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Stopping lawson service fails with “1053” error

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The following error may occur when running a stoplaw command, or when stopping the lawson insight service from Windows services.

To resolve the issue, open the windows registry editor (regedit).  Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control.  For 32-bit Windows systems, select New > DWORD.  For 64-bit Windows systems, select New > QWORD.  The name of the new value is “ServicesPipeTimeout”.  Set this value to a number of milliseconds that is appropriate for your environment (this may require trial & error).  Restart your machine and attempt a stoplaw command to verify.

 

“SUA not installed” Error

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If you receive the error message “SUA not installed” when performing some Linux functions, you’ll need to reinstall LUU with the -c option.

Here is an example of the error message:

First, back up your LUU folder.

Next, run the LUUSetup.pl script again with the -c option.

After a successful install, try your command again.

 

How to Delete Federation Cert after Sync Error

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If you encounter a sync error during the federation process, you may not be able to restart the sync until the federation certificate is deleted.  The error message on the front-end is very generic, but if you get the below message, delete the federation cert, restart, and try again.

To delete the federation cert, log into ssoconfig.  Select “Manage Federation” > “Manage Federated Server Certificates” > “Delete Federated Server Certificate”.  After a successful confirmation, restart the servers and try again.

 

How to get the exact versions for the BPM and IOS WebSphere Installs

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It can be useful to verify the exact version of products installed in WebSphere, especially in post-deployment validation.  The installed version data can be found in the MANIFEST.MF files located at WAS_HOME\profiles\<profile>\installedApps\<cell>\<product>.ear\<product>.war\META_INF.

 

 

 

Add a new CRAS to your LBI server

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Crystal Reports Application Server can be horizontally scaled to assist with LBI performance.  To do this, you will add new CRAS servers in the configuration manager, and then configure LBI to utilize the new servers.  It is not recommended that you scale out to more than 3 servers, as you will start to notice diminishing returns after 3 and can actually end up with a performance degradation.

First, Open the CRAS configuration tool and click the “plus” sign at the top to add a new server.  Follow the steps in the wizard.

 

The default port for the original CRAS is 1566.  Choose a new port for your new server (such as 1567).  Also, give the server a new name and display name (or take the defaults).

Set the server and database configurations to mirror the current server.

Edit  [LBIHOME]\ReportingServices\Reporting Services.ear\erswar-x.x.x.x.war\WEB-INF\lib\clientSDKOptions.xml in a text editor.  Add your two new servers.  Increment the id and specify the port(s) that you specified when you added the servers.

Finally, remove the default application server in ERS System Settings.  In LBI, navigate to Tools > Reporting Services System Administration > System Settings.  Blank out the “Default Report Application Server” value and click “Save”.  Restart WebSphere.

To verify that the new CRAS servers are being utilized, open the task manager to “Details” and run a few reports.  All of the cras server CPU and memory values should start changing.  You can also stop the main server and make sure you are still able to run reports.

How to Remove Windows Integrated Authentication Prompt in ADFS

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If you use AD FS for authentication with Infor Lawson, and users are being presented with an Integrated Windows Authentication prompt when logging into applications such as MS Add-ins or Lawson Security Administrator, follow these quick steps to resolve the issue.

Here is an example of the screen that may pop up when users are logging into MS Add-ins or LSA:

First, take a look at your Authentication Methods in the AD FS Management console on the AD FS server.

Make sure that the only authentication methods selected are “Forms Authentication” in both boxes, Extranet and Intranet.

Restart your Active Directory Federation Services Windows service.

Now the Integrated Windows Authentication prompt is gone!

Setting up Recurring General Ledger Entries

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Recurring Journal entries while part of the General Ledger have their own System Code – RJ. This allows you to know at a glance where the JE started.  Because it is part of the GL, you can delete it if you need to.

Recurring Journal entries are great for those entries that need to be entered over and over again. In this example we have Pre-Paid Insurance.

This is a perfect example – moves funds each period from the Pre-paid account to the actual expense account – automatically!  Well, you do have to run a job to do it, but you don’t have to keep track of it on a spreadsheet.

The most confusing part is the Valid Period tab.  For this example, the amount to move is done every period from June of 2020 through May of 2021.

If you want to have a quarterly recurring JE, then you would set up this tab like seen below:

And similarly you can set up a recurring entry for every other month or every six months, or whatever periods you want to move the funds.