ERP System Movex is alive and kicking

17 February 2010

It was interesting to see this week, in the SystemiNetwork news letter that Movex is still alive and kicking. The popular Movex ERP application is from Swedish firm Intentia, but is now known as M3 owned by the ERP giant Lawson Software.

The article mentions “that well over 80% of M3 users are running on the i.”

Movex has been integrated with the EDI translator TrustedLink iSeries (TLI) on many customer sites, and it would be interesting to know if there was anyone out there integrating this with M3? Would be great to hear from you.


THE IMPORTANCE OF HOUSE KEEPING

10 February 2010

the importance of keeping house

In my blog in November of last year I asked, “How reliant is your Company on EDI?” I have 2 further questions for you.

What would happen if you were trying to get month end through and your system just stopped?
What about those time critical orders? What would happen if your EDI system couldn’t process them?

This week, one of our TrustedLink iSeries (TLI) support consultants made the comment that she had come across 6 companies in 1 week who had problems after not regularly running a purge.

If you want to avoid that dreaded IBM message: ‘Maximum numbers of objects reached,’ which is an OS/400 restriction, then devote a little time to setting up the concurrent purge now available in TLi V6.3

Gwyn Madsen posted a blog in November last year promoting additional functionality in the latest version of TrustedLink iSeries (TLi) V6.3.
Improved TLi Data and Object Management
- Run 24/7, 365 days a year without interruption as the purge/archive process can now be executed concurrently with normal TLi operations running.
- Communication Session Retention Settings & IFS Purge inclusion

So there are no excuses; run a purge today to stop problems in the future.


Need someone to talk to?

9 February 2010

need someone to talk to

Ever needed to bounce ideas off of someone else who is using TrustedLink iSeries on a regular basis? Did you know that there is a TLi User Group that may be able to help you?

The TLi User Group is a discussion group dedicated to the users of Inovis’ TrustedLink series of EDI Translation Software. No matter which version you have – this group is all about Inovis TrustedLink i-series (for the IBM System I or I-series or whatever they’re calling it this time). You can hopefully learn new tricks and techniques, find information, get a question answered or even – better yet – share your tricks & techniques and information and answer a question or two!

Also take a look at the Community pages on the Inovis Customer Portal. This area provides you the ability to create, converse, and collaborate with peers in your user community. Some of the exciting new features existing within this section include:
• Support Knowledge Base
• Wiki
• Customer FAQ Channel
• Latest Inovis News and Events
• Discussion section for our User Communities.

The Customer Portal will also allow you to access the Inovis Knowledge Base and the latest documentation.


Reprieve for V5R4

28 January 2010

IBM System i

I had an email from iNEWSWire yesterday with the exciting news that IBM has extended the withdrawal date of OS/400 V5R4 to January 07, 2011 .

Here is the full EMEA announcement letter.

TrustedLink iSeries (TLi or EDI400) is compatible with V5R4, since it was released and the current versions of TLi (v6.1.4, v6.2.0, v6.2.1 and v6.3.0) are all QA-ed on this OS/400 version.

If you are on TLi V5 or EDI400 V2 (Premenos), there are upgrade paths to migrate you to TLi V6, so your existing EDI system can be used on the V5R4 as well.

If you are running OS/400 lower than V5R4 you should talk with your IBM representative to arrange for an upgrade.

Learn more about TLi or visit the customer portal for more information.


Retailers: what is GSCoP and are you ready?

15 January 2010

GSCoP maybe yet another acronym that gets chucked around in retailing circles, but this is an acronym that is being taken seriously.  GSCoP stands for: Groceries Supply Code of Practice,  this new initiative demands Retailers to self regulate their trading relationships in accordance with the rules laid down within the Code.  Retailers have until February 2010 to meet the new GSCoP code from the Competition Commission.

John Kearns, Head of Strategic Alliance Development, Inovis,  has been investigating the code and has some thoughts on it:

“Many retailers face a real challenge to meet the new GSCOP code before the February 2010 deadline, due to the often complex nature of trading relationships and how information is exchanged.  Inovis has extensive experience working with retailers and their suppliers on overcoming compliance problems, and through the Actionable Intelligence solution, we can take the pain out of meeting GSCOP requirements whilst building better trading relationships.”

Want to know more – http://www.inovis.co.uk/gscop.html