Configuring Lawson for LDAP Signing

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As you might have heard, Microsoft is hardening their security with LDAP channeling and LDAP signing in an update coming sometime in the 2nd half of 2020. Any applications that rely on LDAP connections to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) need to be converted to LDAPS. LDAPS is a secure connection protocol used between applications like Lawson and the Network Directory or Domain Controller. In this webinar, we will provide you step-by-step instructions for preparing your Lawson and Landmark environments to work with LDAP Signing.

 

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View the supplementary article Configuring Lawson and Landmark for LDAP Signing for a step by step guide.

Utilizing Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI) Security Groups

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Traditionally LBI is setup with Lawson Groups such as the LBIUser which by default, communicates to LBI which users should have access.

There is another way to assign rights in LBI aside from adding more groups to users. LBI has its own native “Report Security Group” system.

  1. To access this system, login into LBI as your admin user and access Reporting Services Administration.
  2. Under Report Management, select “New Report Security Group” to create a new security group
  3. Enter the name of the group and description, click Save
  4. Now set the permissions similar to how you set permissions per report.
  5. Go to Users and add the users you want to have access to this group, you can even set report overrides per user if needed
  6. Now on an individual report, you can add the entire security group you just created to it:

You’ll still need to have Lawson groups to grant access to individual dashboards and modules but this helps add a new layer of security in an organized way.

How the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping healthcare with technology

The COVID-19 crisis has hit a slew of industries, with healthcare being the biggest player for obvious reasons.  Paddy Padmanabhan, a Contributor at CIO, shares insights from a recent podcast with John Kravitz, CIO of Geisinger Health, of how this pandemic has reshaped the relationship with healthcare and technology. Below are areas where this pandemic has shaken things up.

The sudden upscaling of virtual care capacity – “Many health systems are turning to self-triaging tools to help consumers check for symptoms before asking to be put through to a doctor.”

The mainstreaming of Telehealth – “The volumes of telehealth consults have gone up several multiples since the pandemic struck.  Telemedicine platforms are also enabling patient families to speak with their loved ones in acute care.”

Digital transformation will accelerate – “Many health systems are accelerating their digital transformation roadmaps, encouraged by the success of telehealth in responding to the crisis and also sensing a fundamental shift in health care delivery.”

Cybersecurity risks will rise in the short term – “Most health systems have managed to stay ahead of cybersecurity attacks so far during the pandemic. However, it is a matter of time before cybercriminals swoop in to take advantage of heightened vulnerabilities.”

How we live and work may have changed forever – “If we take a slightly longer view, the tipping point we are experiencing is playing out through how companies are reorganizing their workforce around virtual workplace models, using video-conferencing and other virtual collaboration tools.”

 

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PO25.2 Change Vendor Agreement pricing

Some people have found that you can change the price line per line on a PO25 Vendor Agreement.  There is a question if this can be done on a whole agreement. The answer is yes. Use PO25.2.

 

This will allow you to specify a date that the increase (M for Markup) will go into effect. So if you have an agreement that increases 3% each year, this is how you would set it up:

 

Infor Launches User Community for Infor CloudSuite EAM in the Middle East

Infor has officially launched a customer user community for Infor CloudSuite™ EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) in the Middle East. Infor’s successful user communities worldwide hopes to be replicated with this new user community in the Middle East, where EAM software is a fast-growing segment. Organizations across the region wish to maximize their efficiency and improve their services by using their assets more intelligently. Per the press release, the global enterprise asset management market is expected to reach a value of $8.2 billion by 2024, up from $5.1 billion in 2019 and representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%, according to Markets & Markets. This growth means there is a huge hunger for learning and dialogue among CloudSuite EAM customers.

 

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Koch Industries Completes Acquisition of Infor

Koch Industries, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the remaining portion of Infor from Golden Gate Capital. Infor has been a key component of Koch’s tech transformation. Koch has been a key customer, implementing Infor solutions across its businesses in areas like enterprise resource planning, human resources, supply chain, asset management and finance. Per the press release, the acquisition brings new key capabilities to Koch to accelerate digital transformation, while providing Infor with resources and industry knowledge to continue growing its expertise in mission critical software for industries like manufacturing, retail and distribution, among others. In addition, Infor’s Healthcare Operations Platform and Interoperability Solutions extend Koch’s involvement in healthcare, where they are already engaged in connected device manufacturing, medical product purification, and hospital supplies.

 

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Catch Weight Items

Catch weight items are items where there is more than one dimension or unit of measure that is associated with the item.

 

The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, education systems are being urged to move their physical learning environment to the virtual space. The move to emergency remote teaching is just as messy as everything else, with educators scrambling to be able to find a way to continue their curriculum with their students online. Unfortunately, while we do have a good representation of online learning, not all educators are prepared to teach in this domain. Torrey Trust writes a very important article discussing the effects of unprepared designed remote learning that educators may or may not know because of the urgency of it all. The following are 3 of the biggest remote teaching concerns we need to solve now in this online learning environment (the following are excerpts taken from the original article by Trust):

Privacy and Student Data
“With this rapid push to remote teaching, educators may be jumping into the use of digital technologies too fast. Without training in how to evaluate technology for teaching and learning, educators may not be aware that they should be reviewing the privacy policies and terms of service of all digital tools and apps before determining whether to use them in their practice. Ultimately, using digital tools and apps without doing due diligence to examine the privacy policy, terms of service, and features available, can be harmful to students.”

Accessibility
“The fast move from print-based to digital materials and from in person learning events to digital learning events can create additional barriers for disabled students. Moving from in person lectures to video-based lectures without providing accurate closed captions can significantly limit learning for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Educators and school leaders have “legal obligations to ensure that all students, including students with disabilities, can access online and virtual learning programs,” according to Kenneth L. Marcus, the Department of Education’s assistant secretary for civil rights.”

The Digital Divide
“The shift to emergency remote teaching has illuminated the digital divide, or the gap between students who have access to and use technology in meaningful ways to further their learning and those who do not. Yet, technology is an incredibly important tool for educators. As the authors of the National Education Technology Plan noted, ‘technology can be a powerful tool for transforming learning. It can help affirm and advance relationships between educators and students, reinvent our approaches to learning and collaboration, shrink long-standing equity and accessibility gaps, and adapt learning experiences to meet the needs of all learners.'”

 

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Adding Assets in AP

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We are going to look at adding an AM template to an AP invoice align level and see how it flows over to the AM module.

 

How to Choose the Best CRM for Your Business Needs

Back then, customer relationship management (CRM) was used to track sales. Not much of this software was actually used to track customer relationships. Today, CRM has grown to fit into its name. It is a tool to assist your business to build stronger customer relationships.  “Smart business leaders know that relationships are the business, and CRM software is the tool that allows you to manage, measure, and grow those relationships at scale.” So, how do you pick the right CRM software for your business? While there are many to choose from, it’s important to choose the one that best fits your needs. Sarah Olsen at Business2Community shares advice on how to choose a CRM. The following are a few factors to consider:

  1. Your customer experience – “Customers are going to come to you from many different channels so you want to have a CRM that is ready and able to handle customer interactions wherever they show up.”
  2. Your pain points – “What are the pain points or roadblocks that keep you from providing the best experience for your customers? These are the problems you should be trying to solve when choosing a CRM platform.”
  3. Your existing software – “Your CRM solution needs to be flexible enough that it can be integrated with your existing platforms.”
  4. Your long-term vision – “When choosing a CRM, you should look for a solution that’s scalable over time.”
  5. Your workflow – “CRM software can be a powerful workflow engine, surfacing the right customer information at the right time to the right person.”
  6. Your CRM implementation – “When looking for a cloud-based CRM, you need to evaluate both the product and the implementation process. While on-premise CRM software is an option, it tends to have steeper costs in terms of implementation and ongoing maintenance.”

 

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