Mattex Selects Infor CloudSuite for Digital Business Expansion

Infor recently announced that the Dubai-based carpet backing systems company Mattex Group has selected Infor solutions for the firm’s digital transformation journey. Mattex will adopt Infor CloudSuite to simplify complex processes, workflows, and systems. The firm will also adopt Birst Business Intelligence Solutions to improve reporting and take advantage of a modern, rich, end-to-end business intelligence suite in the cloud. As part of a global implementation of Infor CloudSuite HCM that includes the Middle East and North America, Mattex wants to improve operational efficiency and optimize their talent management process from recruitment to retirement. These solution will run on Infor OS technology that include ION™ and the Infor Ming.le™ user experience to boost efficiency and drive user productivity. Mattex chose Infor over Microsoft and SAP for its SaaS project because they are confident that Infor’s purpose-built, cloud-based solutions will help Mattex scale its operations for future growth.

 

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Technology poised to alter the healthcare real estate picture

Not only is technology changing patient healthcare experience, it is also affecting real estate, according to a new report from Transwestern and IMEG. Because patients can receive medical attention at home more than ever, the usage of medical buildings are serving a different purpose.  Over time, experts predict that medical facilities will be developed at lower-cost sites connected to big data analytics — focusing on urgent care, wellness and telemedicine centers, electronic consults, remote monitoring and the like. Micro-hospitals, where small neighborhood hospitals offer care tailored to the specific needs of the community, will become more relevant. Medical office buildings, meanwhile, won’t disappear. Instead they will shift focus as the prime spot for education, preventive care, and outpatient procedures and surgeries.

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IP Designer Error

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When trying to open IPDesigner, we ran into this error:

 

Opening the log reveals a java.lang.StackOverflowError:

 

This error was fixed by going to (C:\IPDesigner\ADTALEMPRD\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench)
And removing workbench.xml. We opted to rename it to workbench_old.xml and when we restarted IPDesigner, it generated a new workbench.xml and started working correctly.

7 tips for managing complex legal information with technology

No one would ever put legal and tech industry in the same respect, but almost every industry can and should evolve in the digital age. As clients’ needs – and their focus on efficiency and results – evolve, the legal industry must continually innovate and push the boundaries of law and technology. By integrating technology to solve complex legal issues, lawyers can gain a competitive edge. In 2016, Bricker & Eckler’s litigation support team developed a highly-customized technology solution for a client’s interstate natural gas pipeline project. It won multiple legal technology awards and has received international recognition in the technology arena. With the success of LandTracker, here are some tips on integrating technology into your legal practice.

  1. Move past linear thinking
  2. Focus on the client
  3. Cost allocation
  4. Build a team
  5. Don’t reinvent the wheel
  6. Train and educate
  7. Recycle

Modern lawyering can benefit from cutting edge technology solutions, proving that any industry can jump on the digital bandwagon.

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How to make your CRM Big Data small

No matter the size of your company, businesses love to think big, and the way to do that is with the right customer relationship management (CRM) technology. It’s important to select the right CRM system for your business tailored to your needs, data, and expected outcome. Find a CRM that can scale your business’ customer data needs by following a few guiding principles.

  • Start with the basics
  • Focus on areas that benefit you most
  • Take advantage of new technologies

There’s no one size-fits-all CRM strategy for capitalizing on the big data. Choose a CRM for your business that not only serves your needs, but reflect your goals as well.

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How technology is changing in the education sector

Classrooms today are packed with technology – from computers, mobile devices, interactive screens, and online learning.  As education technology continues to change, one of the sector’s big players is looking to keep pace with developments and encourage innovation. “The digital medium gives us the opportunity to really take the education and learning experience to the next level,” said Albert Hitchcock, chief technology and operations officer for Pearson Education. In the last few years, massive open online courses (MOOCS) have gained popularity. Companies like Pearson have the ability to deliver learning at any time and in any place around the world. Machine-learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the core of the platform. It allows a personalized experience tailored to the student, and allows teaching faculty, access to how the student is responding to that experience.

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How to test your SOAP Web Service calls using Postman

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If you have worked with Web Services you can appreciate the ability to test your web service calls quickly and efficiently without a lot of programming. This is exactly what Postman was meant for. When you’re building SOAP service calls with IPA it can really make your life a lot easier if you have this particular skill and tool.
The secret sauce here is how you form the actual request. Just follow these steps:
  1. Set the method to POST
  2. Paste your URL in the “Enter request URL” field.
  3. Click the “Params” button and enter any parameters you may have. If you’re using IPA you probably don’t have any parameters to enter here and they’re all included in the body of your request.
  4. Click the Authorization tab and enter your authorization information. If you have user / password this is likely “Basic Authentication”
  5. Click the “Body” tab.
    • Select “raw”
    • From the drop-down on the right select “XML (text/xml)”
    • Paste your entire soap envelope into the body text area
  6. Click Send
That should do it. You’l be able to see the status code (200 OK as shown below) and the time it takes to make the call (570 ms below)
Then in the body of your response you can see what the request returns which is pretty great to see if you’re trying to get a feel for what you’re dealing with.

5 Reasons Why Your CRM And ERP Systems Should Talk

There are two things every company wants – to improve their customer relationships and operational efficiency. In most cases, companies implement Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, separate solutions, but with similar goals. CRM deals with front-end information such as recording customer interactions and behavior, sales tracking, pipeline management, prospecting, and managing marketing campaigns. ERP software works with critical back-end processes, including purchase history, billing and shipping details, accounting information, financial data, and supply chain management details. These systems in fact complement each both aiming for the goal of improving customer relationships and operational efficiency, yet companies utilize them as two different tools. Having both systems work side by side can open the door to better outcomes. Here are 5 reasons why your CRM and ERP systems should work together.

  1. Larger sales funnel
  2. More accurate sales proposals
  3. Quicker revenue recognition
  4. Faster product deliveries
  5. More accurate demand forecasts

With two such strong weapons being utilized in a company, a business has even more to gain from a CRM-ERP integration, resulting in increased revenue and customer satisfaction.

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How to make an HTTP request from command line

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There are many instances where you are making HTTP(s) requests from within your code or IPA flow to a Web Service or alike but you cannot RDP to the server to make sure HTTP requests will actually work once they run there. It would also be really nice to see the response code and return message in case you’re doing something wrong. This is of course almost always the case with the Infor Cloud as you are not able to remote to the server and test your request on a browser. But luckily you still have access to LID or IPA. Turns out there is a clean and easy way to run a command from LID that will simulate the HTTP request and bring back the header and body information. One such way is by using PowerShell. The following powershell command retrieves the content of the Infor website for example:
powershell -c “Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri https://www.infor.com” | lashow
You can type that command on your LID command prompt  and you should see the response from Infor.com as shown below:
 
Notice: In the command below I have piped the output to lashow for easier viewing
Alternative, if you do not have access to LID, you can use and IPA flow System node to run the command, and subsequently write the output of the command to a file that you can then view.
This is how we determined an issue we were having with making calls to the ExpenseWire web service from Infor Cloud. The server could not create SSL/TLS secure channel to ExpenseWire via https and resulted in this error in LID:
This was especially useful because the IPA flow that was making the Web Service call was simply returning the message:
“Received fatal alert: handshake_failure Message=Could not send Message.”

10 Ways to Avoid ERP Implementation Failures

In today’s business world, many companies are aware that they need to adopt digital technologies like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) programs to stay competitive in the market, but the fear of failure holds them back. Cloud ERP software companies need to educate their customers about the value of cloud ERP, meaning they need to teach both the benefits and the struggles. Below are 10 tips for those thinking about implementing an ERP system as part of their digital transformation.

  1. Selecting the right partner
  2. Selecting the right product
  3. Long-Term Planning
  4. Change Management
  5. Bureaucracy
  6. Establish Roadmaps and Delegate Responsibility
  7. Business Processes
  8. Forgetting about the Data
  9. Underestimating the Need for Training
  10. The Importance of Aftercare

ERP implementation is an ongoing process. Choose a software vendor worth your time and money, and will be with you throughout the implementation and after.

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