View our VISUAL User Conference Breakout Sessions

Many breakout sessions for the 2013 VISUAL User Conference are now online! 

 

View them at http://www.gobiztech.com/Events/2013-Breakout-Sessions.aspx

Keep checking back for additions!

OINK VISUAL User Group Meeting- May 22, 2013

OINK VISUAL User Group Meeting

This is your chance to hear about the future of VISUAL from the Infor Product Manager, ask questions about VISUAL on the Mongoose development platform, and learn more about ‘Rename and Merge’.  Not to mention, the opportunity to network with fellow VISUAL users to share war stories and pick up tips.

When: Wednesday May 22, 2013

Time: 9am - 2pm ET

Where: Major Tool & Machine

             1458 E 19th St.

             Indianapolis, IN 46218

Cost: $50 per company- annual fee (if not already paid)

Agenda: 

9:00am – Major Tool Plant Tour (sorry, US Citizens only)

10:00am – Meeting Begins - Danna Nelson, Product Manager: VISUAL Roadmap

11:00am – Doug Rudy, Director of Development for Mongoose: What/Where/Why/How?

11:30am – Lunch (provided by OINK)

12:30pm – Dave Mueller, Truefit Solutions: Rename and Merge

1:30pm - Break-out, wrap-up, discussions

Please RSVP to Steve Denkers at SDenkers(at)majortool(dot)com

Infor's Danna Nelson to Present at 2013 VISUAL User Conference

BizTech is pleased to announce that Danna Nelson, Senior Product Manager for VISUAL at Infor Global Solutions, will be a featured presenter at BizTech’s 2013 Infor ERP VISUAL User Conference, Infor VISUAL… and beyond!  Ms. Nelson will present several sessions during the conference.

Danna Nelson is the Senior Product Manager for Infor VISUAL.  She has been in ERP software product management for more than 14 years, having started her career in ERP Systems  implementation and training.  She spends a large amount of her time traveling to see Infor customers, participating in user group meetings and presenting at VISUAL user conferences to ensure the direction of the VISUAL product is in line with the customers’ needs.

Ms. Nelson will present Infor VISUAL Roadmap, which will give a look into the future of VISUAL; An Early Preview of Infor VISUAL 8, where attendees will learn about the new .NET platform for VISUAL and provide feedback on the new user interface; and VISUAL Enhancements Roundtable, where attendees will have the opportunity to communicate and discuss product enhancements to Infor VISUAL that would be a benefit to their companies and the VISUAL User community.

About Infor VISUAL… and beyond!

Infor VISUAL… and Beyond! Will take place August 20-22, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn Perrysburg/Toledo Conference Center in Perrysburg, Ohio.  For less than the price of one day of consulting, Infor VISUAL users or potential users will be able to attend educational sessions covering a variety of VISUAL manufacturing, financial and technical topics.  In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to network with fellow VISUAL users, the entire BizTech VISUAL Team and Infor Representatives. You’ll also be able to see a variety of technical solutions from BizTech partners in the VISUAL Solutions Center.

  

Find out more at http://www.gobiztech.com/Events/2013-VISUAL-User-Conference.aspx.

Suppress zero quantity line items in Infor VISUAL ERP

Did you know that you can suppress zero quantity line items in VISUAL so that they don’t show up on a pack-list, invoice, or bill of lading?

To suppress the unshipped or zero shipped lines on an order so they do not appear on a pack list, invoice or bill of lading, make the following change to the VISUAL.INI file for the machine that is going to create the pack list.

When making this setting change, is it critical that all players be represented in the decision making process. This setting impacts not just the presentation of the pack list, but also impacts the invoice. At a bare minimum, the following parties should be consulted before making this change:

• Customer Service/Outside Sales/Sales
• Accounting
• Quality
• Shipping

This setting will only affect orders that have no shipments against them yet. If the order has a shipment and a return done, the setting will have no effect on the order because there are actually two pack lists for the order, even though the order itself shows none shipped.

Using the Visual.INI file, It will look like so:

[Shipping]

SuppressZeroLines=Y

Beginning in Release 7.0.0, this setting should be added via Admin, Preference Maintenance and not entered into the Visual.INI File. 

1. Choose the User(s) that this setting will apply to
2. Click on the Insert Row icon
3. In the Section column, enter Shipping
4. In the Entry column, enter SuppressZeroLines (exactly as it is specified here)
5. In the Value column, enter Y

Presto!  Your zero quantity line items are now suppressed.

This VISUAL Did You Know tip was brought to you by BizTech VISUAL Consultant, Kurt Carr.

Save $200 on your 2013 VISUAL User Conference Registration

BizTech’s Third Annual VISUAL User Conference - Infor VISUAL… and beyond! - will take place August 20 through 22, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo/Perrysburg Conference Center in Perrysburg, Ohio.

For less than the price of one day of consulting, Infor VISUAL users will be able to attend educational sessions covering a variety of VISUAL manufacturing, financial and technical topics. Breakout Sessions will be conducted by BizTech's VISUAL Consulting Team and Application Experts from Infor Global Solutions.

By attending the BizTech 2013 VISUAL User Conference, you will have the opportunity to network with fellow VISUAL users, the entire BizTech VISUAL Team and Infor Representatives. In addition, you’ll be able to see a variety of technical solutions from BizTech partners in the VISUAL Solutions Center.

Conference Highlights include Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening, a Networking Event at Funny Bones Comedy Club on Wednesday evening, VISUAL Application and Technology Breakout Sessions, one-on-one VISUAL Consulting sessions and a VISUAL Solutions Center.

Register by June 14, 2013 and receive $200 off the registration fee with the Early Bird Discount!  You will also be entered in a drawing for an Apple iPad!

Register today!

Got Questions? Need assistance with your Conference Registration or Hotel Reservation? Please contact Jayme Weiden at 800-804-4715 x210 or via email at VisualUserConference@gobiztech.com.

Come and celebrate VISUAL's 20th Anniversary with us!

	Monday, April 22, 2013
	5:30 – 8:30 PM
	Brickhouse Tavern + Tap 8440 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819

Infor will be hosting a reception specifically for Infor VISUAL Customers at Brickhouse Tavern + Tap on Monday, April 22 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. We will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Infor VISUAL.

To RSVP, just email YESVISUAL@infor.com.

Take advantage of all that Inforum has to offer with the Networking and Sessions opportunities designed specifically for you. Inforum product education tracks are designed to help you continue to get the most value out of your investment. Click here to view the VISUAL specific product sessions.

Inforum is your best opportunity this year to come and meet all your fellow VISUAL users, deepen product knowledge, learn best practices, and check out new solutions across all of Infor.

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando and at Brickhouse Tavern + Tap on Monday night!

Reserve your spot today!

Did you know that patches are still available for older releases of VISUAL?

Since the latest VISUAL release 7.1 is out, you may feel that your older release is not important to Infor.  This is NOT TRUE!  While no software company can actively create enhancements and fixes on all previous releases, it may be worth checking into the InforXtreme site to see what is available.  Even if your release is no longer being actively patched, nearly all of the previously created updates and fixes are still available.  You may have missed some that you want!

Below is a quick guide to the end of patch dates for some older releases.

6.4.1     December 31, 2008

6.5.1     December 31, 2008

6.5.2     December 31, 2009

6.5.3     December 31, 2011

6.5.4     And beyond are still being actively patched.  The latest cumulative patch   package was posted in    

            February 2013.

If you haven’t been on Infor’s support website for a long while, you may be surprised to learn that it has changed.  When you go to the old Infor365.com, you will now be asked to go to the current InforXtreme support site.

Once you arrive at the InforXtreme site, you will see many ways to search for your patches.  Don’t forget that the actual word “patch” along with your version number is a pretty good search phrase.  It is very important that you thoroughly read all documentation that accompanies any patches that you intend to install.  Also, YOU MUST PROPERLY BACKUP your systems in case you don’t like the results of your activities.

Caution: The following is only to retrieve very old files.  You should always search the main site for more current versions of these files before venturing here.

You can also find many old patches and files using the following path:

As you can see from the dates on the directories, Infor has made an effort to keep this archive of old patches available long after most users would need them.  Please remember if you ever feel uncomfortable about applying patches, the consultants at BizTech are always here to help you.

This VISUAL Did You Know tip was brought to you by BizTech VISUAL Consultant, Larry Tussing.