Role-Based Security introduces Role type profiles and allows combining the use of Role profiles with the traditional LX User type security profile functionality. The new Role type profile can be defined to allow or deny access to All Products, Attention Key, Products, Programs, and Transaction Effects. Facility, Warehouse, and Company securities are still defined solely by the User profile settings and are not affected by the assignment of a Role. Where applicable, the Role authority is displayed alongside the User authority on the security profile maintenance screens making it easy to see where there are differences in authority between the User and the assigned Roles. 

When Users are assigned to Roles, security access in LX becomes a combination of authorities granted or denied by the Role, plus any User Exceptions. User Exceptions override authorities set by the Roles. A User can also be assigned to more than one Role.

This enhancement provides a method to post material, labor, and overhead values on inventory postings to the general ledger to meet financial reporting requirements. The solution provides an optional further breakdown of cost by cost bucket using the new G/L Cost Type.

The production bill of material is globally specified at the company level. It can be used as a source for the definition of the local material lists, such as:

• The production model in the repetitive module.
• The production model in the job shop module.
• The subcontracting model in the subcontracting module.

The production bill of material can be generated through the engineering bill of material. The new production bill of material differs from the old bill of material:

• It has a header and a status.
• It is always revision controlled.
• The effective dates have been moved from the material lines to the header.
• The BOM quantity has been moved from item production data to the header.
• The use up has been moved from alternatives to the material line.
• The material line excludes logistic data (no warehouse nor routing operation).

The production bill of material is not mandatory.

Production bill of material revisions:
The production bill of material is revision controlled. The objective of the revision is to control the changes to the bill of material over time.

The P-bom includes this revision-related data:

• Revision number
• Effective date and Expiry date
• Status (New, Approved, Expired)
• Creation date and Created by: user
• Approval date and Approved by: user
• Expiry date and Expired by: user
• Source information

The Job Shop by Site parameter has been added to the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. If this parameter is activated, multisite production for job shop is enabled.

Almost all new planning and production functionality in LN depends on the activation of this parameter.