The ERP paradox: How digital transformation reinforces CFOs as data gatekeepers

ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems were designed to democratize data access, yet by centralizing control with CFOs (chief financial officers), they often marginalize operations and hinder genuine digital transformation. The article "The…
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8 trends defining the enterprise IT market today

The IT landscape is constantly evolving, with new trends emerging as older practices fade. CIOs must identify which innovations offer value and which pose risks. CIOs must lead with clarity, build trust, and drive strategy, adds Rebecca Fox…
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Error – NO_ACCESS_ALLOWED  for Lawson Enterprise Financial Management Application

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Issue: You may come across an issue where a user is getting a NO_ACCESS_ALLOWED error when trying to access Infor Lawson Enterprise Financial Management (See Screenshots Below)     Solution: To resolve this issue,…
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The 10 biggest issues IT faces today

CIOs are grappling with a growing range of challenges, as traditional concerns like security and cost control are now compounded by the rapid rise of AI and global geopolitical shifts. These emerging forces are adding new complexity to the CIO…
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Using Event View to Troubleshoot Lawson Errors

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Sometimes Lawson errors can be very cryptic and difficult to troubleshoot.  Sometimes you will have a very specific error in the ios.log or other system logs, and a search on Concierge produces ZERO results.  It can be quite frustrating! …
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Black Holes And Lost Data: ERP Doesn’t Have To Be Chaos

According to Gartner research, over 70 percent of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) initiatives are unlikely to achieve their business objectives. An article from CIO Africa highlights the high failure rate and risks associated with ERP projects,…
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Users can’t submit batch jobs

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Problem: After user provisioning, your user cannot run batch jobs. When they click on submit and then submit in the pop-up box they get a security violation error. If the batch role is assigned to them that is not the problem. The error message…
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Protecting and Maximizing ERP Investment through Testing

Transitioning to enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP S/4HANA and Infor CloudSuite requires enhanced testing processes, as the rise in update frequency—from annual to monthly releases—makes traditional testing methods more…
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Copying User Jobs Between Environments

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These are instructions for copying user jobs (by user) between environments.  This will NOT allow you to copy jobs between environments on different versions of LSF of Lawson applications if the job parameters have changed between versions. …
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When Universities Merge, Legacy ERP Systems Don’t: The Higher Education Consolidation Conundrum

Higher education institutions encounter significant challenges with traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems during mergers, leading to integration delays, increased costs, and loss of institutional identity due to the systems'…
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