Infor Delivers Enhanced Mobile Equipment Solution

Infor Mobility for Field Service (MFS, a comprehensive mobility solution designed to streamline activities for technicians operating in the field. released version 15.6.2 to deliver a purpose-built mobile field service application to manage work orders for users of Infor M3, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Infor MFS provide companies with real-time transaction data from their technicians, enabling faster invoicing which help improve cash flow. MFS off-line allow technicians to complete their work efficiently and synchronize transactions when going back on-line. “Infor MFS was designed to help ensure that service technicians can be assigned to an order in the shortest possible time to fix the issue quickly and efficiently,” said Brian Dunks, product director, M3 Product Management, Infor. Infor MFS provides the stability and performance that is necessary to carry out the most advanced field operations.

 

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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

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Chart and Table – puts a chart above the table

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Table and Chart – puts chart below table
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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

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Double click the cell you want to add your note

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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 the IRS website: Schema Package – IRS

Follow instructions on validating the files generated from Infor. See attached KB from Infor View Attachment

Example of file names:

1094C_Request_XXXXX_YYYYMMDDXXXXXXXXXXZ.xml

1094C_Request_XXXXX_YYYYMMDDXXXXXXXXXXZ-Manifest.xml

An XML Reader Application is needed to validate the files. Altova XMLSpy application is a good program to use for this. Follow the steps in the above KB article to validate the files.

Once you make the changes that are noted in the XML Validator you will need to update the Checksum value in the Manifest.xml

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Checksum verifies the integrity of the file. Download the utility FCIV. FCIV (File ChecksumIntegrity Verifier) is utility from Microsoft that computes (MD5 and SHA1) and verify Integrity of the File.

From the command prompt:

  1. Browse to the location where your files and fciv.exe is located
  2. Type program name + file name (ex. fciv.exe 1094C_Request_BB9LL_20160629T100009000Z.xml)
  3. Press enter
  4. The unique value should be placed in the ChecksumAugmentationNum tag in the Manifest.xmlsubmitting-aca-affordable-care-act-to-irs-2

You also will need to make sure the AttachmentByteSizeNum is correct. This can change when you make changes to the file.

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See attached KB from Infor for details. View Attachment

  1. Locate the Forms XML File.
  2. Right click on the file, select Properties
  3. Locate the Manifest XML File.
  4. Right click and open using Wordpad
  5. Find <p4:AttachmentByteSizeNum> entry
  6. Replace the existing byte size entry with the byte size found in the Forms XML File properties.
  • In this example: Change Manifest Size: 4522 to match Forms XML File size: 4598
  1. Save update
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And we’re done!

Infor Sales Intelligence for CRM Now Available

Infor announced the availability of Infor Sales Intelligence for Customer Relationship Management (CRM). This tool is designed to help organizations prioritize customers from their purchase likelihood and justified recommendations and provide better assistance for individual customer needs. Organizations are able to better support the sales team to help build the business, boost sales and build stronger customer relationships. Infor Sales Intelligence for CRM’s easy-to-implement solution doesn’t need heavy integration, and delivers immediate results. “By analyzing customer preferences, companies are able to allocate resources where they’re most cost effective and ultimately grow the business,” said Jason Rushforth, GM and Vice President, Infor Customer Experience Suite.

 

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How to delete a Lawson Users jobs more efficiently

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You may be used to deleting users jobs through jobdef.

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This works, though you must select each job individually and press delete. So it’s not very efficient.

A better way do to this is jobinq

In lid >> jobinq <DOMAIN\UserName>

This will open up a window listing all the jobs of the user:

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Now you can select multiple jobs with the HOME key:

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If you want to select ALL jobs and delete them, select first job with HOME key.

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Scroll all the way to the bottom of the job list and press END key on the very last Job and press F9 to delete:

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Done. Good luck!

OT Pay Rate displaying incorrectly

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After upgrading to Infor 10 with Employee Self Service, when users view their Printable Pay Stub the Overtime Rate was displaying Regular Rate (see screen print #2).

Screen Print #2

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To resolve this issue:

  1. in emss_config.xml change “calc_hourly_rate” = “true” (location: lawdir\web\lawson\xhrnet\xml\config)
  2. The user requires access to their data. Through Lawson Security Administrator grant access to EMPLOYEE table fields: EXEMPT-EMP, SALARY-CLASS, TAX-STATE, WORK-STATE (see screen print #3 for “Printable Pay Stub” displaying correctly).

Screen Print #3

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How To Create new DataSource for LBI in Websphere

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Login and get to the main menu of websphere

Then go to Resources >> JDBC >> Data sources:

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Select New to create a new DataSource:

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Type in the name of your DataSource and your database name as so (place the jndi\ in jndi name field):

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Select existing JDBC provider >> Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver (Most common)

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Enter in your database name and the server your database sits on:

Select your Admin user for Component-managed authentication alias.

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Review your setup and click Finish:

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Go test your newly created DataSource in from a SmartNotification or LBI Report that uses that DataSource.

 

Enjoy!

PR160 ACH Output Format

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If you upload the ACH file generated by PR160 to your bank, chances are you will need to fix the formatting after your upgrade to version 10. Some banks require the 94-character fixed width format, rather than the sequential format that is the Lawson default. Here are the steps to update your ACH file format.

  1. In LID, type in the command workdef
  2. Search for your product line and the File name TAPEpr160-ach-output-format-1
  1. File Media should be “Tape”
  2. The default “Value” for file name is PR160-ACHTAPE. If you need to drop the file under a custom name, you will enter it in the “Value”. If you want to keep the default, leave that field blank.pr160-ach-output-format-2
  1. Click enter twice to save your changes
  2. The PR160-ACHTAPE file is defaulted to save in the user’s print directory. If you want it saved somewhere else, you can supply the filename on the PR160 job. If you supply a file path on PR160, make sure the file name matches the “Value” field in workdef.pr160-ach-output-format-3
  1. In Lawson Security, make sure that your Batch role has access to the cnvexp development token

Infor Learning Optimization Now Available

Infor announced the availability of Infor Learning Optimization, a new addition to the Infor Talent Management suite. This tool is designed to match organizations and employees with personalized learning and coaching at the individual level, to help resolve behavioral opportunities. This individualized learning is meant to help employees feel more connected to their jobs and reduce attrition and flight risk. Charles Cagle, senior vice president, HCM Development, Strategy, & Operations at Infor states,”by providing managers with insights and tools to capitalize on employees’ behavioral strengths and characteristics, Infor Learning Optimization can help them directly impact success and influence business goals.”

 

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