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Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Old Porting Set

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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  • Printing issues because of out-of-date libraries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 with updating database software/patches because of dependencies (if the database is also running on the same server as the application)

Need help getting on a newer porting set? Let us know! We’d be happy to help.

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Establish Costing For Purchased Items

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How Does Infor LX Establish Costing For Purchased Items?

In LX, you will establish a standard cost (you define the standard) that LX will use for the purchase items. You also need to establish in LX the Cost Type, the Cost Bucket, and the Cost Set needed for cost accounting.

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Default Order Frequency

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In Baan IV, requirements for an MPS item with the order method lot-for-lot result in daily planned MPS orders.

For example, if a plan period contains 10 working days and the net requirements for an item in that period is 2000 pieces, an MPS planning run generates one planned MPS order of 200 pieces for each working day in the plan period.

In Infor LN, requirements for a planned item with the order method lot-for-lot result in one planned order per plan period.

For example, if a plan period contains 10 working days and the net requirements for an item in that period is 2000 pieces, a master planning run will generate a single planned order of 2000 pieces for the first working day in that plan period. To influence the order quantity of the planned orders, enter appropriate values in the Maximum Order Quantity field and the Order Interval field in the Items – Ordering (tcibd2500m000) session or choose a fixed order quantity.

Crossroads RMC Releases NextTrack Sales – Sales Analysis Tool for Baan, Infor LN and IBM i

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Crossroads RMC is proud to announce the official release of NextTrack Sales – a sales analysis tool for Baan, LN, and IBM i. NextTrack Sales allows you to get the “big picture”, or get down into the finer details. The tool provides a sophisticated pivot grid and charting functionality, export to Excel, PDF printing, and emailing capabilities to bring your sales data to life. Analyze your Baan Sales data to examine trends, identify market opportunities, and much more. Click here for more details.

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Tips:  LX | BPCS | M3

TECHNOLOGY: Facility Security Ranges

Previously, a user could complete the Cost Transfer (CST920) process for any range of facilities regardless of their security settings established in SYS600. This enhancement verifies the user security settings set up in SYS600 before processing cost transfers for a range of facilities in CST920. If the user has authority for a facility range, but there are facilities within that range that are not authorized, the program skips those facilities and completes the cost transfer process.

FINANCE: Expiration Date for Quotes and RMAs

A Cancel-by-Date has been added to the Quote Header and RMA Header panels. This optional field can limit how long a quote or authorization to return items for credit is valid.  

For quotes, this enhancement provides an optional end date for the quote. For RMAs, it provides an optional date by which the customer must return the items to receive the credit listed on the RMA.

The Cancel-By-Date prints on the Order Acknowledgement and RMA Acknowledgement to inform the customer of this important limitation to the quote or return authorization. 

An Order Entry user cannot copy the quote to create a new order if the Cancel By Date has caused the quote to expire.

OPERATIONS: Default Split Salesperson to Customer Orders

Sales commissions are based on combinations of the Primary, Split, and Line-Level salesperson and the commission codes defined for the customer and item. You can now define the Split Salesperson in the same master files as the Primary Salesperson. While the Primary Salesperson is mandatory, the Split Salesperson is optional. It defaults during Order Create using the identical hierarchy as Primary Salesperson. Using Split Salesperson provides more flexibility in the calculation of sales commissions. The ability to define a default Split Salesperson improves the accuracy of sales commission qualification and calculation and reduces maintenance and adjustments necessitated by corrections.

Previously, a user could complete the Cost Transfer (CST920) process for any range of facilities regardless of their security settings established in SYS600. This enhancement verifies the user security settings set up in SYS600 before processing cost transfers for a range of facilities in CST920. If the user has authority for a facility range, but there are facilities within that range that are not authorized, the program skips those facilities and completes the cost transfer process.

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The Far-Reaching Impact of Disconnected Data: From Operations to the Executive Suite

The Impact of Disconnected Data Across Your Organization

Operations Impact:

  • The warehouse manager’s spreadsheet tracking inventory levels and supplier shipments is disconnected from your ERP.
  • Dealer Portal Email orders need to be manually entered into the system.

Finance Impact:

  • Budgeting data is maintained in isolated spreadsheets, unlinked to quotes or sales figures in your ERP.
  • Open purchase orders and invoices need manual matching and approval, creating inefficiencies.

Technology Impact:

  • A large number of reports must be generated outside the ERP for teams to stay "up to date."
  • Valuable time is spent exporting ERP data for analysis in external data cubes.

Executive Impact:

  • Compiling an accurate picture of inventory and financial health is a struggle when data comes from multiple sources.
  • Lack of visibility to inventory shortages results in losing customers due to stockouts or delays.

Disconnected data refers to information stored separately from your main business system, such as your ERP. While this data holds value, the lack of integration creates challenges across your entire organization—often more than expected.

A 2023 study by Snaplogic and Vanson Bourne highlighted the consequences:

  • 25% of respondents believe disconnected data slows product and service development, putting them behind competitors.
  • 61% report project delays due to slow data integration.
  • 90% of business users are stuck with repetitive, tedious tasks.
  • Employees spend an average of 32 minutes a day moving data between systems, equivalent to 19 workdays per year.

At Crossroads RMC, we specialize in integrating disconnected data. Our consultants, with decades of experience, help you connect your systems to provide real-time updates to and from your ERP. This eliminates redundant data entry, enhances efficiency, and delivers a comprehensive view of your data, empowering better decision-making.

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