February 2020 Minimize
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
"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible."
-- Albert Einstein
Trending Topics
RSA authentication
We are an Infor/Lawson customer that uses a lot of different Lawson applications. We are currently hosted by Infor. We want to integrate RSA authentication into the application. Does anybody have any experience with this? Read More
Varying Amount Semi-Annual - Holiday
Has anybody configured using the Date Formula or another method to give a different Holiday amount by a period - like 2x a year, or the month of hire and the next semi-year? For existing employees, our plan gives 48 hours on 1/1 and 40 hours on 7/1. Suggestions on this setup? Read More
AP invoices not flowing to Asset Management system
Our system is supposed to allow AP invoices to flow through to the asset management system and create an asset automatically. We are coming across an issue where some of these are not flowing through. Nothing shows up on error reports that would give us a clue as to where the invoice is being held up, on our side we can see a variance but we can't figure out why an asset wasn't created for it. What troubleshooting options do we have at this point? Read More
Deleting Unreleased Reqs
Procurement dept wants to delete "Unreleased" Requisitions older than 1 week. Does anyone have experience with this, or an opinion if this is a good practice? I was asked to develop an IPA that will delete the reqs daily. Is this good practice to delete "unrelease" reqs? Read More
Worthwhile Reading
How IT Success Metrics Are Changing
Keeping the lights on isn't enough anymore. In this century, the IT department's goals must align with those of the business.
Information Week, November 19, 2019
What Gen Z workers look for in an IT employer
Gen Z is just beginning to enter the workforce en masse. Here’s what tomorrow’s IT pros and leaders are looking for in an employer today.
CIO, December 13, 2019 
What organizations need to know about new data privacy trends
The Wild West of data is over, brought to heel by Europe’s GDPR, California’s CCPA and countless other impending data privacy laws. Now, many organizations are playing a frantic game of catch up to navigate this new era.
Information Management, January 27, 2020  
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John Henley
Decision Analytics
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