In LX 8.3.5, a new report has been added that meets the regulatory reporting requirement for purchase and sales transactions (invoices, debit notes, credit notes) of a company. The report refers to transactions from the previous year (January – December). The report is available in an eFile layout. The enhancement provides a new display and… […]
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Administrators are able to restrict access in Baan in several ways – including Companies, Packages, Modules, Sessions, and Tables – using the Authorization capabilities of the system. In Baan IV, access can be given or denied on a user by user basis. In Baan V and LN, the Authorization Management System can provide or deny… […]
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Here are some issues that you might run into if you stay on an old porting set too long: Incompatibility because of operating system patches Printing issues because of out-of-date libraries Potential performance issues if binaries are not updated Updating third party products may not be possible because of dependencies Limited support from Infor Issues… […]
Establishing the Quantity On-Hand and the Quantity Available. LX maintains buckets for information associated with the following inventory transactions for each item: Opening Balance Issues Receipts Adjustments Allocations for the Customer Allocations for Manufacturing The on hand quantity does not include any allocations. To arrive at the on hand quantity, start with the opening balance,… […]
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One common GRINYA issue would be incorrectly entered Integration Setups. Check the Baan/LN manual for recommended Integration setups. If such a mistake were to occur, it is important to know for what period of time the Integration was in error. It is recommended that the Integrations Setup tables be audited either through Baan or Database… […]
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Efficiency is something we all strive for in our personal lives and at work. How can manufacturers increase their efficiency? Take a hard look at the 4 key areas: Planning Bill of Material and Job Accuracy Inventory Planning Real Time Reporting / Processing Need help figuring out how to become more efficient in each of… […]
Read More… from BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Efficiency– The What & How
Job costing based on standards is great, but what if reality doesn’t match up to that? What if jobs are really taking twice as long, and you don’t know that? What if jobs are taking ½ as long as you think, but you’re scheduling based on how much time they “should” take? Either way, you’re… […]
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Project templates are useful because you can specify all of the information that you would normally want to include when creating a new project such as project structure, budget and so on. In Baan IV/V , project templates do not exist, but you can set up a project template by creating a regular project, and… […]
In general, you can enter a different series in the order field if you have an available series. To add a new series, find the appropriate group in the First Free Number session, and add a new series and first free number (usually 1). In Baan IV , go to the Maintain First Free Numbers… […]
Read More… from Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Order Series Full – Switching to a Different Series
The Facility Period Close process was introduced in Infor LX 8.3.4 and has been enhanced in 8.3.5. This feature allows continuous or 24-hour worldwide operations in multiple facilities to submit Period End Close jobs for each facility as daily operations cease, or shifts end. This enhancement provides a batch mode for the Facility Period Close… […]
Read More… from BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: LX 8.3.5 Facility Period Close