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
Financial company 100
Enterprise unit 1
Work center 100
Sales office SO4
Logistic company 100
Financial company 200
Enterprise unit 2
Sales office SO1
Financial company 300
Enterprise unit 3
Sales office SO2
WH1
WH2
Logistic company 200
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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
Costing
Project
roduction
Warehouse
Purchase
Service
Orders
Planning
General data
Sales
General item data
Item type
Item group
Item Classifications
Revision control
Serial Control
Lot Control
Specific data by
Department
(sub entities)
Costing data
Planning data
Ordering data
Project data
Service data
Default warehouse
Production data
Sales data
Warehousing data
Purchase data
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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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Business Partner - Roles
• Define customer roles
• Define supplier roles
Supplier
Roles
Buy
From
Sold
To
Business
Partner
Invoice
From
Invoice
From
Ship
To
Pay
To
Pay
To
Option: By Department
Invoice
To
Pay
By
Pay
By
Option: By Department
Option: By Department
Ship
From
Customer
Roles
Invoice
To
Option: By Department
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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 Relations
Warehouse 100
Fin Co 100
Log Co 100
Inventory (Goods)Transfer
Bilateral Invoice
Warehouse 200
Fin Co 200
Log Co 100
Triangular Invoice
Warehouse 200
Fin Co 200
Log Co 100
Warehouse 100
Fin Co 100
Log Co 100
Business
Part
ABC
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
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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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