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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Every time an employee makes a benefits change, a new record is stored in the benefits table. Additionally, a new record is stored in the employee’s deduction master table for each deduction related to that benefit. If these records are allowed to accumulate unchecked, this can slow down payroll processing and even cause errors. The larger the benefits and deductions table become, the slower payroll batch jobs will run. These batch jobs, such as PR140, loop through each record in these benefits and deductions tables so that the correct deductions are applied. Some of these batch jobs have a limit of the number of records allowed, so if an employee has deductions that exceed that limit, the job will error out. Also, traversing through these records can greatly slow down processing.
To help alleviate these issues, we recommend running the BN430 benefits purge program periodically. When you are processing payroll, if you see an error similar to “26 20591 PRDED-DED-TABLE must be increased; Cur size 0500”, chances are you have an employee with too many benefits changes, and need to run the BN430. But, before you receive this error, you should make the benefits purge part of a normal maintenance process. Ideally, payroll users would make this part of the payroll process each pay period, and choose a “Purge Through Date” corresponding to your company’s record retention period.
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Restaurant executives are turning to technology to improve overall efficiency. After being surveyed in hospitality technology, they have adopted many customer-facing technologies. Many have adopted loyalty programs, comprehensive mobile experiences , personalized offerings, and tableside ordering – all of which can help restaurants better reach customers and make their overall experience more satisfying. Restaurant execs are also turning to predicative analytics and Internet of Things (IoT). Though these technologies are still new, some have begun harnessing the power of them. Few also said they were focusing on other new types of technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and wearables. Technology can help increase sales, and the use of it in a restaurant provides a competitive advantage.
Next generation 5G technology is making its way through the digital age and almost every industry is ready for it. “With 5G, industries will have connectivity that is customized for their requirements and the agility to move quickly to meet customer needs and be innovative,” said Rima Qureshi, Chief Strategy Officer, Ericsson in a statement. The auto industry’s ever growing “smart car” innovations will look to utilize enhanced GPS with instant traffic and map updates with 5G technology. Public safety organizations expect 5G to provide added safety and security. Probably the most popular among the crowd is the media and gaming industry, expecting 5G to provide high quality experiences in gaming, video and other media. Our digital age is ready for the breakthrough of 5G technology.
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As technology has advanced, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has evolved to assist businesses with the capability of targeting customers and vetting other potential opportunities. CRMs are capable of completing more tasks than most people may be aware of. Here are a few ways businesses can utilize CRM outside of sales and extract creative value for business:
Keeping Customers Happy
Assisting in Marketing
Bringing in New Talent
With the emerging digital world and the need for CRM to be ever present in business, we must think outside the box and utilize this tool to its full potential.
Brian Utley, Periscope Holdings, presents game-changing realizations about what government organizations expect from modern procurement functions and digital investments in this Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technological age. Below are ways procurement has to change how we operate in today’s “postmodern ERP era”:
We can no longer think tactically
Cost savings can’t just come from the supplier side
We’ve officially entered the postmodern ERP era, which means more concrete decision making
Integration is the key to securing any return on investment for any technology implementations
Procurement technology modernization is necessary. It is expected to simplify the purchasing process, protect taxpayer dollars and ensure fair competition.
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Leigh Martin, Senior Director, Dynamic Science Labs, Infor discusses how big data analytics have gone mainstream, with the demand for people with the right skills to turn data into insights is scarce. Martin shares 5 skills that define a successful data scientist in any business setting.
Great data scientists are good at applying the scientific method to business problems.
Data scientists are engaged in earning the trust of the business throughout the life of the project and beyond.
Great data scientists know how to translate the language of the business to the language of IT and the other way around.
Successful data scientists know how to engage with business users.
Great data scientists always push the envelope of the science of data analysis, and constantly learn, experiment and explore new information.
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In this webinar we discuss some of the reporting and BI options available to use with your Lawson data. The main options covered are:
Infor Business Intelligence for Lawson (aka LBI)
Microsoft Addins
Crystal Reports
SSRS
Tableau
Below you’ll find the video recording of the actual webinar along with a powerpoint deck which has been updated to include the Gartner report links mentioned on this webinar.
You can also see several of the interactive examples we used on the webinar by going to this link on our page:
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Infor announced the completion of their acquisition of Starmount, a modern store systems provider serving large and mid-market retailers with point-of-sale, mobile shopping assistant, and store inventory management products along with cross-channel customer interactions. The acquisition will be a great asset to accelerate delivery of Infor CloudSuite Retail. With the struggle to force outdated software to meet new retail industry demands, Infor’s CloudSuite Retail will address these issues by providing modern, cloud-based software services. Infor is heavily investing in products that achieve converged commerce for retailers, the next step after omni-channel in which retailers use a single selling system for all consumer interactions.
Upload the process to your server by clicking the up arrow icon , or by clicking:
Tools > Manage Processes > Select Open Process
Choose the process you wish to upload, then click OK
The process now appears in the list. Click “Upload”.
Create a Trigger in Rich Client
Now that your process is uploaded to the IPA system, it is time to create a trigger for the process. Once you have created your trigger, you will be able to:
Run the process manually
Schedule the process
Configure the process as part of a File Channel
Trigger the process from a Lawson S3 screen
Log into Rich Client
From the Start menu, navigate to Applications > Process Server Administrator > Scheduling > By Process Definition
Click Actions > Create, or click the “blank sheet” icon
Fill in the Process Trigger information
Process Name – Click the arrow to search for your newly-uploaded process
Work Title – Important: this field does not appear to be required, but if you do not fill it out, you will receive an error in the scheduler, and the flow will not run
5. Click Save
6. Once you click Save, you will have an opportunity to add variables that need to be passed into the flow
Run the Process Manually
There may be occasions where you need to run a process ad-hoc. Once you have created your trigger, you will be able to do this.
Log into Rich Client
From the Start menu, navigate to Applications > Process Server Administrator > Scheduling > By Process Definition
Find your Process in the Process Triggers list
Right-click and select Start, or highlight the flow, and select Actions > Start
The process will begin running, and a work unit will generate
To check the status of your process, navigate to Start > Applications > Administration > Workunits > Workunits
Double-click on the workunit to see the result
Schedule the Process
Log into Rich Client
From the Start menu, navigate to Applications > Process Server Administrator > Scheduling > By Process Definition
Find your Process in the Process Triggers list
Right-click and select Schedule, or highlight the flow, and select Actions > Schedule
Fill in the schedule properties
Click Next
Enter the time and date information
Click next
Click Finish
To view or update your schedule, navigate to Start > Applications > Process Server Administrator > My Actions > My Scheduled Actions
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Infor Learning Optimization Now Available
NewsInfor 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.”
For Full Article, Click Here
Purging Benefits Data
Articles, NewsEvery time an employee makes a benefits change, a new record is stored in the benefits table. Additionally, a new record is stored in the employee’s deduction master table for each deduction related to that benefit. If these records are allowed to accumulate unchecked, this can slow down payroll processing and even cause errors. The larger the benefits and deductions table become, the slower payroll batch jobs will run. These batch jobs, such as PR140, loop through each record in these benefits and deductions tables so that the correct deductions are applied. Some of these batch jobs have a limit of the number of records allowed, so if an employee has deductions that exceed that limit, the job will error out. Also, traversing through these records can greatly slow down processing.
To help alleviate these issues, we recommend running the BN430 benefits purge program periodically. When you are processing payroll, if you see an error similar to “26 20591 PRDED-DED-TABLE must be increased; Cur size 0500”, chances are you have an employee with too many benefits changes, and need to run the BN430. But, before you receive this error, you should make the benefits purge part of a normal maintenance process. Ideally, payroll users would make this part of the payroll process each pay period, and choose a “Purge Through Date” corresponding to your company’s record retention period.
Restaurant Execs Invest in Technology
NewsRestaurant executives are turning to technology to improve overall efficiency. After being surveyed in hospitality technology, they have adopted many customer-facing technologies. Many have adopted loyalty programs, comprehensive mobile experiences , personalized offerings, and tableside ordering – all of which can help restaurants better reach customers and make their overall experience more satisfying. Restaurant execs are also turning to predicative analytics and Internet of Things (IoT). Though these technologies are still new, some have begun harnessing the power of them. Few also said they were focusing on other new types of technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and wearables. Technology can help increase sales, and the use of it in a restaurant provides a competitive advantage.
For Full Article, Click Here
Companies see 5G technology as game changer
NewsNext generation 5G technology is making its way through the digital age and almost every industry is ready for it. “With 5G, industries will have connectivity that is customized for their requirements and the agility to move quickly to meet customer needs and be innovative,” said Rima Qureshi, Chief Strategy Officer, Ericsson in a statement. The auto industry’s ever growing “smart car” innovations will look to utilize enhanced GPS with instant traffic and map updates with 5G technology. Public safety organizations expect 5G to provide added safety and security. Probably the most popular among the crowd is the media and gaming industry, expecting 5G to provide high quality experiences in gaming, video and other media. Our digital age is ready for the breakthrough of 5G technology.
For Full Article, Click Here
Get Creative with CRM
NewsAs technology has advanced, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has evolved to assist businesses with the capability of targeting customers and vetting other potential opportunities. CRMs are capable of completing more tasks than most people may be aware of. Here are a few ways businesses can utilize CRM outside of sales and extract creative value for business:
With the emerging digital world and the need for CRM to be ever present in business, we must think outside the box and utilize this tool to its full potential.
For Full Article, Click Here
4 Ways Procurement Has to Change in the Postmodern ERP Era
NewsBrian Utley, Periscope Holdings, presents game-changing realizations about what government organizations expect from modern procurement functions and digital investments in this Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technological age. Below are ways procurement has to change how we operate in today’s “postmodern ERP era”:
Procurement technology modernization is necessary. It is expected to simplify the purchasing process, protect taxpayer dollars and ensure fair competition.
For Full Article, Click Here
5 Skills to Look for When You Hire a Data Scientist
NewsLeigh Martin, Senior Director, Dynamic Science Labs, Infor discusses how big data analytics have gone mainstream, with the demand for people with the right skills to turn data into insights is scarce. Martin shares 5 skills that define a successful data scientist in any business setting.
For Full Article, Click Here
Getting the most out of your Lawson Data
WebinarsIn this webinar we discuss some of the reporting and BI options available to use with your Lawson data. The main options covered are:
Below you’ll find the video recording of the actual webinar along with a powerpoint deck which has been updated to include the Gartner report links mentioned on this webinar.
You can also see several of the interactive examples we used on the webinar by going to this link on our page:
Infor Completes Acquisition of Starmount
NewsInfor announced the completion of their acquisition of Starmount, a modern store systems provider serving large and mid-market retailers with point-of-sale, mobile shopping assistant, and store inventory management products along with cross-channel customer interactions. The acquisition will be a great asset to accelerate delivery of Infor CloudSuite Retail. With the struggle to force outdated software to meet new retail industry demands, Infor’s CloudSuite Retail will address these issues by providing modern, cloud-based software services. Infor is heavily investing in products that achieve converged commerce for retailers, the next step after omni-channel in which retailers use a single selling system for all consumer interactions.
For Full Article, Click Here
Scheduling a Process in IPA
Articles, NewsUpload Your Process from IP Designer
Create a Trigger in Rich Client
Now that your process is uploaded to the IPA system, it is time to create a trigger for the process. Once you have created your trigger, you will be able to:
5. Click Save
6. Once you click Save, you will have an opportunity to add variables that need to be passed into the flow
Run the Process Manually
There may be occasions where you need to run a process ad-hoc. Once you have created your trigger, you will be able to do this.
Schedule the Process