Setting up the portal

Interfacing for the MSCM applications into the Portal involves setting up the distributed single sign-on for MSCM and creating a set of custom bookmarks.

For information on the distributed single sign-on, see the Distributed Single Sign-On Solution Installation Guide. When you set up the distributed single sign-on for MSCM, for the service name, use the value for service name in the mscm.filter.properties file.

The person who creates bookmarks in the Portal must be designated as a Portal administrator. To be a Portal administrator, you must have the Portal Administrator attribute set to Y on the Resource Management Information screen of the Lawson Security Administrator's User Management section. For more information, see Lawson Administration: Resources and Security and Lawson Administration: Portal. You should also have the name of the Portal server and MSCM server before creating the bookmarks.

To create MSCM links on the Inventory Control panel

  1. Log in to the Lawson Portal as a Portal administrator.
  2. Click Manage Bookmarks.
  3. Type Inventory Control in the Search box and click Find.
  4. Right-click on the Inventory Control bookmark and select Add Child.

    This will display a screen that you can edit on the right-hand side.

  5. Enter the following details:

    Bookmark Name: Set Up

    Long Desc: Mobile SCM setup

    Access: Allow Access

    Click Add Child. This will add the child Set Up under Inventory Control.

  6. Create additional children with the following names:

    • Receiving and Delivery

    • Par and Cycle

  7. Right-click on Set Up, select Add Child, and create the following bookmarks:

    For all of these bookmarks, set the Access to "Allow Access." For the URL, [mscmhost:port] is the hostname and port number of the mscm server. (This must be a hostname, not an IP, due to cookie issues).

    Bookmark URL
    User Management http://[mscmhost:Port]/mscm/users?cp=2001
    Location Management http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/location?id=1&cp=2002
    Item Management http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/catalog?mode=ITEM_HOME&cp=2003
    Manufacturer Management http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/mfgrcont?mode=management&cp=2004
    Vendor Management http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/vendor?MODE=PREPARE_SEARCH_VIEW_PRINT&cp=5017
    Printer Management http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/printer?mode=MAIN&cp=2005
    Global Reports http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/crgbl?&cp=2129
  8. Right-click on Receiving and Delivery and create the following bookmarks:

    For all of these bookmarks, set the Access to "Allow Access." For the URL, [mscmhost:port] is the hostname and port number of the mscm server. (This must be a hostname, not an IP, due to cookie issues).

    Bookmark URL
    Receiving http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/receiving?mode=main&cp=2007
    Delivery http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/delivery?mode=main&cp=2008
    Issues http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/issue?mode=issue_main&cp=2009
    Tracking http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/deliveryTracking?mode=trackingsearch&cp=2010
  9. Right-click on Par and Cycle, select Add Child, and create the following bookmarks:

    For all of these bookmarks, set the Access to "Allow Access." For the URL, [mscmhost:port] is the hostname and port number of the mscm server. (This must be a hostname, not an IP, due to cookie issues).

    Bookmark URL
    Cycle Counting http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/cyclecount?navmode=main&cp=2012
    Par Counting http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/par?mode=main&cp=2013
    MPC Reports http://[mscmhost:port]/mscm/mpcreports?&cp=3000
  10. Click Update Cache on the Bookmark Manager page After all the children are added.

    When you Refresh the browser, you will see the Set Up, Receiving and Delivery, and Par and Cycle links under the Inventory Control panel.