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March 2009

The LawsonGuru Letter
Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community
In This Issue
Why New Systems Fail
ProcessFlow Integrator Part 11: The ResourceQuery Node
PFI as a migration tool and interface?
Navigating Multi-Screen Forms in Portal
Internet Explorer 7 testing
Worthwhile Reading
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Quote of the Issue
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer
Why New Systems Fail
Phil Simon says it doesn't have to be this way.  Check out his new book, Why New Systems Fail: Theory and Practice Collide
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.
ProcessFlow Integrator Part 11: The ResourceQuery Node
With LSF9, user information is now stored in Lawson Resource Management. This means two new ProcessFlow nodes, ResourceQuery and ResourceUpdate.  Read More...
PFI as a migration tool and interface?
Anytime the subject of interfacing with other systems comes up, the answer from the partners is ProcessFlow Integrator (PFI). We are getting ready to go from Apps 8 to Apps 9. (We have already gone to LSF9.) My bosses are meeting with possible installation partners. Partners are advocating we use PFI to upgrade our applications. PF is an automation tool for processes. I realize PFI has the ability to get information from non-Lawson applications, but is PF also the mechanism between system? Could somebody explain these concepts?   Read More...
Navigating Multi-Screen Forms in Portal
Some Lawson ERP forms, like HR65.x and PA08.x, use multiple forms - similar to a wizard-style dialog. In LID, you used F9 (Next Screen) and Shift+F9 (Previous Screen) to move between the screens, In Portal 9.0, there are no hotkeys assigned to move between the screens. Here's how to do it:  Read More...
Internet Explorer 7 testing
How extensive should we be testing the IE 7 with Lawson? i.e. should we perform every function in GL/AP/PR/HR/PA/BN, etc., or do we merely need to go to a few pages and try out some actions?  What types of problems have people found with IE 7?  Read More...
Thanks for joining us this month. 
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Henley
Decision Analytics
Worthwhile Reading
Management Consulting and Integrated Markets
Reorganizing Business Functions to Maximize Shared Service Value
Performance Management Links Strategy And Operations
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Go Home
How a small software company is saving money, reducing employee stress and improving productivity and customer satisfaction by closing its offices and going virtual.
Which One When?
A roundup of key accounting deadlines, developments, and detours to watch for in 2009.

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