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From Clutter To Clarity: Navigating ERP Migrations With Precision

As organizations grow, their existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems may become cluttered and inefficient, necessitating a migration to a more modern and effective solution. Thus, it is important to put lots of thought and careful planning before executing your migration process to avoid disruptions. Kerry Brown, Forbes Council Member and transformation evangelist at Celonis, discusses strategies for successfully executing ERP system migrations. It compares the challenge of migrating ERP systems to cleaning a cluttered garage—both are labor-intensive and require clear planning to avoid overwhelming complications.

Key strategies for a successful ERP migration are:

  1. Secure Stakeholder Buy-In: It’s crucial to align the migration with the organization’s broader goals to garner support. Keep stakeholders engaged through transparent communication and regular updates.
  2. Map and Analyze Processes: Understanding the existing processes is essential. Modern tools can help identify inefficiencies in legacy systems, enabling organizations to prioritize and optimize what gets migrated.
  3. Organize for Strategic Impact: Deciding which processes to retain, discard, or improve should align with business goals and aim to maximize efficiency and reduce redundancy.
  4. Focus on User Adoption: Beyond the technical deployment, ensuring employees embrace the new system is vital. Early engagement, training, and communication about how the new system addresses their pain points can improve the chances of a successful migration.
  5. Implement Innovative Technologies: Using tools like process intelligence, AI, and robotic process automation can improve migration precision, reduce errors, and offer strategic upgrades during the process.

The article concludes by emphasizing that, with a strategic, well-planned approach, ERP migrations can lead to increased efficiency, innovation, and long-term success for an organization.

 

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Upcoming Events April 2025

This April is full of many virtual events, in-person meetings, and a webinar by Nogalis :) Mark your calendars!

 

Innovation Insights – Service Industries. Notification Center – A new common place for all business notifications from across Infor CloudSuite

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

The new Notification Center is designed to host business process notifications from across CloudSuite. Having all business messages in one centralized location reduces the need to check multiple applications, and a standardized experience helps easily navigate and manage business messages regardless of their source, leading to increased efficiency.

Speakers – Danil Klemeshov, Sam Green

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Managing and Controlling Delivered Report Access (Part 2 of 2)

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

In this webinar, we will walk through our delivered reports and detail various options for how customers can control access to these reports across different real-world scenarios.

This webinar will serve as an extension (part 2) of the March 26 session, and it is highly recommended that customers review that session recording for further background.

Link to Download Calendar Invite: https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2024-12-17/2fcr2k/950892/17344416914dfC1jBf/Innovation_Insights_for_Service_Industries_Customers_2025_Recurring_We.ics

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Infor Configuration Management for Landmark (Part 1 of 2) – An Overview

Hosted by: Infor

When: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Infor Configuration Management is a program that enables the transfer of configurations, content, security authorization data and extensions from one tenant to another in an automated way. Learn how the Infor Landmark Technology Runtime platform and Infor Landmark applications’ support for Infor Configuration Management can automate the selection, packaging, validation, and transfer of customers’ configuration content from tenant to tenant.

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2025-03-25/2flknp/950892/1742915104Nr9BylaY/Innovation_Insights_Service_Industries_Ad_Hoc_Sessions_Infor_Configura.ics

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Innovation Insights – Service Industries. GL Ad-Hoc Report Designer Showcase

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Join us for an in-depth look at the latest Report Designer enhancements coming in the April 2025 release! This session will showcase powerful new features designed to improve flexibility, efficiency, and customization in your reports.

Get a first look at these highly requested updates, learn how they can improve your reporting processes, and bring your questions for a live discussion. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to stay ahead with Report Designer!

Speakers – Jamie Vannoy, Shelly Drennan

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GL Ad-Hoc Report Designer Showcase

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Join us for an in-depth look at the latest Report Designer enhancements coming in the April 2025 release! This session will showcase powerful new features designed to improve flexibility, efficiency, and customization in your reports. Get a first look at these highly requested updates, learn how they can improve your reporting processes, and bring your questions for a live discussion. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to stay ahead with Report Designer!

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2024-12-17/2fcr2k/950892/17344416914dfC1jBf/Innovation_Insights_for_Service_Industries_Customers_2025_Recurring_We.ics

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Infor Configuration Management for Landmark (Part 2 of 2) – Using Tags to Select and Transfer Landmark Technology Content

Hosted by: Infor

When: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Infor Configuration Management supports tagging, which is an efficient way to select and group content into a local package that can be transferred automatically from tenant to tenant. Attend this webinar to learn how tags can be used to select customized Infor Process Automation (IPA) processes, Landmark Security roles, Landmark Pattern Language (LPL) configurations, and create a local package that can be exported from one tenant, validated, and imported into another tenant automatically.

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2025-03-25/2flknp/950892/1742915104Nr9BylaY/Innovation_Insights_Service_Industries_Ad_Hoc_Sessions_Infor_Configura.ics

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Infor’s Velocity Suite Digital Event

Hosted by: Infor

When: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 (US/Eastern)

We are excited to invite you to attend Infor’s Velocity Suite Digital Event, happening on April 10th for NA & EMEA and April 11th for APAC.

This event provides a unique opportunity to explore how Infor’s Velocity Suite can help you achieve your organizational objectives through the power of advanced technologies like AI and RPA. The Velocity Suite is designed to deliver tangible results, such as:

  • Improved margins
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction
  • Increased revenue

Infor’s Velocity Suite is not only easy to implement but also continuously enhances your organizational processes. It helps eliminate barriers in diagnosing current process issues, boosts efficiency through automation, and optimizes business operations using AI.

We look forward to your participation in this transformative event. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your business to the next level with Infor’s Velocity Suite.

Register today!

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Infor Velocity Suite Overview

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Following up the April 10th & 11th Launch Digital Event, this session will be an in-depth overview of the Infor Velocity Suite, a package of solutions and services that makes process innovation easy and impactful. Solve your business challenges with Infor’s catalog of Value+ process automations using RPA, plus GenAI and Process Mining – along with implementation services. These technologies are available for MT Infor OS customers.

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2024-12-17/2fcr2k/950892/17344416914dfC1jBf/Innovation_Insights_for_Service_Industries_Customers_2025_Recurring_We.ics

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MSCM in Landmark: Tips and Considerations for Planning Your Move

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

Please join this session to learn about the latest version of Mobile Supply Chain Management – MSCM in Landmark- and insights to help your organization plan its project to upgrade from your current version of MSCM. Infor Product Management, Development, Data Migration, and Cloud Provisioning teams will be covering various topics to help you and your team gain a better understanding of the solution and what has changed, takeaways from the Early Adopter group, knowledge of prerequisites and requirements, clarity on the process for upgrade and provisioning, overview of the product direction, and more!

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2024-12-17/2fcr2k/950892/17344416914dfC1jBf/Innovation_Insights_for_Service_Industries_Customers_2025_Recurring_We.ics

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Examining FSM / HR Talent Applications with Async

Hosted by: Infor

When: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:00 (US/Eastern)

On the December 11, 2024 session, we focused on Job Console Web App view of Jobs or Job Streams within FSM/HR Talent applications. With a positive response from the topic and many questions covered quickly, we are revisiting with a focus on Async. Async is the engine behind the execution of set action events; Job/Job Streams, export of output, Business Task direct submission or anything scheduled or future dated. This presentation will be addressing questions from previous session but adding additional insight that came assist technical or application teams feel more comfortable with Async’s responsibilities. Attendees may benefit from revisiting the recording of the December 11th 2024 session before attending this follow-up event.

Link to Download Calendar Invite:  https://go.infor.com/l/950892/2024-12-17/2fcr2k/950892/17344416914dfC1jBf/Innovation_Insights_for_Service_Industries_Customers_2025_Recurring_We.ics

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IMUG April 2025 Meeting

Hosted by: Infor Midwest User Group (IMUG)

When: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 → Friday, April 11th, 2025

Where: Marriott-Naperville 1801 N Naper Blvd Naperville, IL 60563

IMUG
(Infor Midwest User Group)
April 2025 In-Person Meeting

NEW Location!  
Marriott-Naperville, Naperville IL
Wednesday through Friday; April 9-11, 2025
(Half day on Friday 04/11)

Hotel Last day to book is Monday, March 31, 2025. 

Book your group rate for Infor Midwest Users Group

**Open to All Infor Customers**

We are excited to invite you to the 2025 IMUG User Group Annual Meeting!

This free event, made possible by the generous support of our partners, brings together the Infor user community.

Why Attend:

This event is designed to give you actionable takeaways that will directly benefit your team. With Infor’s solutions, you will have the tools to automate mundane tasks, enhance collaboration, and empower your employees to focus on strategic initiatives that drive growth.

This is a fantastic opportunity to share, learn, and collaborate with your peers, Infor, and partners, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the future of enterprise solutions. Do not miss this chance to revolutionize the way you work!

**Hotel & Conference Center in one place**

Our group rate is $179 per night plus taxes.  Last day to book is Tuesday, March 31, 2025.  Book your group rate for Infor Midwest Users Group

  • The hotel features a full service restaurant, lounge offering lunch and dinner, and full service Starbucks
  • The hotel also offers an indoor heated pool and whirlpool as well as a 24/7 Fitness Center with cardio machines, free weights, yoga mats and more.
  • Complimentary Parking
  • Equal Distance away from O’Hare International Airport or Midway International Airport

*If you’d like to make reservations for multiple rooms with one credit card for your organization, please complete the Credit Card Authorization Form and either fax to the number on the form or email to the Accounting Manager, Courtney Elliott at celliott@chicagomarriottnaperville.com.

Additional Files

Credit Card Authorization Form.doc
IMUG_Agenda_Apr2025.pdf

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Infor LTR as STS: Configuring Infor LTR as an SSO Application (Webinar)

Hosted by: Nogalis

When: Thursday, April 24th, 2025 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM (US/Pacific)

Join this webinar for a high-level demonstration of configuring Infor LTR as STS to authenticate with SAML providers such as Okta or Azure AD.

When: Thursday April 24, 2025

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PDT

This webinar is free to attend. Register Now

BN532 Employee benefit does not exist – error in Lawson

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Problem: You get a print directory error when running the BN532 and staging the BNDEPBATCH file: “Employee benefit does not exist;”

 

This typically occurs when you’re testing BN531 and BN532 in report mode to make sure everything runs correctly. Both you BNBATCH and BNDEPBATCH file are ready to go and have been renamed (because BN531 and BN532 to this day still appear to only accept BNBATCH).

 

Resolution: While it’s easy to overlook, you must first run BN531 in UPDATE mode after running it in report mode to test. Once the BNBATCH employee data is loaded into the database, you must rename your BNDEPBATCH file to BNBATCH and run the BN532 in report mode to test it as well.

 

So, to recap simply:

  1. Stage BNBATCH file in %LAWDIR%\<productline>\work\BNBATCH\ folder
  2. Run BN531 in report mode, check for error
  3. Run BN531 in update mode if no errors from step 2.
  4. Stage BNDEPBATCH by renaming it to BNBATCH (backup BNBATCH employee file) %LAWDIR%\<productline>\work\BNBATCH\ folder
  5. Run BN532 in report mode, check for errors
  6. Run BN532 in update mode if no errors in step 5.

That’s it!

The Hidden Risks of Cloud Migration: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition with Testing

Transitioning an ERP system to the cloud provides advantages such as enhanced scalability and cost savings, yet it necessitates a systematic strategy to mitigate risks, including data integrity concerns and security vulnerabilities. ERP Today writer Jennifer Lawinski discusses in an article the risks and challenges associated with migrating an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to the cloud. While cloud migration offers benefits like scalability, cost-efficiency, and improved security, it can introduce significant risks without proper planning and testing.

Key risks include:

  • Maintaining customizations and integrations: Custom workflows, scripts, and third-party software integrations may break during migration if not thoroughly tested.
  • Data integrity: Data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes can lead to issues like data loss, corruption, and inconsistencies, which can affect financial reporting and operations.
  • Security and compliance: Improperly configured cloud environments can expose sensitive data to breaches and regulatory violations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).

A structured testing strategy is essential to mitigate these risks. Original Software’s testing solutions help ensure that critical ERP features, custom configurations, and integrations work correctly post-migration, improving accuracy and reducing manual effort.

Additionally, the article highlights that the cloud ERP market is growing rapidly, and businesses are shifting from on-premises systems to cloud-based solutions. However, cloud migration can be costly, with expenses ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million for mid-to-large enterprises. Poor testing can lead to unexpected costs, such as data transfer fees, compliance audits, and post-migration fixes.

A strong testing program can reduce these costs by identifying issues early, preventing downtime, reducing rework, and ensuring a smoother transition to the cloud. This approach helps businesses avoid disruptions and achieve a faster return on investment in their cloud ERP systems.

 

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Data protection: The CTO perspective

Many organizations often overlook cybersecurity and data protection, focusing more on integrating the latest SAP technology rather than maintaining strong cyber hygiene. A recent SAPinsider report highlights the importance of empowering, equipping, and educating employees to ensure robust data protection. ERP Today spoke with Marty Menard, CIO of Pacific Coast Companies, to gain insights from his 20+ years of experience on the key cybersecurity challenges and solutions tech leaders are facing today. In an article written by Rizal Ahmed (CIO Leader, WIS) and Charles Whitmore (Cybersecurity Editor, ERP Today), they highlight Menards message of the importance of data protection in the context of cybersecurity, focusing on the CTO’s perspective. It stresses that data protection should be a primary concern for businesses, especially in light of growing cyber threats. Key points include:

  1. Data protection is the top priority in cybersecurity, with 57% of experts emphasizing its critical role in securing valuable SAP data amidst rising cyber threats.
  2. Human error is a major cybersecurity risk, as 96% of breaches start with phishing attacks targeting employees, highlighting the need for comprehensive security awareness and training.
  3. Improving data security requires strong alignment between cybersecurity efforts and company leadership, utilizing external audits for impartial evaluations, and prioritizing ongoing employee education to prevent cyber incidents.

Overall, businesses must recognize that human-engineered cyber attacks, like phishing, remain a significant threat and that educating employees is key to enhancing data security.

 

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Which version of IPD should I run with my Landmark?

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If you are wondering what version of Infor Process Designer (IPD) you should run with Landmark, follow this simple guide.

 

Your IPD install should be the same version as your Landmark version.

 

You can find your version of IPD to check if it is running the same version as Landmark.

 

To find your Landmark version go to Process Server Administrator

Administration>Work Units>Work Units

 

Open a work unit that has completed and go to the Information tab and look at the landmark version noted:

 

Other releases of IPD are not compatible if not the same version of Landmark.

 

Have we jumped from “Big Data” to AI too quickly?

Thomas Gavaghan, Vice President at Kyriba, shares an article on ERP today that discusses the rush from “Big Data” to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how companies might be overlooking the foundational work required to leverage these technologies effectively. He stresses the importance of strategic data management in finance and treasury for smarter decision-making, not just adopting AI for its own sake. The five essential dimensions of data management—Streaming, Searching, Data Lakes, Machine Learning, and Generative AI—are crucial for optimizing liquidity performance.

  1. Streaming: Real-Time Data Flow. Real-time data streaming breaks down silos and enables quicker, smarter liquidity decisions. APIs help link systems and enhance flexibility, making it crucial for dynamic decision-making in volatile markets.
  2. Searching: Efficient Data Discovery. As data centralization grows, the ability to search large datasets quickly is essential. Modern, cloud-native search tools enable finance teams to access and query data efficiently, driving proactive intelligence and better liquidity management.
  3. Data Lakes: Centralized and Scalable Data. Data lakes centralize both structured and unstructured data, providing treasury teams with a single source of truth for analysis. This infrastructure supports better liquidity forecasting and decision-making, especially when integrated with APIs and business intelligence tools.
  4. Machine Learning: Leveraging Patterns for Insights. Machine learning identifies patterns in data to improve areas like fraud detection and cash forecasting. The quality of ML insights depends on well-organized, accessible data, which is provided by strong data lakes.
  5. Generative AI: Transforming Decision-Making. Generative AI automates decision-making by generating insights from complex data. It can predict and execute liquidity decisions, but its effectiveness relies on robust data foundations.

To fully realize AI’s potential, Gavaghan stresses that companies must focus on solid data management. Prioritizing technologies like streaming, searching, and data lakes enables AI-driven decision-making and helps finance teams unlock long-term strategic value from data.

 

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How to add a read-only SQL database user via Infor Cloudsuite

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With Infor Cloudsuite’s SQL Manage User Service, there is no need to setup any DBA permissions or to use database management software. You can simply add a read-only database user via Cloudsuite in the below steps.

 

  1. Login to Infor Cloudsuite and go to the Service Request tab, then click Create a Service Request
  2. Select Deployment and Request Type: SQL Manage User >> Next
  3. Select the Database Server, fill in the User, Password, Database name and for our example we are using the default database roles, for read-only, use db_datareader. See all default SQL database roles here and then click Submit!

 

NOTE: Some organizations have minimum password requirements. We recommend using a password generator online and keeping it to letters and numbers so users can type in relatively easy.

If you found this article helpful and need support managing your Infor Cloudsuite or Lawson Database processes, Nogalis provides expert managed services to simplify and optimize your system. From resolving issues like database user management to maintaining/optimizing existing processes, our team is equipped to deliver the assistance you need—without the cost and commitment of a full-time, in-house staff. Contact us to learn more about how we can help streamline your Lawson environment.