Using Infor Ming.le Enterprise in Infor Smart Office
Infor Ming.le is a web application framework that provides a common user interface for integrated Infor ERP applications and a centralized platform for social collaboration and business process improvement.
Infor Ming.le functionality in Infor Smart Office
After Infor Ming.le is configured in Smart Office, an Infor Ming.le icon is added to the toolbar of Smart Office canvas. From this icon, you can right-click to share a post in Infor Ming.le, or open Infor Ming.le web through a context menu. Alternatively, you can left-click the icon to display your latest notifications.
Share dialog
The new share dialog supports all sharing functionality that is available in Infor Ming.le, including mentioning a person or group, adding links and drillbacks, attaching files, and setting a target for the post. A bonus feature is that you can easily add a snapshot of the screen through the Add Screenshot button.
Feed details
The feed details show a post which can include a text message, web links, and links to MForms. You can comment on a post by entering your message in the Add a comment field, which can also include attachments.
Notifications
The notifications view is accessible by left-clicking the Infor Ming.le icon in the Smart Office toolbar. In this view, the latest notifications are shown and any unread notifications are highlighted in a light blue color. The number of unread notifications is displayed in the center of the Infor Ming.le icon. Clicking a notification opens the related post.
Smart Office notifications
When you receive a new Infor Ming.le notification, a user setting decides whether to display a notification in the top right corner of the screen. These notifications appear for a short amount of time. After you click anywhere on this notification, the related post or the notifications view is shown depending on the content of the notification.
My Feed widget
The My Feed widget is a way of keeping track of what is generally happening in Infor Ming.le. In Infor Ming.le web, both posts to social groups you are part of and any changes to followed objects are displayed in this widget. Double-clicking any of the feeds opens the related post details in a new window.
Sharing Smart Office content
Sharing Smart Office contents to Infor Ming.le can be done in two ways:
From an M3 application
An Infor Ming.le icon has been added to all Infor M3 applications. This icon lets you share a drillback to the current page of the application through the share dialog. The drillbacks work both in the Infor Ming.le web environment and in Smart Office. This functionality is also available through the Tools menu in the Infor M3 applications.
Smart Office Share
It is also possible to share screenshots, links, and bookmarks through the new Smart Office share functionality. This also triggers the share dialog to open with the chosen data to share.