Entries by Angeli Menta

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Using Event View to Troubleshoot Lawson Errors

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!  Don’t forget that you have another place to check for errors.   Use Event View Always […]

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, emphasizing that many fail not because of technology but due to poor governance, lack of internal ownership, and insufficient visibility […]

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Users can’t submit batch jobs

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 is likely due to the job queue’s status is secure.   […]

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 challenging. An article from ERP Today discusses strategies for safeguarding and maximizing investments in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), such as SAP S/4HANA or […]

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Copying User Jobs Between Environments

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. Run listusermap in both environments and make note of the NTID for the user in each environment In […]

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’ inadequacy in addressing the unique cultural and operational needs of academic institutions. In an article on ERP Today by CEO Mark Vigoroso, it highlights that […]

The Composable ERP Rebellion: Why Monolithic Platforms Are the New Legacy Systems

Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are becoming digital dead weight. In a recent article by ERP Today’s CEO Mark Vigoroso, he explains why more organizations are ditching monolithic platforms in favor of composable ERP—modular, flexible systems built for change. Historically, companies showcased large, customized ERP implementations that were rigid and difficult to adapt. However, […]