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Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community
Welcome to the latest issue of The LawsonGuru Letter, a free newsletter providing provocative commentary on issues important to the Lawson Software community. The LawsonGuru Letter is published by--and is solely the opinion of--John Henley of Decision Analytics.
Quote of the Issue
"It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"
-- Mark Twain
Trending Topics
IPA with DocuSign/Fill & Sign
Is IPA capable of leveraging Sharepoint as a file share? We have PDF forms that we want to route for approval - but these forms themselves need to use something like Docusign or Fill & Sign and cumulate signatures and edits. All our current solutions would be download and then upload an edited copy. We only want to keep the one and overwrite it as we go.If we store this on Sharepoint - can the IPA do the "Checkout/Checkin" steps and keep the attachment URL on the item, req, PO, etc? Read More
Ready For A Change ?
Benco Direct is looking for an Infor Solution Architect (Remote)
Number of Months Worked
Does anyone know if the number of months worked is stored anywhere in Lawson? Or, is it necessary to calculate based on other available data elements? Read More
Can IPA send to a Printer??
I have a request from our Material Dept. "Looking to see if an IPA flow can be created that upon receipt of a patient chargeable item on a line in a PO, if a print file can be sent to the Zebra printer to automatically print the yellow charge sticker. Receipt can be done on a MSCM handheld or on the PO30". Read More
GL01.4 flags
The flags on our GL01.4 screen have been mysteriously reset. That has messed up the commits and encumbrances of our PO's. Based on our data backups we could tell those flags were set correctly as recently as 2 weeks ago. Is there an audit screen or tool I could use to determine when the flags were reset/cleared, and by whom? Read More
Worthwhile Reading
12 Rules for Quitting Your Job
Transitioning to a new gig means leaving a good impression with your former employer. Here’s how to give notice, prep co-workers, and keep future references positive.
CIO, November 17, 2020
Ways to Make IT a Profit Center
While the idea of monetizing IT and converting it into a profit center is attractive, there are plenty of elements that should be thought through before deciding to go forward.
Information Week, December 1, 2020
11 Trends That Will Shape HR in 2021
Gartner’s Brian Kropp says 2021 will be another year full of reinvention.
HR Executive, December 15, 2020
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Sincerely,










John Henley
Decision Analytics
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