Custom Dev What to choose and when

Custom Dev What to choose and when

What is covered Introduction to custom development Different solutions How to choose what tool to use What other factors you should consider QA

Are you a developer? Kinda 30% No 11% Yes 59%

Why Custom? Interfaces Reporting Function/UI System

Solutions Lawson Process Automation (LPA, ProcessFlow, PFI ) Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI) Design Studio 4GL / COBOL Perl / Shell Java (Not covered)

Interfaces LPA LBI 4GL Inbound/ Outbound Both Outbound Both Real-time/ Batch Both Batch Both (Batch) Volume Low High High Automated Yes Yes Yes Maintenance High Med Low Capability (Email, RM, ) High Low Low Upgrade Friendly Good Good Okay Purchase Purchase All Availability

Reporting LBI 4GL Performance Good Great Distribution Excellent Poor Security Good Okay Bursting Excellent Poor Great Okay Maintenance High Low Presentation Excellent Okay Skill required High Higher ;) Complexity High Low Availability Purchase All Scheduling Report Writer isn’t really custom development so it’s not covered here

Function/UI Studio 4GL LPA Yes Yes No Business Logic No/Weak Yes Weak Edit Checking Yes Yes No Upgrade Friendliness High Low Med Skill required Low High High Availability All All Purchase Task automation No Yes Yes UI Changes

System Admin Perl/Shell LPA Performance Excellent Poor Capability Excellent Good (Can call shell) Maintenance Low High Skill required Medium Medium Upgrade consideration Low Medium Availability Free Purchase Portability Excellent Good Support None Good

Also consider Availability of resources within the company and outside that can support the development Upgrade friendliness Licensing costs Performance Dependencies Security

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