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Infor Learning Power Training 2013 The list below contains the titles for the 22 core Power Training courses offered this year: Infor Lawson Enterprise Performance Management

Infor Lawson Process Automation (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Mashup Designer (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Design Studio/Java script (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson BI Foundations (Thursday – Sunday)

Crystal Reports for Lawson and non-Lawson Data (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Technical

Lawson Security Administration (Thursday – Sunday)

Landmark Foundation & Administration (Thursday – Sunday)

Oracle Setup and Tools, Unix/NT Environment (Saturday – Sunday)

Lawson and SQL server 2008 DBA (Saturday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Human Resources

Global HR (Thursday – Sunday)

Absence Management (Thursday – Sunday)

Personnel Administration (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Financials

General Ledger (Thursday – Sunday)

Implement Lawson Budgeting & Planning (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Lawson Procurement

Strategic Sourcing (Thursday – Sunday)

Contract Management (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor M3 System Foundation Training

System Administration Stepping Up (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Cloverleaf Administration Training

System Administration (Thursday – Sunday)

Infor Distribution Training

Buyers Control: When, What and How Much to Buy (Saturday)

Finance: Into the ERP, off your desk - use SXe to Balance the rest (Saturday)

Infor internal use only

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Finance: In the Command Center Using Job Management and Pricing to Manage Large

Scale Jobs (Saturday)

Finance: Plan for Success! Implement Infor CRM Business to Meet your Business

Needs (Saturday)

Fees (includes breakfast and lunch)

Application classes: $900 per day

Technology and EPM classes: $1,050 per day

Register by January 7th, 2013 for Power Training and receive a 15% discount off the standard list price above, saving you up to $472!

Application class after discount: $765 per day

Technology and EPM classes after discount: $892 per day

Power Training courses are offered on the following days:

Thursday, April 18th – 13:00 to 17:30

Friday, April 19th – 08:00 to 17:30

Saturday, April 20th – 08:00 to 17:30

Sunday, April 21st – 08:00 to 12:00

Note: Power Training course fees are NOT included in Inforum registration, nor are fees for recommended prerequisite course work. Cancellation Policy Infor reserves the right to cancel a Power Training course up to March 18th 2013. You will not be billed for a Power Training course if you withdraw your registration before March 18th 2013. If you withdraw your registration on or after March 18th 2013, you will be billed for the entire class fee. After March 18th 2013, we can move attendees between confirmed courses with like for like rates if availability allows, no later than March 18th 2013. Named attendees may be switched by your organization at any time without any additional charge.



Enterprise Performance Management Process Automation for S3 and Landmark Process Automations is a training course where attendees will learn about the components of Process Automation such as the Process Designer and Process Server. This course provides practical, hands-on experience using the Process Designer and Process Server Administrator.

Course Content

Process Automation Overview

Process Automation Architecture

Process Designer Overview

Landmark Query Process

Configuration Setup

Create an Actor using the Landmark node

S3 Resource Query Process and Error Processing

S3 Query & S3 Resource Update

S3 Query Process

Understanding Dates

Creating Tasks and Users

S3Requisition Approval Process

Triggering process from an S3 service

Monitoring Processes

Web Run process

Prerequisite Education & Knowledge

Knowledge of process and services enablement is strongly recommended Knowledge of Lawson applications is recommended

Session Information

A three day course offered on the following days:

Thursday, April 18th to Sunday, April 21st

08:00 till 17:30 each day

Class Price:

$3,150 per learner



Lawson Smart Office Mashup Designer The Lawson Smart Office/Mashup Designer course will cover the latest features and functions for Lawson’s Leading Technology tool: Lawson Smart Office. It will also introduce the attendee to the features and functions available with Lawson’s Mashup Designer. Lawson Mashup Designer is a tool to compose pieces of Lawson applications and other information into one screen– a Mashup screen. It is a point and click tool for creating composite applications that combine forms, lists, visualizations, and data from different sources without programming. The Mashups are based on the XAML standard and are deployed in to the Lawson Smart Office.


Knowledge of process and services enablement is strongly recommended Knowledge of Lawson applications is recommended

Session Information




Class Price: $3,150 per learner

Using Lawson Design Studio/Java script This course presents the Design Studio tool, a browser-based drag-and-drop graphical development environment used to customize or enhance Lawson applications. Using the Lawson Design Studio, 9.0 vLab introduces the three components of this tool. They are the Wizard Designer, the UI Designer (User Interface) and the Portal Page Designer. Learners will complete hands-on exercises using all 3 components as well as using JavaScripting to enhance the functionality of Lawson forms and Portal Pages. Business Benefit After successful completion of this course you will have an in-depth understanding of Lawson’s Design Studio tool. Course Content

Overview of Design Studio

Wizard Designer



Portal Page Designer

UI Designer Prerequisite Education & Knowledge

Basic Understanding of Lawson Applications and Database Structure

Lawson Portal navigation skills Basic understanding of XML, HTML, DOM, JavaScript (Not required but very helpful)

Session Information





Lawson Business Intelligence Foundations Lawson Business Intelligence Foundations, 9.0 enables learners to develop solutions to Operational Business Intelligence needs with the core, integrated products of Lawson Business Intelligence. After mastering the steps to publish, burst, and schedule Crystal and Lawson S3 reports with Reporting Services, and after developing some of the most widely used HR/Finance related data-triggered notifications with Smart Notification, this three day course concludes with the building and deployment of role-based dashboards within Framework Services to deliver that content, as well as information from other sources. This course is intended for solution builders to gain the functional knowledge required to develop reporting, notification, and dashboard solutions to meet business needs; it does not address technical administration and configuration for Lawson Business Intelligence. This course’s focuses on Reporting Services, Smart Notification, and Enterprise Framework Services. Although this course will include a demonstration of Scorecard which is another component of the Lawson Business Intelligence suite, separate training is available for the functional use of this product. Course Content

Publish, schedule and burst Crystal and Lawson S3 reports

Create custom report lists & deliver reports via email, including burst notifications

Create Smart Notifications against Lawson and non-Lawson data

Apply formatting and charts to Notifications



Apply dashboard filtering to notifications by user

Create application links within Notifications that will pass variables to Lawson forms

Build and deploy role-based dashboards containing reports, notifications, and other items


Working knowledge of Lawson Systems and knowledge of company reporting needs

Session Information





Technical Lawson Security Administration The 9.0 Technology release incorporates the release of a security system called "Lawson Security." Lawson Security is a role-based, rule-based object oriented security system which provides significant enhancement over its predecessor, LAUA/Web User security. Lawson Security Administration, 9.0 explores how to use this new security system. Course Content

Typical security domains

How Lawson Services these domains

Groups and Roles

Profiles

Security Classes

Assign Roles to Security Classes

Basic Rule Writing

Secure Security

Structure rules

Batch and report rules

Environment and printer rules

Overrides and inheritances

Configuration and tips and techniques



Session Information




Class Price: $3,150 per learner Landmark Foundation & Administration Attendees will learn the Landmark environment, tools and procedures to manage it, and how to troubleshoot issues. The course teaches a series of layered concepts in the context of a live Landmark environment with hands-on exercises. This course is the first step in learning Landmark administration: its focus is general maintenance, as compared to installation, setup or details of a specific Landmark application. Business Benefit Attendees will learn how to manage core components of a Landmark application. Course Content

Key Landmark Concepts

Landmark Architecture and System Components

Landmark Servers, Services, Environment and Network

Landmark Tools and How to Use Them to Manage Landmark Applications

Landmark Security User Setup

How to Troubleshoot Issues Prerequisite Education & Knowledge

Server Operating Systems

General Websphere Application and Web Servers

Database

Network

User Security

Session Information






Class Price: $3,150 per learner Oracle Setup and Tools, Unix/NT Environment Oracle Setup and Tools, Unix/NT Environment covers the initial setup, implementation, and ongoing technical management of the Lawson Environment with the Oracle Relational Database Management System. Learners will gain knowledge of how to administer Oracle from a Lawson perspective. Learners will participate in labs about creating access methods, tablespaces and other database objects needed for the Lawson applications; reorganizing the Lawson tables and indexes into Oracle; and managing the Oracle data using Lawson utilities. Course Content

Oracle setup options and considerations

init.ora configuration options

Creating access methods

Creating Oracle tablespaces

Linking Lawson Oracle utilities

Setting up a Lawson product line to work with Oracle

Migrating data from Lawson to Oracle

Identifying and correcting mismatches between Lawson and Oracle data

Managing Oracle storage parameters in Lawson

Applying Lawson security to Oracle

Generating and interpreting usage statistics

Interpreting error messages Prerequisite Education & Knowledge

Oracle skills and work experience

Related UNIX/NT skills and work experience

Session Information

A two day course offered on the following days:

Saturday, April 20th to Sunday, April 21st





Lawson and SQL server 2008 DBA This course covers the initial set-up, implementation, and on-going technical management of the Lawson product suite(s), and their connectivity to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Relational Database Management System. Course Content

Setup

Implementation

Ongoing technical management of Lawson applications and their connectivity to SQL

server


Formal Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/SQL2005 training or equivalent experience

Session Information

A two day course offered on the following days:

Saturday, April 20th to Sunday, April 21st



Human Resources

Global HR Lawson Global Human Resources is the core application for the Lawson Talent Management suite. In this course, you will learn how to set up your organization and supervisor structures, define resource data, set up jobs, positions, and work assignments. You will also learn how to set up components used by other Talent Management modules. Course Content

Planning your organizational structure

Prerequisite setup

Currency setup

Organization setup

Supervisor structure setup

Jobs setup

Positions setup

Resource components setup

Competency Management setup

Contract Component setup

Work assignments setup

Action requests



Manager and Employee Spaces


None

Session Information




Class Price: $2,700 per learner Absence Management Absence Management, 9.0 is applicable to both 8.1 and 9.0. Absence Management, 9.0 reviews the necessary setup and processing to effectively track time-off policies, such as vacation, sick, and other common examples. After comprehensive instruction on plan and structure setup, this course focuses on the processing steps to update balances, track usage, enter adjustments, and other processing necessities. Also included in this course is leave processing that includes FMLA. This course provides extensive hands-on opportunities for learners to practice the concepts and procedures as they are taught. Course Content

Absence Management Plan Setup

Absence Management Structure Definition

Employee Plan Enrollment

Leave of Absence Processing (Including FMLA)

Load Employee Balances

Absence Management Cycles

Absence Management Adjustments

Employee Data Maintenance

History Adjustments

Related Reporting and Inquiries


Lawson Applications Basics

Knowledge of Absence Plans, Data, and Reporting

Session Information






Class Price: $2,700 per learner Personnel Administration Personnel Administration, 9.0 provides a complete introduction to Lawson's Personnel Administration application, beginning with the setup of the framework for competency and position management. It then turns its focus to employees: the employee data (such as education, certifications, competencies, company property, and other miscellaneous items) which can be stored in the application, updating current employee data with personnel actions, and maintenance and correction options for historical employee data. Next, the course addresses job and position budgeting setup and processing components. Employment, including openings, applicant tracking, and hiring is another facet of this application covered in the course. Functionality for wage analysis and regulatory reporting are trained, along with a comprehensive look at health and safety administration. This course provides extensive hands-on opportunities for learners to practice the concepts and procedures as they are taught. Course Content

Competency management

Define employee information

Define applicant information

Define and perform personnel actions

History correction

Manage positions

Perform wage analysis

Regulatory reporting

Health and safety administration

Training Administration (release 8.0.1 and later)


Knowledge of your organization's needs for personnel data, processing, and reporting

Session Information







Finance General Ledger General Ledger, 9.01 includes setup, processing, maintenance, and accessing information within Lawson General Ledger. This course includes planning and setting up a chart of accounts and a company structure. General Ledger processing includes normal and recurring journal entries as well as period and year end closing cycles. Accessing information will include online inquiries and reporting. This course provides hands-on exercises for participants to practice the concepts and procedures learned. NOTE: This course is applicable to 9.0 and 8.1, however, may contain information specific to 9.01. Course Content

Currency Overview

Chart of Accounts Setup and Maintenance

Company Structure Setup and Maintenance (includes Accounting Units)

Company Relationships (Inter- & Intra-Company)

Processing Normal and Recurring Journal Entries

Period and Year End Closing Cycles

Using Attribute Matrix Attributes for Reporting and Inquiry

Online Inquiries and Standard Reports

Creating Customized General Ledger and Transaction Writer Reports

Prerequisite

Knowledge of your organization’s processes.

Session Information







Implement Lawson Budgeting & Planning Implement Lawson Budgeting and Planning, 9.x provides the basic knowledge and practice needed to use Lawson Budgeting and Planning. It also provides lecture and hands-on exercises the teach how to create implementation plans, set up and configure the application, and import/export data between the application and Lawson back-office applications. Course Content

Implementation Discovery and Design

The Lawson Budgeting and Planning User interface

User Setup

Financial Configuration

Workforce and Employee Configuration

Dataset Configuration and Load Datasets

System Management (functional not technical)

Data Exchange System

Budget Approval Process

Standard Reports


3 years' experience with (or equivalent knowledge) of Lawson General Ledger,

ReportWriter, Attribute Matrix, and Flex Budgeting

3 years' experience with budgeting and planning

Understanding of Lawson Human Resources Structure

Session Information





Procurement

Strategic Sourcing Strategic Sourcing, 9.0 provides an opportunity to develop a working knowledge of the core functionality of the Strategic Sourcing application. This course provides an overview of each module within the application, as well as integration considerations and their effects on the procurement process. Strategic Sourcing, 9.0 includes hands-on activities that provide practical experience as well as development of application knowledge. Course Content

Strategic Sourcing Overview

Strategic Sourcing Setup



Supplier Registration

Event Setup

Event Creation

Supplier Response

Buyer Event Maintenance and Awards

Strategic Sourcing Reports


Inventory Control, Purchase Order and Requisitions is required

High level knowledge of General Ledger is recommended

Session Information




Class Price:

$2,700 per learner

Purchase Order Purchase Order, 9.0 focuses on processes performed in the 9 Series Purchase Order application. You will learn how to set up the Purchase Order application to meet company needs. NOTE: This course is applicable to 9.01. Course Content

Define price agreements with vendors

Create purchase order and receiving options

Perform inspections

Process vendor returns

Adjust receipts

Handle buyer messages

Session Information







M3 Training

System Administration Stepping Up This three-day course is a foundation for existing customers of Lawson M3 who are, or are considering, stepping up from their existing M3 Java version. The course provides hands on approach to the M3 system administration, using the M3 V10.1. This will introduce new tools and functions available within the current version. Course Content

Description of the roles of the new servers and software components in the Lawson M3 application

Description of the changes in the M3 file structure, identifying the directories that contain tempfixes

Introduction to the M3 Workplace and Smart Office user interfaces.

Using M3 menu definitions in the Workplace and Smart Office user interfaces.

Introduction to the new tools in M3 ServerView.

Stopping and starting M3 environments using LifeCycle Manager.

Description of the location of tempfixes in the file structure, and how these directories are used.

Using LifeCycle Manager to copy M3 companies

Using Role-based Security to implement a comprehensive security policy

Using the new Field Audit Trail for tracking field changes Prerequisite Education & Knowledge

Attendees must be existing M3 System Administrators

Session Information







Infor Cloverleaf Administration Training System Administration Lawson Cloverleaf System Administration provides students hands-on training on Installation, System Maintenance, Automating Maintenance, Alerts, and Upgrading to Basic Security. The course features hands-on practice with Cloverleaf™ Integrator commands and utilities, along with tools for automating system management and monitoring tasks.

Identify areas of concern before they become critical

Maintain systems so that downtime can be avoided while data integrity is protected

Develop routines to automate functions that should be performed on a regular basis

Monitoring performance using connection status, site metrics, and engine output

Tools and techniques for monitoring and managing CPU and memory utilization

Cloverleaf™ administrative tools including Alert Configurator

Automating system management

Cloverleaf™ security features


Cloverleaf skills and work experience

Session Information





Infor Distribution Training Buyers Control: When, What and How Much to Buy Order Controls Setup Review and Training (ICSW) What to buy – Order Point Review (Usage rate, lead time, safety allowance) When to buy – Line Point Review (Review cycle) How Much to buy – Order Quantity Review (EOQ, Class, etc.)

Product Lines versus Product Categories – ICSL (Minimum buys, target buys)

Monthly Processing - ICAMM and ICSR (Working with Frozen Products and Exceptions)

Buyer’s Control Center - POERA (Running, Accepting and Merging the RRAR)

Ordering Controls to Answer Three Questions: When, What and How much to Buy




Infor Distribution skills and work experience

Session Information

A one day course offered on the following days:

Saturday, April 20th


Class Price: $900 per learner Finance: Into the ERP, off your desk - use SXe to Balance the rest

The customers are already sending their remittances to the bank, why not let the bank save

you the work of hand-keying this data into SX.e? This session will walk through the process

of importing data provided by the bank, editing the work in SX.e and then posting the

payments to your customers' accounts. Save time and increase efficiencies in posting cash

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Ordering Controls to Answer Three Questions: When, What and How much to Buy

APEI

Setups Required for APEI

APEI Screens

Final Update

AR Lockbox

Setups, Administrative Options, and Security settings

Importing Cash Receipts into SX.e

Editing the import

Updating the Cash Receipts Import file

GL Balancing

Balancing Overview

Balancing Reports

Balancing Inquiry

Out of Balance Research Tools





Session Information




Class Price: $900 per learner Finance: In the Command Center Using Job Management and Pricing to Manage Large Scale Jobs Job Management is a module designed to build quotes and obtain quotes from vendors for large contract jobs. Through our in-module command center you will be able to use Job Management to create and manage orders for customers as well as attached purchase orders. Using Job Management with the pricing module allows you to create and utilize many different levels of pricing. This will allow you to take advantage of vendor contract pricing, provide unique pricing levels for your customers, and stay competitive as you build and receive bids for jobs.

Pricing

Creating Pricing Levels (PDSP)

Build various levels of pricing for customers and vendors. This will include a description, review, and practice on the various pricing levels. This is the base theory which will be applied to creating your vendor contract pricing.

Vendor Contract Pricing

Using vendor contract/product or vendor contract/product type to develop pricing records with vendors. Set the records both for an individual job ID, by time table, or both.

Job Management

Multiple Price Structures

Job Management allows creating and supporting multiple price structures within the module. Go through how this can be done while entering products.

Awarding the Job (JMER)

How to start creating all your orders for your product list built in entry transactions.

The Command Center (JMIJ)



Using the inquiry screen, analysis tab, to see the status of all the relevant orders for the job.

Catering to an Evolving job (JMEC)

Use our Job change option to address any changes in products, orders, or requirements as the job goes through its stages.

Completing your job

How to use JMEC, JMIJ, order entry and purchase orders to complete your job. Prerequisite Education & Knowledge


Session Information




Class Price: $900 per learner

Finance: Plan for Success! Implement Infor CRM Business to Meet your Business Needs

This course will provide a brief overview of the Infor CRM Business application, ERP integration points, implementation best practices, and how to modify the ICB application to fit your company’s unique business requirements.

Introduction

Application Overview

Integration Components

Implementation Best Practices

Modifications Modifying Forms Entity Overview Solution Overview Entity Relationships

Security

Workflows

Dialogues

Interactive Classroom Examples Prerequisite Education & Knowledge




Session Information




Class Price: $900 per learner

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