IP Designer Series – The Branch Node

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The Branch node in IP Designer is useful for an “if-then-else” type of logical statement. After adding a branch node to your process, make sure the node is connected (using the connection tool) to previous nodes. That way, all your variables…

Update the Micro Focus License Manager

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In Lawson version 10.0.8, you may encounter performance issues followed by the dreaded “error occurred outside of IOS” notification.  If you run into these issues, check your event viewer.  If you see an error like the one below, you may…

Don’t forget to check your Event Viewer

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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 InforXtreme produces ZERO results.  It can be quite frustrating! …

IP Designer Series – The Assignment Node

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The Assignment node in IP Designer is pretty straightforward and simple to use, but it can also be very useful and flexible. The first step to using the assignment node is to create and initialize your variables in the start node properties. The…

Infor BI–Office Plus: Create a Database Alias

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This is a simple way to create a database alias.   Create your Alias: Log on with Options Select the Repository On the Database Structure Pane - Click New Database Alias button Fill in information: Your…

Infor BI–Office Plus – Ad-hoc Report: 2 Simple Ways to Create Ad-Hoc Reports

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Here are 2 simple ways to create ad-hoc reports:   Once you have your Alias create Click New Ad-hoc Report on the Office Plus section of the Ribbon or Double click the cube in the left side pane Note: Each new ad-hoc…

Infor BI–Office Plus – Ad-hoc Report: How to Change Dimensions

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How to Change Dimensions   Drag and drop your Dimension (column header) to the Dimension in the grid, the dimension will be switched.   Right click on the data for more formatting options:   Limit/filter…

Infor BI – Office Plus – Ad-hoc Report: Adding Charts to Ad-hoc Report

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An easy guide on how to add charts to Ad-hoc Reports   Click Presentation   Chart and Table – puts a chart above the table Table and Chart – puts chart below table   Change Chart Type. Done!

Infor BI – Office Plus – Ad-hoc Report: Adding Notes to Cells

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How to add notes to cells Make sure “Show cell notes” is enabled Double click the cell you want to add your note   And you're done!

Submitting ACA (Affordable Care Act) to IRS

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Once you have done all your Infor work to create your files for submitting to IRS, the steps below will help you get your file submitted successfully. The final files are generated when you run the BN299. Download the schema package from…