Infor LX BPCS Tips Archives - Page 11 of 36

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: 4 Approaches to Customizing LX / BPCS – Preparing for a Future Upgrade

How do I modify BPCS/LX to allow for the ease of upgrading in the future? In BPCS and LX 8.3, many customizations were done by modifying the programs delivered by Infor. This practice resulted in constantly modifying those customized programs when new revisions were delivered by Infor. Today’s LX has many more options for you… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Support for IBM i 7.3 and Infor LX Products

On September 30, 2022, IBM ® announced the end of support of IBM i operating system 7.3 effective September 30, 2023. In line with IBM’s support policy, Infor will no longer support LX and related products on IBM i 7.3 after May 31, 2024. All Infor LX releases, patches, and related solutions are planned to… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Materials Tip: Did you know you can do all these things in Order Management?

Did you know you can do all these things in Order Management? Specify and maintain various order types from a single order entry and maintenance application. Define required order processing events for each order. Automatically generate various business documents at each order processing event. Backorder automatically. Establish customer and supplier item number cross references. Optionally… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: What items should be M-P-S planned vs. M-R-P planned?

Master Scheduled Items are those items that are finished goods, or service items, that receive their requirements either specifically from Independent demand, or both Dependent and Independent demand. Independent Demand is demand that cannot be calculated from higher-level demand in the product structure and therefore must be either a forecast or an actual customer order… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Changing an item to non-inventory

When an attempt is made to change an item’s type to a non-inventory item from any other value, a new validation is performed to determine if the item has any inventory on hand and, if so, prevents changing the item’s type. This enhancement available in LX 8.4 prevents LX from showing an on-hand inventory balance… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Tracking Financial Journal Entries

An 8.4.1 EGL audit enhancement now provides visibility to who and when a financial journal was last maintained and to who and when the journal was approved. The enhancement provides audit attributes for last maintain user, date, time and approval user, date time on the Financial Journal Entry and Financial Journal Entry Lines. The programs… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Ensure Correct Tax Code Usage on AP Invoices with this New Enhancement in LX

A new enhancement in LX adds the “A/P Invoice Tax Code new system parameter” to the Tax System Parameters, SYS810D. This company level system parameter determines whether Item / Vendor Tax Code is mandatory in the Accounts Payable Invoice Entry process. Accounts Payable Invoice Entry programs are modified to restrict users to post invoices without… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: The Top 6 Benefits of CLD

The Configurable Ledger (CLD) is the central repository for a client’s financial accounting data. Did you know it can do all of the following? Journalize and post transaction data from any third-party application or Infor LX subsystem to the Configurable Ledger (CLD). Generate multiple journal entries across different charts of accounts, ledgers, and books within… […]

LN & Baan | LX & BPCS Tip: 9 Tips for Secure Manufacturing Business Systems Through OT Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management

Always happy to share a good article on protecting your business from cybersecurity threats. 9 OT Cybersecurity Strategies To Secure Manufacturing Industries By Will Fastiggi – Technology for Learners – January 23, 2023 Let’s delve into the details of how to secure manufacturing industries through OT cybersecurity vulnerability management. Below are some tips and tricks.… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Can’t Select Orders for Pick Release or Pick Confirm?

Orders that are on credit hold, customer hold, user hold, margin hold, credit card hold or pricing hold cannot be selected for Pick Release or Pick Confirm. The ORD952B, Orders Not Selected Report, can be requested at Pick Release or Pick Confirm to list any order that would normally qualify for selection, but has been… […]