Lawson System Foundation 9.0

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Lawson System Foundation 9.0
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Welcome to LSF9

• Contents
• This online training module provides an
  introduction to the main
• features of the Lawson System Foundation 9.0
  module and will assist
• you with the differences you will notice when
  logging into LSF9.
• Topics included
• New Web Address
• Logging On and Off
• Password Changes
• Portal Views
• LBI Navigation of Dashboards

• Action Button-Bundled
• Related Forms
• Printing Reports
• Troubleshooting

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New Web Address

• Lawson System Foundation
• 9 is now accessed via the
• web address indicated
• below
• URL
• http//lcwd0g1p.velocityus.c
• om30047/lawson/portal/

• Tip You may also access the
• LSF9 Portal by navigating on
• the Intranet to Departments gt
• Lawson Applications gt Lawson
• Links gt Lawson PROD environment

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Logging On and Off
Step To Log On Action
1 Open Internet Browser
2 Enter Web Browser http//lcwd0g1p.velocityus.com30047/lawson/portal/
3 Enter your Lawson Username and Password
4 Click on the Login button
Step To Log Off Action
1 Click the Log Out button in the upper-right corner of the page

• Tip Should you wish to add this to your desktop
  in
• order to quickly access the Lawson Portal
• Select File gt Send gt Shortcut to Desktop

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Password Changes

• You will now be required and
• prompted to change your Lawson
• Password every 90 days.
• You can change your password by
• clicking on Change Password link on
• the left side of the screen.
• The following illustration shows the change
  password link

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Password Changes

• You will now see the Change Password
• screen. Note that the password must
• include at least 2 alpha and 2 numeric
• characters.
• The following illustration shows the change
  password
• screen

Steps Changing your Lawson Password Action
1 Select Change Password link from the upper right corner of the page
2 Enter your current password in Old Password field
3 Enter a new password in New Password field
4 Repeat your new password in Confirm Password field
5 Click Submit to change your password
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Portal Views
Welcome to the new look of the Portal with LSF9!
Illustrations below provide a comparison of your
current Lawson version with the new Lawson
version. Notice that the Search text box is
located on the right hand side in LSF9.
Lawson 8.0.3 (Previous Version)
LSF9 (New Version)
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Action Buttons ? Bundled

• In the previous version of Lawson, the Action
  Button layouts were
• spread across the top of your application as
  follows

Lawson 8.0.3 (Previous Version)
With LSF9, it is common for some of your Action
Button to be bundled. Note the indicators of
bundled buttons, as follows
You must click the Arrow to see the full menu of
your Action Bundled Buttons
Important Note When you select the Action, you
must Click one more time to perform that action
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Related Forms

• In the previous version of
• Lawson, you would view the
• Related links, Forms, and
• Pages on the left hand side of
• the screen as follows

Lawson 8.0.3 (Previous Version)
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Related Forms

• With LSF9, Related Links, Forms, and Pages,
  appear on the
• right hand side in a Menu as follows

LSF9 (New Version)
Simply click the Link, Form, or Page to which you
wish to navigate
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Printing Reports

• You will perform the exact same steps for
  printing reports as you did in
• the previous version, however, the screens /menu
  looks differently as
• indicated

1. Navigate to your Report enter desired parameters
2. Select Add/Change (job name)

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Printing Reports

1. Submit Report
2. Submit to queue

1. Select Job Scheduler
2. Submit Print Manager

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Printing Reports

1. Select View (according to your selected format

YOU ARE FINISHED PRINTING REPORTS!!!
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Troubleshooting

• Although not in all cases, some may experience
  problems when trying to access the new LSF9
  environment that are local to your computer. We
  have identified and are providing resolution to
  two such problems as indicated below
• Security Settings
• Pop Up Blocker

Security Settings Upon initial log in to the new
LSF9 environment, you may get a Security message
on your local computer that references you must
enable cookies. You may resolve this issue by
performing the following steps, and as
illustrated in the next slide.
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TroubleshootingSecurity Settings

• Navigate on your Web Browser to
• Tools gt Internet Options gt Privacy
• Pull green bar all the way down Accept all
  Cookies
• Click Apply
• Click OK
• You must now close out of the
• browser and log back into Lawson.
• You should now be able to log in
• without any issues.

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TroubleshootingPop Up Blocker

• When navigating to various links within the new
  LSF9 environment,
• your local Pop Up Blocker may become enabled,
  with a message
• similar to the following

You should select Yes - you wish to Always
Allow Pop Ups from this site.
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Frequently Asked Questions

• Why are there two different Inquire buttons?
  What is the difference?
• In the LSF9 environment, there are two different
  Inquire Action Buttons as shown below. The
  second Inquire button has a drop down menu
  bundled options to choose from. Both Inquire
  buttons perform the same action - you may select
  either Inquire button to perform the Inquire
  action.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Where can I access Help?
• The Lawson Portal offers different types of help
  depending on where you are in the Portal and your
  access rights. Below provides a description of
  the various types of Help options that may be
  available.
• Portal User Help Portal User help is available
  from the toolbar. When you click Help (question
  mark icon), the Lawson Portal User Help allows
  you to discover important information about the
  Lawson Portal. The Lawson Portal User Help
  includes several procedures to help you perform
  specific tasks within the Portal.
• Portal Form Help Lawson Application Form help
  is available from the toolbar when a form is in
  the content pane. If no form is active, Help will
  give access only to the About box. When you
  choose help for the form, a dialog box containing
  the help text appears.
• Portal Field Help Lawson Application Field
  Help is available from the toolbar when your
  cursor is in a field. When you choose help for
  the field, a dialog box containing the help text
  appears.

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Thank you for participating in this CBL! If you
are responsible for providing reports, please
proceed by clicking the Next button.
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Navigation of Dashboards

• When logging in to the Lawson Application, you
  will see your integrated Department Dashboard as
  follows.

• The integrated view allows you to continue to
  work in the Lawson Portal as normal, with access
  to Reports as needed.

• Simply Click the Name of the Report you wish to
  run. Your report parameters will display.
• Enter as desired.
• Click Run.

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Navigation of Dashboards

• Report Output displays.
• You may choose to Export or Print this report.

Accessing Help For questions or issues regarding
Lawson Business Intelligence, please contact the
IS Help Desk at extension 15757. Your question
or issue may be routed to one of the following
applicable Teams
Type Contact
Functional Assistance Business Applications Team, Information Technology
Technical Assistance Development and Technology Team, Information Technology
Dept./Report Assistance Department System Coordinators
Finance
Materials Management
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Thank you for YOUR Participation!

• Are you interested in attending the Lawson
  System Foundation 9.0 Lab?
• Hands on sessions will be offered starting
• September 29, 2008
• Download a copy of the Quick Reference Guides
• Please click the Test icon to indicate your
  interest.