Setting User Options for Application Forms

This procedure explains how you can change the settings for some Lawson Portal options that affect how applications display on your computer.

  1. Select Preferences > User Options (by default, this is available from the Administration Home page).
  2. From the General tab, make selections for the following:
    Option Meaning
    Locale

    The language that Lawson Portal uses. Default is U.S. English.

    When you change Locale, you must do a Refresh in order for the change to take effect.

    This option is not available to privileged online-only users.

    Data Area

    The data area is a defined storage place within a Lawson Product line. A product line can have one or more data areas. Multiple data areas allow you to separate access to different sets of data within the product line. If you have more than one and are not sure which product line to select, consult your system administrator.

    When you change Data Area, you must do a Refresh in order for the change to take effect.

    Value Separator This is the value that will be used as the value separator in the CSV file. The options are comma, tab, or semicolon.
    Toolbar Button Display Use this option to select how the toolbar buttons should display. Select text or icons.
    Default Report Type

    Select the default report format for Lawson system reports. Choices are Text, PDF and LSR.

    To ensure proper rendering of all data, only the LSR output format is enabled on the Arabic platform.

    See: Enabling Infor Lawson Smart Reports (Optional) in Lawson Administration: Jobs and Reports.

    Default Printer

    This is the default printer for Lawson system reports, that is, the location the system will use if you do not select a location when you run the report. The printer names and locations available to select from were created by your system administrator. The selected printer name appears to the right of the drop-down list.

    This option is not available to privileged online-only users.

    Show Product Line in Page Header When this is selected, it displays the current product line after the tab title. This option is disabled by default.
    Auto Select Required Fields When this is selected, the required fields prompts you with available data when you process a record.
    Display Field Help When this is selected, the field help is shown when the a form field is in focus. The Display Field Help feature can be helpful for new users who are not familiar with applications.
    Allow logging to console When enabled, the Lawson Portal logs browser console information related to requests performed. This information can be used to log context messages and other information about workstation state.

    Use Data Entry Field Advance

    (for IE browser only)

    Use Data Entry Field Advance automatically moves a user’s cursor to the next field on a form. The user does not have to use the mouse or Tab key.

    If no local changes have been made to a form, the cursor moves to the next field physically. But form customizations made with Design Studio could affect this behavior. For example, if fields have been reordered on a form, Lawson Portal follows the original order of fields, before customizations were made, when moving to the next field.

    Lawson Portal applies the following logic when determining when to advance the user’s cursor to the next field:

    • Text fields and non-decimal numeric fields: When the maximum number of characters has been reached. (This also applies to non-decimal, signed fields.)

    • Signed fields: For decimal signed fields, when the maximum number of decimal places has been entered. In locales where a plus/minus symbol appears at the end of a number, the user is moved off the field when the plus or minus symbol is typed.

    Advance on 6-digit date entry

    (for IE browser only)

    Advance on 6-Digit Date indicates that a date field entry is complete when only six digits are typed. This means, for example, that typing "062706" is the same as "06/27/2006". If Advance on 6-Digit Date is not selected, eight digits and/or full date formatting with separators is required.

    Advance on 6-Digit Date can only be used if Use Data Entry Field Advance is enabled.

    Use List View Presentation

    When this is selected, Lawson application records will be displayed in a list of records. You can apply search conditions to filter what records must appear on the list.

    You can double-click a row to display the form or using the context menu, select to display the form for that row. The form opens and perform an Inquire on the keys.

    Use List Style Presentation

    List style presentation means that when you open an application, records (data) appear in a list format, so that you can quickly choose the record you want to work with or perform a search.

    The list presentation is the fastest way to find a record and is the default for Lawson Portal. Most users will find list style to be convenient.

    If list style is not selected, an application opens onto a blank record. You would need to perform a key field search to bring up a record. Users whose jobs involve adding new records frequently might want to use this method. If you prefer to have applications open to a blank form all the time, de-select Use List Style Presentation.

    Enable accessibility behaviors When this is selected, it enables various usability features that are designed for assistive technologies.
    Use client machine time zone for jobs and reports When enabled, Lawson Portal uses the time zone of the client machine when submitting jobs and displaying timestamps of jobs and repots in Print Manager and Job Scheduler.
  3. When you are finished making selections, click OK.
  4. If you have made changes to the Data Area or Locale fields you will receive the message, "You must reload main menu for [Data Area or Locale] change to take effect." Click the browser's Refresh button to meet this requirement.