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BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Transactions

If you opt to summarize transactions, do so after a period of testing so that you can be certain that all models and aliases are working to your satisfaction. When you summarize, consider ‘Summary with Detail’ because this retains the detail transactions in GLH. 51518 Rate this article: No rating […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Ledger Default Account

If you do not wish to define a detailed mapping to various ledger accounts for specific integration transactions, you can map the corresponding integration document type to a default account. All the transactions of the integration document type for which an account cannot be determined based on the mapping scheme details, are posted to the… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Handwritten Inventory Tickets

Are you still using handwritten tickets for your inventory? This method of inventory tracking is slow, and prone to human error. Putting a simple barcode system in place speeds up the process of tracking inventory movements, reduces the likelihood of mistakes, and creates a recorded history of the who/what/where that can provide valuable insight to… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Clusters in LN

A cluster is a group of one or more warehouses in a particular geographical area. You can plan an item by cluster (geographical area). To enable this, you can set up multiple plan items for one item. You always define one plan item without a cluster indication and multiple plan items with a cluster indication.… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Email Distribution Lists

Email Distribution Lists are new in Infor LX Version 8. With this feature, users can create groups to which they may add internal or external email addresses, and in turn, use the name of the group when sending out the email. The email distribution list eliminates the need for a program change if recipients need… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: When More = Less

Do you have bottlenecks in your process due to product changeovers or breakdowns? Maybe the answer is adding redundancy in the department where you are experiencing the problem. A duplicate machine setup can allow for double the capacity during high production periods. It can also eliminate the need to swap out tools or other materials… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: When More = Less

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Use of Calendars in LN

Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common: define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units. In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines. In Common , you… […]

BPCS/LX Tip of the Week: Web Services

Web Services can be very helpful for LX users to obtain updated information directly from the source, for example: LX users can use a web service to request a stock check on an item for which they are going to issue a purchase order. Users can get item availability and updated pricing before placing the… […]

Baan/LN Tip of the Week: Use of Calendars in LN

In the Enterprise Modeling Management module in Common, you can define the calendar of companies (company calendar) and enterprise units. In the People module, you can link calendars to teams of employees. The Hours and Expenses module in the People package uses this information to get the default number of hours from the calendar lines.… […]