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Lawson Portal 10.1 Series – Adding Bookmarks in Portal 10.1

In the first two articles of the series we went over how to personalize the theme and portal elements of your Lawson Portal. The next article in the Lawson Portal 10.1 Series overview will cover how to add personal bookmarks on the page.

 

In Lawson Portal 10.1, adding bookmarks is very similar to previous versions.  First, open the left-hand menu and go to General > Content.

Double-click from the available bookmarks that you wish to add (on the left).  The Bookmark will be moved to the right side under bookmarks after it is added.  If you don’t see the bookmark you are looking for, check with your administrator to make sure you have access.

Before:

After:

Click Save and Reload Infor Lawson

 

Issue: Users encounter the following error when executing a query or upload in Microsoft Office Add-ins (MOA):

FATAL ERROR: ITEM_SECURED

File FILERELFLD is secured.

Refer to the moa.log for any returned error details.

NOTE: CNDFLD could also be listed as a file/table in the error displayed above.

 

How can I address this message?

Resolution: This issue stems from a security (authorization) setup/configuration problem.

 

To resolve this, you need to determine where to add the security rule. The steps outlined below are tailored to implementing this change in the ADDINS security class provided by Infor Lawson by default. This ADDINS security class is linked to the LawsonQueryToolsRole security role. Typically, end users requiring access to MOA should have the LawsonQueryToolsRole assigned to them, as it’s a preconfigured deliverable granting all necessary access to items required for MOA usage. If you’re utilizing a different setup, adjust the steps accordingly by adding the rule to the appropriate security class instead of ADDINS. Ensure that the security class is assigned to a ROLE already assigned to the user.

 

1. Log in to Lawson Security Administrator (LSA).
2. Navigate to the “Profile Management” tab.
3. Click on “Profiles.”
4. Double-click on the “GEN” Profile ID.
5. Double-click on the “ADDINS” security class name.
6. Click the “Add Rule” button.
7. Change the “Securable Types” to “Files.”
8. Expand (Click on +) “CS.”
9. Locate the table listed in the error under “CS” (e.g., FILERELFLD) and check the box next to it.
10. Click “Apply.”
11. Test with the user. Note that you might need to wait for your security “caching interval” to pass. This setting can be found in the LSA tool under Server Management > Server on the general tab and is typically set to 900 seconds (15 minutes) by default.

 

Lawson Portal 10.1 Series – Personalizing the Theme of Lawson Portal 10.1

Welcome to the first article of the Lawson Portal 10.1 Series. Along with this one, future posts will cover other personalizations, how to set up your bookmarks, and adding main content to your Lawson Portal screens. Let’s get started with the first topic – personalizing the theme of your Lawson Portal 10.1.

 

To change the theme (background/foreground colors) of Lawson Portal 10.1, from the left-hand menu, go to General > User Options.

 

Next, click the Personalization Tab.

 

Under Global Customizations you have the options to select a new theme (light, dark or high contrast), and a different Accent Color if desired (usually to match your company’s colors).

 

Welcome to Nogalis’s LSFIQ security reporting tool overview.

 

What is LSFIQ?

• LSFIQ is a cloud-based Lawson security reporting tool
• Designed with a user-friendly interface for non-technical and technical users
• Faster and more accessible reporting without the need of VPNs or Lawson server access
• Provides enhanced Lawson security reports that are not included in the traditional tool

 

The Dashboard is a quick overview of batch information personal to your LSFIQ account

• A batch is generated on the Lawson LSF server via Lawson Interface Desktop tool
• This batch is then uploaded to LSFIQ and ready for reporting

The Upload tool is where you name and select the batch files to be uploaded:

The Analyze tool is where all the reporting happens:

First you select your batch (DEMO is this example), then you can select a wide array of reports:

The Batch Overview feature is a great first step to analyze your current Lawson Security:

• Batch Stats shows important information about your system like number of roles and groups
• Batch Health represents potential issues with your system, including checking if the CHECK_LS flag is not set to YES (this means security is off for this user depending on the version of Lawson your organization is on).
• All of the Batch health rows are clickable and will generate a report in a new tab.

The User Profile is also a nice feature that shows RMID info from Lawson Security:

 

You can also compare two user profiles with the compare tool:

This shows the different roles and other info each user contains that the other does not:

The All Roles query shows all your roles as you’d expect:

However, you can also click each one quickly to query down on them or simply download them all:

Tokens by Role AMINQROLE generated from above:

One of our most used reports is the All Users report:

 

All other reports show in a similar fashion and provide a wide array of versatility when reviewing user security.

If you have a user that changed security recently, but wanted to compare to an old batch, you can do that with the Compare Tool:

Since this example account only has one batch called DEMO, it can’t compare.

You can also Purge batches if needed under Manage Batches:

Need to mass change users in Security? That’s what the Export Loaduser tool is for:

This builds out XML files for the native Lawson loaduser command.

 

LSFIQ is ready to go in literally 5 minutes! Contact us today, go to our website at nogalis.com under products >> LSFIQ – Lawson Security Reporting

Linked is a recent webinar we did demoing this tool live. Thanks for visiting!

FAQ:

Q: Does LSFIQ include disabled users in it’s All User report?

A: Yes!

 

Q: Can you download reports and send to other users?

A: Yes, they download in CSV format and can easily be re-saved as excel format if needed.