Multisite activation outline
The need to activate the multisite concepts depends on the origin of your current LN version.
First-time LN installation
If your current LN version results from a new, first-time installation, the multisite concepts are active. Therefore, activation of the multisite concepts is not required. Consequently, the Multisite overall concept is not displayed in the Concept Activation (tcemm4600m100) session, and the other sessions and functionality involved in the multisite activation processes are unavailable.
Migration from earlier LN version
If your current LN version was migrated from an earlier version previously without sites, you must activate the Multisite overall concept.
The Multisite overall concept is activated when all concepts of the Multisite overall concept are activated. The concepts are activated in the Concept Activation (tcemm4600m000) session.
The Multisite overall concept consists of these concepts:
- Item Type Product
- Standard Cost by Enterprise Unit
- Planning Cluster Mandatory
- Sites
- Job Shop by Site
- Resources by Site
You can activate the first three concepts in any order.
The Sites concept must be the fourth concept, and the Job Shop by Site concept must be the penultimate concept, and the Resources by Site must be the last concept to be activated.
The Sites concept
The Sites concept has two preparatory stages. During the first preparatory stage, enterprise structure master data is defined. This stage has the Enterprise Model in Preparation status. During the second preparatory stage, item data and other master data is defined. This stage has the In Preparation status.
Activation activities by concept
For each multisite concept you must perform multiple activation activities. This table shows information about the activation activities by multisite concept:
| Multisite concept | Topic |
|---|---|
| Item Type Product | Activating item type Product for multisite |
| Standard Cost by Enterprise Unit | Activating standard cost by enterprise unit for multisite |
| Planning Cluster Mandatory | Activating mandatory planning clusters for multisite |
| Sites | Activating Sites |
| Job Shop by Site | Activating Job Shop by Site for multisite |
| Resources by Site | Activating Resources by Site for multisite |
Activation stage
After performing the activation activities, you can activate the multisite concept. This launches the activation process based on the setup completed in the activation activities and sets the concept status to Active.
For most concepts, the activation process is launched by clicking . For the Standard Cost by Enterprise Unit concept, the activation is launched after completing the activation activities.
When a multisite concept is Active, you cannot perform the activation activities or change the concept status, but you can view the activation data and access some of the activities in the Activation Activity (tcemm4610m000) session.
Multicompany environments
Most activation activities are performed for individual companies.
Some activation activities, such as Assign Sites, are also performed for the entire multicompany environment. This is because the database tables of the Enterprise Modeling Management module are shared among the companies of the multicompany environment.
Consequently, this data is identical for each company and therefore, this activity can be performed for the entire multicompany environment at once.
Prerequisites
Before starting the activation process, create a design of the intended enterprise structure, identifying the sites to be used, the activities to be carried out at each site, and the warehouses and departments to be included in each site.
If Enterprise Planning is implemented, determine the planning clusters to be used, and link these to the warehouses for which planning is to be performed collectively. The specified planning clusters and the linked warehouses affect the creation of sites.
Before activating the Standard Cost by Enterprise Unit multisite concept, identify the level at which to calculate the standard costs: company or enterprise unit. If the level is to be enterprise unit, identify the enterprise units for which to calculate the standard costs.
Set up item groups, because these affect the creation of item default data at site or company level.
Recommended actions
- Perform table sharing. See Infor LN User Guide for TableSharing (comtableshug U9505).
- Archive the companies of your existing multicompany structure.
- Perform the site activation process in a testing environment before actually adopting the multisite functionality.