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Baan-to-LN Differences Training“Multi-site and Common Data”December 2014


Common Data and Topics


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


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


Implemented Software Components• Company level enabling of functionality

• Easy implementation

• Dynamic form building

• Historical view of changes • Traceability


Implemented Software Components

Same history concept for parameters


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


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


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


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


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


Business Partners• Represents customers and/or suppliers

• Main definition with individual roles

• Internal business partners

• Affiliated Companies (Multisite operations)


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

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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


Internal Invoice RelationsWarehouse 100Fin Co 100Log Co 100

Warehouse 200Fin Co 200Log Co 100

Inventory (Goods)Transfer

Bilateral Invoice



BusinessPartABC

Inventory Movement Sales Invoice

Triangular Invoice

Sales order


Inventory Tables• Decoupled from item master

• Various drill downs / views

• All in one area• Warehouse management


Inventory Tables


Dashboards


Dashboards • Greater visibility• Central session for navigation

• Items

• Work centers

• Customer 360-CRM

• Project

• Inventory

• Many more


Dashboards


Dashboards-Customer 360 (CRM & Sales )

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