We hope you enjoy the August issue of SimplySmarter. Every day you’re meeting fresh challenges and working to solve problems. That’s why we continue to design new courses and learning products that will help you along the way.

vLab Highlights

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We’ve added three new vLabs to our growing collection of courses.

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Upcoming Classes

Print out the schedules below to review your training options for the next several months. Please confirm class time and date online at http://MyLawson.com.

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Need help finding a class? If you have specialized learning needs or are looking for a course not included in these schedules, give us a call at 1-888-449-8931 or click here to send us an e-mail.

Announcements

New vLab Courses Offered

We launched vLabs, our popular online classroom training sessions, in July 2007 with three courses. Over the past year the program has continued to grow, and as we respond to customer requests, more courses are added. If you have an idea for a vLab class, let us know!

Introduction to Lawson Security 9 – Beyond the Basics (VLLAWSEC9BB)
This 2-day vLab will give you the hands on experience you need to get started working with the Roles- and Rules-based Lawson Security system all from the comfort of your own cube. By the end of the class you will feel comfortable navigating between the two desktop clients: The Resource Manager and the Lawson Security Administrator which facilitate the build and maintenance of Lawson Security 9.0. You will create an application Security Profile, a Data Source Role and Security Class, and several basic access Roles and Security Classes. You will write grant and unconditional rules. You will also write conditional rules using the Expression Builder inside the Lawson Security Administrator. The price of this course is $1,300.

Dates: Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT

Smart Reconciliation for Invoice Matching 8.03, 8.1, 9.0 (VLSMRECMA8/90)
Smart Reconciliation for Invoice Matching presents the key components required to reconcile invoices in the Smart Reconciliation product. This interactive course provides information, examples, and hands-on exercises for reconciling invoices in Smart Reconciliation. Basic knowledge of Invoice Matching is essential to succeed in this course.The price of this course is $250; as of September 1 our rates are increasing and this course will be $275. If you register for this vLab before August 31 you will get the current price of $250.

Offered twice:
Friday, September 26, Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
Tuesday, November 25, Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT

Requisition Self-Service 8.1, 9.0 (VLRQSS8190)
This 90-minute vLab introduces the major features of Requisition Self-Service, such as requisition approvals, receiving, and the “Shopping Experience,” which includes searching the catalog for items, using shopping lists, ordering specials or services, and ordering by categories. This course provides hands-on exercises on the shopping experience and also discusses basic Requisition Self-Service setup options. Prior knowledge of requisitions is recommended. The price of this course is $250.

Offered twice:
Wednesday, August 27, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT
Friday, November 14, Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. CT

More vLab Sessions Coming Soon

Watch for information about a few more vLab classes coming this fall: Advanced Add-ins, Lawson System Foundation Administration Series, and Lawson System Foundation 9.0 with Websphere 6.1.

Announcing the Latest Lawson S3 Interactive Webcasts

The courses below were recently added to our Online Learning Library (OLL), a repository of over 300 online training sessions. If you purchased OLL you can take these classes for free. For customers who have not yet purchased OLL, there is a $300 registration fee for each class. Contact your account executive for information on purchasing the Online Learning Library and take advantage of significant savings.

Best Practices for Setting up Units of Measure (BPUOM)
This 1-hour webcast provides information on defining Units of Measure (UOM) at the Item Master level, alternatives for setting up UOMs on the Item Master, the impact to your business processes, and how you can facilitate more effective processing. Prior knowledge of Inventory Control is recommended.

Offered twice:
Thursday, October 30, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT
Monday, December 15, Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT

Mobile Supply Chain Management Administration 4.1/9.0 (MSCMADM90)
This interactive webcast provides an overview of administration within Mobile Supply Chain Management. It includes a discussion of troubleshooting issues, issues resolution, and other tips and tricks to assist you in maintaining Mobile Supply Chain Management.

Offered twice:
Wednesday, September 24, 11:00 a.m. - Noon CT
Tuesday, November 18, Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT

FIRST EVER! Lawson M3 Interactive Webcasts

Sign up today at the special promotional rate of $150 per registration for our first Lawson M3 Interactive Webcasts. We’re just beginning to build courses for this program and plan to add more over the next year. Let us know if there are topics you would like to see developed into a course by contacting Jacquelyn Olson at jacquelyn.olson@lawson.com.

Using the Work Center Schedule Toolbox (PMS230)
The Lawson M3 Work Center Schedule Toolbox provides Lawson M3 manufacturing planners with rich functionality for continuous work center Manufacturing Order management. This webcast will describe the overall purpose of the Schedule Toolbox, how to identify orders at a work center, how to re-sequence orders, and how to reschedule and finite load a work center. This course is intended for manufacturing planners, manufacturing supervisors, shop floor schedulers, and materials management staff.

Friday, August 22 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CT

Setting up and Using Lawson M3 Competing Forecasting (FCS301)
The prime objective of forecast management is to ensure that organizations deploy the forecasting method that optimizes the historical usage and forecast error. This webcast will detail how forecasters can use the Lawson M3 Forecast Competing Method to automatically select the best forecast method based on past demand. This course is intended for marketing, sales management, and manufacturing planning staff.

Friday, August 22 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. CT

Training Sessions Offered at User Group Meetings

Check out the vLab sessions and interactive webcasts scheduled for August and September. Sign up through your user group; there is an extra fee. Read full course descriptions at http://MyLawson.com.

SouthEast Mega User Group meeting, August 14 and 15

vLab:
Introduction to Lawson Security Administration 9.0 - The Basics

Interactive Webcasts:
Absence Management Overview 8.x/9.x (ABM8x9xOV)
Advanced Matching Behind the Scenes 8.1/9.0 (ADVMAINDEP)
Reconciling RNI (Received, Not Invoiced) 8.03, 8.1 & 9.0 (RECRNI8x)
Requisition Self-Service 8.1 & 9.0 (RQSS8190)
Implementing ESS on LSF9 (WIESSLSF90)
Implementing Lawson Security 9.0 (WILS90)
Introduction to Portal Administration 9.0 (INTROPTL90ADM)

Northeast User Group Meeting, September 15 - 17, Groton, Connecticut

Interactive Webcast:
Implementing Employee Self Service on LSF 9.

Lawson Learning Accelerator Webinars

Join our free webinars every second Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and learn how Lawson Learning Accelerator can help you speed up your Lawson and non-Lawson application training. Learn more and sign up today at www.lawson.com/LA_Wednesdays.

SimplySmarter Survey Wrap-Up

Thanks to everyone who completed our quick survey about SimplySmarter content. You asked for more course announcements, special promotions, and user group information – and passed along some great ideas for the future. If you missed the survey and have opinions to share, please send a note to Victoria Helseth at victoria.helseth@lawson.com.

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