Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Clusters in LN

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A cluster is a group of one or more warehouses in a particular geographical area. You can plan an item by cluster (geographical area).

To enable this, you can set up multiple plan items for one item. You always define one plan item without a cluster indication and multiple plan items with a cluster indication. A plan item with a cluster is called a clustered plan item, and a plan item without cluster is called the non-clustered plan item.

The plan items in the clusters can be supplied not only by distribution, but also through purchase and production. In this way, you can, for example, plan local purchasing in a cluster (geographical area). You can also plan supply from multiple sources.

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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: When More = Less

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Do you have bottlenecks in your process due to product changeovers or breakdowns?
Maybe the answer is adding redundancy in the department where you are experiencing the problem. A duplicate machine setup can allow for double the capacity during high production periods. It can also eliminate the need to swap out tools or other materials due to different production runs. When breakdowns occur, equipment can be swapped out to keep production moving while repairs are being made.

Planning for this keeps production levels high.

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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: When More = Less

Kathy Barthelt / Tuesday, March 14, 2017 0 69770 Article rating: No rating

Do you have bottlenecks in your process due to product changeovers or breakdowns?

Maybe the answer is adding redundancy in the department where you are experiencing the problem. A duplicate machine setup can allow for double the capacity during high production periods. It can also eliminate the need to swap out tools or other materials due to different production runs. When breakdowns occur, equipment can be swapped out to keep production moving while repairs are being made.

Planning for this keeps production levels high.

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Crossroads RMC & Rocket Software

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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Web Services

Anthony Etzel / Wednesday, March 8, 2017 0 40994 Article rating: No rating

Web Services can be very helpful for LX users to obtain updated information directly from the source, for example:

LX users can use a web service to request a stock check on an item for which they are going to issue a purchase order. Users can get item availability and updated pricing before placing the order.

LX users can also use a web service to get real time shipping charges from UPS, Fed Ex, etc. Once the user selects the appropriate freight charge, it can be added to the customer order while the order is being placed over the phone.

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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Use of Calendars in LN

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Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common: define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units.

In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines.

In Common, you can link calendars to business partners and addresses; Procurement and Sales use this information when planning goods transfers.

Manufacturing: link calendars to work centers. The work centers' working times determine the available production capacity.

Warehousing: link calendars to warehouses.

Service: use calendars to specify when a cluster is available for servicing.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 10:00 a.m. Central

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Infor LX Communities Virtual WebEx on Shop Floor Applications
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
10:00 am | Central Standard Time | 1 hr

Attend this conference to discuss:

Problems and concerns with the Shop Floor Application

Routing file and Work Center file reviews showing how specific settings can determine the expected outcome for shop floor information

Is downtime a big concern? How is downtime captured today? Is downtime considered when setting up capacity parameters?

Crossroads will have a team of seasoned consultants on the call. This team has been working with the BPCS/LX ERP since the mid 1990’s.

Crossroads RMC has been an Infor partner for 10 years and offers a complete and comprehensive set of software solutions to support manufacturing optimization for companies running on the IBM i platform. Our solutions focus on delivering real-time visibility and control over your entire operation. With over 30 years of experience, Crossroads RMC has become a trusted advisor and technology partner for manufacturers across the globe.

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Use of Calendars in LN

Kathy Barthelt / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 0 69724 Article rating: No rating

In the Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common, you can define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units.
In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines.
In Common, you can link calendars to business partners and addresses; Procurement and Sales use this information when planning goods transfers.
In Manufacturing, you can link calendars to work centers. The work centers' working times determine the available production capacity.
In Warehousing, you can link calendars to warehouses.
In Service, you use calendars to specify when a cluster is available for servicing.

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Infor LX/BPCS Tips for EXECUTIVES

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

FINANCE: Override Warning in Invoice Entry PO Costing

OPERATIONS: Auto Calculate Vendor Delivery Date

TECHNOLOGY: User Provisioning

10Jun2025

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Override Warning in Invoice Entry PO Costing

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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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Tips: LN | Baan

Kathy Barthelt / Wednesday, April 9, 2025

/ Categories: Infor LN & Baan Tips, Operations

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Creating a Purchase Order with Subcontracting

To create a purchase order (with subcontracting) third party outsourcing from purchase order, execute these steps:

Create a purchase order using the same data set defined in the Subcontracting Models (tisub1100m000) session.
In the Purchase Order Intake Workbench (tdpur4601m200) session, click New. The Purchase Order (tdpur4100m900) session is displayed.
Select the business partner in the Business Partner field, Press Tab. Note: Infor LN populates the default data for the selected business partner in the other fields of the purchase order header.
Select the order type for subcontracting in the Order Type field, purchase office in the Purchase Office field, and the related order series in the Order field.
Click New on the Order Lines tab and select your subcontracted price item in the second segment of the Item field.
Specify the required quantity in the Ordered Quantity field, price of the item in the Price field and click Save.
Click the Approve button to approve the purchase order. The purchase order Status is updated to Approved.
Verify that the material to be sent to the subcontractor is updated on the Material Supply Lines tab.
Select the material line on the Material Supply Lines tab and click Actions > Generate Supply Order.
Select the generated supply order line updated in the Supply Order Line field on the Material Supply Lines tab and click References > Supply Lines. The Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session is displayed.
Select the outbound order line on the Outbound Lines tab and click References > Status Overview. The Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session is displayed.
In the Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session, ensure that the Generate Outbound Advice and the Release Outbound Advice activities are automatically executed.
On the specific menu, click Freeze/Confirm. The Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000) session is displayed.
Select the shipment line and click Confirm. The shipment line Status is updated to Confirmed on the Status tab.
Verify that the Line Status is Shipped for the outbound order line on the Outbound Lines tab in the Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session.

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