Creating a group policy specifying Infor Smart Office Server URL

This is an optional procedure that you can use to prevent users from changing the Infor Smart Office server and switch the Infor Smart Office server for all users.

Perform these steps to create a group policy:

  1. Ensure that the Group Policy Management Console with Service Pack 1 is downloaded and installed from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21895.
  2. When the Group Policy Management Console is installed, click Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
    Note: You must have administrative rights in the part of the Active Directory tree that you will administrate.
  3. Create a new a new Group Policy Object named "Infor Smart Office". To do this, right-click the Group Policy Objects node and select New.
  4. Right-click the new policy and select Edit.
  5. Open the User Configuration node, right-click the Administrative Templates node, and select Add/Remove Templates.
  6. On the Server for Infor Smart Office, browse the ISOInstallDir/AdditionalFiles directory and locate the Lawson Smart Office.adm file.
  7. Remove all existing templates and add the template file Lawson Smart Office.adm.
  8. All the Infor Smart Office policies are now added to this Group Policy Object. All policies are by default "Not Configured," will not be used.
  9. To force a specific server path for the users, open User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Lawson Smart Office > Server Path.
  10. Select Enabled, clear Allow Server Override, and specify the server path.
  11. Click OK and close the editor. Next, this Group Policy Object must be enabled for the users.
  12. Right-click the organizational unit of your choice (for example, "UE" ), and then select Link an Existing GPO. Use "Infor Smart Office".
    Note: Much more can be configured for the Group Policy Object, for example exactly which users this policy should be set for. For more information, see the documentation from Microsoft.
    Name Description
    DisallowMultipleUsers When enabled, allows only the user currently logged on to start the client. The username cannot be changed in the logon dialog.
    ServerPath The URL to the LWS server where the client fetches the settings and system profile information. This value can be set as a default value for the user or as a value that the user cannot change.
    AllowServerOverride When enabled, provide the "ServerPath" as a default URL only. Disable to force the use of the "ServerPath" URL.