Creating the first company

Start LN and log on as user bsp or baan.

Create a new company in the Companies (ttaad1100m000) session. You must define this data:

The company number: This number must contain four digits. The company number uniquely identifies the company and all company data stored in the database. You can choose the company numbers.
The first day of the week used by the company: All companies of a multicompany structure must use the same day as the first weekday, for example, Sunday or Monday.
The new company's default currency: You can choose from the currencies in the Generic Units (ttaad1106m000) session. If the required currency is not yet defined, you can define the currency.
The company's package combination: Specify the package VRC that you have installed. For more information, refer to the "Version and Release Management" chapter in the Infor Enterprise Server Administrator`s Guide (U8854 US).

From the appropriate menu, select Convert to Runtime to store the data in the run-time data dictionary before you close the session.

Create the database tables for the company in the Create Tables (ttaad4230m000) session. You must create tables for all LN packages that you have installed and that the first company will use.

If you click Create, the Select Device (ttstpsplopen) session starts. Select a device for the report that LN generates during table creation. If you do not want a printed report, enter D to see the report on your screen.

Click Continue in the Select Device (ttstpsplopen) session to start to create the tables.

Note: LN creates more than 2000 tables. This process can take some time. After LN finishes creating the tables, a message is displayed.

Change to the company that you have created to fill the new company's database tables. To change company, on the More menu, point to LN Options, and then select Change Company.

In the new company, continue with these steps:

Run the Initialize Parameters (tcmcs0295m000) session. LN checks whether all tables required by the packages that the company uses are present, and enters initial records with default values into the tables.

Start session COM Parameters (tccom5000m000):

Specify whether LN must use number groups for business partners, addresses, and contacts, and select the number groups.
Specify the type of check for bank account numbers.
Specify whether destination sales tax is applicable.

Define the default company's address and the default address format for the company's country. Use these sessions:

Address Formats (tccom4535m000)
Addresses (tccom4530m000)

For instructions on how to define address formats and addresses, refer to the LN online Help.

To link a time zone to the address, you can zoom to the Time Zones (tcemm1100m000) session to define the time zone.

Define the currencies that you want to use as the company's home currencies in the Currencies (tcmcs0102m000) session. Later, you can assign the home currencies to the companies in the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session of the Enterprise Modeling Management (EMM) module.

You must select each of the company's currencies from the generic units that are already present in the Generic Units (ttaad1106m000) session, in company 000. After the software installation, the Generic Units session already contains many currencies and some basic units such as hour and kilogram.

If you need currencies and other units that are not already present in the Generic Units (ttaad1106m000) session, you can define the currencies in these sessions:

Generic Units (ttaad1106m000): In this session, define the currencies as generic units. LN already contains a number of predefined generic units that represent currencies.
Formats by Generic Unit (ttaad1107m000): In this session, define the formats for generic units. You must define formats for various types of amounts, rates, quantities, and so on.
Default Formats by Format Code (ttaad1508m000): In this session, define the default settings for the format codes.

In these sessions, from the appropriate menu, select Convert to Runtime to store the data in the runtime data dictionary before you close the session.

Specify the basic information about the first company in the Define General Company Data (tccom0502m000) session

Specify this data:

The company number that you previously defined in the Companies (ttaad1100m000) session.
The descriptive company name: You can enter the same name that you entered previously in the Companies (ttaad1100m000) session.
The company's default address: You can zoom to the Addresses (tccom4530m000) session and click New to define the company's address. If any optional address data is not yet available, you can zoom to the corresponding session and click New to define the data. Alternatively, you can leave the field empty and run the session again to enter the information at a later stage.
The company's country of residence: You can zoom to the Countries (tcmcs0510m000) session and click New to define the company's country.
The company's default language: You can zoom to the Languages (tcmcs0146m000) session and click New to define the language. If the required language is unavailable, you can leave this field empty and run the session again after you define the language as described in Configuring the first company.

Select the packages and modules that the company uses in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) session.

The company's default address, country of residence, and default language are used in various sessions and on various reports throughout the LN packages.

Each company's data is one record in the Implemented Software Components (Companies) (tccom000) table. All companies of a multicompany structure must share the Implemented Software Components (Companies) (tccom000) table so that the company numbers are known in every company.

For more information about data sharing, refer to User's Guide for Multicompany Table Sharing (U9505 US).