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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Difference Between a Serialized Item and Unit Effective Item

A serialized item is not the same as a unit effective item. A serialized item has a serial number that is used to identify and track individual items, whereas a unit effectivity item has an effectivity unit that provides some information about the item’s configuration. However, an item can be both serialized and unit effective.… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Revisit The Last Brilliant Idea

Sometimes the best ideas have to be tabled due to competing priorities. That doesn’t mean that the idea was bad. Revisit previously suggested cost savings ideas, or ideas to make a manual process more efficient. Now could be the right time to do something great! Optimize Your Manufacturing Today! 53801 Rate this article: No rating […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Alternative Materials in BOMs:

Often, multiple items are interchangeable even when these are purchased from various vendors. You can use any of these items as material in a bill of material (BOM). If a shortage of a standard material is expected to delay a production order, LN can automatically select one of the alternative materials. You can define up… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Purchase Order “In Use” Reset Feature 8.3.5

This new feature provides the ability to resolve or reset a purchase order or requisition that is no longer being processed, but the system still indicates it is ‘in use’. We all remember those situations where we could never figure out how the order got hung up. What we previously had to do was run… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Advantages / Disadvantages of Virtualization

I know a lot of our customers are considering virtualization projects. I came across this, and thought it might be useful: The advantages of virtualization include the following: • You get more out of your existing resources. Pool common infrastructure resources and break the legacy “one application to one server” model with server consolidation. •… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Setting Up Interest Invoicing

You can set up interest invoicing in Accounts Receivable and in the General Ledger. To set up interest invoicing, use these sessions: Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000) For invoice-to business partners for which you want to raise interest invoices, select the Charge Interest check box. Mapping Scheme (tfgld4573m000) Use this session to define the mapping of… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Summarize Transactions by Account or Journal Source

When you elect to summarize transactions, either by account or journal source, you must remember to turn ‘Journal Grouping’ on in the event. Without this ‘Journal Grouping’ flag set to ‘On’, each transaction creates a separate journal, negating the effort and impact of summarization. 45740 Rate this article: No rating […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Vendor Evaluation

Want to ensure that you have the materials you need when you need them? Want to gain insight into your ability to fulfill current and future orders timely? Consider implementing a method of evaluating your suppliers. A good understanding of your suppliers’ capabilities and past performance allows you to better plan and deliver orders on… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Vendor Evaluation

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Creating Product Variants

If you specify a configurable item on the sales order line, you can configure or link a product variant. An item is configurable if the Configurable check box is selected in the Item – General (tcibd0101s000) session. Manufactured items with the Default Supply Source set to Assembly in the Item – General (tcibd0101s000) session and… […]