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New in Infor LN FP5
  • Check and repair inventory
    The Check and Repair Inventory (whwmd6290m000) session is introduced. This session replaces the Check and Correct Inventory (whcor0200m000) session.
  • Define number of copies to be printed (FOP)

    In the Copies field of the following sessions, you can insert or change the number of copies to be printed when LN performs particular warehousing activities:

    • Activities by Procedure (whinh0106m000) for a warehousing procedure, that is, all warehousing orders of the order type that is linked to the warehousing procedure.
    • Activities by Warehousing Order (whinh2104m000) for the order lines of a warehousing order of the order type that is linked to the warehousing procedure.
    • Activities by Inbound Order Line (whinh2114m000) for an inbound order line of a warehousing order of the order type that is linked to the warehousing procedure.
    • Activities by Outbound Order Line (whinh2124m000) for an outbound order line of a warehousing order of the order type that is linked to the warehousing procedure.

    In the sessions listed above, you can insert the number of copies to be printed for the following activities:

    • Print Goods Received Note (whinh3412m100)
    • Generate Storage List (whinh3415m000)
    • Generate Picking List (whinh4415m000)
    • Print Bills of Lading (whinh4470m000)
    • Print Packing Slips (whinh4475m000)
    • Print Packing Lists (whinh4476m000)
    • Print Delivery Notes (whinh4477m000)
    In the Number of Copies field of the sessions listed above, you can insert the number of copies to be printed if the activity is manually performed. For information on warehousing procedures, refer to To define warehousing procedures.
  • Skipping question when re-using run

    In the Runs (whinh4500m000) session, the Always Allow Reuse check box is added to allow users to reuse a particular run number in the following sessions without being prompted to allow reusing the run:

    • Generate Inbound Advice (whinh3201m000)
    • Generate Outbound Advice (whinh4201m000)
    • Process Outbound Advice (whinh4200m000)
  • Archive lots
    The Delete Lots (whltc1200m000) session is enhanced and renamed to Delete Lots (whltc1200m000).
  • Print confirmed, non-confirmed, or all production order and purchase order advice

    In the Print Production Order Advice (whina3400m000) session and the Print Purchase Order Advice (whina3410m000) session, the following options are added:

    • Confirmed Advices
      Only confirmed production order advice is printed.
    • Non-Confirmed Advices
      Only unconfirmed production order advice is printed.
    • All Advices
      All production order advice is printed.
  • Warehouse Receipt Lines
    The Receipts by Order Line (whinh3512m600) session is enhanced and renamed to Warehouse Receipt Lines (whinh3512m600). In this session, various filters are added that allow the user to view receipt lines from various angles. The user can select a receipt line and access it to modify the receipt line, if allowed according to the receipt line status.
  • Default Devices by User - Freight Management
    In Freight, the Default Devices by User (fmfmd1140m000) is introduced which allows the user to set default output devices for the process sessions listed in this session.
  • Confirm receipt as final
    In the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session, the Confirm Receipt as Final check box is added to automatically select the Final Receipt check box for all receipt lines of a purchase order line receipt after the last receipt line is confirmed. For the receipt lines, the Final Receipt check box is made read-only. For the same purpose, but for individual warehouses, the Confirm Receipt as Final is introduced in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session.
  • User profiles

    In the User Profiles (whwmd1540m000) session:

  • Default devices
    The Default Devices by User (whwmd1545m000) session is introduced to allow users to for the process sessions listed in this session.
  • Expected inventory by item and warehouse
    In the Expected Inventory field of the Planned Inventory Transactions (whinp1500m000) session, you can now display expected inventory both by item, which means that expected inventory for all warehouses is shown, and by item and warehouse, which shows expected inventory for an item in a particular warehouse. For this purpose, in the View menu, select the relevant sort option.
  • Chart by item and warehouse
    In the Planned Inventory Transactions - Chart (whinp1700m000) session, the user now has the option to show the planned inventory transactions both by item and by item and warehouse.

    For this purpose, the following fields are introduced:

  • Show ABC Code on cycle counting history report
    In the Print Cycle Counting Order History - Lines (whinh5450m000) session, the ABC code is now printed. For each warehouse item, in the report, the ABC code is printed and positioned above the item.
  • Print project data for picking list
    In the Generate Picking List (whinh4415m000) session, you can now print project data if available. For this purpose, the report layout is adjusted to show project data and the Project check box is introduced. If this check box is selected, project data is also printed if the outbound process is performed automatically.
  • Register lot issue in Service
    In the Warehouse - Item (whwmd4500m000) session and the Warehouse - Item (whwmd4501m000) session, you can now determine whether lot numbers must be registered in Warehousing or in Service. For this purpose, the Register Lot Issue in Service & Maintenance field is introduced in these sessions.
  • Blocking warehouses
    You can now block warehouses for inbound or outbound processing. This does not affect the inventory, which in turn ensures that sales and purchase processes and planning are not affected.

    For this purpose, in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session, the following fields are introduced:

  • Concept parameters for lot items and serialized items
    You can now disable or enable lot and serial control company wide. For this purpose, in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0500m000) session, the Lot Control in Use check box and the Serialized Items in Use check box are introduced.
  • Separating confirm shipment line from updating original order
    In the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session, you can now use the Update Deliveries field to split up the process of confirming a shipment line and updating the originating sales order into two separate processes, which considerable reduces processing time.