Infor LX BPCS Tips Archives - Page 12 of 36

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Enterprise General Ledger (EGL)

Enterprise General Ledger (EGL) provides audit attributes to track journal entry changes and approvals. To implement this enhancement, you can request and apply MR 81026. This enhancement provides audit attributes for the last maintained user, date, time, and approval user, and date, and time on the Financial Journal Entry and Financial Journal Entry Lines. This… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Configurable Ledger (CLD) Benefits

Did you know CLD provides you with the following benefits? ▪ You can journalize and post-transaction data from any third-party application or Infor LX subsystem to the Configurable Ledger (CLD). ▪ You can generate multiple journal entries across different charts of accounts, ledgers, and books within the CLD from one transaction line. ▪ You can… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: MPS Planned vs. MRP Planned

What items should be MPS planned, and what items should be MRP 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… […]

Infor ERP Tip: 57% of Companies Have Experienced Some Type of Cyber Attack

Did you know that the average cost of a cyber attack is $2.6 million? Here is a recent article by Anthony Green – FoxTech, discussing the top threats for 2022 and what to do to prevent an attack on your business. The HR Director: Top cybersecurity threats for 2022 and how to protect against them… […]

Infor ERP Tip: Top 5 Ways Modern Analytics Reduces Spreadsheet Risk & Inefficiency

Spreadsheets are often the tool of choice for many organizations to store and arrange information for financial planning, analytics, compliance, and more. Ironically, for many business processes that involve managing data, it creates the exact opposite effect––silos of information and inefficiency. And because it stores organizational data in a readily sharable way, there is a… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: Hold Status – Customer Orders

How do I know which orders are on hold? – Pick Release / 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… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: How Items Are Selected for a Cycle Count

The Cycle Counting Sub-System Within Inventory Management The system uses the following information as the basis for cycle counting selection: Cycle Counts/Year: The system calculates the time between cycle counts based on your entry in this Item Master file field for each item (optional). Last Cycle Count Date: This date is in the Location Inventory… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: What is System i Workspace AnyWhere?

Infor System i Workspace AnyWhere is a user interface for launching Infor ERP and IBM i application tasks through a web browser. It provides an intuitive way for users to navigate through the System Manager Menu structure and to launch tasks that can display screens either using a graphical or an emulator look and feel.… […]

Infor ERP Tip of the Week: 5 Steps to Managing Sales Tax

The world of sales tax is constantly changing and can be extremely confusing, but getting it right is crucial to your company’s success. As your business evolves, your sales tax obligations may also change. Through it all, there are typically five steps involved in maintaining sales tax compliance. Review the steps below to understand your… […]

Infor LX & BPCS Tip: What is IDF and Why Do I Need It?

The Infor Development Framework (IDF) re-architects the way a user interacts with the application by providing an efficient, task-oriented process to view the application information that is contained within Infor LX. IDF enables users to configure their view of the application data without modifying the core application and its supportability. The examples below describe how… […]