5a.01 porting set, see solution 22899100 for this version
4th Dec, 2008: Updated with new 8.5a porting set, see solution 22899099 for this version
23th Oct, 2008: Updated with new 8.4c.02 porting set, see solution 22899098 for this version
23th July, 2008: Updated with new 8.4c.01 porting set, see solution 22899097 for this version
2nd July, 2008: Updated with new 8.4c porting set, see solution 22899096 for this version
13th March, 2008: Updated with new 8.4b porting set, see solution 22899095 for this version
24th Jan, 2008: Updated with new 8.4a.02 porting set, see solution 22899094 for this version
21st Dec, 2007: Updated with new 8.4a.01 porting set for Windows, see solution 22899093 for this version
31st Aug, 2007: Updated with new 8.4a.01 porting set, see solution 22899093 for this version
25th June, 2007: Updated with new 8.4a porting set, see solution 22899115 for this version
4th Jan, 2007: Updated with new 8.3a.01 porting set, see solution 22899114 for this version
20th Oct, 2006: Updated with new 8.3a porting set, see solution 22899113 for this version
23th Aug, 2006: Updated with new 8.2b porting set for windows, see solution 22899112 for this version
16th June, 2006: Updated with Porting set 8.2b: see solution 22899112 for this version
28th April, 2006: Updated with Porting set 7.6b_01: see solution 22899111 for this version
9th March, new version of 7.6b Porting set released, see solution below,(22899110)
6th Dec, 2005: Updated with Porting set 7.6b: see solution 22899110 for this version
15th June, 2005: Updated with Porting set 7.6a.02: see solution 22899109 for this version
27th April, 2005: Updated with Porting set 7.6a.01: see solution 22899108 for this version
4th Dec, 2004: Updated with Porting set 7.6a: see solution 22899107 for this version


SITUATION DESCRIPTION:
A porting set is a set of binaries, which are operating system dependent. It is the layer between the operating system and the application software. Infor regularly releases a new porting set. A bugfix number recognizes every modification made in the porting set.

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