Lawson LSF/LBI Upgrade

Kevin Cubillas

Director of Enterprise Technology

Boulder Valley School District

Who We Are

• 2 People in IT (s/b 3)• 4,900 Employees• 27,000 Students• 55 locations• MS Windows 2003• SQL Server 2003

Why Now?

• Summer upgrades are good. • Couldn’t upgrade and support LSF, LBI, and

Applications all at once• Absence Management.

Our Server Configuration

Main Lawson ServerApplications

DatabaseLawson Security

Web ServerWebsphere

Req Self Service

LBI DatabaseLBI Security

LBI PublishingLBI Bursting

LBI Web ServerWebsphereCrystal RAS

Test ServerOld Environment

Logan P/L

Upgrade Benefits

• Logical and Robust Security Model– Say goodbye to laua and security classes!!– Better Security Reporting

• Better performance, scalability, and stability• Next generation of Lawson products

o Java based – say goodbye to COBOLo New Functionality – Absence Managemento Intuitive Single Sign On Securityo Process Flowo Smart Notificationso Scorecardo LBI Report Burstingo Process Flow Integrator

New Concepts To Learn

• Single Sign On Implications• LDAP = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol• LDAP – RD30, Laua, Printers, Groups, etc.• LDAP Bind to Active Directory• Identities – Requester, Employee, SSO• MS ADAM / Tivoli / JExplorer• Lawson Security and Resource Management

Surprises

• Do not attempt LDAP Bind by yourself! Trust us!• LDAP Bind program not ready.• LBI must be upgraded prior to LSF.• RSS must be upgraded with LSF.• Employee Identity • Load LDAP with clean data.• LBI vs. Websphere servers• Passwords

– Synchronizing passwords– Change password link

Lessons Learned

• Production upgrade only– Made us more reactive

• Lawson LSF 9 consulting and GSC expertise is still growing.

• Remote Install with Xansa– Pros and Cons

• Upgrade not evident to end user– Cosmetic– Houseboat

• Communications critical• Lot to learn• Take your time