Increase Landmark session timeout value

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From the Landmark server admin command prompt, run the command and answer the questions:

 

secadm -m

  • Maintain Single Sign On Configuration (Option 14)
  • Configure Lawson Single Sign On (Option 2)
  • Select SSL or TCPIP (Option 1 or 2)
  • Enter the service to use to sign on (ex. SSOPV2)
  • Enter a time out value in minutes for sign on sessions (default is 60)
  • Enter a time out value in minutes for orphaned sessions (default is 360)
  • Type e to Exit

Note: You must perform a system restart for the changes you made here to take effect.

To verify the current WebUI session timeout value:

From a web browser, navigate to:

https://LandmarkWebServer:port/ssoconfig/SSOCfgInfoServlet

Look for the PROPERTY name=”sessionto” value

NOTE: Landmark and Ming.le / Lawson Portal session timeout should have the same value (default is 60 minutes)

 

Siman Boosts its Warehouse Productivity with Infor WMS

Recently, Central American department store giant Siman has made significant improvements in its logistics operation by adopting the Infor WMS warehouse management system. Per the press release, this technological transformation of the retail distribution centers was motivated by the company’s sustained growth and the boom in e-commerce in Central America, where the sector has maintained year-on-year increases between 20% and 40%, according to data from Kantar Group and Statista. Since implementing Infor WMS, Siman recorded a 19% increase in receipt productivity, boosting the processes of direct crossdocking as well as a 9% increase in cargo productivity, linked to a more agile dispatch process and with greater use of the available fleet. Siman adopted Infor WMS after determining their warehouse system needed a more flexible system that could handle the capacity the company requires to manage fast-growing warehouses as well as leverage its transformation and advancement in an ever-changing business environment. Infor was chosen because of the success of similar Infor WMS implementations, and the software’s proof to be a flexible solution, able to respond to and withstand the logistical challenges the company was going to face. Furthermore, the implementation of the project was executed by Infor partner Cerca Technology who has demonstrated a significant step toward operational excellence by carrying out a transparent and flexible process.

 

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How to delete unwanted Lawson AP Batches

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So, you have some Lawson AP batches (AP25.1) that you can’t release or delete? We can fix that.

 

Resolution:

There’s a simple solution for this instance. You can easily delete these batches in AP25.2.

 

First, you will need to enter the company and batch number and then click Inquire:

 

After you successfully inquire, select the delete button (If it doesn’t appear it may be in a drop down on the top bar).

 

You will also need the proper change access to perform this so if you’re receiving a security violation or don’t see the delete button, you don’t have the proper access.

 

Good luck!

The best technology of CES 2024

Another CES in Las Vegas is here and technology showcases were no short of excitement. The Mashable team shares below the best tech products they’ve seen so far in several categories. All of these products, the noted, demonstrated some degree of innovation, allure, practicality, and technological advancement, eliciting feelings of intrigue, curiosity, and wonder.

Best TV: LG Signature OLED T. “A transparent TV might not be the most practical product. Why would you want a TV you can see through when the goal is to watch it? But that’s where LG’s innovation comes in. The LG Signature OLED T is a regular (albeit high-end) OLED TV that has a transparent mode when the contrast filter is lifted. This means when you’re not watching it, the display seamlessly blends into the background.”

Best monitor: Alienware 32-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor. “Meet the world’s first world’s first 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor. It supports Dolby Vision, delivers a refresh rate of 240Hz, and offers an impressive responsive rate of 0.03 ms.”

Best car: Razer Lexus TX. “Put simply, it’s a LAN party on wheels. Razer filled this 2024 Lexus TX with gamer chairs in the back rows, four widescreen gaming monitors, and even a desk and keyboard at one of the backseats. There’s a series of RGB lights on the exterior that can change color on demand, too. It looks like a gaming laptop that’s the size and shape of an SUV. Then you pop the trunk and see a docking station for four Razer gaming laptops and a built-in Xbox Series X. Razer’s Lexus concept car may not be street legal, but it’s our winner for best car at CES 2024.”

Best tablet: Wacom Cintiq Pro drawing tablets. “It delivers a 4K display, and whether it was the 27-inch, 22-inch or 17-inch, the tablet was spacious enough to tap into my affinity for drawing comics. The Wacom Cintiq Pro comes with the new Wacom Pen, which felt ergonomic to the touch. It allows you to use natural touch gestures, including rotating, zooming, and panning.”

Best laptop: Asus Zenbook Duo. “This dual-display laptop won our hearts, as it’s able to transform into several different modes, including a lie-flat posture for sharing, a book-like mode that lets you multitask between two apps, and a stunning vertical workstation with two 14-inch displays, 3K OLED screen, and a 120Hz refresh rate. The best part of the ZenBook Duo is its accessibility. Dual-display laptops are no longer out of reach for the average consumer.”

Best wearable: TCL RayNeo X2 Lite. “Wearables, and specifically AR wearables, were a big thing at CES 2024 this year. So, there are a lot of contenders for best wearable. TCL-incubated TCL RayNeo X2 Lite would easily steal the show with its real-time translations, complete with augmented reality captions. These wireless glasses were impressive to see, but it still feels like an early work-in-progress version of what could be a superior future product.”

Best smart home: Samsung Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator. “What struck Mashable’s Kimberly Gedeon about Samsung’s 4-Door Flex Refrigerator is that it can recognize 33 food items, thanks to its AI capabilities. This means that it can detect a variety of food stuff in your fridge, plus it can give you recipes based on what’s inside.”

Best concept: Bmind smart mirror. “Everyone wants an AI in everything now, including your mirror. Last year, Baracoda came to CES with BMind, a smart mirror with a focus on your personal wellness. Now, it’s brought BMind back with a personal AI assistant that speaks to you about gratitude meditation and tips on how to be your best self on a bad day. Mashable’s AI reporter Cecily Mauran was able to get a hands-on experience with BMind and said that, unlike other smart AI assistants, Baracoda’s CareOS takes privacy seriously. According to the company, the AI model and the information it receives is stored locally and it only connects to the internet if you want it to.”

 

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INETEC Drives Global Growth with Infor Cloud Solution

Infor recently announced that INETEC, a provider of technology for nondestructive examination, has migrated to Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and designed specifically for manufacturing companies. With this move to the cloud, the company expects to improve its operations around the globe as well as to reduce its IT administration overheads. The solution has been deployed in collaboration with IPL Consulting, a regional Infor channel and implementation partner, and launched into production in October 2023. Per the press release, as a project-focused robotics company, INETEC needed to use a sophisticated and flexible ERP solution, and it selected and implemented Infor LN. Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise was implemented and launched into production during 2023. The company has now less administration, with incremental innovation replacing costly and time-consuming versioning and upgrades, compared to the on-premises version and easier access to data globally providing more possibilities to use mobile applications, which is important for employees working around the globe. Additionally, Analytical capabilities in the solution provide managers with better and more accurate insights into individual projects and project costs, and leads to better decision making. Moreover, INETEC started using new Croatian localizations for the cloud, owned by Infor.

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LBI error “unable to connect to the server: usspw154”

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If you receive the Crystal Reports error message “Unable to connect to the server” when attempting to run a report in LBI, it is likely that your server information is not configured correctly in the ClientSDKOptions.xml file. There is a quick solution for this.

To validate the server configuration, navigate to: <LBI Install dir>\ReportingServices\Reporting Services.ear\erswar-10.6.0.0.war\WEB-INF\classes\clientSDKOptions.xml and <LBI Install dir>\ReportingServices\Reporting Services.ear\erswar-10.6.0.0.war\WEB-INF\lib

If the server details do not match the host server, update it with the correct ports.  If you have CRAS horizontally scaled, be sure to include server details for each port.

And you’re done! you should not see the error on LBI anymore.

Bio Partner Outpacing Competition with Infor Cloud

In recent news, Swiss food wholesaler Bio Partner has successfully implemented Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. Along with automating and accelerating business processes, Bio Partner benefits from having scalability, security and innovation with the Infor Cloud platform, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The decision to switch over to Infor Cloud-based solution was made because Bio Partner’s previous locally-hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) system could no longer meet the company’s requirements. Per the press release, Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage – specifically built for the food & beverage industry with proven business processes and preconfigured capabilities as a true public cloud service – improves Bio Partner’s management of its inventory turnover and returns of excess and expired products. This is especially important when trading fruits, vegetables and dairy products, as it requires an efficient handling solution crucial to monitoring products’ shelf life. Bernhard von Berg, account manager at Infor, says of the implementation, “With Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage, we offer companies like Bio Partner the opportunity to implement a single solution that covers all their needs. They also benefit from best practices of other customers through the multi-tenant architecture. We have already been able to implement various use cases at Bio Partner, and we are constantly working with the company to further exploit the potential of the Infor solution.”

 

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ADFS Timeout

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To check and/or change the Web SSO lifetime within AD FS, follow these simple steps below.

On the server with AD FS (Active Directory Federation Services) access the AD FS Management Console.

  • First, select ADFS on the left
  • Next, select the “Edit Federation Service Properties” on the right-hand side
  • Locate the Web SSO lifetime is at the bottom of the dialog box presented
  • If needed, change the value; the number displayed is in minutes
  • No restart is needed to enable the change

See screen shot below for a visual guide.

 

Cloud, integrations top ERP trends in 2024

In this new year, enterprise resource planning (ERP) will continue to run as the powerhouse system for a business. While the common environment will tend to be on-premise, the cloud migration of ERP is fast becoming the new norm. Coupled with the integration of technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) into ERP systems, the ERP landscape is full of many opportunities this year and beyond. Jim O’Donnell, ERP expert and news writer for TechTarget Editorial, shares an article featuring new ERP, cloud and integrations we will see this year.

Cloud ERP momentum continues. “The movement toward cloud ERP will continue in 2024, according to experts. Much of this will be driven by a desire to access cutting-edge features such as AI and the need to modernize business processes. The overarching ERP vendor strategy is also centered around moving customers to the cloud, and technology development is centered on cloud applications, said Isaac Gould, research manager at Nucleus Research.”

Useful generative AI will appear slowly. “Transformational GenAI applications are still a few years away, but generative AI chatbots will prove to be useful productivity improvement tools, Gould said. He states that a lot of this is around helping people query their data. The idea is that these copilots allow you to ask questions on your own data, essentially helping you generate and pull reports very quickly. GenAI is overhyped right now, and it will take time to see actual use cases showing up inside ERP applications, said Greg Leiter, a research director at Gartner.”

ERP expands to include more functionality. “ERP platforms will expand to include more functionality that has been in standalone applications, and new capabilities will be integrated more outside the core ERP systems, according to the experts. Large ERP vendors such as IFS, Infor, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP are looking to extend their systems to make them “stickier” by giving customers more options to consolidate functionality, Gould said.”

 

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Infor Adds ETQ Solutions to its Industry Cloud Platform

Infor recently formed a partnership with ETQ, part of Hexagon, to strengthen the solution ecosystem for food and beverage, life sciences, chemicals, fashion, and distribution enterprises requiring best-in-class quality management and environmental, health and safety solutions. Per the press release, the ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) provides capabilities for document control. Corrective and preventative actions (CAPA), nonconformance management, employee training management, enterprise risk management, supplier quality management, audits, and quality analytics. In addition, ETQ Reliance offers a portfolio of environmental health and safety (EHS) applications and is a modern cloud-native solution that fits well with Infor’s industry cloud platform. Infor CloudSuite is considered a complementary software solution to ETQ Reliance. ETQ Reliance is an agile, comprehensive SaaS platform comprised of more than 40 QMS and EHS applications that adapts and scales as customer needs evolve. And Infor CloudSuite is managing the product and quality specifications, and executes quality inspections at goods receipt, in manufacturing, in the laboratory, in the warehouse and at distribution. It provides powerful functions to manage the quality, variable characteristics and shelf life of the materials and products. Moreover, it has second-to-none track & trace and recall capabilities supported by a graphical visualization of the goods flow.

 

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