Hello, is it possible to deliver LBI reports in a designated format (e.g. Excel, PDF) as an attachment in a Smart Note? The goal of this would be to eliminate a step where certain staff are tasked with running an LBI report, exporting, saving, and emailing to other customers within the organization that do not have LBI security access. Just wondering if Smart Notes have this type of functionality? Read more

We have recently setup new health plans paired with HSA and paired with a HRA. Both plans have a employer contribution piece. We intend on processing the employer deduction for the HSA Jan 1 and July 1 each year. We will process the HRA employer deduction on Jan 1. We setup separate plans for the employer contribution pieces of the HSA and HRA. We also put the deduction codes on different frequency table so we can process these only on the select times. We are using version 10 of Lawson and when we run the test to pay the employer piece, we are having to create a mock time record(zero pay/tracking only) for the deduction to process. Has anyone else come across this and have a solution beyond creating a new time record?  Read more

We are looking into creating a automated process using PO529 and MA531. Does anyone know if there's a way to schedule the PO529? We want to schedule but have the early delivery date update to the prior date when it is run. Infor tech says it's not possible. I was curious if anyone uses this job for daily maintenance since it apparently has to be manually run each day. Read more

Does anyone have a process as to how they build construct items in Lawson? We just started using them and my fear is that we are going to lose all of the component usage if we build the construct as an item number. Read more

Innovation problems happen when companies train employees to fight failure at all costs, and then they wonder why team members aren't coming up with new ideas.
Baseline Magazine, October 5, 2017
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It's time for an IT overhaul, one that can support an organization's move through digital transformation.
Information Week, September 25, 2017
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Data and analytics are the new source of competitive advantage, but how do executives know the best analytics tools to invest in and how to apply data insights to business decisions? That's the focus of the new book from John K. Thompson and Shawn P. Rogers, "Analytics: How to Win With Intelligence."
Information Management, July 21, 2017
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