Adding a report to an existing list in LBI

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First, check the criteria of the report list Go to the Tools tab and select “Reporting Services My Reports” Click on your list name Make note of the filter Some filters use attributes to create lists. If your filter uses an attribute,…

What is ADFS?

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There has been a lot of confusion in the Infor client community lately over what ADFS is and what the impact of implementing it will be on the organization as a whole. Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Microsoft solution created…

Tips for Formatting Excel CSV File from Infor Process Designer

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When using IPDesigner to create a .csv file, we ran into four issues with the file output: Problem: Certain dates appear as ######## and certain numbers convert to scientific notation. Solution: Select entire page (ctrl + a) and click Home…

Install WebSphere Fix Packs

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Pre-requisites Download Fix Packs NOTE: You will need your passport advantage credentials https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980#ver85_0 Application Server Fix Pack Customization Toolbox Fix Pack WAS Supplements…

User sqlplus with Lawson (Tips and Tricks)

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Most of customers have by now switched over to a Windows / SQL server environment, but we still have several customers who have stayed on Oracle for their Database needs. This mostly stems from having the Oracle skill set in-house as there is…

Infor Lawson Query Wizard Troubleshooting

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We had trouble with the Infor Lawson Query Wizard either timing out or returning a “No Data Found” message when loading in a .dme query. This is a compiled list of troubleshooting suggestions for the Query Wizard found on Nogalis presentations/Infor…

Querying Lawson Drill Around Comments

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WHER ARE MY COMMENTS?!  Many Lawson screens have comment buttons that open a drill-around screen with different comment types.  If you have ever wished to query these comments for reporting or other user interfaces, you may have noticed…

Running MSCM Install Scripts

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Sometimes the install wizard for MSCM installs and updates doesn’t work quite the way you would hope.  In many cases, I have found that I needed to uninstall MSCM, run through the wizard without actually installing, and run the scripts manually…

MSCM Scheduler Crash

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MSCM uses a Quartz scheduler to bring transactions from Lawson into the MSCM database.  Sometimes on of these events will crash and cause the entire scheduler to crash.  If you notice that details are not making it into MSCM from Lawson, here…

IIS Manager “Web Platform Installer” Troubleshooting

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IIS Manager “Web Platform Installer” Troubleshooting Nearly all guides regarding installing PHP in IIS recommend using the Web Platform Installer as it will take care of all the additional installs/configurations associated with PHP. The…