The pandemic of 2020 not only forced people to work in the digital workspace, but created a data boom across industries. With all this new/increased data from increasing server size and data storage, what have businesses been doing to manage their data? Thomas Hazel, Founder/CTO of information and computational science innovation organization ChaosSearch, found that this influx of data presents new opportunities for organizations, but the current infrastructure—coupled with the data scientist shortage—has made it challenging for companies to extract value from data to inform business decisions. Though with any new challenge it means there are new opportunities for companies to fix things that they otherwise didn’t notice wasn’t working as efficiently before. Hazel shares these three critical goals every organization should set if they want to start leveraging data to generate more valuable business and accelerate growth.
Stop Wasting Your IT Talent. “In a recent survey, we found that IT teams spend almost as much time prepping data (6.6 hours per week) as they do analyzing it (7.2 hours per week). That’s a waste of resources because this process can be fully automated. Aside from the obvious benefit of making it easier for everyone to interact with an organization’s data, solving these data challenges with technology can help alleviate the talent shortage.”
Increase Data Retention and Access. “When organizations more effectively retain and increase access to data, they’re able to drive greater business value from that data. Data provides not only a historical representation of an organization but is also the key to future growth; the more data your organization can leverage, the more it can innovate. In order to support a strong data retention strategy, organizations need sufficient resilient infrastructure.”
Activate Your Cloud Data For Analysis. “Public cloud services like AWS provide cost-effective solutions for retaining data at scale, but most enterprises need better technology to efficiently analyze the vast amounts of data they’re generating from launching new applications, services and devices in the cloud. Before they can use all of this data, it needs to be aggregated and stored—which can become costly. Modern data lakes can house limitless amounts of data through a cloud-based infrastructure that enables users to scale as their needs grow. It’s important to keep in mind that simply having a data lake doesn’t guarantee insights, so companies should focus on solutions that can activate their lakes to derive valuable data analysis.”
Hazel concludes that you should capitalize on new opportunities when it presents. “Smart organizations are poised to maximize the opportunities available in their data. It starts with putting the right people, processes and technology in place. Integrating new technologies must be strategic and prioritized through cost optimization.”
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Frontier Co-op Manages Business Process Risk with Infor Governance Risk and Compliance
NewsInfor recently announced that leading American food manufacturer Frontier Co-op has implemented Infor Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) to manage business process risk. An Infor customer for three years. Frontier Co-op swapped out their legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage in 2019. Per the press release, working with the tech giant allowed Frontier Co-op to implement Infor GRC in less than three months and has seen 10% less demand for IT support. Additionally, Infor GRC provides Frontier Co-op out-of-box risk and compliance software, enabling finance, audit, and IT users to share a common platform to monitor controls for Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.
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How to fully uninstall CRAS
Articles, Frontpage Article, NewsSometimes uninstalling Crystal Reports Application Server from the Programs utility leaves behind extra “stuff” that needs to be removed. Else, you won’t be able to upgrade or reinstall CRAS.
To clean up CRAS after an uninstall, first make sure install files are deleted (usually under the Business Objects or SAP BusinessObjects folder).
Next, delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SAP BusinessObjects
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP BusinessObjects
HKEY_USERS\S-#-#-##-…-####\Software\SAP BusinessObjects
The number signs (#) represent a series of numbers that are different on each computer.
Restart the computer
You should now be good to install a new version of CRAS.
Infor Provides Digital Transformation for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
NewsInfor recently announced that the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California has decided to implement the newest iteration of Infor CloudSuite™ Financials & Supply Management and Infor d/EPM with the goal to transform its back-office strategy for growth. Per the press release, by migrating from its current system, San Manuel’s entities will be operating with a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will empower finance teams with modern, cloud-based tools, allowing the organization to stay modern and agile for continued growth. An Infor customer for 18 years, San Manuel trusts that Infor CloudSuite applications will be able to streamline processes to help drive adoption, compliance and productivity. Additionally, with Infor CloudSuite, San Manuel has tools to support productivity, forecast more accurately, and analyze the business more effectively. Further, the organization will utilize the Infor applications to take better control of financial operations, improve transparency with advanced analytics, consolidate data from disparate sources, reconcile more effectively, and benefit from increased visibility into activities that impact finances across its growing portfolio.
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Weekly Patch Notification: June 25, 2022
Articles, Frontpage Article, PatchesError deleting ActorRole record in Lawson Security Administration
Articles, Frontpage Article, NewsProblem: When deleting an ActorRole we receive the following error: “Error deleting ActorRole record. Error – (Access Denied for Update on Actor for actor=<ActorName>)”
To resolve this issue, follow the steps below:
The root cause of this error is the ALLGenAccess_ST security class was removed from the SecurityAdministrator_ST role.
To resolve the issue perform the following steps:
NOTE: You may also see the following error attempting to update a user’s Identity record.
“Landmark error adding Identity – (Access Denied for CreateNewIdentityForActor on Actor for actor=<ActorName>)”
Three Goals For Every Data-Driven Organization
NewsThe pandemic of 2020 not only forced people to work in the digital workspace, but created a data boom across industries. With all this new/increased data from increasing server size and data storage, what have businesses been doing to manage their data? Thomas Hazel, Founder/CTO of information and computational science innovation organization ChaosSearch, found that this influx of data presents new opportunities for organizations, but the current infrastructure—coupled with the data scientist shortage—has made it challenging for companies to extract value from data to inform business decisions. Though with any new challenge it means there are new opportunities for companies to fix things that they otherwise didn’t notice wasn’t working as efficiently before. Hazel shares these three critical goals every organization should set if they want to start leveraging data to generate more valuable business and accelerate growth.
Stop Wasting Your IT Talent. “In a recent survey, we found that IT teams spend almost as much time prepping data (6.6 hours per week) as they do analyzing it (7.2 hours per week). That’s a waste of resources because this process can be fully automated. Aside from the obvious benefit of making it easier for everyone to interact with an organization’s data, solving these data challenges with technology can help alleviate the talent shortage.”
Increase Data Retention and Access. “When organizations more effectively retain and increase access to data, they’re able to drive greater business value from that data. Data provides not only a historical representation of an organization but is also the key to future growth; the more data your organization can leverage, the more it can innovate. In order to support a strong data retention strategy, organizations need sufficient resilient infrastructure.”
Activate Your Cloud Data For Analysis. “Public cloud services like AWS provide cost-effective solutions for retaining data at scale, but most enterprises need better technology to efficiently analyze the vast amounts of data they’re generating from launching new applications, services and devices in the cloud. Before they can use all of this data, it needs to be aggregated and stored—which can become costly. Modern data lakes can house limitless amounts of data through a cloud-based infrastructure that enables users to scale as their needs grow. It’s important to keep in mind that simply having a data lake doesn’t guarantee insights, so companies should focus on solutions that can activate their lakes to derive valuable data analysis.”
Hazel concludes that you should capitalize on new opportunities when it presents. “Smart organizations are poised to maximize the opportunities available in their data. It starts with putting the right people, processes and technology in place. Integrating new technologies must be strategic and prioritized through cost optimization.”
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Rotair Chooses Infor Cloud ERP to Support Growth and Internationalization
NewsRotair, Italian producers of mobile air compressors with heat engines, successfully implemented Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), to optimize processes and operations across the companies of the group. Per the press release, Rotair needed a solution that would support international expansion and be streamlined, flexible and easy to implement. Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, with the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Infor LN at its core, was chosen as it was designed to meet the specific needs of industrial manufacturing companies: rapid implementation, automatic updates and integration into the production department and supply chain of tools of financial management, quality, service, and orders. Implementation was done by Infor partner 2WS. In addition, key users of the system actively participated in the deployment, working side by side with the partner, bringing their knowledge and developing new skills thanks to the functions offered by the system.
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Common AS/400 commands
Articles, Frontpage Article, NewsAS/400 (Application System/400) is the operating system made by IBM. Companies use this system for enterprise resource planning (ERP) in industries that involve extreme reliability. Below is a list of common AS/400 commands that are useful for your everyday knowledge base.
Must add TAATOOL to library list before using this command
Must add PRTRNG to library list before using this command
Must add TAATOOL to library list before using this command
Must add PRTRNG to library list before using this command
Hydrite Selects Infor to Modernize its Business
NewsHydrite, one of North America’s largest independent distributors and manufacturers of specialty and industrial chemicals, has selected Infor CloudSuite Chemicals to help manage critical business processes and transform its business. Per the press release, Hydrite will gain real-time visibility across its entire enterprise and tools to handle the complicated pricing methods associated with manufacturing and distributing commodity chemicals. A 15-year customer of Infor, Hydrite is set to continue its partnership for at least another 7 years with this long-term agreement. Further. the Infor solution will include Infor Factory Track, an end-to-end manufacturing automation solution; Infor Birst enterprise analytics; production scheduling; Infor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM); Infor Capture document management; Infor User Adoption Platform (UAP) to author and manage unique learning content; and Infor Graphical Lot Tracker (GLT) for traceability information.
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Weekly Patch Notification: June 18, 2022
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