July 2019

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

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." -- Groucho Marx

Trending Topics

Cloudsuite Financials Feedback We are looking at Cloudsuite Financials and were wondering if anyone, who is using it or implementing it, could provide feedback about it.  Read More

Punchout a non-Lawson punchout vendor Has anyone set up a non Lawson vendor on punchout. If so what are the steps do so with the vendor? Read More

Ready for a Change? Lee Health in Southwest Florida is looking for an Infor Lawson IPA Programmer Read More

457b BSI Overrides We currently have a 457b pre-tax plan and are using BSI group overrides for that. We are looking to add a ROTH after-tax deduction to our current 457b plan. When testing the BSI overrides, it does not appear to be factoring both the pre-tax (BSIP004) and the after-tax (BSIP026) when looking at the maximum, so it is deducting over the total annual limit. We believe it has to do with the option selected on the BSI override. Should it be "Aggregate to Highest Maximum"? We tested using "Use Authority Default Aggregation Rule" but it did not work. Could someone share how they have their overrides setup for a 457b plan?  Read More

Prioritizing Rush/Hot/Stat Requisitions (RQC) We are looking to prioritize Rush/Hot/Stat orders for our requestors using RQC to place orders. Our requestors are just getting familiar with RQC and fax in manual orders to communicate Hot orders currently. However, one department has been using the comment field to communicate urgency. Ideally, we would like to have a more formal way to prioritize these orders in Lawson. Read More

Worthwhile Reading

AI seen taking over most project management functions While the full merits of artificial intelligence are still being debated, one area where AI will have a dramatic impact is with project management efforts. Information Management, March 21, 2019   Read More

7 tips for getting out of a bad vendor contract When a seemingly sweet deal turns sour, it's time to prepare an exit strategy. Here’s how to preserve essential business operations, your vendor relationship and your job.  CIO, June 13, 2019   Read More

IT Organizations at Crossroads on Digital Transformation A Hackett Group survey suggests many IT leaders are uncertain about how to improve their ability to address evolving business requirements.  Information Week, May 6, 2019   Read More

Thanks for your continued support of the LawsonGuru Letter and LawsonGuru.com. Sincerely,

John Henley Decision Analytics

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