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December 2025

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

"You can’t get too much winter in the winter."

-- Robert Frost

Trending Topics

Lawson Add-In Uploads

The Next button has stopped functioning on the uploads. The users received new laptops. Excel is O365. The 64-bit MOA was loaded. Queries work. The moa.log file shows the authentication and getting the CB form. After that, the user is logged out. What should I check? Do we need to redo the upload files? Read More

Configuration Console - UserField

I have a user field called "ContactCenter" from BusinessClass "BillingInvoiceImportLine" being used in form "Main" and I want to reference that user field in BusinessClass "BillingInvoiceLine" in form "Detail". How do I reference it? Read More

IPA/Landmark - pass UA info to Action Form?

We are working on a fairly complex custom ActionRequest process. As part of this process, we'd like to modify the ActionRequest form so that different approvers see different fields on the form based on the particular UserAction node that the request was generated from. For example, maybe an action has a section for Comp update/approval, HR update/approval, and Finance update/approval. We want the Form to show only the fields that require review/update for that specific type of approval, etc.  


Note that the assignments are by actor rather than task within the flow logic, and the approvers may have rights that would generally allow them to update any of the fields.


Is there a way to mark the different UA nodes as a specific "type" of UA, and then reference that in the ActionForm LPL code (similar to the "actor.final approver" logic)? Read More

Worthwhile Reading

5 business concepts IT leaders should master

CIOs must master critical business concepts to fulfill their new mandate of being business partners with their leadership peers. Here are the latest business terms and notions impacting IT.

CIO, November 11, 2025

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New CIOs Can Demonstrate Value Through Risk Management

Developing a solid risk management plan and prioritizing relationship building are critical first steps for new CIOs as they work toward demonstrating value to their organization.

Information Week, October 29, 2025

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Why IT projects still fail

Even with strategic alignment among IT and business leaders, technical and transformational initiatives still fall flat at an unacceptable rate. Here’s how IT can learn from its mistakes.

CIO, October 27, 2025

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John Henley

Decision Analytics

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