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Baan-to-LN Differences Training“Multi-site and Common Data”December 2014
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Common Data and Topics
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Baan Infor LN• Architecture - table and module adjustments• Functionality enhancements• Usability advancements
• More flexibility • Change the way work is done
• Lower total cost of ownership
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Currency Systems• Single - BaanIV
• MCR is available
• Dependent – 3 currencies• Reference, local, reporting 1, reporting 2, multiple “functional” currencies
• Independent• Same - For high-inflation countries
• Standard (new) • For global, multisite/multicurrency companies
• Not dependent on the reference currency
• Combinations of any 3 currencies per finance company, unlimited number of companies in multi-site environments
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Implemented Software Components• Company level enabling of functionality
• Easy implementation
• Dynamic form building
• Historical view of changes • Traceability
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Implemented Software Components
Same history concept for parameters
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Enterprise Units, Companies and Departments Enterprise units and financial companies
Work center 100
Financial company 100
Enterprise unit 1
Logistic company 100
Enterprise unit 3
Financial company 300Financial company 200
Logistic company 200
Sales office SO1 Sales office SO2 WH1 WH2
Enterprise unit 2
Sales office SO4
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First Free Numbers• Order entities are 9 digit numbers
• Order numbers (sales, purchase, cycle count, etc.)
• Receipts, shipments, inventory transaction IDs
• Number group (New Concept) defines series length, allows multiple order series per number group (virtually unlimited)
• Optional for series numbering• Business partners
• Addresses (address codes)
• Contacts
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Item Data Table Structure• A single item code repository
• Customized and standard items together• Standard to order logic – lean
• Item segmentation 47 characters in tc• Project 9 - item – 38
• Item description – 30 characters
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Item data structure
Warehousing data
Costing data
Purchase data
Project data
Production dataService data
Sales data
Ordering data
Planning data
General item data
Service
Sales
Purchase
Warehouse
Costing
Project
roduction
Orders
Planning
General data
Specific data by Department
(sub entities)
Item typeItem groupItem ClassificationsRevision controlSerial ControlLot Control
Default warehouse
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Cost Price Calculation
• Cost and valuation calculation multiple times daily• One Standard Cost per item / company• Inventory valuation defined by item / warehouse / warehouse valuation
groups
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Business Partners• Represents customers and/or suppliers
• Main definition with individual roles
• Internal business partners
• Affiliated Companies (Multisite operations)
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Supplier
Roles
Customer
Roles
• Define supplier roles
Business Partner - Roles
Business
Partner Invoice
To
Ship
To
Pay
ByPay
To
Invoice
From
Ship
From
Sold
To
Buy
From
Invoice
ToPay
ByInvoice
FromPay
To
• Define customer roles
Option: By Department Option: By Department
Opt
ion
: B
y D
epar
tmen
t
Option
: By D
epartm
ent
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Internal and Affiliated Business Partners• Represents internal entities
• Via enterprise units (finance company link-Single Logistic)• Warehouse, sales office, purchase office
• Service office, shipping office, accounting office
• Project
• Via Site (Multi-Logistic)
• Enables invoicing of inventory movements• Warehouse transfers
• Multi-site customer delivery
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Internal Invoice RelationsWarehouse 100Fin Co 100Log Co 100
Warehouse 200Fin Co 200Log Co 100
Inventory (Goods)Transfer
Bilateral Invoice
Warehouse 100Fin Co 100Log Co 100
Warehouse 200Fin Co 200Log Co 100
BusinessPartABC
Inventory Movement Sales Invoice
Triangular Invoice
Sales order
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Inventory Tables• Decoupled from item master
• Various drill downs / views
• All in one area• Warehouse management
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Inventory Tables
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Dashboards
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Dashboards • Greater visibility• Central session for navigation
• Items
• Work centers
• Customer 360-CRM
• Project
• Inventory
• Many more
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Dashboards
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Dashboards
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Dashboards
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Dashboards-Customer 360 (CRM & Sales )
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Contact: Dan Aldridge, CEO Performa Apps – Infor Services Partners
703.251.4504 or [email protected]
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